This is why so many parents like me are irritated that they have insisted on the exact same course of action for k-12. Elementary kids don’t spread it or suffer it’s effects as much as older kids AND they can be cohorted. They COULD HAVE BEEN IN but no, they had to sit it out because 6-12 spreads more and can’t cohort. It is idiocy. K-5 should not have been tied to 6-12 all this time. |
Well, it’s not too late to untie them. Get K-5 back. And wait on 6-12. |
I completely agree but nobody seems willing to do that. |
Why though? I admit I haven’t watched the last couple of meetings. Why aren’t they taking about the importance of cohorting for student safety? Will they now that the CDC has emphasized it? |
No. They don't care. |
They don't care because they aren't actually sending them back in person. |
This is all Bridget Loft's fault, per usual. She is the queen of bad decisions. Parents were begging her over the summer to plan core class co-horts with elective being done through DL. Same goes for assigning classes at the elementary level based on hybrid/DL elections. Instead, she specifically told principals to disregard elections in making class assignment. Duran needs to FIRE her now! She was also the driver of the no new spring instruction last year and the horror show of concurrent learning that she wants to impose to kids as young as 3rd grade. She is now justifying the concurrent switch by claiming a "consultant" presented new research that concurrent works at young ages. Let me guess: this is the same consultant APS is paying to establish the concurrent program. Let's see if any of the school board members actually question her about this. (NOT LIKELY BECAUSE THEY DO NOTHING BUT SIT AND LISTEN! They need to go too!) |
Well, they shouldn’t send middle and high back in person til they figure this out, according to the latest CDC recommendations. But there’s no need to hold up elementary! |
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APS has a lazy SB. They are not trying to make it safe for the kids to return, all of this is too much work for them.
They are just using the lazy approach of relying on COVID numbers to go away, which clearly isn't happening anytime soon. This way, they don't have to make much of an effort. It's pathetic and disappointing. They should all be fired. |
HS parent here. Getting K-5 back before 6-12 has been APS's plan since just about the beginning of the pandemic. I think every HS parent in APS has realized the HSers will be the last back, if ever. |
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet...but it was a viewpoint piece, not official guidance from the CDC. Note the disclaimer at the bottom of the piece: "Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." |
I know the plan is first elementary and then middle and high. But do they have plans to bring back middle and high that is consistent with CDC recommendations on cohorting? Or do they just plan to bring them back after elementary and just ignore the CDC? That’s the part that’s troubling. Maybe they will revise middle and high school plans based on the new report? |
Huh. Does that cast doubt on the entire document then? The part about “scant evidence” of spread? |
For me, here's the thing: CDC guidelines state that if you're not a close contact (less than 6' for more than 15 minutes) then you don't need to be tested for COVID...so schools don't test. It makes me wonder how many of those "community acquired" transmissions possibly happened at school. I'm also wondering how the results may differ in a more urban setting, as the WI schools used in the study are much smaller than ours. The data was also collected before we knew about the more contagious strands. tl/dr: I'd like to see studies from more urban settings that take into account at least one of the newer strands. I'd love for us to get back in the building...but I wouldn't base my decision on this study if I were in charge. |