Why the MCPS schools are not cancelling PTA and other meetings?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State band/chorus/orchestra is cancelled.

But no word on county?

That was in January/February.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State band/chorus/orchestra is cancelled.

But no word on county?

That was in January/February.

The permission slip for March 29th says MCPS Band Festival. Presumed that meant county?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State band/chorus/orchestra is cancelled.

But no word on county?

That was in January/February.

The permission slip for March 29th says MCPS Band Festival. Presumed that meant county?

Sorry, meant March 19th

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State band/chorus/orchestra is cancelled.

But no word on county?

That was in January/February.

The permission slip for March 29th says MCPS Band Festival. Presumed that meant county?

Oh, Festival.

All-county band/orchestra was in January/February. The top PP was referring to all-state band/orchestra/chorus, which has been cancelled.

[Anonymous]

People, use some common sense. If you don't feel safe going, then don't go. Preaching about cancelling meetings on this site is silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People, use some common sense. If you don't feel safe going, then don't go. Preaching about cancelling meetings on this site is silly.

Well, not really. Because the point isn't that we're concerned for our individual children or our own selves or families, but we are concerned about the community impact. Kids seem to be carriers for the most part. The point of social distancing isn't to protect our own children, but to slow and mitigate the impact on our healthcare system.

I get what you're saying, but this is one of those cases where the individualist "if you don't like it, don't do it" doesn't apply very well. A communitarian approach makes more sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People, use some common sense. If you don't feel safe going, then don't go. Preaching about cancelling meetings on this site is silly.

Well, not really. Because the point isn't that we're concerned for our individual children or our own selves or families, but we are concerned about the community impact. Kids seem to be carriers for the most part. The point of social distancing isn't to protect our own children, but to slow and mitigate the impact on our healthcare system.

I get what you're saying, but this is one of those cases where the individualist "if you don't like it, don't do it" doesn't apply very well. A communitarian approach makes more sense.

If enough people agree with you, there will be no meeting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:State band/chorus/orchestra is cancelled.

But no word on county?

That was in January/February.

The permission slip for March 29th says MCPS Band Festival. Presumed that meant county?

Oh, Festival.

All-county band/orchestra was in January/February. The top PP was referring to all-state band/orchestra/chorus, which has been cancelled.

OK, that makes sense. The first PP upthread who brought up band festivals was referring to the county ones next week, and I didn't realize we'd moved to something different here.

One is the county festival/adjudication, one is honors/all-state. All-state honors have been cancelled, but as of 3/10 county festivals are still on, as I understand it. Guess it's travel outside the county that was the concern. Or, more likely, parents in unaffected parts of the state didn't want their kids mixing with potentially-infected MoCo kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am sort of wondering about the band/orchestra festival next week. That's a lot of kids crammed in together, and I'm not sure how much benefit to anyone.

Thinking of kids playing instruments breathing the air, blowing it out of tubas, saxophones, flutes...

Emptying spit valves...
[mom of a trombone player]

for sure. and if you dont empty the valve, the trombone gets rusty.

[Anonymous]

The Destination Imagination tournament is this weekend. I’m hoping it doesn’t get canceled. Lot of wasted hours by so many kids.

[Anonymous]

Our middle school is still scheduled to have outdoor ed next week. 24 kids in a single room, sharing a bathroom! Gross under the best of circumstances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our middle school is still scheduled to have outdoor ed next week. 24 kids in a single room, sharing a bathroom! Gross under the best of circumstances.

Right? I wonder if parents will pull their kids out.

Fun to do outdoor Ed, but maybe not worth the risk for elderly grandparents who might live with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our middle school is still scheduled to have outdoor ed next week. 24 kids in a single room, sharing a bathroom! Gross under the best of circumstances.

Right? I wonder if parents will pull their kids out.

Fun to do outdoor Ed, but maybe not worth the risk for elderly grandparents who might live with them.

There was a stomach bug outbreak at OE the year before my DD went. The staff were insane with the hand sanitizer and not sharing water bottles when it was DD’s turn.

[Anonymous]

We are well off and our kids own their own instruments. No way they are blowing on others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People, use some common sense. If you don't feel safe going, then don't go. Preaching about cancelling meetings on this site is silly.

On the contrary..
It is about the institution making responsible decisions so that protect everyone equally, and to keep them to the standards they preach. This is not on the shoulders of individual parents and children skipping events to keep safe. The events should not go. Every meeting now is a chance for someone getting it Why risk lives over concerts, games, clubs and PTA..

Who’s job is to protect students??? Who gets paid for this, who is responsible.