And the beat goes on! We should all unplug the matrix cable from the back of our heads and reclaim some of our critical thinking skills.
The procurement of a vaccine for a child is the responsibility of the parents and certainly not that of the school system nor the taxpayers who pay that school system’s budget.
Unless of course you want the government to come in and set up indoctrination camps and control your children from cradle to grave….
“GWEN IFILL: Wrap-around services, what do you mean?
ARNE DUNCAN: What I said earlier.So, we need to lengthen the school day.We need to lengthen the school year.Our calendar is based upon the agrarian economy.
Children in India and China are going to school 25, 30, 35 more days a year.They’re just working harder than us.So, we need more time, particularly for disadvantaged children, who aren’t getting those supports at home.
If children are hungry, they need to be fed. It’s hard to learn if your stomach is growling. We need to take that on. If students can’t see the blackboard, need eyeglasses, we need to do that.If students need a social worker or counselor to work through the challenges they’re facing at home in the community, we need to do that.
And so I — my vision is that schools need to be community centers. Schools need to be open 12, 13, 14 hours a day six, seven days a week, 12 months out of the year, with a whole host of activities, particularly in disadvantaged communities.” (read here)