Posted on 08/03/2020 9:31:42 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and officials in the state are at odds over a county's decision to mandate private schools to begin virtual-only learning this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Health officials in Montgomery County last week made the decision to keep private and parochial schools closed through October for in-person learning, arguing that having students in the classroom would present a danger to pupils and teachers as the state grapples with COVID-19.
But Hogan blasted the move over the weekend, saying: "I strongly disagree with Montgomery County's decision to mandate the closure of private and parochial schools."
"As long as these schools develop safe plans that follow CDC and state guidelines, they should be empowered to do what's best for their community," Hogan said in a statement. "This is a decision for schools and parents, not politicians."
Montgomery County Public Schools, as well as most other public school districts across the state, have announced their decision to offer virtual-only instruction this fall.
"As long as these schools develop safe plans that follow CDC and state guidelines, they should be empowered to do what's best for their community," Hogan said in a statement. "This is a decision for schools and parents, not politicians."
Montgomery County Public Schools, as well as most other public school districts across the state, have announced their decision to offer virtual-only instruction this fall.
But private and parochial schools, according to The Baltimore Sun, had signaled their wishes to open for in-person learning, citing their classes, which are smaller in size than public schools, could make them more flexible to follow social distancing guidelines.
But Montgomery County Health Officer Travis Gayles in a statement Friday said that opening those schools in any capacity would be unsafe.
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Is this in North Dakota? Does this county have a major city in it.
It’s D.C. suburbs, so yes.
Yes, some very wealthy ones as well.
Hogan finally is on the right side!!!!!!!
Mandating only distance learning for private and religious schools is wrong as the parents and pupils of those schools have already made the choice that those schools are superior to the public schools, both as to instruction and on how the school is run. Let the schools reopen and function and if a particular one or more want to stay closed or require masks, that’s their choice, not governments.
I guess Hogan has gotten the word he isn’t going to make the 2024 cut. His career will die on this decision.
This isn’t about the Mexican Beer Virus. It’s about how teachers’ unions are trying to control non-union workplaces. It will also prevent the school district from looking even more incompetent by comparison. Montgomery County used to have the very best schools in the country, but that was before its sanctuary city and other policies attracted illegals, and its curriculum changed from education to social justice.
What ya expect from Montgomery county?
Private schools teaching while public schools remain closed shows how flawed the public school model is.
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