For those of you who prefer distance learning

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Anonymous wrote:I would not send my child to school until she is vaccinated. I don't want to gamble with her long-term health though I understand she is unlikely to be significantly affected in the present.

So you're willing to keep your kids out of school until children can get the vaccine? Because that may be 2022, given that they haven't started trials on kids yet.

Yes they have. https://www.keyc.com/2021/01/10/clinical-trials-underway-develop-childrens-covid-vaccine/

Will be a few months, but not years.

Regardless of timeframe, yes, I will keep my child home until she is vaccinated. I won't send her back to school and risk her getting something that could cause her lung/heart/whoknowswhat problems the rest of her life.

the risks of a vaccine are very likely higher than the risks of covid. the reason to vax kids is for herd immunity, to protect you in other words.

I'm not sure that PP is thinking with all her lights on. She should probably stop driving her car with her kid or letting her child walk down the street. Too dangerous.

Why are you attacking her for her choice?

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Anonymous wrote:I would not send my child to school until she is vaccinated. I don't want to gamble with her long-term health though I understand she is unlikely to be significantly affected in the present.

So you're willing to keep your kids out of school until children can get the vaccine? Because that may be 2022, given that they haven't started trials on kids yet.

I will not send mine back and given the choice mine prefer to stay at home. I have long term health issues so they see what its like for me and know I don't want that for them.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem I have with going back is that it doesn't seem to be enough better than our current situation to warrant the risk. If the risk were lower and the situation better, it might change. But right now my kids have a lot of freedom to play, run around, etc- during the day, in between classes. They do not have to wear masks in our house. They can pursue their personal interests in their spare time. They love their teachers- and want to stay with them. As a parent, I know the schedule for the week. I do not have to drop off/pick up. I do not have to drop everything because someone tested positive- Logistically, it works.

Ditto. Their education isn’t suffering and I’m not sure if the masked distanced social interactions they would have at school would be any better than the masked distanced social interactions we can arrange on our own. And they are certainly happier at home. On the net positive side, the opportunity to do DL from any location has been a great experience for our family. We have definitely experienced the pros and cons of distance learning. Add the risk of them bringing covid home or spreading it to others, especially when numbers are surging and we have a mysterious new variant that seems much more easily transmitted, keeping them home right now is a no brainer.

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you who would choose distance learning (if/when given the choice), what would change your mind to send your child/ren back to the classroom in person? Are there health metrics or something that would prompt you to have your child return to school buildings? Do you expect public schools/public charters to provide distance learning if and when the covid pandemic is considered over? What are your expectations going forward?

I’ll bite here. The daily case rate and the percent positive are too high. I don’t like the prospect of my kids being tied to a desk and not allowed free movement. We have a nanny so childcare is not an issue. I would never expect charters or Dcps to continue the option next year. I anticipate being comfortable sending my kid back fully in August, maybe in April/May but I’m not sure.

Similar feeling here. My kids are in MS and HS, are self-sufficient, and are doing fine in DL. We’d all prefer in-person but don’t think it makes sense to return in the middle of the worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic. I’m hoping conditions will improve in the spring and would consider a return then.

There’s really nothing DCPS or our individual schools could do that would make me more comfortable with the idea of returning in the next two months.

I agree. I would say it’s surreal kids are going back to school during a raging pandemic.

What's surreal is for US public schools to be closed for more than a year while all other developed countries have found ways to bring kids back without creating superspreader situations in school buildings. Especially for a virus that is less dangerous to kids than the flu.

Until the Christmas holiday, no other developed country has the widespread outbreaks the US has seen.

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Anonymous wrote:I felt comfortable sending my kids back in August, but I respected DCPS’s decision to stay DL. Things are significantly worse now and I don’t think it’s safe for students or teachers to be back. Too much community spread.

DCPS is opening.

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you who would choose distance learning (if/when given the choice), what would change your mind to send your child/ren back to the classroom in person? Are there health metrics or something that would prompt you to have your child return to school buildings? Do you expect public schools/public charters to provide distance learning if and when the covid pandemic is considered over? What are your expectations going forward?

I’ll bite here. The daily case rate and the percent positive are too high. I don’t like the prospect of my kids being tied to a desk and not allowed free movement. We have a nanny so childcare is not an issue. I would never expect charters or Dcps to continue the option next year. I anticipate being comfortable sending my kid back fully in August, maybe in April/May but I’m not sure.

Similar feeling here. My kids are in MS and HS, are self-sufficient, and are doing fine in DL. We’d all prefer in-person but don’t think it makes sense to return in the middle of the worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic. I’m hoping conditions will improve in the spring and would consider a return then.

There’s really nothing DCPS or our individual schools could do that would make me more comfortable with the idea of returning in the next two months.

I agree. I would say it’s surreal kids are going back to school during a raging pandemic.

What's surreal is for US public schools to be closed for more than a year while all other developed countries have found ways to bring kids back without creating superspreader situations in school buildings. Especially for a virus that is less dangerous to kids than the flu.

Until the Christmas holiday, no other developed country has the widespread outbreaks the US has seen.

This is not true when you compare to the DC area.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not send my child to school until she is vaccinated. I don't want to gamble with her long-term health though I understand she is unlikely to be significantly affected in the present.

So you're willing to keep your kids out of school until children can get the vaccine? Because that may be 2022, given that they haven't started trials on kids yet.

Yes they have. https://www.keyc.com/2021/01/10/clinical-trials-underway-develop-childrens-covid-vaccine/

Will be a few months, but not years.

