Falls Church City Public Schools:

"[We] receive funding based on the numbers of students we have enrolled. If there is an exodus of students from FCCPS, the funding for our schools will decrease"

They're worried that families will find alternatives that actually open this fall.
They are worried about "pandemic flight"

The first thing the superintendent mentioned was funding

Then:

"A concrete example of the immediate impact is that we have frozen the hires of several teaching positions"
"A concrete example of the immediate impact is that we have frozen the hires of several teaching positions because we now don’t have the student population to support those positions."
Imagine if Whole Foods said:

"We aren't going to reopen our stores but you should continue paying us.

Don't start shopping at Trader Joe's either because that means we'll have to make tough budget decisions."
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