You are correct. The tide turned in March 2020. That’s when every school in the US shut down, and parents eyes were opened to the fact that when the unions go around saying crap like “#ForTheKids” (as the teachers in my CA blue district used to say when it was time to negotiate their contracts), that they are lying. I always knew they were lying—but most parents believed and trusted their teachers and their school boards that they had the students’ interests at heart.
No more. Before I ultimately pulled both my teens out of public school last year (one to homeschooling, one to private), I attended NINE reopen schools rallies, two reopen sports rallies, and three signature gathering events to recall three school board trustees).
School board meetings are now fully attended by parents, and district decisions are now constantly challenged. This is in a blue CA district. Imagine how it is across the rest of the United States!
A sleeping giant has been awakened and parents are fighting for their kids (and other peoples’ kids) now. Students have lost the most during this pandemic. They are carrying the full burden for the old and obese which is unethical. They are masked when no one else is. They are being forced to vaccinate when (arguably) the vaccine is more dangerous for them than the virus, or at least equally dangerous. Their instructional minutes have been slashed, they’ve been moved to subpar “remote learning.” Their proms and graduations and sports have been cancelled. It’s horrific.
And teachers don’t give a crap—only parents do.
Keep up the good work. I am glad somebody is standing up for the students. They really are being shortchanged and forced to bear an unreasonable burden.