Montgomery County doubles down on directive to close private schools, defying Hogan’s order

The Washington Post ^ | August 5, 2020 | By Rebecca Tan, Laura Vozzella and Fenit Nirappil

[MinorityRepublican]

Montgomery County’s top health official issued an order late Wednesday directing private schools to suspend in-person teaching until Oct. 1, a directive that officials say bypasses Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s request that private schools have sole authority over when and how to reopen.

The order from county health officer Travis Gayles cites specific sections of state code that he said empower local health officers to take actions to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

The move comes after Gayles last week ordered private schools in the county to begin classes online in the fall, a decision that sparked backlash from Hogan and others, and led to a lawsuit from parents seeking to overturn the directive.

[FoxInSocks]

The order from county health officer Travis Gayles cites specific sections of state code that he said empower local health officers to take actions to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

In that case, I suppose there are no limits on Emperor Gayles’ powers.

[lightman]

MD ping.

Is there a provision in the Maryland State Constitution parallel to the 10th Amendment of the COTUS barring intervention from the higher governing authority?

[rockinqsranch]

I’ve seen a-holes like this in my life. Ego outweighs my ex.

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see this guys future.

[Secret Agent Man]

we can fire all the teachers

just keep one for each grade

have them record daily lessons

kids can watch

dont need dozens of teachers sitting on their asses doing 20% work or less

[Secret Agent Man]

goodbye unions and we can sell all the school buildings as well

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Lower property taxes!!!

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Had a similar sort of issue in Texas. County health officials were trying to micromanage the schools, when they would open or not to where it was impossible to plan sports or academic competition schedules, leaving coaches of all stripes fuming. Texas attorney general stepped in and ruled that schools will make their own determinations as to when they open or not and how they will function day to day, with the health districts serving in an advisory capacity. Small victory but a good one.

 

 

[Crucial]

I guess were going to have to have a brown vs board of education moment to reopen schools.

[Crucial]

Of course, the teachers could just not show up.

[FreeperCell]

Nah. The kids would just get smarter.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Montgomery County is run by Democratic Marxists, esp. its head, Mark Erlich. “Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum, I smell Soros money all around”.

[joma89]

Criminal government in action.

JoMa

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Travis Gayles

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[Freee-dame]

Last March when the schools closed, the teachers knew their students already. When schools reopen virtually in September, teachers will not have any personal relationship with the students. Therefore there’s only need for one teacher per class/subject who will give the best online lesson. This is especially true in jurisdictions where the union says that a teacher’s face cannot be on camera.

[Freee-dame]

The article says that Montgomery County Maryland is going to wait until cases are fewer than 10 per day. The county has about 1 million people. This is an incredibly small number that they say they are waiting for. I wonder what the number of false positives is out of 1 million people.

[reformedliberal]

...the union says that a teacher’s face cannot be on camera.
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For real?

Why?

[cyclotic]

Maryland’s Constitution begins with a very detailed Declaration of Rights.

Larry Hogan got the ball rolling by breaking at least 10 articles of the Declaration and his oath to protect the Constitution.

Here are just two examples.

Art. 8. That the Legislative, Executive and Judicial powers of Government ought to be forever separate and distinct from each other; and no person exercising the functions of one of said Departments shall assume or discharge the duties of any other.
Art. 9. That no power of suspending Laws or the execution of Laws, unless by, or derived from the Legislature, ought to be exercised, or allowed.

These people have no care or interest in any rules, laws of constitutionality. It’s just feelings all the way.

[Freee-dame]

I don’t know in what state it was claimed that a teachers’ union said that their teachers did not have to have their faces on the internet. If teachers opted for that, it sure seems that there was not much personal interaction going on with “distance learning” there.

In the fall, teachers won’t even have an already established relationship with their students.