Can she return to school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just went through the same thing. DCUM and the pediatrician's office told us to stop testing. MCPS policy (and CDC guidelines) provide for end of isolation after Day 5 as long as good mask is worn, fever free and symptoms are improving. My kid never had a fever and we finally gave in on Day 8. He desperately wanted out but also was very anxious not to do anything unethical. It was our first bout with Covid and we didn't realize that there was no negative test requirement.

We have a similar timeframe, OP, and Day 6 is Friday. MCPS policy says send your child back with mask as long as child has no symptoms or lessening symptoms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please do not send her back until rapid test is negative. Rapid tests only show positive with very high viral load, which means very likely still contagious.

https://dearpandemic.org/10-day-positive-contagious/

What's the big deal? It's just a cold.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We just went through the same thing. DCUM and the pediatrician's office told us to stop testing. MCPS policy (and CDC guidelines) provide for end of isolation after Day 5 as long as good mask is worn, fever free and symptoms are improving. My kid never had a fever and we finally gave in on Day 8. He desperately wanted out but also was very anxious not to do anything unethical. It was our first bout with Covid and we didn't realize that there was no negative test requirement.

We have a similar timeframe, OP, and Day 6 is Friday. MCPS policy says send your child back with mask as long as child has no symptoms or lessening symptoms.

I thought MCPS policy was you must mask at all times for days 6-10. So how can you mask and eat lunch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got a stuffy nose and cough Saturday. We tested her Sunday and she was positive. She has stayed home all week and is now asymptomatic. According to CDC guidelines, she may now return to school as she has completed five days of quarantine. I even called the school nurse to ask, who said she can return. However, she is still testing positive even though she’s asymptomatic. I can’t find anything on CDC or MCPS that addresses this. Can she return to school on day six, asymptomatic yet positive? The nurse didn’t ask if she was testing positive or negative.

Yes. The guidelines are clear. All you need to do is quarantine for five days and then if asymptomatic they can return. No test required and testing results if you did do it don’t matter. The school nurse told you this already.

If you want to keep your child home it’s fine. But it’s not required.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We just went through the same thing. DCUM and the pediatrician's office told us to stop testing. MCPS policy (and CDC guidelines) provide for end of isolation after Day 5 as long as good mask is worn, fever free and symptoms are improving. My kid never had a fever and we finally gave in on Day 8. He desperately wanted out but also was very anxious not to do anything unethical. It was our first bout with Covid and we didn't realize that there was no negative test requirement.

We have a similar timeframe, OP, and Day 6 is Friday. MCPS policy says send your child back with mask as long as child has no symptoms or lessening symptoms.

I thought MCPS policy was you must mask at all times for days 6-10. So how can you mask and eat lunch?

You don't. But asymptomatic kids are eating lunch without their masks every day. The current estimate is that 70-80 percent of kids have already had covid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We just went through the same thing. DCUM and the pediatrician's office told us to stop testing. MCPS policy (and CDC guidelines) provide for end of isolation after Day 5 as long as good mask is worn, fever free and symptoms are improving. My kid never had a fever and we finally gave in on Day 8. He desperately wanted out but also was very anxious not to do anything unethical. It was our first bout with Covid and we didn't realize that there was no negative test requirement.

We have a similar timeframe, OP, and Day 6 is Friday. MCPS policy says send your child back with mask as long as child has no symptoms or lessening symptoms.

I thought MCPS policy was you must mask at all times for days 6-10. So how can you mask and eat lunch?

You don't. But asymptomatic kids are eating lunch without their masks every day. The current estimate is that 70-80 percent of kids have already had covid.

It's probably higher than that now. That figure was from February. From December to February, it went from 45% to 75%. With that trajectory, you do the math.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We just went through the same thing. DCUM and the pediatrician's office told us to stop testing. MCPS policy (and CDC guidelines) provide for end of isolation after Day 5 as long as good mask is worn, fever free and symptoms are improving. My kid never had a fever and we finally gave in on Day 8. He desperately wanted out but also was very anxious not to do anything unethical. It was our first bout with Covid and we didn't realize that there was no negative test requirement.

We have a similar timeframe, OP, and Day 6 is Friday. MCPS policy says send your child back with mask as long as child has no symptoms or lessening symptoms.

