Ukuphikisana Nokubuthwa Esikhathini Se-COVID

NguKate Connell noFred Nadis, Septhemba 29, 2020

Kusukela Antiwar.com

Ngo-2016-17, i-US Army yavakashela iSanta Maria High School nasePioneer Valley High School eCalifornia izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-80. AbaseMarines bavakashela i-Ernest Righetti High School eSanta Maria izikhathi ezingaphezu kwama-60 ngalowo nyaka. Omunye umfundi waseSanta Maria uphawule wathi, “Kunjengokungathi bona, abaqashi, basebenza.” Umzali womfundi wasesikoleni samabanga aphakeme ePioneer Valley ubeke amazwana, “Ngicabanga ukuthi abaqashi ekolishi bakhuluma nabantu abaneminyaka engu-14 njengabantu“ abalungisa ”abantu abasha ukuze bavuleke kakhulu ukuqashwa onyakeni wabo wokufunda. Ngifuna ukuthi indodakazi yami ikwazi ukufinyelela kakhulu kubaqashi basekolishi nokuthi izikole zethu zikhuthaze ukuthula nezixazululo ezingenabudlova ezingxabaneni. ”

Lesi yisibonelo salokho izikole eziphakeme, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zasemakhaya, ezihlangabezana nakho ezweni lonke, nobunzima bokubhekana nobukhona babaqashi bezempi ekhampasi. Ngenkathi iqembu lethu lokuqasha elingenzi nzuzo, Iqiniso Ekuqasheni, ezinze eSanta Barbara, eCalifornia, ubheka ukufinyelela kwezempi njengokungeqi ngokweqile, ngokwamasosha, manje njengoba lolu bhubhane seluvalile amakhampasi, lezo bekuyizinsuku ezinhle zakudala. UMkhuzi Wokuqashwa Kwamasosha Emoyeni, uMajor General Edward Thomas Jr., uphawule nentatheli e Military.com, ukuthi ukuvalwa komqedazwe kanye nokuvalwa kwezikole eziphakeme eCovid-19 ezweni lonke kwenze ukuqashwa kwaba nzima kakhulu kunakuqala.

UThomas uthe ukuqasha abantu ngaphakathi ezikoleni eziphakeme kwakuyindlela ephezulu kakhulu yokuthola intsha. “Ucwaningo esesilwenzile lukhombisa ukuthi, ngokuqashwa ubuso nobuso, lapho umuntu okwazi ngempela ukukhuluma nophilayo, ophefumulayo, ocijile we-Air Force [isikhulu esingathunyelwanga] laphaya, singaguqula lokho esikubiza ngokuthi kuholela ekuqokweni cishe ngo-8: 1 ratio, ”kusho yena. "Uma senza lokhu cishe nangamadijithi, kumayelana nesilinganiso esingu-30: 1." Njengoba kuneziteshi zokuqasha ezivaliwe, kungekho micimbi yezemidlalo yokuxhasa noma ukuvela kuyo, akukho zindawo zokuhamba, kungekho abaqeqeshi nothisha abazolungisa, azikho izikole eziphakeme ezizoqhamuka nama-trailer alayishwe imidlalo yevidiyo enempi, abaqashi bathuthele ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ukuthola amathuba abafundi.

Kodwa-ke ukuvalwa kwezikole, kuhlangene nokungaqiniseki kwezomnotho phakathi nalolu bhubhane, kwenze nje abantu abasengozini enkulu ukuthi babhalise. Amasosha nawo ayakwazi lokhu. An Intatheli ye-AP kuphawulwe ngoJuni ukuthi ngezikhathi zokungasebenzi okuphezulu, ezempi ziba yindlela eheha kakhulu intsha evela emindenini ehlwempu.

