In Springfield, legislators figure if they vote with the majority, they can avoid criticism.
I sense a similar attempt at herd immunity in the unanimous School Board vote in favor of remote learning and opposed to a hybrid model for Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Prairie Ridge and Cary-Grove High Schools.
The following was taken from the end of this YouTube video. which 6,119 people had viewed as of yesterday at 5 PM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHxodbAJWog
“As of Sunday,” members of the Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board “were struggling with this decision (whether to go remote or adopt a hybrid model).”
That is what Board President Jason Blake said after everyone voted in favor of rejection of the hybrid learning plan that the vast majority of students and staff were reported to have desired.
“It may not be the right thing, but it’s the best plan we can come up with, given the information we have,” Board member Dave Secrest explained before the vote.
He revealed that his two grandsons lobbied for opening school, his teacher daughter’s opinion was mixed, while his wife, a retired District 155 nurse was strongly in opposition.
“We absolutely should not be back in the school at this time,” Secrest quoted his wife.
He said he believed the decision was in the “best interest in the community in the long-run.
“We may be wrong.”
He told of the six committees that met this summer on the hybrid plan.
“Teachers, staff and administrators were coming in on their own time.
“The Board has no axe to grind here.
“We’re just trying to do what’s right.
Also speaking before the vote was Board member Tom Vaclavek.
He said he 16-year old son and his friends “want to come back to school.”
The boys wanted to come to the meeting to speak to the Board, but he discouraged them.
“Overall, I’d say 95% of parents I talked to want the kids to go back to school.
“I’m in favor of delay for a short period.”
He was critical of the decision’s being “based on last minute posturing and threats from various people in the community and the very vocal minority that was up in arms about coming back to school.
“We’re doing this because we want to make sure our teachers are safe.
“We don’t want somebody dead because of a decision we made.
“Trust us that we want to get back, but we need to do it safely.”
After the unanimous vote, Board President Blake has some comments.
He expressed disappointment that “the committee” had already left.
“I understand that some of you are frustrated.”
He told of most of the Board members’ indecision as of two days before the meeting.
“We have to think about liability going forward.
“This is a safer decision at this time.
“We were not pushed by any organization.
“We were trying to move forward.
“A lot of the confusion that we had going forward was that we were getting getting some inaccurate data.
“I’ve heard some inaccurate data that I’ve never heard from the [teachers’ Association] saying that sixty percent do not want to go back.
“We never saw that any of that information.
“So, we have to go with what we have.
“We know that eighty percent of the teachers , based on our survey, wanted to go back.
“…what you are seeing in front of you is about ten percent of the effort.
“It’s optics.
“There is a lot of communications that goes behind the scenes.
“It has to be that way for us to function as a governing body.
“What you are seeing is governing in front of you right now…
“Some of the educators and the emails that they sent to us were very disappointing.
“We do not support that.
“Our District 155 does not support that from the educators.
“We work as a team going forward.
“The things we saw come through were very disappointing.
“I speak as President of the Board.
“And I hope the Board echoes my thoughts.
“I’m also disappointed with some of the tactics that were used from some of the organizations that are out there on the floor right now.
“There was some miscommunications.
“I’m hoping this is a one-time thing.
“We’re very open and can communicate with each other.
“I promote teamwork.
“This Board supports teamwork going forward.
“And I’m disappointed with the Association and some of the communications and the tactics they used going forward.
“I hope this is because of the stress level of covid.
I hope we can come to some sort of agreement going forward to commit to agree or disagree on these things but that we do it with open foro and with open communication going forward
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All seven Board members were endorsed by the teachers’s union.
Since they have the comments turned off for this, I will tell you in here. You are ALL morons. There is NO SUCH THING as a virus! You are victims of the greatest hoax in the history of the world. You are brainwashed puppets if you think Covid is anything but a cartoon character they used to take everyone down into their Communistic one world order system.
Taxpayers deserve a refund on the school tax portion because they’re not fulfilling expectations.
