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How D.C. and its teachers, with shifting plans and demands, failed to reopen schools
Perry Stein and Laura Meckler, The Washington Post
Jan. 2, 2021
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Chancellor Lewis Ferebee, left, and Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, right, tour Shepherd Elementary School in the District of Columbia on Nov. 10, 2020.Washington Post photo by Marvin Joseph
WASHINGTON - Online classes in the District of Columbia in spring had been a disaster. Thousands of students didn t have computers or reliable WiFi. Many were falling behind. So as spring gave way to summer, Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, was determined to open schools again.
By mid-July, she had a plan. But it depended on cooperation of the teachers, and their union responded with protests.
didn t tip them off beforehand. on settings for people 30 and younger, no one heard it. now 50 years old and under. ooh, i heard that. i hear that. i can hear that, too. still, some believe this device does target teenagers unfairly. among the community leaders who have concerns about this device, judith sandalow of the children s lost center in the gallery place. if there are problems with voice and loiterers driving away customers from the business that count on business, wouldn t anything like this help? i m sympathetic to businesses needing to be able to engage the most customers in the best possible way, i m sympathetic to that. this isn t the best solution. we need to have better programs for youth, we need to engage them in activities. believe it or not young people have used this device to their advantage. we re told by the distributor