Lokhu kubonakala emsebenzini wethu. Iqiniso ekuqasheni belilokhu lisebenza ukunciphisa ukutholwa kwabafundi ezikoleni eziphakeme zaseSanta Maria lapho isibalo sabantu kwamanye amakhampasi singabafundi abangama-85% baseLatinx, abaningi abavela kwabasebenza emapulazini abavela kwamanye amazwe abasebenza emasimini. Yize kunjalo, iSanta Maria Joint Union High School District (SMJUHSD) yajabula ukubika ngoJuni 2020 ukuthi abafundi abangamashumi ayisithupha abavela kuzo zonke izikole eziphakeme zasezithathe isinqumo sokubhalisa.

Njengeqembu elizinikele ekulawuleni ubukhona babaqashi bezempi ezikhungweni, kanye nokufinyelela kwabo emininingwaneni eyimfihlo yabafundi, sibona imiphumela yomkhankaso wezokuxhumana onolaka kanye nabaqashi. Ngaphansi komthetho i-No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) ka-2001, izikole eziphakeme ezithola izimali zikahulumeni kumele zivumele abaqashi ukuthi bakwazi ukufinyelela abafundi njengabaqashi namakolishi. Lo mthetho uvame ukucashunwa lapho izifunda zesikole zithi azikwazi ukulawula ukufinyelela kwabafundi ezikoleni zabo. Kodwa igama eliyisihluthulelo emthethweni, elikhombisa ukuthi kungenzeka yini, yigama elithi "okufanayo." Uma nje izinqubomgomo zesikole zisebenzisa imithethonqubo efanayo kuzo zonke izinhlobo zabaqashi, izifunda zingasebenzisa izinqubomgomo ezilawula ukufinyelela kwabaqashi. Izifunda eziningi ezweni lonke sezidlulise izinqubomgomo ezilawula ukufinyelela kwabaqashi, kufaka phakathi i-Austin, Texas, Oakland, California, iSan Diego Unified School District, neSanta Barbara Unified School District, lapho kusekelwe khona iQiniso Ekuqasheni.

Ngokomthetho wesifundazwe, kuyilapho izifunda kudingeka zinikeze amagama abafundi, amakheli, nezinombolo zocingo zabazali, imindeni inelungelo “lokuphuma” ukuvimbela izikole ukuthi zinganikeli embuthweni imininingwane eyengeziwe ngezingane zazo. Kodwa-ke, njengoba manje intsha inezingcingo zayo, abaqashi sebenakho ukufinyelela ngqo kubo - bebalandela ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, bebathumela imiyalezo futhi bethumela ama-imeyili ngasese - futhi sebekwazi ukufinyelela kubangani babo kule nqubo. Ngenxa yalokhu, ukwengamela kwabazali kuyanqanyulwa futhi amalungelo omndeni obumfihlo ayanakwa. Abaqashi abagcini ngokuthola ukufinyelela kwabafundi ngocingo lwabo, kepha ngokusebenzisa 'ucwaningo' futhi babhalise amashidi, lapho bebuza khona imibuzo efana nokuthi "ubuzwe?" kanye neminye imininingwane eyimfihlo.

Amaqhinga wabaqashi online angangabazeka. Isibonelo esisodwa, The Nation ibike ukuthi ngoJulayi 15, 2020, ithimba le-Army's Esports kuTwitch likhangise ngomgunyathi wokunikeza isilawuli se-Xbox Elite Series 2, esilinganiswa ngaphezu kwama- $ 200. Lapho kuchofoza, izikhangiso ezikhangayo ezinikezwa emabhokisini ezingxoxo ze-Twitch stream aholele abasebenzisi kwifomu lewebhu lokuqasha kabusha. kungashiwo lutho ngokunikezwa.

Izehlakalo zakamuva ziveza ukuthi ukwakha amabutho ethu empi akuqinisi ukuphepha kwezwe lethu. Ubhadane lwe-COVID-19 lukhombisile ukuthi izinsongo ezinkulu esizweni sakithi azikwazi ukumiswa ngezindlela zamasosha. Futhi kukhombisile ubungozi amasosha abhekana nabo ekusebenzeni nasekuhlaleni ndawonye, ​​okubenza babe sengozini yalesi sifo esibulalayo. Ku-WW1, amasosha amaningi abulawa izifo kunasempini.

