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Pre-covid, my work was on maternal mortality, and 1 way to decrease MM rates is to listen to women. What I notice in #returntoschool debates are that we are not listening to families we claim are most negatively impacted by #virtualSchool.
This article is one of the first to detail and predict that when given the choice, Black parents won't overwhelmingly send our children to school in the middle of a pandemic https://hechingerreport.org/why-black-families-are-choosing-to-keep-their-kids-remote-when-schools-reopen/
Municipality after municipality showed similar data. https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/9/11/21431146/hispanic-and-black-students-more-likely-than-white-students-to-start-the-school-year-online
yet, we have well meaning (non black?) people, advocating for schools to reopen so our children won't be left behind. hmmmm. Makes me wonder why.
I read this article this morning that offers many thoughts on why. I found them compelling. https://jacobinmag.com/2020/10/neoliberal-education-reform-scapegoat-teachers-covid-19-reopening-school?utm_campaign=custom_feed_subscription
This quote expresses why my Black children won't return to in-person school.
"The reluctance of parents of color to send their children back to in-person school is likely driven by the fact that the virus has hit low-income Americans and people of color, ...
"The reluctance of parents of color to send their children back to in-person school is likely driven by the fact that the virus has hit low-income Americans and people of color, ...
...who also are more likely to live in multigenerational households, much harder than their white and upper-income counterparts."
Also, I've found virtual school of the fall to be completely different than crisis schooling of the spring.
Also, I've found virtual school of the fall to be completely different than crisis schooling of the spring.
When I asked Black families what they like about virtual school, I got answers that will outlive the pandemic. Things like "no microagressions", "my kids don't get overly punished", "my kids can learn in a loving nuturing environment."
Thank you @htubbscooley_RN for sharing that very thought provoking article with me.
