Outdoor lunch

[Anonymous]

Are there any non-ward 3 schools that are still doing outdoor lunch or is this only the most privileged?

[Anonymous]

I teach at a HS that allows students to eat outside or in the cafeteria or in a variety of other places around the room like teacher’s classrooms.

[Anonymous]

We are at Janney and they eat outside. And apparently they are now getting heaters. Are other schools getting heaters? That seems pretty luxurious to me. I wonder if this another case of Janney's privilege.

To be honest, now that my kids are vaccinated and not at risk of quarantines anymore, I wouldn't care that much if they ate inside. Everybody will get Omicron eventually, it's not a question of if but when. But I guess it's better to spread it out so the numbers don't give them reason to close schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t eat outdoor in a 30 degrees temp, why would I want my vaccinated kid to eat outdoor in the cold?

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[Anonymous]

Lafayette has outdoor lunch but no talk of heaters. they don’t go out in cold, rain, snow. kids eat on the ground, so there will be more indoor lunch. kids eat in classroom/hallway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t eat outdoor in a 30 degrees temp, why would I want my vaccinated kid to eat outdoor in the cold?

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I thought this was true but when we polled the one grade eating outside they almost all wanted to eat out in the cold (coats required). Honestly kids are weird with temperatures! I think we set a feels like <32 and we all eat inside policy but it’s always optional so no one is forced to eat out in the cold/heat/sun/wind.

[Anonymous]

Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are at Janney and they eat outside. And apparently they are now getting heaters. Are other schools getting heaters? That seems pretty luxurious to me. I wonder if this another case of Janney's privilege.

To be honest, now that my kids are vaccinated and not at risk of quarantines anymore, I wouldn't care that much if they ate inside. Everybody will get Omicron eventually, it's not a question of if but when. But I guess it's better to spread it out so the numbers don't give them reason to close schools.

Agree w you except I like to believe we all won’t get omnicron. I’m not saying my belief is based in anything other than foolish hope. We are prepared as a family to get it knowing we just need otc meds and time.

Our kids eat outside unless temp is below a certain amount. If they eat inside the face forward and have a certain amount of space. Masks are up for chewing and down to put food in. The way my kids make it sound is it’s a military procedure.

We are accepting the risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are at Janney and they eat outside. And apparently they are now getting heaters. Are other schools getting heaters? That seems pretty luxurious to me. I wonder if this another case of Janney's privilege.

To be honest, now that my kids are vaccinated and not at risk of quarantines anymore, I wouldn't care that much if they ate inside. Everybody will get Omicron eventually, it's not a question of if but when. But I guess it's better to spread it out so the numbers don't give them reason to close schools.

Agree w you except I like to believe we all won’t get omnicron. I’m not saying my belief is based in anything other than foolish hope. We are prepared as a family to get it knowing we just need otc meds and time.

Our kids eat outside unless temp is below a certain amount. If they eat inside the face forward and have a certain amount of space. Masks are up for chewing and down to put food in. The way my kids make it sound is it’s a military procedure.

We are accepting the risk.

This is crazy. I just read about this policy for the first time this morning, I had no idea some schools were doing it in DC (but I guess I'm not surprised):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/06/omicron-school-closures/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are at Janney and they eat outside. And apparently they are now getting heaters. Are other schools getting heaters? That seems pretty luxurious to me. I wonder if this another case of Janney's privilege.

To be honest, now that my kids are vaccinated and not at risk of quarantines anymore, I wouldn't care that much if they ate inside. Everybody will get Omicron eventually, it's not a question of if but when. But I guess it's better to spread it out so the numbers don't give them reason to close schools.

Agree w you except I like to believe we all won’t get omnicron. I’m not saying my belief is based in anything other than foolish hope. We are prepared as a family to get it knowing we just need otc meds and time.

Our kids eat outside unless temp is below a certain amount. If they eat inside the face forward and have a certain amount of space. Masks are up for chewing and down to put food in. The way my kids make it sound is it’s a military procedure.

We are accepting the risk.

Yes, it's a foolish hope. You might not get it this month, or this year, but you and your kids will eventually get it at some point, unless you keep taking a costly amount of precautions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

I'm not sure who "they" is - but perhaps the PTA ordered them without fully thinking it through, operationally.

Or, maybe the electrical is supposed to be able to handle them, but in fact can't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t eat outdoor in a 30 degrees temp, why would I want my vaccinated kid to eat outdoor in the cold?

💯

I thought this was true but when we polled the one grade eating outside they almost all wanted to eat out in the cold (coats required). Honestly kids are weird with temperatures! I think we set a feels like <32 and we all eat inside policy but it’s always optional so no one is forced to eat out in the cold/heat/sun/wind.

While true isn’t there some rule (maybe it’s by school) about what the threshold is for outdoor activities? I know recess/PE was in the gym if the temp fell below a certain temperature and that has kids moving not sitting still. I’m fine with eating indoors, unmasked for 20-30 mins. as long as the kids are not swished together. Making everyone stay masked and eating with a mask on is over the top. We don’t do it to adults on planes, Amtrak or at sporting events.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

I'm not sure who "they" is - but perhaps the PTA ordered them without fully thinking it through, operationally.

Or, maybe the electrical is supposed to be able to handle them, but in fact can't.

I hope it's the latter, but even that would be embarrassing. Everyone knows that electric heating draws a lot of power. They should have checked the amperage before spending money on such a purchase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are at Janney and they eat outside. And apparently they are now getting heaters. Are other schools getting heaters? That seems pretty luxurious to me. I wonder if this another case of Janney's privilege.

To be honest, now that my kids are vaccinated and not at risk of quarantines anymore, I wouldn't care that much if they ate inside. Everybody will get Omicron eventually, it's not a question of if but when. But I guess it's better to spread it out so the numbers don't give them reason to close schools.

Agree w you except I like to believe we all won’t get omnicron. I’m not saying my belief is based in anything other than foolish hope. We are prepared as a family to get it knowing we just need otc meds and time.

Our kids eat outside unless temp is below a certain amount. If they eat inside the face forward and have a certain amount of space. Masks are up for chewing and down to put food in. The way my kids make it sound is it’s a military procedure.

We are accepting the risk.

This is crazy. I just read about this policy for the first time this morning, I had no idea some schools were doing it in DC (but I guess I'm not surprised):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/06/omicron-school-closures/

Wow. That sounds awful.