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For a few, COVID is a Hoax, but for ASD Staff the Concern is Real

For a few, COVID is a Hoax, but for ASD Staff the Concern is Real

Appeared in Anchorage Press The issue of children and ASD staff returning to school has turned into an explosive and divisive issue in Anchorage just days before the 2020 presidential election and two weeks before the Anchorage School District pushes ahead with its plan to return K-2 students to the

The Mailbag: November 1, 2020

The Mailbag: November 1, 2020

I never know what to make of these kinds of comments. If sincere, thanks, but I hardly see myself as "brilliant." I'm a nobody other than someone who is dialed in on specific subjects. I find it troublesome that there's no real candid conversation

This is the PPE Given to ASD Teachers

This is the PPE Given to ASD Teachers

A source with the Anchorage School District has shared pictures they say depict PPE provided to educators at one local area school. 2 disposable gowns and some flimsy-looking spit guards, which have almost nothing to do with keeping the transmission of a virus from spreading through the air. Also included

Letters From ASD Staff to the Community

Letters From ASD Staff to the Community

"I work for ASD, as a special education preschool teaching assistant. I have been with ASD for over 20 years. I'm 3 years away from my earliest retirement, and I have more than one "high risk" for an adverse outcome should I contract Covid. I

There's Absolutely no Good News in This Week's COVID Case Update

There's Absolutely no Good News in This Week's COVID Case Update

Alaska DHSS has released the weekly COVID-19 Case Update and there's not one shred of good news in it. Case trends and predictions * For the fourth week in a row, more cases (2,017) were reported in Alaskans this week than any previous week, a 56% increase over

Letters from ASD Staff to the Community

Letters from ASD Staff to the Community

"Thank you for posting about ASD schools. I am a teacher and a mom of 3 kids in the district. It is true that for many years our concerns have been dismissed by the superintendent and high level district administration. Teachers and principals often get information at the same

The Mailbag: October 25, 2020

The Mailbag: October 25, 2020

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day of non-mask wearing to write me an email expressing your exceedingly great displeasure with my "propaganda" writing. I sense that you may be a Trump supporter and not a fan of science — regardless, I will attempt to