If we had covid numbers like Florida or Georgia, would you do things differently?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m in FL and need to make a decision on DDs school this week. She goes 4 days a week to a half day preschool and I’m so torn.

You can’t seriously be debating this. Of course you don’t send her! Preschool is not that important and you obviously have other childcare (or a SAHP) since she only goes 4 half days.

What exactly is the danger to preschoolers? Daycares have been open this entire time. Little kids by and large are not affected by this.

No but the preschooler can infect her parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. She in a hotspot, not Vermont, where my answer would be different.

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No. I’m not doing playdate a or daycare and I chose DL.

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Why would you make a different decision? The virus is what it is -- super contagious, it travels with non-symptomatic carriers and is very dangerous to some.

Yes there are more cases in FL or GA but a single carrier is all it takes. Remember this likely started in November with a single person being infected. Three months later the entire world was on fire.

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Anonymous wrote:Stop play dates, stop daycare, homeschool (or choose DL)?

There’s no reason to stop DL or homeschooling. Those things can continue in a war.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m in GA and my kids go back to full time, in person school on August 13th. Couldn’t tell you what our numbers are, but can tell you it would be great if you could keep your people up there and out of our islands.

Just curious, when they go back will they be required to wear masks or have any other mitigation measures in place?

I’m in Forsyth county and it hasn’t really been made clear. “Expected but not mandatory” “highly encouraged” ...it’s been extremely vague.

[Anonymous]

I'm higher risk and doing strict social distancing. So wouldn't do anything differently in Florida.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m in FL and need to make a decision on DDs school this week. She goes 4 days a week to a half day preschool and I’m so torn.

You can’t seriously be debating this. Of course you don’t send her! Preschool is not that important and you obviously have other childcare (or a SAHP) since she only goes 4 half days.

What exactly is the danger to preschoolers? Daycares have been open this entire time. Little kids by and large are not affected by this.

No but the preschooler can infect her parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. She in a hotspot, not Vermont, where my answer would be different.

Sorry, but I fail to see how a preschooler in FL who gets infected would be any more likely to spread it to their family than a preschooler in VT.

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I would be much, much more careful outside and be very hesitant to ever go indoors anywhere except my own home, since people don't wear masks as widely in FL or GA and don't social distance like we do.

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Wouldn't do anything different--staying masked for shopping, no crowded indoor spaces, keeping distance outdoors.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m in GA and my kids go back to full time, in person school on August 13th. Couldn’t tell you what our numbers are, but can tell you it would be great if you could keep your people up there and out of our islands.

You seem super well informed, and like you will make safe decisions for your children

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Anonymous wrote:We are not seeing friends at all and very much social distancing. I do grocery shopping errands maybe once a week and otherwise DL. I absolutely would not send my kid to school. With selfish people traveling and not distancing, we are going to spike soon.

This is us too. But everyone I knows is doing camps, play dates, traveling, etc. Hope they don’t complain when schools don’t open this year.

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We do live in Georgia and we do things VERY differently than what I read here! In fact, it’s shockingly different. It’s us in the house and all masked when even walking to get the mail and the end of our street.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m in GA and my kids go back to full time, in person school on August 13th. Couldn’t tell you what our numbers are, but can tell you it would be great if you could keep your people up there and out of our islands.

No, neighbor, it’s us - not them. I’m shocked anyone would come to our islands now. They are doing great - we are dying.

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Anonymous wrote:For sure. I pretty much shop normally now. Not frivolously, but I out on my mask and shop when I need to. Food, Target, etc. I would change that behavior if we were in a hot spot.

Same.

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Anonymous wrote:For sure. I pretty much shop normally now. Not frivolously, but I out on my mask and shop when I need to. Food, Target, etc. I would change that behavior if we were in a hot spot.

I also shop at will. If I lived in a hot spot in which people were good about masks, I would continue to. If I lived in a hot spot in which people were not good about masks, I would hide.

Same. I have some friends in TN and SC and they say people there are just carrying on without a care in the world, no masks, la dee dah. I wouldn’t be ok with that.