{"id":1172793,"date":"2021-12-30T14:04:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T19:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1172793"},"modified":"2021-12-30T14:04:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T19:04:28","slug":"d-c-s-democrat-mayor-expect-virtual-learning-throughout-the-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-s-democrat-mayor-expect-virtual-learning-throughout-the-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C.&#039;s Democrat Mayor: Expect &#039;Virtual Learning Throughout the Semester&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fd-c-s-democrat-mayor-expect-virtual-learning-throughout-the-semester%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1172793&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1340949130-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce that while they are \u201cworking together to keep classrooms open,\u201d students and families can \u201cexpect \u2026 situational virtual learning throughout the semester, especially in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bowser also admitted, \u201cThe best place for students to learn is in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;re working together to keep classrooms open: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kMXaAZZk7t\">pic.twitter.com\/kMXaAZZk7t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1476241632525701122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We expect that schools and classrooms will need to transition to situational virtual learning throughout the semester, especially in the coming weeks. <\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to be flexible, responsive, and guided by our students&#8217; needs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q63qIkorC1\">pic.twitter.com\/Q63qIkorC1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1476242300644868105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bowser\u2019s announcement came as part of a larger coronavirus \u201csituational update,\u201d in which she also explained that all staff and students must test negative before being allowed back in school.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf your child tests negative,\u201d the policy reads, and \u201care showing any symptoms and\/or they are required to quarantine because they are unvaccinated and have been identified as a close contact to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19, <strong>keep your student at home, regardless of their test result<\/strong>.\u201d [Emphasis added].<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is what to do if your child tests negative or positive: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YtIngDZK4v\">pic.twitter.com\/YtIngDZK4v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1476243492712202244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) called for the U.S. Congress to retake control of D.C.\u2019s governance, saying, \u201cYou are destroying children. Under the Constitution \u2013 you answer to Congress. It\u2019s time for Congress to take over DC \u2013 open schools, open restaurants &amp; businesses, clean up jails, enforce the laws, &amp; end the crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You are destroying children. Under the Constitution \u2013 you answer to Congress.  It\u2019s time for Congress to take over DC \u2013 open schools, open restaurants &amp; businesses, clean up jails, enforce the laws, &amp; end the crazy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yw1iXgMQTa\">https:\/\/t.co\/yw1iXgMQTa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chip Roy (@chiproytx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiproytx\/status\/1476559540846006273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And while the D.C. government says it is \u201cguided by our students\u2019 needs,\u201d many believe that laying the groundwork for virtual learning is simply capitulating to the teachers\u2019 unions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">you meant to say &#8220;guided by teachers unions&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j7zIqwm75B\">https:\/\/t.co\/j7zIqwm75B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeAngelisCorey\/status\/1476556140121100292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More child abuse. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dDZgr35Gq6\">https:\/\/t.co\/dDZgr35Gq6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomFitton\/status\/1476584318550134790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/15\/report-school-violence-disciplinary-issues-surge-from-coronavirus-lockdowns\/\">reported<\/a>, virtual learning has caused social and educational development stunting, as well as a drastic spike in mental health issues among school-aged children.<\/p>\n<p><em>Breccan F. Thies<\/em>&nbsp;<em>is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreccanFThies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BreccanFThies<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce that while they are \u201cworking together to keep classrooms open,\u201d students and families can \u201cexpect \u2026 situational virtual &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1172793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1172793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1172793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}