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State Chapters => State Politics/Government => Topic started by: PeteS in CA on March 02, 2021, 08:30:27 pm
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Public School Superintendent Who Warned Pod-Based Learning 'Causes Inequities' Is Sending His Own Kid to Private School
https://reason.com/2020/10/07/alexandria-public-schools-superintendent-gregory-hutchings/ (https://reason.com/2020/10/07/alexandria-public-schools-superintendent-gregory-hutchings/)
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) Superintendent Gregory Hutchings has always been proud to call himself a parent of two children who attend public school. Until recently, his website and Twitter biography both made reference to his children's enrollment in ACPS.
But now, Hutchings has pulled one of his kids from ACPS—which remains all-virtual, ...—and instead enrolled the child in a private Catholic high school currently following a hybrid model: some distance learning, and some in-person education.
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It's hard to blame Hutchings for trying to do right by his own child. But he is in a position to do right by thousands of other kids who don't have the same opportunity ... He could prioritize reopening APCS, which is slated to remain all-virtual for the entire fall semester. ...
Moreover, Hutchings previously expressed concerns about parents seeking alternative educational arrangements. In a July 23 virtual conversation with parents and teachers detailing the district's fall plans, Hutchings fretted that in-person learning pods would cause some students to get ahead of their Zoom-based public school counterparts.
"The concern I have about that is, if this is something that's occurring for people who have the means in regards to bring in dollars and hire somebody and get their kids together, we can cause inequities," he said. "Even though we are intending to do the right thing, it can cause some inequities if some kids can do things and others can't.
This article is from October last year. Unsurprising elitist hypocrisy.
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In a July 23 virtual conversation with parents and teachers detailing the district's fall plans, Hutchings fretted that in-person learning pods would cause some students to get ahead of their Zoom-based public school counterparts.
This should be criminal. Hutchings espouses the dangers of children actually excelling in their educational instruction.