Let parents have a choice to send their kids to a private school!
Teachers just proved they are NON-essential!
Best to be thankful that you CL’s don’t live in that DEMOCRAT culturally enriched utopia of
Chiraq.
But worry not, the same mob is on it’s way here as soon as there is nothing remaining
to destroy, pillage and loot in the Windy City.
Obviously D155 admits their organization and teachers are non essential therefore there is no reason to reopen.
Next step is to organize a committee on dismantling the district with local towns and neighborhoods reimagining the replacement.
School district should disband, new reimagined local education pods can quickly be organized by start of the new year.
In meantime Furlough all teachers immediately, use cash on hand to negotiate buyouts and suspend all property taxes as D155 would then be insolvent and Union can and will sue but you can’t get blood out of a neutered turnip.
Cindy, you haven’t got the brain if a bug. It is sorry-ass people like you who are the problem.
Defund the “teachers” and libraries as both are useless.
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Some crazy comments to be sure.
Keeping our children safe is number one priority from this REAL disease.
If the school opening delay is concerning just take a breath and relax.
The kids are not permanently damaged by delaying in-person school.
The commie plot continues
I cannot believe the stupidity that runs rife in McHenry county.
Thank goodness om not a student, and I don’t have kids who are.
Y’all are out of your god damned minds.
Last minute decision…
What a disappointment.
Cut the registration fees/give the parents a refund.
Because the parents will be monitoring whether or not their kids are doing the homework and not playing on video games for the school day.
My God.
Its all about fear and litigation risk.
Oh and money.
To Cindy. Just like swampy trump, up early in the morning sputtering complete and utter nonsense!
Seventy percent of our real estate tax bills fund school districts. Some amount of our 2018 and 2019 bills need to be refunded due to schools being closed a number of months this year. Also, this would be a good time to review the need for all of the administration jobs in every district and eliminate numerous positions. The public should get a full 100 percent accounting of every single administration position in every school district in terms of what these persons do and justification for keeping each position during these times and also when the pandemic is finally solved. It is time to eliminate wasteful, useless functions and combine a number of administrative positions across school districts.
Remember when the teachers told us e-learning was impossible.
Now they refuse to show up and tell us we need to do e-learning.
Teachers don’t actually believe in anything other than they want more money.
They have no beliefs, values, or principles.
Soon enough everyone will be scratching their head when it doesn’t itch.
Where are my tax dollars going if no school, if no police?
On the flip, the idea of “remote learning/teaching” could be a blessing in disguise for a parent wanting to shield their child/ren from the liberal teachers that are methodically SHAPING and POISONING and POLLUTING the impressionable minds of THE YOUTH, OUR FUTURE.
Many believe it’s only happening in University but that’s a misconception.
The poison has been pumped into our high schools.
Junior high school.
12 and 13 year old CHILDREN wanting to VOTE in elections?
After reading these comments I see a DESPERATE need for teachers and libraries.most of you are selfish morons
@breadwinner
Get out of my head! I was initially posting comment specifically regarding a refund for our taxes the county, (township) and state continue forcing us to pay but then my mind trailed off..so thank you for your input there, you are not alone in this regard. Thanks for tha that.
I agree. Covid-19 is another type of Flu.
Next we will be wearing a Head Covering.
Only men will be able to work. Kids are not allowed to attend school and Church; swimming pools; bowling;ect.
This is America,what happened to our Freedom? Open Immunity is natural.
So is having a cough and cold. Think for your selves!
Defund the government. 😁
In many school districts, parents would sue, if just one student caught COVID-19.
Even kids who never caught COVID-19, would have parents suing too. 😮🤔☹️
Heinrich? You are dumber than a bag of hammers and DANGEROUS to boot! You are the one that is running around masking up, “HEIL HITLER!”
A Big +1 Vincent ! not to mention we do not need so many pensioned teachers by god 1 teacher for every 3 grades would be sufficient ! Get Smart ! No busses needed either ! REFUNDS for ALL tax payers are in order!
