School closure after break?

[Anonymous]

Every day, the same old trolls just rehash the same old stupid excuses for why schools should NOT close.

People. It's a numbers game. If there aren't enough teachers and subs, there's nothing anyone can do about it. You can rant and rave all you want, accuse everyone and his mother, but it won't change the numbers of the ground.

Of course you're going to say: "Teachers gathered during the Holidays, they shouldn't have!" or "Teachers are malingering, they're pretending to be positive!" or whatever weak sauce your silly brains will come up with.

It will always be someone's fault. It can't just be the fact that DC has a stunning, STUPENDOUS, spike of cases right now that dwarfs not only its own history of spikes, but all other states's history of spikes. Here is the latest number of 7 day running average Covid cases per 100K:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every day, the same old trolls just rehash the same old stupid excuses for why schools should NOT close.

People. It's a numbers game. If there aren't enough teachers and subs, there's nothing anyone can do about it. You can rant and rave all you want, accuse everyone and his mother, but it won't change the numbers of the ground.

Of course you're going to say: "Teachers gathered during the Holidays, they shouldn't have!" or "Teachers are malingering, they're pretending to be positive!" or whatever weak sauce your silly brains will come up with.

It will always be someone's fault. It can't just be the fact that DC has a stunning, STUPENDOUS, spike of cases right now that dwarfs not only its own history of spikes, but all other states's history of spikes. Here is the latest number of 7 day running average Covid cases per 100K:

Nope. Stop trolling.

[Anonymous]

I think as long as teachers stay healthy, it will be open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every day, the same old trolls just rehash the same old stupid excuses for why schools should NOT close.

People. It's a numbers game. If there aren't enough teachers and subs, there's nothing anyone can do about it. You can rant and rave all you want, accuse everyone and his mother, but it won't change the numbers of the ground.

Of course you're going to say: "Teachers gathered during the Holidays, they shouldn't have!" or "Teachers are malingering, they're pretending to be positive!" or whatever weak sauce your silly brains will come up with.

It will always be someone's fault. It can't just be the fact that DC has a stunning, STUPENDOUS, spike of cases right now that dwarfs not only its own history of spikes, but all other states's history of spikes. Here is the latest number of 7 day running average Covid cases per 100K:

And it will fall just as fast as it rose

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think as long as teachers stay healthy, it will be open.

What about teachers with kids in PG? Does anyone have an idea of how many there are? I have a feeling DCPS or some schools might end up closing for however long they’re closed because of staffing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as long as teachers stay healthy, it will be open.

What about teachers with kids in PG? Does anyone have an idea of how many there are? I have a feeling DCPS or some schools might end up closing for however long they’re closed because of staffing.

I thought school wasn't childcare.

[Anonymous]

^^ yea, I mean I am a teacher and we (teachers) can’t have it both ways. We can’t say ‘school isn’t childcare’ when we want ours to close- then insist that our schools close when our kids are closed.
So, I’ll split the baby! You are both wrong & right.
School IS a terrible substitute for a society that values families. And women always get screwed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schools were open during Delta and it was no big deal. Omicron is way less dangerous than Delta, so maybe people should just chill?

Tell that to my previously healthy, vaccinated 45 year old neighbor who is riding it out with 02 sats in the low 90s, spiking fevers and debilitating headaches and muscle aches. She's on day 5 and it's not letting up.

[Anonymous]

As a teacher it would feel a bit violating to have just my class shut down if I test positive and have everyone know that information. I don’t want to be negatively judged for my health status. I a doing everything I can to NOT get Covid but omicron is a virulent little sucker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools were open during Delta and it was no big deal. Omicron is way less dangerous than Delta, so maybe people should just chill?

Tell that to my previously healthy, vaccinated 45 year old neighbor who is riding it out with 02 sats in the low 90s, spiking fevers and debilitating headaches and muscle aches. She's on day 5 and it's not letting up.