Ukubulawa kwamaphoyisa ngabantu abamnyama abangahlomile nakho kukhombisile ukungasebenzi kwamandla okuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwemiphakathi yethu. Owesifazane osemncane omnyama ezindabeni wafakaza ukuthi uke wakucabanga ukujoyina umbutho wamaphoyisa kodwa washintsha umqondo ngemuva kokubona ukuhlukunyezwa okuhleliwe kweminyango yamaphoyisa, kokubili ekubulaweni kukaGeorge Floyd nangendlela amaphoyisa abahlukumeza ngayo ababhikishi abanokuthula. Okusobala ngisho nangokwengeziwe, ukufa kwe-US Army SPC uVanessa Guillen, owabulawa elinye isosha eFord Hood eTexas, ngemuva kokuqala ukuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi yisikhulu, kukhombisa izingozi ezingashiwongo abangabhekana nazo.

Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi labo bethu abaphikisana nokulwa kwamanje komphakathi jikelele kanye nezikole eziphakeme ikakhulukazi banqande umfutho wamasosha wokuhlangabezana "nezabelo?"

Igxathu emvakwe gxathu.

Ngenxa yobhadane, i-TIR kuye kwadingeka ilungise amasu nezinqubo; ngemuva kokuwina ilungelo, ngosizo oluvela kubambisene ne-ACLU So Cal, ngowezi-2019 ukubeka etafuleni imicimbi yezikole zamabanga aphezulu eSanta Maria - manje sesibhekene nokuvalwa kwezikole. Ngakho-ke, besilokhu siqhuba imihlangano, imicimbi nezethulo ukude, sisebenzisa izinsizakalo ezinjenge-Zoom. Ekwindla ka-2020, sahlangana ne-SMJUHSD kanye ne-Superintendent entsha eSanta Maria ukusungula ubudlelwano bokusebenzisana ngakho-ke ukuqhubekela phambili ezinhlosweni zethu.

Kuwo wonke lo bhubhane, iQiniso Ekuqasheni linikeze izethulo ezenziwa online kubafundi kanye namaqembu omphakathi wendawo. Bekugxilwe kakhulu ezigxotsheni zemisebenzi yezempi kanye nomkhankaso wethu wokulawula ukufinyelela kwabaqashi kubafundi. Ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, besithumela njalo ngamasu wokuqasha amasosha - ukuze sinikeze abafundi umbono olinganiselayo wokuthi impilo yezempi ingasho ukuthini futhi babone ukuthi bangakhetha izinketho zomsebenzi ezingezona ezempi. Ukuba khona kwabaqashi bezempi ezikoleni eziphakeme akwenzi injongo yezemfundo. Inhloso yethu ukwakha ukuqwashisa ngabafundi nangomndeni ukuze bakwazi ukwenza izinqumo ezifundile ngekusasa labo.

UKate Connell ungumqondisi weQiniso Ekuqasheni futhi ungumzali wabafundi ababili ababefunda ezikoleni zaseSanta Barbara. Uyilungu le-Religious Society of Friends, Quaker. Ekanye nabazali, abafundi, omakadebona, namanye amalungu omphakathi, uhole ngempumelelo umzamo wokusebenzisa inqubomgomo elawula abaqashi eSifundeni SaseSanta Barbara Unified School.

UFred Nadis Ungumbhali nomhleli ozinze eSanta Barbara, ozinikela njengomlobi wesibonelelo seQiniso Ekuqasheni.

I-Truth in Recruitment (TIR) ​​yiprojekthi yoMhlangano weSanta Barbara Friends (Quaker), i-501 (c) 3 engenzi nzuzo. Inhloso ye-TIR ukufundisa abafundi, imindeni kanye nezifunda zesikole mayelana nezinye izindlela zokwenza imisebenzi yezempi, ukwazisa imindeni ngamalungelo ezingasese zabantwana babo, kanye nokukhuthaza izinqubomgomo ezilawula ukutholakala kwabafundi emakhampasi.