Summy says:
“On the flip, the idea of “remote learning/teaching” could be a blessing in disguise for a parent wanting to shield their child/ren from the liberal teachers that are methodically SHAPING and POISONING and POLLUTING the impressionable minds of THE YOUTH, OUR FUTURE.”
Maybe its time to look into video cams with sound focused on every teacher in every classroom and video available on line. Let parents and taxpayers see what kind of product we are paying for. For a house in CL, Cary, Bull Valley, etc with a $10,000 yearly tax bill, $7,000 pays for school districts. Parents of children in schools there perhaps have a better idea of what they are getting for $7,000 paid each year. What about those whose children are grown and not in schools. They pay $7,000 blinded. They have no idea about the quality of the product/service of education that they are buying. Who sends a check in every year ($7,000) and has zero knowledge of what they are paying for.
Kirk? Every single day that you stubbornly believe in unicorns is one day further toward the death of ALL humanity. Your sheer idiocy is going to kill us ALL! Sig Heil to your one world order!
Generally, public schools are teaching students how to be homosexual and transgendered.
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The comments here are horrendous!
I feel sorry for what your children must hear at home, if this is the way you speak publicly.
Any concerns you have about taxes and such should be addressed properly and at the right time.
Most of you sound uneducated and no better,in speech, than the angry mob in Chicago.
You should be embarrassed.
so 80 percent of the teachers want to go back and 95 of the parents want the kids back?
so do we as a community have any say?
I sure do hope we are all getting tax breaks.
no school buses, no drivers to pay, no custodian services.
why do teachers need a raise?
they are not commuting, no wardrobe to buy.
this is all a scare tactic to keep people away from polling places.
What comments are horrendous?
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Quite a few people in this thread either have schizophrenia, mental retardation, or both.
Carla talks about uneducated but needs corrections in her writing as follows:
The comma is not necessary in the 2nd sentence.
The word “that” is needed immediately after the word “concerns” in the 3rd sentence.
How does Carla know the quality of speech by members of the angry mob in Chicago?
What latest information are they referring to?
Here is the latest information from the CDC –
https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-by-Sex-Age-and-S/9bhg-hcku
The latest information says that out of 142,000 deaths there have been 45 under the age of 15.
More people in this age group have died from influenza that covid since they started keeping stats.
So don’t buy the we just care about the kids line.
It’s all about the teachers.
I don’t see what will change by November.
If we have a vaccine tomorrow, it will be a while before enough people take it and so on, do covid is here for a while.
Time to figure out how to open up schools, not just stall for a couple of years.
Get the FOIA machine warmed up.
I’d like to know if they have a letters prepped to go out when a COVID death occurs.
I’m sure it’ll talk about safety being of paramount importance (sic).
Steve Silver: kvetch elsewhere, schlub.
bred sed (sic): “Maybe its time to look into video cams with sound focused on every teacher in every classroom and video available on line. Let parents and taxpayers see what kind of product we are paying for.”
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Precisely why they are telling parents that they aren’t permitted to record or photograph the teachers during “class”.
Karen Benson said: “The comments here are horrendous!
I feel sorry for what your children must hear at home, if this is the way you speak publicly.
Any concerns you have about taxes and such should be addressed properly and at the right time.
Most of you sound uneducated and no better,in speech, than the angry mob in Chicago.
You should be embarrassed.
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Please elaborate.
You’ve managed to say a lot yet managed to say nothing at all.
Ju said: “I agree. Covid-19 is another type of Flu.
Next we will be wearing a Head Covering.
Only men will be able to work.
Kids are not allowed to attend school and Church; swimming pools; bowling;ect.
This is America,what happened to our Freedom?
Open Immunity is natural.
So is having a cough and cold.
Think for your selves!
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You sound as though some of those points are actually negatives.
Eddie said: “What comments are horrendous?”
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The offensive ones.
You know.
The ones that are really offensive.