Open Princeton Schools

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Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic NEW YORK (AP) — A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers. Childhood obesity has been increasing for decades, but the new work suggests an acceleration last year — especially in those who already were obese when the pandemic st...

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Emergency Department Visits for Suspected Su***de Attempts ... During the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency department (ED) visits ..

https://votemontclair.org/2021/04/19/statement-by-board-of-education-member-sergio-gonzalez/

Statement by Board of Education Member Sergio Gonzalez [Following is a statement from Board of Education member Sergio Gonzalez presented during the BOE meeting of April 19th, 2021 on issues of governance in the district and in support of Vote Montclai…

Harvard University researchers who have been following 224 children ages 7 to 15 found that about two-thirds of them had clinically significant symptoms of anxiety and depression...

Loneliness, Anxiety and Loss: the Covid Pandemic’s Terrible Toll on Kids A year of school shutdowns and family trauma leads to social isolation, stress and mental-health issues.

The 10 days before spring break Littlebrook 5th grade was shut down for 2 unrelated cases - experts agree that this reaction makes no sense.

My Kids’ School Closed Again. So I Started Calling Experts. Many New York City public schools have been repeatedly closed because of two positive COVID-19 tests, even without evidence of in-school spread. Experts call it “crazy.” And it’s driving me nuts.

*Board of Ed comments leave doubt about a full reopening of Princeton schools*

MAR 31, 2021 —
At last night’s Board of Education Meeting the Board’s President, Beth Behrend, addressed the circulating petition (see link at bottom).

Rather than committing to a plan for full in-person instruction in the fall, she instead responded by listing the OBSTACLES to a full re-opening. She noted that one obstacle was “student and staff comfort level” – an unreasonable standard not mentioned in any state or CDC guidelines.

She also incorrectly implied that a full re-opening depended on state mandates, when in fact NJ has offered guidelines, not mandates. Under the current guidelines, a full re-opening is possible even in the spring. Some of her comments were in contradiction to those made by our own interim superintendent, as well as recent comments by Governor Murphy.

It is very concerning that the Board of Ed has still not discussed any plans for next year and does not appear 100% committed to a full re-opening.

It is now more important than ever to attend and, importantly, to speak up at board meetings (the next meeting on is April 13) and to forward this petition to as many people as you can.

Sign the Petition Re-open Princeton Public Schools for full-time, in-person education

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/learning-loss-from-virtual-school-due-to-covid-is-significant-.html

Virtual school resulted in 'significant' academic learning loss, study finds A study on Covid’s long-term impact on students finds “significant” academic learning loss.

https://apnews.com/article/62877b94ec68d47bfe285d4f9aa962e6

Pandemic masks ongoing child abuse crisis as cases plummet LANSFORD, Penn. (AP) — Ava Lerario lived in a home marked by both love and chaos, even before the walls of the pandemic started closing in on her fractured family. Sandwiched between two...

**March 30 Board of Education public (zoom) meeting**

Time: 7:30pm
Link: https://princetonk12.zoom.us/j/84044751468

Please show your support for fully opening Princeton public schools! Please log on and share your thoughts / ask the tough questons during the public comment portion of the meeting.

Also, please share the petition link- we are almost at 1000 signatures!

https://www.change.org/openPPSschools

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/nyregion/new-jersey-schools-reopening.html

‘I’ve Lost a Lot of Faith’: Suburban Parents Push Schools to Reopen Faster Frustration over pandemic reopening plans is growing in New Jersey’s affluent suburbs, where taxes are high and many students are barely in classrooms.

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From virtual learning to getting children back into schools full time, host Adam Bierman asks the real questions on his newest episode of Breezin’ with Bierman: A Podcast. Click the links above to hear him speak with pediatrician Dr. Helen Rose about some of the hardest hitting issues of the day, from the su***de rate among teens to how staying at home during quarantine has impacted their overall mental health.

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From virtual learning to getting children back into schools full time, host Adam Bierman asks the real questions on his newest episode of Breezin’ with Bierman: A Podcast. Click the links above to hear him speak with pediatrician Dr. Helen Rose about some of the hardest hitting issues of the day, from the su***de rate among teens to how staying at home during quarantine has impacted their overall mental health.

This past Friday the CDC issued revised guidelines about in-person K-12 school. There are both positive changes and potential new hurdles. And Governor Murphy still has not said whether he would change NJ guidelines to reflect the changes announced by the CDC (again, many of these are not actual mandates).

We therefore need your help in sharing this petition so we can get more signatures (we are almost at 1000!) showing our support for 100% full-time, in-person school. We still have not seen a plan with details to assure us this will happen .... for September. A plan that sufficiently addresses Covid-19 mitigation measures and which provides adaptability to changing viral transmission levels - this is critical to a full re-opening whether it is this school year or the fall (again, many of these are not actual mandates).

We are asking you to share this petition link with at least ONE person who you think is in favor of a safe, full re-opening of schools and who would sign the petition.

If you want to go one step further, writing emails to state elected and appointed officials such as Governor Murphy, district 16 assembly persons and senator, and state health commissioner would be helpful as well.

Thanks again for everyone’s support - together, we are making positive progress!

Sign the Petition Re-open Princeton Public Schools for full-time, in-person education