Will MCPS adopt the new quarantine guidelines?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about all the test to stay stuff? That was just passed like a month ago. Good god.

How would they administer dozens or hundreds of rapid tests every morning before letting exposed students or teachers into the building or before the kids rode the bus? It was feasible with the number of Delta cases but I think every classroom will have exposures and I don’t think there is manpower to widely stand that up.

Simple, they set up mass testing sites like they did for mass vaccine sites. Only kids who don't have transportation or other valid reasons test at school. MoCo offers free transportation to testing sites so that takes away the transportation excuse.

They can’t even get 50 percent of families to opt in to testing at all. You think every parent wants to drive some distance every morning, wait in the testing line, wait 15 mins for results, then drive off to school because classmate Larlo’s family brought back Covid from their week in Puerto Rico over break and exposed the class?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The CDC is completely lost. Only 30% of the fully vaccinated in the US got boosters. According to the new guidelines, everybody else is bound to be in quarantine in a few days. Folks, get ready because we should be learning pretty soon about virtual classes for the month of January unless the schools do not follow the CDC or the CDC itself revises this absurd guidance - which by the way is bound to paralyze much more than schooling. Maybe time to shop for toilet paper…

Sorry to say, the CDC messed this up so badly I don’t think anyone will quarantine anymore. It’s over. Good luck to those of you trying your best not to catch this thing.

[Anonymous]

The labor unions will follow the CDC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about all the test to stay stuff? That was just passed like a month ago. Good god.

How would they administer dozens or hundreds of rapid tests every morning before letting exposed students or teachers into the building or before the kids rode the bus? It was feasible with the number of Delta cases but I think every classroom will have exposures and I don’t think there is manpower to widely stand that up.

Simple, they set up mass testing sites like they did for mass vaccine sites. Only kids who don't have transportation or other valid reasons test at school. MoCo offers free transportation to testing sites so that takes away the transportation excuse.

They can’t even get 50 percent of families to opt in to testing at all. You think every parent wants to drive some distance every morning, wait in the testing line, wait 15 mins for results, then drive off to school because classmate Larlo’s family brought back Covid from their week in Puerto Rico over break and exposed the class?

And who is driving this “free transportation?” The bus drivers are going to get sick just like everybody else and we already have a shortage. Mark my words — there will be issues with busses January 3rd.

[Anonymous]

The CDC will need to update the K-12 guidance--that's what MCPS/MDSE follow. I am not aware that that has happened yet - so for now, it will stay as is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The CDC will need to update the K-12 guidance--that's what MCPS/MDSE follow. I am not aware that that has happened yet - so for now, it will stay as is.

It was last updated in Nov. to reflect availability of vaccines for 5-11 year olds. It has not been updated for Omicron.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html

[Anonymous]

Virtual learning is very likely by now, unfortunately. Hopefully it will be brief. The country needs to get serious about requiring vaccination otherwise we will go through these situations over and over... perhaps until a more deadly variant emerges which will then get people to vaccinate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about all the test to stay stuff? That was just passed like a month ago. Good god.

How would they administer dozens or hundreds of rapid tests every morning before letting exposed students or teachers into the building or before the kids rode the bus? It was feasible with the number of Delta cases but I think every classroom will have exposures and I don’t think there is manpower to widely stand that up.

Simple, they set up mass testing sites like they did for mass vaccine sites. Only kids who don't have transportation or other valid reasons test at school. MoCo offers free transportation to testing sites so that takes away the transportation excuse.

Not going to happen. The county testing sites are overwhelmed and so are the commercial/medical sites. Plus no at home tests in stock both in person or online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The labor unions will follow the CDC

The teacher union blocked mandatory vaccinations for all MCPS staff. Doesn’t sound like they follow CDC recommendations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about all the test to stay stuff? That was just passed like a month ago. Good god.

How would they administer dozens or hundreds of rapid tests every morning before letting exposed students or teachers into the building or before the kids rode the bus? It was feasible with the number of Delta cases but I think every classroom will have exposures and I don’t think there is manpower to widely stand that up.

Simple, they set up mass testing sites like they did for mass vaccine sites. Only kids who don't have transportation or other valid reasons test at school. MoCo offers free transportation to testing sites so that takes away the transportation excuse.

Not going to happen. The county testing sites are overwhelmed and so are the commercial/medical sites. Plus no at home tests in stock both in person or online.

The MCPS PR campaign this week was “Say Yes to the Test”.

https://mobile.twitter.com/MCPS/status/1474122647508242432?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Unfortunately, I said yes, my child was in close contact before winter break, and MCPS wouldn’t test. Tweets by school staff give the impression that they can’t get tested at school either.

Perhaps Dr. McKnight placed a call into Santa during her vacation and MCPS will be fully stocked with COVID tests on January 3rd. With staff and students traveling, testing kits will be needed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about all the test to stay stuff? That was just passed like a month ago. Good god.

It was just for show.

+1 MCPS and DHHS didn’t plan for a winter surge. They aren’t testing students and staff members who have close contact with COVID cases. They also aren’t doing random testing. Great week for MCPS administrators to be on vacation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The labor unions will follow the CDC

I wouldn’t count on this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about all the test to stay stuff? That was just passed like a month ago. Good god.

How would they administer dozens or hundreds of rapid tests every morning before letting exposed students or teachers into the building or before the kids rode the bus? It was feasible with the number of Delta cases but I think every classroom will have exposures and I don’t think there is manpower to widely stand that up.

Simple, they set up mass testing sites like they did for mass vaccine sites. Only kids who don't have transportation or other valid reasons test at school. MoCo offers free transportation to testing sites so that takes away the transportation excuse.

They can’t even get 50 percent of families to opt in to testing at all. You think every parent wants to drive some distance every morning, wait in the testing line, wait 15 mins for results, then drive off to school because classmate Larlo’s family brought back Covid from their week in Puerto Rico over break and exposed the class?

And who is driving this “free transportation?” The bus drivers are going to get sick just like everybody else and we already have a shortage. Mark my words — there will be issues with busses January 3rd.

Cabs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Virtual learning is very likely by now, unfortunately. Hopefully it will be brief. The country needs to get serious about requiring vaccination otherwise we will go through these situations over and over... perhaps until a more deadly variant emerges which will then get people to vaccinate.

We need testing not vaccines. Our country is highly vaccinated and that strategy did not work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The CDC is completely lost. Only 30% of the fully vaccinated in the US got boosters. According to the new guidelines, everybody else is bound to be in quarantine in a few days. Folks, get ready because we should be learning pretty soon about virtual classes for the month of January unless the schools do not follow the CDC or the CDC itself revises this absurd guidance - which by the way is bound to paralyze much more than schooling. Maybe time to shop for toilet paper…

They are not lost. They are following Biden’s do nothing politics.