I thought MCPS policy was you must mask at all times for days 6-10. So how can you mask and eat lunch?

You don't. But asymptomatic kids are eating lunch without their masks every day. The current estimate is that 70-80 percent of kids have already had covid.

Typhoid Larla!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We just went through the same thing. DCUM and the pediatrician's office told us to stop testing. MCPS policy (and CDC guidelines) provide for end of isolation after Day 5 as long as good mask is worn, fever free and symptoms are improving. My kid never had a fever and we finally gave in on Day 8. He desperately wanted out but also was very anxious not to do anything unethical. It was our first bout with Covid and we didn't realize that there was no negative test requirement.

We have a similar timeframe, OP, and Day 6 is Friday. MCPS policy says send your child back with mask as long as child has no symptoms or lessening symptoms.

I thought MCPS policy was you must mask at all times for days 6-10. So how can you mask and eat lunch?

Lol, not really. Think of all the kids eating lunch without masks. Also all the kids who didn't wear their masks correctly. Think of the high level of kids who already had covid even before MCPS went mask optional. The two may be connected.

You don't. But asymptomatic kids are eating lunch without their masks every day. The current estimate is that 70-80 percent of kids have already had covid.

Typhoid Larla!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We just went through the same thing. DCUM and the pediatrician's office told us to stop testing. MCPS policy (and CDC guidelines) provide for end of isolation after Day 5 as long as good mask is worn, fever free and symptoms are improving. My kid never had a fever and we finally gave in on Day 8. He desperately wanted out but also was very anxious not to do anything unethical. It was our first bout with Covid and we didn't realize that there was no negative test requirement.

We have a similar timeframe, OP, and Day 6 is Friday. MCPS policy says send your child back with mask as long as child has no symptoms or lessening symptoms.

I thought MCPS policy was you must mask at all times for days 6-10. So how can you mask and eat lunch?

You don't. But asymptomatic kids are eating lunch without their masks every day. The current estimate is that 70-80 percent of kids have already had covid.

Typhoid Larla!

Lol, not really. Think of all the kids eating lunch without masks. Also all the kids who didn't wear their masks correctly. Think of the high level of kids who already had covid even before MCPS went mask optional. The two may be connected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please do not send her back until rapid test is negative. Rapid tests only show positive with very high viral load, which means very likely still contagious.

https://dearpandemic.org/10-day-positive-contagious/

No no and no. Just stop with this constant testing nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please do not send her back until rapid test is negative. Rapid tests only show positive with very high viral load, which means very likely still contagious.

https://dearpandemic.org/10-day-positive-contagious/

This is not true.

She can go back on Day 6. I'm still testing positive after three weeks. There is no reason to keep kids home after they've passed the quarantine period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please do not send her back until rapid test is negative. Rapid tests only show positive with very high viral load, which means very likely still contagious.

https://dearpandemic.org/10-day-positive-contagious/

This is not true.

She can go back on Day 6. I'm still testing positive after three weeks. There is no reason to keep kids home after they've passed the quarantine period.

I think this is part of the reason that the CDC adjusted their quarantine guidelines recently. People can test positive for weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please do not send her back until rapid test is negative. Rapid tests only show positive with very high viral load, which means very likely still contagious.

https://dearpandemic.org/10-day-positive-contagious/

No no and no. Just stop with this constant testing nonsense.

Why go to school if your goal is to generate stupid children? If they go to school they might learn about viral loads of a virus during a pandemic and figure out that you are an a**.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please do not send her back until rapid test is negative. Rapid tests only show positive with very high viral load, which means very likely still contagious.

https://dearpandemic.org/10-day-positive-contagious/

This is not true.

She can go back on Day 6. I'm still testing positive after three weeks. There is no reason to keep kids home after they've passed the quarantine period.

I’m sorry to derail, but are you testing positive on at-home rapid tests after three weeks? I’m on Day 9, still positive, and anxious to be negative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please do not send her back until rapid test is negative. Rapid tests only show positive with very high viral load, which means very likely still contagious.

https://dearpandemic.org/10-day-positive-contagious/

This is not the CDC Guidance. I would not do this. I know people that have rapid tested positive 3 weeks later.