Regardless of timeframe, yes, I will keep my child home until she is vaccinated. I won't send her back to school and risk her getting something that could cause her lung/heart/whoknowswhat problems the rest of her life.

the risks of a vaccine are very likely higher than the risks of covid. the reason to vax kids is for herd immunity, to protect you in other words.

I'm not sure that PP is thinking with all her lights on. She should probably stop driving her car with her kid or letting her child walk down the street. Too dangerous.

Why are you attacking her for her choice?

The PP is just making her aware of her irrational assessment of risk.

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This thread is about those who prefer DL. Our kids are staying home. They are doing fine. We and they like the freedom of learning from the couch or wherever and without a mask on for 6 hours straight. Like a PP said, with a surge in cases, it really is a no-brainer. Why try and send your kids back in the middle of a raging pandemic when the vaccine is here. We also are using the DL to travel and go to safe houses and enjoy the mountains and the beach. For those who want schools open and want to risk opening up your bubble and possibly infecting your family, other kids, teachers, and staff, keep trying to convince yourself that it is perfectly safe to send your kids back to school when it isn't. I think April/May will be better so a term 4 opening makes more sense.

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When it’s not concurrent. Concurrent enrollment sounds so unworkable. The only potential benefit will be the teacher making him get back on track when he’s supposed to be doing independent work for two days out of the week.

I’m not even that afraid of my kid getting corona l, but when he’s at home, I don’t have to get him off to school, get him lunch, pick him up, etc.

It just seems a lot less complicated.

Plus I have another kid at a different so even if they both went back, there is no guarantee I’d have the house to myself for those two days.

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I would not go into a building for 6-7 hours a day, nor would I want to west a mask for that long. I will not ask teachers and my kids to do the same. So, I chose virtual. I would like cases to be back at July/August numbers for Arlington. So 5-6% positivity and less than 20 cases a day. Plus 5 days a week, and I’ll send them back. I’m not doing it so they can sit in a room with a proctor while they do the same crap they are doing at home. They can do that at home and sleep later and eat at home and get up and stretch when they want and get family time.
I will not want to see the school offer DL for the whole year. It’s terrible.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not send my child to school until she is vaccinated. I don't want to gamble with her long-term health though I understand she is unlikely to be significantly affected in the present.

So you're willing to keep your kids out of school until children can get the vaccine? Because that may be 2022, given that they haven't started trials on kids yet.

Yes they have. https://www.keyc.com/2021/01/10/clinical-trials-underway-develop-childrens-covid-vaccine/

Will be a few months, but not years.

Regardless of timeframe, yes, I will keep my child home until she is vaccinated. I won't send her back to school and risk her getting something that could cause her lung/heart/whoknowswhat problems the rest of her life.

the risks of a vaccine are very likely higher than the risks of covid. the reason to vax kids is for herd immunity, to protect you in other words.

I'm not sure that PP is thinking with all her lights on. She should probably stop driving her car with her kid or letting her child walk down the street. Too dangerous.

Why are you attacking her for her choice?

The PP is just making her aware of her irrational assessment of risk.

I think it’s completely irrational people would send their kids back in this environment. You have to be a moron to not see the train wreck that is in front of you. The people who want schools open aren’t thinking with all their headlights on. See??? It goes both ways.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem I have with going back is that it doesn't seem to be enough better than our current situation to warrant the risk. If the risk were lower and the situation better, it might change. But right now my kids have a lot of freedom to play, run around, etc- during the day, in between classes. They do not have to wear masks in our house. They can pursue their personal interests in their spare time. They love their teachers- and want to stay with them. As a parent, I know the schedule for the week. I do not have to drop off/pick up. I do not have to drop everything because someone tested positive- Logistically, it works.

Ditto. Their education isn’t suffering and I’m not sure if the masked distanced social interactions they would have at school would be any better than the masked distanced social interactions we can arrange on our own. And they are certainly happier at home. On the net positive side, the opportunity to do DL from any location has been a great experience for our family. We have definitely experienced the pros and cons of distance learning. Add the risk of them bringing covid home or spreading it to others, especially when numbers are surging and we have a mysterious new variant that seems much more easily transmitted, keeping them home right now is a no brainer.

You must have very low educational standards.

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I think the PP has very high educational standards and has the best intentions for the safety of their family. I applaud them. We too are doing the same: the current risks outweigh any benefits. We'll wait until April or May. You seem to have very little concern for your own life and the possibility of suffering from covid for the rest of your life.

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My kids return when we are all vaccinated. I’m on immunosuppressants.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not send my child to school until she is vaccinated. I don't want to gamble with her long-term health though I understand she is unlikely to be significantly affected in the present.

So you're willing to keep your kids out of school until children can get the vaccine? Because that may be 2022, given that they haven't started trials on kids yet.

Yes they have. https://www.keyc.com/2021/01/10/clinical-trials-underway-develop-childrens-covid-vaccine/

Will be a few months, but not years.

Regardless of timeframe, yes, I will keep my child home until she is vaccinated. I won't send her back to school and risk her getting something that could cause her lung/heart/whoknowswhat problems the rest of her life.

the risks of a vaccine are very likely higher than the risks of covid. the reason to vax kids is for herd immunity, to protect you in other words.

I'm not sure that PP is thinking with all her lights on. She should probably stop driving her car with her kid or letting her child walk down the street. Too dangerous.

Why are you attacking her for her choice?

The PP is just making her aware of her irrational assessment of risk.

I think it’s completely irrational people would send their kids back in this environment. You have to be a moron to not see the train wreck that is in front of you. The people who want schools open aren’t thinking with all their headlights on. See??? It goes both ways.

Um, no. The data from areas with similar or higher community spread where schools are fully or partially open doesn't support your view.