Will MCPS go virtual the first part of January?

[Anonymous]

MCPS will not go virtual unless they have so many teacher and staff absences that it makes it impossible to open schools or keep them open.

They got really spooked by universal and widespread quarantine pushback to start the school year. They will not poke that bear again if they want to keep their jobs.

Keep in mind that it’s a campaign year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is the department of health not forcing them to go virtual? Why is Prince George’s sensible and MoCo ridiculous? They are going to kill people by forcing them back. It will be an epic tidal wave.

We’re you living under a rock for the more than a year schools were virtual and the disaster that was? The hysteria has got to stop. We have done enough harm to children for no good reason.

Go away, we’re talking about numbers. Take your emotions to other threads where you can grind teeth with like-minded people who can’t think past your kids. They are not more important than the health and safety of the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS will not go virtual unless they have so many teacher and staff absences that it makes it impossible to open schools or keep them open.

They got really spooked by universal and widespread quarantine pushback to start the school year. They will not poke that bear again if they want to keep their jobs.

Keep in mind that it’s a campaign year.

Refer to the letter you received. It’s more accurate than your assumptions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS will not go virtual unless they have so many teacher and staff absences that it makes it impossible to open schools or keep them open.

You make it sound like that sentence is some wildly unlikely possibility.

Have you seen COVID spread this week? It is very likely that most schools won't be able to open in a week.

[Anonymous]

What do you make of the tweet MCPS just released asking for parents to self report of their child tested positive? I wonder if they are collecting informal data to make the call for virtual learning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS will not go virtual unless they have so many teacher and staff absences that it makes it impossible to open schools or keep them open.

They got really spooked by universal and widespread quarantine pushback to start the school year. They will not poke that bear again if they want to keep their jobs.

Keep in mind that it’s a campaign year.

That is exactly what will happen. Positivity above 10% right now. Threshold for MCPS is 5%. Discussion centers around exact meaning of the sentence quoted on the first page, in the MCPS letter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is the department of health not forcing them to go virtual? Why is Prince George’s sensible and MoCo ridiculous? They are going to kill people by forcing them back. It will be an epic tidal wave.

We’re you living under a rock for the more than a year schools were virtual and the disaster that was? The hysteria has got to stop. We have done enough harm to children for no good reason.

Go away, we’re talking about numbers. Take your emotions to other threads where you can grind teeth with like-minded people who can’t think past your kids. They are not more important than the health and safety of the community.

Then what is? Everything else is wide open in MoCo, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you make of the tweet MCPS just released asking for parents to self report of their child tested positive? I wonder if they are collecting informal data to make the call for virtual learning

Yes, but it's futile. No one's paying attention. They'll either make the call before Jan 3rd, based on MoCo positivity rate, or open for a bit and then close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is the department of health not forcing them to go virtual? Why is Prince George’s sensible and MoCo ridiculous? They are going to kill people by forcing them back. It will be an epic tidal wave.

We’re you living under a rock for the more than a year schools were virtual and the disaster that was? The hysteria has got to stop. We have done enough harm to children for no good reason.

Go away, we’re talking about numbers. Take your emotions to other threads where you can grind teeth with like-minded people who can’t think past your kids. They are not more important than the health and safety of the community.

Then what is? Everything else is wide open in MoCo, no?

That's not MCPS's fault. Bars and restaurants had had to close on their own all across our region, because staff was positive. As hinted above, Hogan wants to become Senator, and has refused to close down anything. Take it up with him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS will not go virtual unless they have so many teacher and staff absences that it makes it impossible to open schools or keep them open.

They got really spooked by universal and widespread quarantine pushback to start the school year. They will not poke that bear again if they want to keep their jobs.

Keep in mind that it’s a campaign year.

That is exactly what will happen. Positivity above 10% right now. Threshold for MCPS is 5%. Discussion centers around exact meaning of the sentence quoted on the first page, in the MCPS letter.

What's confusing about the threshold?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS will not go virtual unless they have so many teacher and staff absences that it makes it impossible to open schools or keep them open.

You make it sound like that sentence is some wildly unlikely possibility.

Have you seen COVID spread this week? It is very likely that most schools won't be able to open in a week.

The airlines are at the front lines of this and while they had to cancel some flights due to staffing issues, they are powering through. I see no difference with schools and even less risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is the department of health not forcing them to go virtual? Why is Prince George’s sensible and MoCo ridiculous? They are going to kill people by forcing them back. It will be an epic tidal wave.

We’re you living under a rock for the more than a year schools were virtual and the disaster that was? The hysteria has got to stop. We have done enough harm to children for no good reason.

Go away, we’re talking about numbers. Take your emotions to other threads where you can grind teeth with like-minded people who can’t think past your kids. They are not more important than the health and safety of the community.

Then what is? Everything else is wide open in MoCo, no?

That's not MCPS's fault. Bars and restaurants had had to close on their own all across our region, because staff was positive. As hinted above, Hogan wants to become Senator, and has refused to close down anything. Take it up with him.

In the same vein, the "health and safety of the community" is not MCPS's responsibility either. That's the job of the county government and health department.

[Anonymous]

I took the 5% positivity rate to be at an individual school. Meaning if 5% of unrelated students/staff test positive at Elementary School #1, it would trigger a conversation re: Elementary School #1 only.
Did I understand that incorrectly?

[Anonymous]

Go away, we’re talking about numbers. Take your emotions to other threads where you can grind teeth with like-minded people who can’t think past your kids. They are not more important than the health and safety of the community.

The community has shown it doesn't care about its own health and safety. If it did, then we wouldn't see cases spiking. So reap what you sow in terms of your own health, and leave my kids in school and away from your misguided thinking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took the 5% positivity rate to be at an individual school. Meaning if 5% of unrelated students/staff test positive at Elementary School #1, it would trigger a conversation re: Elementary School #1 only.
Did I understand that incorrectly?

No, that's exactly right. I think it's clear as day. It just seems like people are willfully trying to twist it into something it's not.