When govts refuse to fund a #SafeSeptemberON it means they expect families to make up the difference: demanding educators do (more) unpaid work, allowing staff & students to work/learn in unsafe conditions #canlab #onted #onpoli #COVID19

...parents (mostly moms) dropping out of the workforce or reducing hours of work to support kids' learning from home; families who can afford to hiring tutors; increased educational inequity; increased health risks for marginalized communities #canlab #onted #onpoli #COVID19 /2

There are HUGE costs to underfunding, but they're borne unequally. There are private costs (for those who pay out of pocket) & public costs: health impacts & educational inequity that take a much larger toll on already marginalized families. #canlab #onted #COVID19 /3

The refusal to fund a #SafeSeptemberON requires families to engage in a brutal decision-making process about how -- w/ their pocketbooks, their jobs, their family's health (including mental health), their child's education -- they'll pay for the consequences. #canlab #onted /4

Personally, I am devastated for what the current govt plan means for my HS-aged daughter. I am terrified for how underfunding will impact my elementary-aged son. And once school starts I have no idea when I'll see my parents again. #canlab #onted #COVID19 /5

Like many of us, I came of age during the Harris years. We've seen it before: union-blaming, underfunding, downgrading, standardization. While deliberate and devastating, all of this is pathetically unoriginal. No one is being fooled. #canlab #onted #onpoli #COVID /6