Illness at schools

[Anonymous]

What percentage of your child's school is out sick? Practically everyone DD knows is out with RSV, flu, covid, strep etc.

[Anonymous]

8.2%

[Anonymous]

How would any lay person even have that information?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would any lay person even have that information?

And why does it matter?

Kids get sick. After two years of mandated masks, this year, kids will be sick more often.

MCPS is large. At any given time, lots of MCPS kids will be sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would any lay person even have that information?

+1

Seriously

[Anonymous]

Let me guess. You want an illness dashboard.

[Anonymous]

Not sure but this got me worried a few week ago
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/10/24/virginia-school-flu-thousands-students-sick/10586818002/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How would any lay person even have that information?

And why does it matter?

Kids get sick. After two years of mandated masks, this year, kids will be sick more often.

MCPS is large. At any given time, lots of MCPS kids will be sick.

Because less kids in school is less learning for classes. Teachers will have to reteach a lot. For example, science teachers have a lot of work to do to teach children that their parents are stupid and wearing masks is not making more kids sick now.
Masks were never mandated and were always removed at lunch time or at breakfast.
The number of students and teachers out sick has always been tracked in MCPS and is always a known data point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would any lay person even have that information?

A few years ago pre-Covid, our elementary school actually emailed parents telling us how many staff and students were out sick. It was something like 14%. They urged us to keep our sick kids at home and reminded us of the sick/attendance policies. So there’s a way of knowing, PP. I’m sure our schools will tell us when there’s a huge number out.

[Anonymous]

St Albans, GDS and many privates report a significant portion of kids out due to illness. 25% at St Albans and similar numbers at GDS.

It's probably getting up there for public schools as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How would any lay person even have that information?

And why does it matter?

Kids get sick. After two years of mandated masks, this year, kids will be sick more often.

MCPS is large. At any given time, lots of MCPS kids will be sick.

Then, clearly masking helps. This is not normal to have this many kids sick at once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How would any lay person even have that information?

And why does it matter?

Kids get sick. After two years of mandated masks, this year, kids will be sick more often.

MCPS is large. At any given time, lots of MCPS kids will be sick.

Because less kids in school is less learning for classes. Teachers will have to reteach a lot. For example, science teachers have a lot of work to do to teach children that their parents are stupid and wearing masks is not making more kids sick now.
Masks were never mandated and were always removed at lunch time or at breakfast.
The number of students and teachers out sick has always been tracked in MCPS and is always a known data point.

You mean the same teachers who are not masking either?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How would any lay person even have that information?

And why does it matter?

Kids get sick. After two years of mandated masks, this year, kids will be sick more often.

MCPS is large. At any given time, lots of MCPS kids will be sick.

Because less kids in school is less learning for classes. Teachers will have to reteach a lot. For example, science teachers have a lot of work to do to teach children that their parents are stupid and wearing masks is not making more kids sick now.
Masks were never mandated and were always removed at lunch time or at breakfast.
The number of students and teachers out sick has always been tracked in MCPS and is always a known data point.

Masks weee most definitely mandated in MCPS. Where do you live?

[Anonymous]

*were

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How would any lay person even have that information?

And why does it matter?

Kids get sick. After two years of mandated masks, this year, kids will be sick more often.

MCPS is large. At any given time, lots of MCPS kids will be sick.

Because less kids in school is less learning for classes. Teachers will have to reteach a lot. For example, science teachers have a lot of work to do to teach children that their parents are stupid and wearing masks is not making more kids sick now.
Masks were never mandated and were always removed at lunch time or at breakfast.
The number of students and teachers out sick has always been tracked in MCPS and is always a known data point.

Masks weee most definitely mandated in MCPS. Where do you live?

Never. They were removed every day at indoor lunch. Children breathe at lunch. Virus spreads. No mandate to eat with masks on.