Petition - MCPS: Do Not Change Metrics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would they go against these best practices and put people's lives at risk? To placate a few whiners who are demanding their free daycare?

"a few whiners who are demanding their free daycare" = the families of half of the students with responses to the MCPS survey

[Anonymous]

I support the petition because people are making decisions based on the published metrics. Parents have submitted choices for their children on the metrics that have were made public weeks ago, and teachers are basing leave and retirement requests on those metrics, as well. Now the county (BOE, Gayles, or whomever) want them to be changed? Unreasonable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I support the petition because people are making decisions based on the published metrics. Parents have submitted choices for their children on the metrics that have were made public weeks ago, and teachers are basing leave and retirement requests on those metrics, as well. Now the county (BOE, Gayles, or whomever) want them to be changed? Unreasonable.

Parents have the option to shift to virtual, even if they indicated they wanted in person in the survey. I'm not entirely sure what leave decisions are being made by teachers based on metrics, but I don't think that should hold the system hostage to metrics that are quite different from what the CDC and actual experts have recommended. As for retirement decisions, if someone is uncomfortable with the metrics adopted, they can choose to retire. This isn't indentured servitude. And all of this presupposes that teachers would be forced back to the classroom, which isn't entirely clear at this point.

At the end of the day, the county should adopt metrics that match the science and recommendations of the acknowledged experts. It would have been better to do that from the outset, but it is better to admit a mistake and adopt best practices, rather than sticking with metrics that don't make sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I support the petition because people are making decisions based on the published metrics. Parents have submitted choices for their children on the metrics that have were made public weeks ago, and teachers are basing leave and retirement requests on those metrics, as well. Now the county (BOE, Gayles, or whomever) want them to be changed? Unreasonable.

I imagine anyone who wants to change their mind if the metrics are changed and continue DL will be free to do so. I don't see the reverse happening- anyone who wasn't comfortable with the existing metrics, which are pretty conservative, will not be ok with looser ones.

I think MCPS (and other area districts) is going to have to be more flexible eventually because their current metrics may not be met by September. By that point, most adults will have access to the vaccine and I imagine that Federal government offices will reopen. All of a sudden you're going to have a lot of parents in a bind and the opinions will start to shift.

[Anonymous]

BOE disagrees with this group. They want MCPS metric to be more aligned with the rest of the districts in MD.

[Anonymous]

"BOE disagrees with this group. They want MCPS metric to be more aligned with the rest of the districts in MD."

Does that mean the BOE is going to support snow days only when the majority of the surrounding districts close for snow?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"BOE disagrees with this group. They want MCPS metric to be more aligned with the rest of the districts in MD."

Does that mean the BOE is going to support snow days only when the majority of the surrounding districts close for snow?

Because covid school metrics are comparable to local weather conditions?

[Anonymous]

None of this matters. The situation is getting worse than any metric they might put in place. Sorry I am in a very down place about this.

[Anonymous]

This makes me crazy since I bought my house for the ES but if you want in person next year apply to a catholic school. If you can afford before/aftercare you can afford catholic school. Or private if you are rolling in it. Yes we have two effective vaccines but we only have enough to vaccinate 100 million people coupled with raging infection rates. Should schools open anyway? Yes. Absolutely for young ES. Will they? No. We have lined up a plan b for next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None of this matters. The situation is getting worse than any metric they might put in place. Sorry I am in a very down place about this.

January and February will be really ugly.

[Anonymous]

Why are we even arguing about 5 or 15 per 100,000 right now, when our numbers are triple or quadruple that at the moment? It was like 40 per 100,000 yesterday. The virus is everywhere. The focus right now should be on the governor getting this spiraling mess under control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are we even arguing about 5 or 15 per 100,000 right now, when our numbers are triple or quadruple that at the moment? It was like 40 per 100,000 yesterday. The virus is everywhere. The focus right now should be on the governor getting this spiraling mess under control.

There is a press conference today at 3:00. I have heard rumors of a possible shut down again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Funny how it says "Responsible Citizen" started the petition, and they don't actually put their real name on it.

I wonder why...

Because we all know, cough cough... it’s a really a lazy teacher enjoying her home.

Or, even worse,

It's somebody who has a financial incentive for continued distance learning. Somebody that profits from kids staying at home

Who profits from kids staying at home? Zoom?

Are you kidding?

MCPS is renting out its buildings and fields to private companies.

Private aftercare providers are making $1200/month per student to have kids attend their programs IN MCPS buildings, during school hours.

There are plenty of people benefiting financially from schools being closed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are we even arguing about 5 or 15 per 100,000 right now, when our numbers are triple or quadruple that at the moment? It was like 40 per 100,000 yesterday. The virus is everywhere. The focus right now should be on the governor getting this spiraling mess under control.

Because this is the Hate On MCPS forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are we even arguing about 5 or 15 per 100,000 right now, when our numbers are triple or quadruple that at the moment? It was like 40 per 100,000 yesterday. The virus is everywhere. The focus right now should be on the governor getting this spiraling mess under control.

Because this is the Hate On MCPS forum.

Yeah, sort of. But getting it back down to under 15 is also a realistic goal. Hell, we were in that range for MONTHS. And we can expect to get back into that range again long before we ever get under 5 per 100.

So even if changing the groupings and metrics doesnt open the doors tomorrow, it does still open them A LOT sooner