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Governor’s Short Sighted Remarks Fans the Flame of Discord Between Maryland Parents and Educators
A Missed Opportunity to Thank Our Teachers for Their Hard Work
Kids need an opportunity at LEAST to get an education after a year of not getting one. — Larry Hogan, Maryland Governor.
Um, excuse me, what?
I can’t even begin to say how insulting and demoralizing it is for teachers to hear this comment right now from our state leadership.
Here is the quote in it’s entirety:
“We said at the press conference last week we still want to get kids back in school. Since then, I think five or six school systems have said they’re changing their plans, they’re going to start bringing kids back in schools. That’s great progress. But we also said, no, it’s not contingent on waiting until every teacher gets vaccinated.The metrics are good, many schools have been open for five months without any vaccines. Every teacher doesn’t have to go back to school, if people don’t want to put their kids back in school, but certain kids, they need an opportunity at least to get an education after a yearof not getting one.”
