COVID policy for 2023-24 school year

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

At this point I don't care any more. If they're sick enough to stay home they will but if they just have the sniffles I'm sure as $hit sending them to school. Sorry, not sorry. My kids are in HS and their education is more important at this point.

So, their education is important, but not the other kids who your kids will make sick? You are something else.

Np. I can't do this year after year. I agree with pp that my child's education is too important to have these week long absences for Covid plus I don't have the paid leave to stay home with him (and I've felt this way for a couple years). Last year my son had the flu and was out for a week because he felt miserable. Add that to days here and there for colds, strep, norovirus, and he just can't miss that much school for mild Covid.

Our system just isn't set up appropriately to accommodate multiple long absences throughout the school year. It's not. If you are extremely concerned about illness you have the option to homeschool. If you send your kids to school, you are accepting the risk.

This 100%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

It's more important that my child not miss school. She missed enough already because the teachers wanted to stay home during the pandemic. Now it's payback lol.

You are deranged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

It's more important that my child not miss school. She missed enough already because the teachers wanted to stay home during the pandemic. Now it's payback lol.

You are deranged.

I mean, your kid won't be learning much if her teacher gets sick. Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

At this point I don't care any more. If they're sick enough to stay home they will but if they just have the sniffles I'm sure as $hit sending them to school. Sorry, not sorry. My kids are in HS and their education is more important at this point.

So, their education is important, but not the other kids who your kids will make sick? You are something else.

Yes, their education is more important. I said the sniffles, not actual illness. If my kid's sniffles get your kids sick, oh well. That's life Flame away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Also our approach.

Don’t test, don’t tell.

There is no good reason to be testing kids for Covid at this point.

[Anonymous]

Our school system gives 18 total absences…excused or unexcused. After that there is a risk of failing the year

If I kept my kid home when they had signs of a cold we would easily miss 18 days before the end of the year.
Even a regular cold can last a week before noses stop running, and a cough can longer another week or so.

A day or two in the beginning when kids are really sick, and then they have to go back if it’s just a runny nose and mild cough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

You are obviously not worried now so why would you worry later?

[Anonymous]

We are recovering from Covid and very thankful that we are negative before school starts. Didn't want to miss the first days of school, or get anyone else sick.

No one is testing, no one is masking, except a few diligent families. So plan to catch it within the first weeks of school. If your immunity is strong enough, it might be asymptomatic.

[Anonymous]

No policy at the moment. Teachers need to use 5 days sick leave. We'll see how long that lasts. Most of my in-laws got covid in early August.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Wow your selfishness is astounding.
But sure, talk about “community” at school.


Also our approach.

Don’t test, don’t tell.

There is no good reason to be testing kids for Covid at this point.

[Anonymous]

Wow your selfishness is astounding.
But sure, talk about “community” at school.

[Anonymous]

Can not miss school for Covid...but Disney on a non vacation week...of course!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter has had a cough and congestion for a week. We didn't bother testing and if she were in school, we would send her.

Did she have covid? Who knows!! I am actually hoping it was covid, so we don't have to worry about it for a while lol.

Yeah just get the other kids and adults sick in the building. You’re a real gem. Pre-times this was looked down on too. My first year teaching I had pneumonia 4 times bc idiots sent their kids sick.

At this point I don't care any more. If they're sick enough to stay home they will but if they just have the sniffles I'm sure as $hit sending them to school. Sorry, not sorry. My kids are in HS and their education is more important at this point.

So, their education is important, but not the other kids who your kids will make sick? You are something else.

Yes, their education is more important. I said the sniffles, not actual illness. If my kid's sniffles get your kids sick, oh well. That's life Flame away.

No, it’s selfish. Then my kids miss school for them being sick, then me being sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I assume my kids will get Covid but who knows if I’ll catch it. I’ll do a rapid test when they first have symptoms and if negative I’ll send to school assuming no fever/vomiting/awful cough/feeling horrible. Not sure I’ll test multiple times for every cold like virus. The tests aren’t free anymore!

Free tests are available at all MoCo Libraries.

[Anonymous]

At an MCPS sports orientation last night, the athletic director said Covid diagnosis required 5 days off followed by 5 days masked.