SOLs in person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my DH and I are not yet vaccinated, my kid is not going into the building. No way am I letting my kid bring covid home for a stupid test.

Same here. But I don't know what to do about my high schooler who has to take them, other than pray we're vaccinated by then.

[Anonymous]

For my high schooler, I'm hoping they'll have covered everything they need to before the test.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Got this email during class today. Honestly, it pushes me over the edge. We can bring kids in for sports, all manner of testing , PSAT, SOLs, you name it but my 7 year old can’t be in school. I’m sick of it. Teachers are getting vaccinated. If we can test these kids into oblivion and high school kids can play sports, I want my kid in her class. And yes I’m happy to go back in . This is nonsense.

The kids will be in school already. They will be in the building before the SOLs start.

That’s not the point! What have we prioritized? Testing and sports.

What's your point? Students should be in the building but then not do anything when they're there?

[Anonymous]

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What's your point? Students should be in the building but then not do anything when they're there?

They won't all be in the building. Just the hybrid kids. And I'm glad that they're getting a chance to go back because their families feel it's the right choice for them. But my kids are DL to protect a vulnerable family member. And I'm not thrilled about sending them to school for some stupid standardized test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Got this email during class today. Honestly, it pushes me over the edge. We can bring kids in for sports, all manner of testing , PSAT, SOLs, you name it but my 7 year old can’t be in school. I’m sick of it. Teachers are getting vaccinated. If we can test these kids into oblivion and high school kids can play sports, I want my kid in her class. And yes I’m happy to go back in . This is nonsense.

The kids will be in school already. They will be in the building before the SOLs start.

That’s not the point! What have we prioritized? Testing and sports.

What's your point? Students should be in the building but then not do anything when they're there?

Kids have not been in buildings. My point is if sports were fine and testing was fine, why wasn’t learning? And why didn’t we prioritize little kids learning in person over high school sports and freaking testing

[Anonymous]

Sports and testing, but how about prioritizing quality of teaching?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
What's your point? Students should be in the building but then not do anything when they're there?

They won't all be in the building. Just the hybrid kids. And I'm glad that they're getting a chance to go back because their families feel it's the right choice for them. But my kids are DL to protect a vulnerable family member. And I'm not thrilled about sending them to school for some stupid standardized test.

And who knows if the desk has been properly cleaned? Who knows if someone coughed/ sneezed on it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
What's your point? Students should be in the building but then not do anything when they're there?

They won't all be in the building. Just the hybrid kids. And I'm glad that they're getting a chance to go back because their families feel it's the right choice for them. But my kids are DL to protect a vulnerable family member. And I'm not thrilled about sending them to school for some stupid standardized test.

And who knows if the desk has been properly cleaned? Who knows if someone coughed/ sneezed on it?

Who cares? Surface transmission is incredibly rare or non existent with covid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, in person. Finally a good decision from VDOE.

Please tell me why. What value is there to bringing kids back simply for SOLs?

There's no value. And no need. People like the PP want to "prove a point." To show that schools "should be open" and to somehow turn this into an opportunity to bash teachers (see other posts in this thread).

I've always had my child take SOLs b/c test taking is a skill and it's good to practice. But, not sure about this year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
What's your point? Students should be in the building but then not do anything when they're there?

They won't all be in the building. Just the hybrid kids. And I'm glad that they're getting a chance to go back because their families feel it's the right choice for them. But my kids are DL to protect a vulnerable family member. And I'm not thrilled about sending them to school for some stupid standardized test.

And who knows if the desk has been properly cleaned? Who knows if someone coughed/ sneezed on it?

Who cares? Surface transmission is incredibly rare or non existent with covid.

Rare. NOT nonexistent.