COVID outbreak at private school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a large outbreak of COVID cases at our DC's school, and the school administration is remaining silent about it. The school remains open with no change in its mask-optional policy or update for the parents. Is there a state or county resource to whom we can report this? I have no idea if the school is obligated to report the results of at-home positive test results to the state.

What constitutes a "large outbreak" for you? How many cases? Across how many grades? How do you know these cases are associated with one another? Do you work for the school? If not, how do you have access to the data?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible that your school notified you about the Covid cases via stating that the school had multiple cases and that allows them not to update you with every positive? My kids are in DC schools but there have been plenty of positives these past two weeks. Unfortunately, this is where we are but most schools aren't going to change masking policies. It's too reactive!

At least in DC (can't speak to MD tho), the recommendations for masking, testing, etc. in schools aren't tied to school-specific case numbers. They're tied to the community levels, which are still too low to require universal masking. Sure, a school can make their own rules, but that becomes messy and hard to enforce real fast.

OP, are you not seeing your schools' cases on MD's Covid website? DC at least has a huge lag in updating. My oldest is in public school and they reported a bunch of cases last week, so obviously DC Health knows ... and the coronavirus.dc.gov still says they've had no cases since January.

(That said, I'm with the PP who said they'd rather not get school-wide notifications. Like, what the heck can I do with that information? We're all vaccinated and boosted. I make sure my kids wear masks and test a couple times in the week before we see vulnerable friends or relatives, and I'd do all that regardless.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a large outbreak of COVID cases at our DC's school, and the school administration is remaining silent about it. The school remains open with no change in its mask-optional policy or update for the parents. Is there a state or county resource to whom we can report this? I have no idea if the school is obligated to report the results of at-home positive test results to the state.

What constitutes a "large outbreak" for you? How many cases? Across how many grades? How do you know these cases are associated with one another? Do you work for the school? If not, how do you have access to the data?

omg things went up infinity%, from zero to 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a large outbreak of COVID cases at our DC's school, and the school administration is remaining silent about it. The school remains open with no change in its mask-optional policy or update for the parents. Is there a state or county resource to whom we can report this? I have no idea if the school is obligated to report the results of at-home positive test results to the state.

Impossible- covid is over, remember?

[Anonymous]

Isn’t Covid less virulent at this point especially if you are vaccinated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a large outbreak of COVID cases at our DC's school, and the school administration is remaining silent about it. The school remains open with no change in its mask-optional policy or update for the parents. Is there a state or county resource to whom we can report this? I have no idea if the school is obligated to report the results of at-home positive test results to the state.

Impossible- covid is over, remember?

No one wants masks anymore. If you are worried, all schools allow masks but you should not force a policy change over anxiety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a large outbreak of COVID cases at our DC's school, and the school administration is remaining silent about it. The school remains open with no change in its mask-optional policy or update for the parents. Is there a state or county resource to whom we can report this? I have no idea if the school is obligated to report the results of at-home positive test results to the state.

What constitutes a "large outbreak" for you? How many cases? Across how many grades? How do you know these cases are associated with one another? Do you work for the school? If not, how do you have access to the data?

What an aggressive parent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t Covid less virulent at this point especially if you are vaccinated? [/quote

Yes. I think we are now in a phase where "it is what it is" and we must continue our life and our kid's as much as we can. We are vaccinated and trust the vaccine. If someone in our family gets sick, hopefully it'll be a major cold and nothing life threatening.

[Anonymous]

There is a false sense of security that this variant has brought. Mild symptoms, recover, and get on with your life.

The unknown long term effects on cognition and respiratory capacity are factors few think about. More is being published about these and other effects on the body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been very happy with how my school has handled covid until this week. When we dropped restrictions they said they’d reinstate if numbers rose, but even the easiest restrictions didn’t come back this week.

Yesterday, on a day I had had 3 exposures (e.g. I had been exposed 3 times in the previous 5 days) they had indoor lunch despite beautiful weather and the outdoor seating still being set up. We had a whole school assembly with all the kids crowded on the floor, even though we routinely set up chairs with more distance in the same space that hold everyone.

Both are strategies that significantly cut down exposure without really causing any discomfort or changing the experience in a negative way. Kids are outside when it was so cold and yet can’t on a beautiful sunny April Day?

Like many of my kids I plan to see elderly relatives for Easter. If there is a week to take precautions (not closing but stopping large events like assemblies, outdoor eating, maybe masking) it was these 3 days.

—Teaxher

Someone somewhere will always have something important coming up they don’t want to miss. That’s not a valid reason to put universal precautions in place. If someone plans to travel or see family, it’s there responsibility to take care of there own situation. Take personal leave, keep kids home , wear a mask or test a few times, and social distance from the vulnerable you are visiting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a false sense of security that this variant has brought. Mild symptoms, recover, and get on with your life.

The unknown long term effects on cognition and respiratory capacity are factors few think about. More is being published about these and other effects on the body.

And there are already articles being published about the severe and widespread mental health outcomes from overly isolating people during this pandemic. It must stop. Wear a mask if you are still clinging to covid fear.

[Anonymous]

There was one case in my kid's class this week. The whole class is required to wear masks for 10 days and has to test in a few days. I'm okay with it although masking for 10 days seems a little excessive with no evidence of it spreading.

[Anonymous]

Not buying this at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was one case in my kid's class this week. The whole class is required to wear masks for 10 days and has to test in a few days. I'm okay with it although masking for 10 days seems a little excessive with no evidence of it spreading.

If this is the case. It’s the same as universal masking mandate. Kids in that school will be required to mask almost all the time. Speak up if you think it’s excessive!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a large outbreak of COVID cases at our DC's school, and the school administration is remaining silent about it. The school remains open with no change in its mask-optional policy or update for the parents. Is there a state or county resource to whom we can report this? I have no idea if the school is obligated to report the results of at-home positive test results to the state.

What constitutes a "large outbreak" for you? How many cases? Across how many grades? How do you know these cases are associated with one another? Do you work for the school? If not, how do you have access to the data?

What an aggressive parent

Aggressive or interested in learning specific facts before reaching any conclusions?