The Department of Education in New York City has begun issuing demands for “satisfactory documentation” that the student continues to receive special educational methodologies during the private schools closures. Absent that documentation, the DOE is going to treat the whole time that private schools are closed as unexcused absences.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has created a tremendous amount of uncertainty, and understandably so — not since the Spanish Flu has a pandemic so thoroughly interrupted our daily lives. This sobering state of affairs gives us a new perspective on how precarious our lives, and livelihoods, can be — even here in the United States. Before this, I am sure that many of us thought of ourselves as being protected from this kind of instability. If nothing else, then, I hope that this crisis pricks our collective conscience and spurs lasting, systemic reforms to our economy and healthcare system. Indeed, working parents had too much to worry about before this pandemic.
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