As pediatric COVID cases climb, Memphis parents fume over Tennessee's new restrictions on remote lea

[SheltieLover]

https://tn.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/24/22640395/covid-tennessee-remote-learning-restrictions-students-memphis-school-board

Gov. Bill Lee’s administration is getting pushback in Memphis on new Tennessee restrictions that make it harder for district leaders to close school buildings and shift students to remote instruction as pediatric COVID cases climb.

Meanwhile, school board members with Shelby County Schools held a moment of silence Tuesday to remember two students, two teachers, and one young alum who recently died. School officials did not release the cause of death for any of the five.

“We must stand together during this difficult time,” Superintendent Joris Ray said.

A day earlier, district officials encouraged families to direct their complaints to the governor’s office as a petition circulated demanding a virtual option that allows students to stay with their teachers. More than 13,000 people had signed the petition by Tuesday afternoon, and a small group of parents also protested outside the district’s headquarters on Monday.

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[Texaswitchy]

1. The parents need to stand up or they will not have any kids left.

Damn.

[SheltieLover]

3. Agreed!

Poor kids!

[roamer65]

2. There is going to be violence.

Mark my words.

It’s coming.

[SheltieLover]

4. I hope not, but you are probably right

[roamer65]

5. Someone is going to lose a child and FLIP the FUCK out.

People are on a knifes edge right now.

[SheltieLover]

6. They've already lost a couple in the district, 2 teachers & 1 aid

But, sadly, more kids will likely be murdered by repuke policies.

Incomprehensible to me that people are sending kids to in-person schools.

[roamer65]

7. Thank the cloud beings I don't have young children.

[Texaswitchy]

8. My Grandkids home school.

I am thankful for that

[roamer65]

10. That's a good thing right now.

[Texaswitchy]

11. Their mother would have pulled them out regularly school.

Parents need to start pulling their kids out.

[SheltieLover]

13. Glad to hear!

[SheltieLover]

12. Same here!

If I did, I would never send them to school in such circumstances. Dunno wtf people are "thunking."

Poor kids!

[Texaswitchy]

14. If all the parents would have stood together.

No way I would have sent a kid of mine to school with virus.

Never.

[Texaswitchy]

9. More then one.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

15. When I see stories like this I am very glad I don't

have children or grandchildren attending school anywhere.

As it happens, I have one grown child, no grandchildren. That grown child is not likely to reproduce. Alas, because I would have loved to have grandchildren but he gets to lead his own life as he wants.