Anyone else turning down in person?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes we did. We probably will until DH and I are vaccinated. You have to be okay with getting sick to send them in now. I know that parents at our school are being irresponsible too so no way in hell am I sending the kids in to be around kids who are flying places or going out to eat. That’s nuts.

Agreed. On my FB timeline I see a family at my school that accepted in person spots for two of their kids. Over break they posted pics from FL. Next update as of yesterday, skiing in VT. Social contract my ass. I’ll keep my kid at home for now because I do not trust my neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes we did. We probably will until DH and I are vaccinated. You have to be okay with getting sick to send them in now. I know that parents at our school are being irresponsible too so no way in hell am I sending the kids in to be around kids who are flying places or going out to eat. That’s nuts.

Agreed. On my FB timeline I see a family at my school that accepted in person spots for two of their kids. Over break they posted pics from FL. Next update as of yesterday, skiing in VT. Social contract my ass. I’ll keep my kid at home for now because I do not trust my neighbors.

New poster. Yup, same. Kids' classmates parents Facebook shows too many sets of relatives, too many state lines crossed. I want to tell them "congratulations, yes, I do see that you seem to be winning at the risk-benefit casino right now, but I don't want my kid to be holding your kid's hand when you lose."
We're declining two elementary in-person seats.

[Anonymous]

Reminder that DCPS allows parents to opt out of having their kid tested and it's completely confidential.

I can see a lot of parents not wanting to know.

[Anonymous]

Where are all these people who wanted their kids back because of the learning loss and kid's don't get covid?

I'm going further - there will be a few kids my DC won't play with after things are back to normal. Too many social media post of people play risk roulette traveling to hot spots without masks. Didn't like those families anyway so I win twice.

[Anonymous]

We accepted a spot and very happy to do so. CDC guidelines are clear that schools should be open. Plenty of other jurisdictions have schools open.

[Anonymous]

I’m optimistic enough to think that not enough parents will opt out of testing to make a significant difference in understanding transmission at the school (even though I wish opting out were not an option).

I also don’t think you should flame people for traveling without knowing more about what they are doing. We have done a lot but only to places we can drive to. If someone has to keep we use the woods. And once we arrive at our Airbnb we do only outdoor activities, and all our shopping is contactless either thru delivery or pickup. This sort of activity keeps us sane and doesn’t drive the spread.

Yet, with vaccines on the horizon, and all we have invested in figuring out DL, I don’t see a compelling reason to send my kids into a school building right now. For my kids, the added value of an in-person experience (esp with covid restrictions) over the DL experience, is simply not worth the risk of me or my spouse getting covid. And that is not to mention the public health concerns. I wish more people thought this way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reminder that DCPS allows parents to opt out of having their kid tested and it's completely confidential.

I can see a lot of parents not wanting to know.

This is the scariest comment by a parent. And it's real. No wonder my teachers don't want to come back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are all these people who wanted their kids back because of the learning loss and kid's don't get covid?

I'm going further - there will be a few kids my DC won't play with after things are back to normal. Too many social media post of people play risk roulette traveling to hot spots without masks. Didn't like those families anyway so I win twice.

Our school is reporting 50% of spots accepted during the initial phone call, 20% declined and 30% outstanding. I think that, at least in wards 3 & 6, uptake of spots will be high and demand for in person will far outstrip supply.

[Anonymous]

We accepted but at least half are declining. DL is going well for a lot of families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reminder that DCPS allows parents to opt out of having their kid tested and it's completely confidential.

I can see a lot of parents not wanting to know.

This is the scariest comment by a parent. And it's real. No wonder my teachers don't want to come back.

Yeah, I don’t understand this. If these families are so pressed to get their kids back in school. Testing should be mandatory. What good is testing if it’s optional?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reminder that DCPS allows parents to opt out of having their kid tested and it's completely confidential.

I can see a lot of parents not wanting to know.

This is the scariest comment by a parent. And it's real. No wonder my teachers don't want to come back.

Yeah, I don’t understand this. If these families are so pressed to get their kids back in school. Testing should be mandatory. What good is testing if it’s optional?

I don’t understand why they aren’t requiring testing given that attendance is optional. I understand there are privacy/contract issues with teachers and there’s no way to force them to be tested, but if you offer a DL option, you can force kids to be tested to go in person.

[Anonymous]

We will turn it down (we did last time too).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m optimistic enough to think that not enough parents will opt out of testing to make a significant difference in understanding transmission at the school (even though I wish opting out were not an option).

I also don’t think you should flame people for traveling without knowing more about what they are doing. We have done a lot but only to places we can drive to. If someone has to keep we use the woods. And once we arrive at our Airbnb we do only outdoor activities, and all our shopping is contactless either thru delivery or pickup. This sort of activity keeps us sane and doesn’t drive the spread.

Yet, with vaccines on the horizon, and all we have invested in figuring out DL, I don’t see a compelling reason to send my kids into a school building right now. For my kids, the added value of an in-person experience (esp with covid restrictions) over the DL experience, is simply not worth the risk of me or my spouse getting covid. And that is not to mention the public health concerns. I wish more people thought this way.

This is a really good post.

1) I agree I worry about my kids bringing it home to me or my spouse. Seemingly every day one of the DC reported deaths is in the 30's, 40's, or 50's.

2) And morally, just knowing that I contributed to the spread and increased the suffering of others (even if I don't personally know them), just doesn't sit well with me.

[Anonymous]

We were offered a spot and we're taking it. My kid is really good about keeping her mask on, and I think our school will be able to enforce masking and distancing rules -- if our kid reports that they are not, we can pull her back out. I accept that it's some risk, but we don't do anything else risky. I'm sure some people are turning down spots, which is fine. If we end up with less than 11 kids in the classroom, that's even better.

[Anonymous]

My his student turned down an in person class at Wilson. It was only for one period, one day a week. Kid said teacher would be there but teaching on zoom to the half of the class at home. Then my kid would have to be in the same room to log onto the next period class. Didn't seem worth it. If I were in high school, I would want to go.