Nice anecdote. Good thing we don’t make public policy based on anecdotes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher it would feel a bit violating to have just my class shut down if I test positive and have everyone know that information. I don’t want to be negatively judged for my health status. I a doing everything I can to NOT get Covid but omicron is a virulent little sucker.

Are you suggesting that the whole school needs to go virtual so that you can keep your positive test secret? That’s nuts. No one will judge you for testing positive. SMH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every day, the same old trolls just rehash the same old stupid excuses for why schools should NOT close.

People. It's a numbers game. If there aren't enough teachers and subs, there's nothing anyone can do about it. You can rant and rave all you want, accuse everyone and his mother, but it won't change the numbers of the ground.

Of course you're going to say: "Teachers gathered during the Holidays, they shouldn't have!" or "Teachers are malingering, they're pretending to be positive!" or whatever weak sauce your silly brains will come up with.

It will always be someone's fault. It can't just be the fact that DC has a stunning, STUPENDOUS, spike of cases right now that dwarfs not only its own history of spikes, but all other states's history of spikes. Here is the latest number of 7 day running average Covid cases per 100K:

And it will fall just as fast as it rose

I was just watching CNN. A senior public health official came on and starting talking about how Singapore has stopped counting COVID CASES. Apparently, the country now only counts hospitalizations and deaths due to Covid. The guy said that with more than 80% of Singaporeans ages 5+ fully vaccinated, some immunity in the society from Covid circulating for almost 2 years, and a new virus circulating that pretty clearly isn't as virulent as Delta, the only relevant info was hospitalizations and deaths, not the number of cases. We can fuss all day and night about Covid spiking a new in the District, or we can start thinking like smart public health officials in Singapore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every day, the same old trolls just rehash the same old stupid excuses for why schools should NOT close.

People. It's a numbers game. If there aren't enough teachers and subs, there's nothing anyone can do about it. You can rant and rave all you want, accuse everyone and his mother, but it won't change the numbers of the ground.

Of course you're going to say: "Teachers gathered during the Holidays, they shouldn't have!" or "Teachers are malingering, they're pretending to be positive!" or whatever weak sauce your silly brains will come up with.

It will always be someone's fault. It can't just be the fact that DC has a stunning, STUPENDOUS, spike of cases right now that dwarfs not only its own history of spikes, but all other states's history of spikes. Here is the latest number of 7 day running average Covid cases per 100K:

And it will fall just as fast as it rose

I was just watching CNN. A senior public health official came on and starting talking about how Singapore has stopped counting COVID CASES. Apparently, the country now only counts hospitalizations and deaths due to Covid. The guy said that with more than 80% of Singaporeans ages 5+ fully vaccinated, some immunity in the society from Covid circulating for almost 2 years, and a new virus circulating that pretty clearly isn't as virulent as Delta, the only relevant info was hospitalizations and deaths, not the number of cases. We can fuss all day and night about Covid spiking a new in the District, or we can start thinking like smart public health officials in Singapore.

We don’t have 80 percent vaccination here, and we’re not an island.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher it would feel a bit violating to have just my class shut down if I test positive and have everyone know that information. I don’t want to be negatively judged for my health status. I a doing everything I can to NOT get Covid but omicron is a virulent little sucker.

Are you suggesting that the whole school needs to go virtual so that you can keep your positive test secret? That’s nuts. No one will judge you for testing positive. SMH

I did NOT gather that from what he or she said at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher it would feel a bit violating to have just my class shut down if I test positive and have everyone know that information. I don’t want to be negatively judged for my health status. I a doing everything I can to NOT get Covid but omicron is a virulent little sucker.

Are you suggesting that the whole school needs to go virtual so that you can keep your positive test secret? That’s nuts. No one will judge you for testing positive. SMH

I did NOT gather that from what he or she said at all.

The only information anyone else would get is that the class is closed. A teacher could be out for other reasons besides COVID