Oregon’s online schools also subject to Gov. Kate Brown’s coronavirus closure order

https://www.oregonlive.com/educatio...-browns-coronavirus-closure-order-report.html

The closing of online schools in Oregon makes no sense unless you are willing to admit that the statewide shutdown is a political tool. After all, isn't an online school about as rigorous a routine of social distancing as you can get?

And doesn't this act seem to point out that the Governor of Oregon, as well as other politicians are simply try to create as much disruption and grief as they possibly can? Was there any point in closing all Oregon State Parks, even those in the middle of absolutely nowhere, when there isn't a more isolated place to be in the entire state?

It seems pretty obvious to me that one of two things is going on. The first possibility is that closures and shutdowns have nothing to do with science and everything to do with politics. How else would you explain the closure of online schools?

Second, the reaction by governors is a calculated political act. This is an attempt to deliberately tank the economy to change the course of the 2020 election.

This reminds me of the government closure due to sequestration when the government closed portions of the state highway in front of Mount Rushmore so people wouldn't even be able to see the monument. People didn't really notice or care that the government shut down so the government did everything to create as much grief as possible.

 

I could almost agree with this except that there is already an online school in existence, Oregon Connections Acadamy. https://www.connectionsacademy.com/...e=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmbl

This online school has been in existence for many years already. The teachers, as well as the students, are all over the state. One would assume that this school already has students with computers and is practicing as safe social distancing as possible. Even so, the Governor is closing this existing online acadamy. Why is this? The Connections Acadamy was founded with ugly opposition from the Oregon Education Association, the teachers union. The fact that one school could safely operate because of its structure is anethema to the political power structures of Oregon.

 

This is just too funny.

 

That is something for everyone to decide for themselves.

If schools aren't operating, then the parents, many who are in the workforce, must make arrangements for the care of their children or drop out of the workforce. If daycare centers are closed, then the options for parents are reduced to finding a relative to care for the children or dropping out of the workforce. Furthermore, day care workers, teachers, administrators, and bus drivers are all losing their jobs. That sounds like a large segment of the economy to me.

During 2013, the government shut down because did not raise the debt ceiling sand insisted that the terms of a budget agreement reached on a previous debt ceiling raise be adhered to. The President wanted to show the public how vital the Federal Government was so he closed down all non-essential portions of the government. The public responded with a collective 'Meh'. Most people didn't even notice the government was shut down and didn't care. Because of this, the Federal Government decided to go full snotty and did things like close state highways adjacent to mt. Rushmore so tourists couldn't even stop on the roadside to see the monument.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/12/us-shutdown-grand-canyon-statue-liberty-mount-rushmore