COVID policy for 2023-24 school year

[Anonymous]

We know several families with COVID right now. Trying to plan ahead for when it hits our household. Will MCPS still require 5 days of home isolation for students or staff?

[Anonymous]

Mcps follows the CDC guidelines and that’s not changing.

[Anonymous]

I seem to recall that they posted their policy recently? I’m not sure about 5 days, but that if they feel better they can return to school with a mask?

We know a couple families in this area who had covid recently too. They are going about it as if it’s a cold—they still go out and do things in public. So beware.

[Anonymous]

MCPS will follow what the county does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We know several families with COVID right now. Trying to plan ahead for when it hits our household. Will MCPS still require 5 days of home isolation for students or staff?

We’re past that now. Very few people are ever going to test for covid, so the policy for covid effectively reverts to the historical norm.

[Anonymous]

My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

[Anonymous]

Plan to get sick.

[Anonymous]

I assume my kids will get Covid but who knows if I’ll catch it. I’ll do a rapid test when they first have symptoms and if negative I’ll send to school assuming no fever/vomiting/awful cough/feeling horrible. Not sure I’ll test multiple times for every cold like virus. The tests aren’t free anymore!

[Anonymous]

Get your boosters when they come out and hope for the best

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

It's more important that my child not miss school. She missed enough already because the teachers wanted to stay home during the pandemic. Now it's payback lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

At this point I don't care any more. If they're sick enough to stay home they will but if they just have the sniffles I'm sure as $hit sending them to school. Sorry, not sorry. My kids are in HS and their education is more important at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

At this point I don't care any more. If they're sick enough to stay home they will but if they just have the sniffles I'm sure as $hit sending them to school. Sorry, not sorry. My kids are in HS and their education is more important at this point.

So, their education is important, but not the other kids who your kids will make sick? You are something else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

They cannot be bothered with their kids. They don't realize if you are sick, you cannot teach their kids and most subs don't teach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

At this point I don't care any more. If they're sick enough to stay home they will but if they just have the sniffles I'm sure as $hit sending them to school. Sorry, not sorry. My kids are in HS and their education is more important at this point.

So, their education is important, but not the other kids who your kids will make sick? You are something else.

Np. I can't do this year after year. I agree with pp that my child's education is too important to have these week long absences for Covid plus I don't have the paid leave to stay home with him (and I've felt this way for a couple years). Last year my son had the flu and was out for a week because he felt miserable. Add that to days here and there for colds, strep, norovirus, and he just can't miss that much school for mild Covid.

Our system just isn't set up appropriately to accommodate multiple long absences throughout the school year. It's not. If you are extremely concerned about illness you have the option to homeschool. If you send your kids to school, you are accepting the risk.