this is the kind of **** that really gets me in the gut...our governments and institutions were about 50 years behind times even before COVID, but because of it the effects of inequality on the prole class get more vicious.
literature on the subject:
Interviews with parents, advocates, and attorneys plus reviews of documents indicate that Massachusetts school officials have reported dozens of parents — almost always the mothers of low-income families — to state social workers for concerns related to online learning.
www.bostonglobe.com
imagine getting your KIDS TAKEN AWAY because you CANNOT AFFORD INTERNET ACCESS.
is this not barbarism?