Anyone else think schools will be virtual after Winter Break?

[Anonymous]

My MS student came home today with her laptop and all her materials from all her classes. I am guessing an email from school will be coming if not tonight, by early next week.

I know Covid isn't done with us, but I am so over it and even more over those who won't do the right thing and get vaccinated. The roller coaster is exhausting and our kids are the ones who are paying the price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MS student came home today with her laptop and all her materials from all her classes. I am guessing an email from school will be coming if not tonight, by early next week.

I know Covid isn't done with us, but I am so over it and even more over those who won't do the right thing and get vaccinated. The roller coaster is exhausting and our kids are the ones who are paying the price.

I think it's too early to tell how this new variant will play out. If we get tons of new infections, but barely a blip in vaccinated hospitalizations/deaths, then I think it will be masks/testing/same routine as the first half of this school year. If severe illness impacts vaccinated/boosted populations, then I think virtual is a definite possibility.

[Anonymous]

Hope not. My daughter is teacher. They sent four classrooms home today because of close contact. 🙁

[Anonymous]

It’s obvious.

Did you see the DC spike in cases? They’ve never had such a phenomenal rise in cases, ever. Hospitalizations will follow.

[Anonymous]

My school sent out a note that they are arranging whole school testing for the first week in Jan. I think that whatever day they pick, they're going to announce that we're virtual till those results are in (usually 24 hours), and then make a decision after. They haven't said that though.

[Anonymous]

Our school is testing all students on the first day of school after break.

School will continue, masked, as usual, and 99% students vaccinated. They will have the results same day so they will decide by the end of the day if they need to go virtual or not.

This is a very reasonable and measured approach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school is testing all students on the first day of school after break.

School will continue, masked, as usual, and 99% students vaccinated. They will have the results same day so they will decide by the end of the day if they need to go virtual or not.

This is a very reasonable and measured approach.

That's a terrible approach. Why wouldn't you delay the return one day? Why risk everyone with gathering, when you could do it safely the very next day?

What school is this?

[Anonymous]

totally expect virtual. sigh

[Anonymous]

I don’t think ours will go virtual but everyone did today have to report all travel plans to the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school is testing all students on the first day of school after break.

School will continue, masked, as usual, and 99% students vaccinated. They will have the results same day so they will decide by the end of the day if they need to go virtual or not.

This is a very reasonable and measured approach.

When you're not in the wave we're in. Schools are not opening any time soon. You don't believe me now, but give it a week, and you'll see what I'm talking about.

[Anonymous]

My teacher daughter has four kids traveling out of the county over the break. Two to India, one to Africa. One to Costa Rica. I can’t help but feel annoyed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MS student came home today with her laptop and all her materials from all her classes. I am guessing an email from school will be coming if not tonight, by early next week.

I know Covid isn't done with us, but I am so over it and even more over those who won't do the right thing and get vaccinated. The roller coaster is exhausting and our kids are the ones who are paying the price.

I think we need to stop this mantra. Honestly, PP, how many unvaccinated families and kids (eligible) do you think there are at your DC private? Zero to a handful, I'd bet.

Meanwhile, these same people will think nothing of traveling the globe during the winter break, as well they should. Stop with the blame on the "unvaccinated" as though they abound in NW DC.

[Anonymous]

Maybe. My kid's class in a HRCS had a breakthrough case in a fully vaccinated student today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school is testing all students on the first day of school after break.

School will continue, masked, as usual, and 99% students vaccinated. They will have the results same day so they will decide by the end of the day if they need to go virtual or not.

This is a very reasonable and measured approach.

When you're not in the wave we're in. Schools are not opening any time soon. You don't believe me now, but give it a week, and you'll see what I'm talking about.

What data are you looking at that's driving that concern? You think your school will go fully virtual again by January? Even for fully vaxxed kids? Oh no. 👀

[Anonymous]

I hope they go virtual until this thing gets more under control. I doubt it though, Governor’s, the President or anyone like that have said anything yet. They could have made some travel restrictions, but haven’t even done that