WAPO article: lunch may prevent ACPS from adopting 3 ft

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Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much the same in APS, except we're blaming it on bus routes and changed schedules. People can throw money at tents but many are on backorder and the good ones need are pricey.

There’s 10 weeks left in the school year. Tents aren’t happening. Neither are any magical 5 day plans.

Absolutely right. Any parent who thinks ACPS will have a 5 day plan in the fall is deluding themselves.

Fall yes. This year no.

There won't be five day in person in the fall. And their certainly won't be five day in person with teachers in the room in the fall. Hutchings has already said this. The will & creativity to get there may exist in other districts but it doesn't exist in ACPS. That was proven when they were forced by the governor to do hybrid when they so obviously were not prepared for it.

And the schools are severely overcrowded with shoddy HVAC systems (blame which falls squarely with former superintendents, school board members and city councils not to Hutchings). It's not like ACPS is starting from a good place in terms of space and infrastructure.

So given the lack of will & creativity from central office and the crumbling, over crowded buildings, things will not be "normal" for a long time.

Instead of insisting that there will be five days in the fall, better to look the inaction of ACPS last year and the realities of ACPS infrastructure and make plans for child care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's pretty much the same in APS, except we're blaming it on bus routes and changed schedules. People can throw money at tents but many are on backorder and the good ones need are pricey.

There’s 10 weeks left in the school year. Tents aren’t happening. Neither are any magical 5 day plans.

Absolutely right. Any parent who thinks ACPS will have a 5 day plan in the fall is deluding themselves.

Fall yes. This year no.

There won't be five day in person in the fall. And their certainly won't be five day in person with teachers in the room in the fall. Hutchings has already said this. The will & creativity to get there may exist in other districts but it doesn't exist in ACPS. That was proven when they were forced by the governor to do hybrid when they so obviously were not prepared for it.

And the schools are severely overcrowded with shoddy HVAC systems (blame which falls squarely with former superintendents, school board members and city councils not to Hutchings). It's not like ACPS is starting from a good place in terms of space and infrastructure.

So given the lack of will & creativity from central office and the crumbling, over crowded buildings, things will not be "normal" for a long time.

Instead of insisting that there will be five days in the fall, better to look the inaction of ACPS last year and the realities of ACPS infrastructure and make plans for child care.

I agree with this as a general matter. Maybe I am way too optimistic but I still think the DC area could be at herd immunity by Fall based on vaccinations and thus the safety issues will be much different. Again, maybe I am being wildly optimistic.

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In this case, it's better to be a realist before all the good after school babysitters are taken.

And from what Hutchings has said about reopening and connecting it to cash, he's going to be holding 5 day instruction ransom.

There will be a push this summer (thru the PTAs) to get parents to advocate for more money for ACPS. After the federal government gives $130 billion to schools and after all the hiring at ACPS central office.

And scared parents will do it without question.

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The CDC recommends 6 feet for everyone unvaccinated which is all students in school. Why they make an exception for schools is bizarre.

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Anonymous wrote:The CDC recommends 6 feet for everyone unvaccinated which is all students in school. Why they make an exception for schools is bizarre.

+1 We feel completely the same.

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Anonymous wrote:The CDC recommends 6 feet for everyone unvaccinated which is all students in school. Why they make an exception for schools is bizarre.

+1 We feel completely the same.

Because they have studied the many schools that have been open all year and there is very little community spread. I have friends with kids that are in school full time with full classes. They wear masks and split the class for lunch/ recess. Otherwise there isn’t really any official distancing. Not a single case spread in the class.

But definitely keep your kids home if that’s what is best for your family. Other families should have the option of full time in person school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC recommends 6 feet for everyone unvaccinated which is all students in school. Why they make an exception for schools is bizarre.

+1 We feel completely the same.

Because they have studied the many schools that have been open all year and there is very little community spread. I have friends with kids that are in school full time with full classes. They wear masks and split the class for lunch/ recess. Otherwise there isn’t really any official distancing. Not a single case spread in the class.

But definitely keep your kids home if that’s what is best for your family. Other families should have the option of full time in person school.

No, they shouldn't. Other families don't have the right to endanger the lives of the teachers who are being told to work in that environment. Get over your sense of entitlement. We're parents and we're teaching our kids that they need to be responsible citizens. Putting the lives of their teachers in danger is not being a responsible citizen.

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Teachers and all school employees are vaccinated, so they aren’t at risk. Isn’t it great?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC recommends 6 feet for everyone unvaccinated which is all students in school. Why they make an exception for schools is bizarre.

+1 We feel completely the same.

Yep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC recommends 6 feet for everyone unvaccinated which is all students in school. Why they make an exception for schools is bizarre.

+1 We feel completely the same.

Because they have studied the many schools that have been open all year and there is very little community spread. I have friends with kids that are in school full time with full classes. They wear masks and split the class for lunch/ recess. Otherwise there isn’t really any official distancing. Not a single case spread in the class.

But definitely keep your kids home if that’s what is best for your family. Other families should have the option of full time in person school.

No, they shouldn't. Other families don't have the right to endanger the lives of the teachers who are being told to work in that environment. Get over your sense of entitlement. We're parents and we're teaching our kids that they need to be responsible citizens. Putting the lives of their teachers in danger is not being a responsible citizen.

How is it endangering the teachers' lives? Serious question (and new poster). Our ACPS teachers are fully vaccinated and stand in a taped-off box in the front of the room 6 feet from any student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC recommends 6 feet for everyone unvaccinated which is all students in school. Why they make an exception for schools is bizarre.

+1 We feel completely the same.

Because they have studied the many schools that have been open all year and there is very little community spread. I have friends with kids that are in school full time with full classes. They wear masks and split the class for lunch/ recess. Otherwise there isn’t really any official distancing. Not a single case spread in the class.

But definitely keep your kids home if that’s what is best for your family. Other families should have the option of full time in person school.

No, they shouldn't. Other families don't have the right to endanger the lives of the teachers who are being told to work in that environment. Get over your sense of entitlement. We're parents and we're teaching our kids that they need to be responsible citizens. Putting the lives of their teachers in danger is not being a responsible citizen.

How is it endangering the teachers' lives? Serious question (and new poster). Our ACPS teachers are fully vaccinated and stand in a taped-off box in the front of the room 6 feet from any student.

DP. ES teacher.
I don’t feel it would put our lives in danger. I think we could go to 3’. They are often within 3’ as it is now under the 6’ rule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC recommends 6 feet for everyone unvaccinated which is all students in school. Why they make an exception for schools is bizarre.

+1 We feel completely the same.

Because they have studied the many schools that have been open all year and there is very little community spread. I have friends with kids that are in school full time with full classes. They wear masks and split the class for lunch/ recess. Otherwise there isn’t really any official distancing. Not a single case spread in the class.

But definitely keep your kids home if that’s what is best for your family. Other families should have the option of full time in person school.

No, they shouldn't. Other families don't have the right to endanger the lives of the teachers who are being told to work in that environment. Get over your sense of entitlement. We're parents and we're teaching our kids that they need to be responsible citizens. Putting the lives of their teachers in danger is not being a responsible citizen.

Get back in your clown car. You're a complete imbecile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC recommends 6 feet for everyone unvaccinated which is all students in school. Why they make an exception for schools is bizarre.

+1 We feel completely the same.

Because they have studied the many schools that have been open all year and there is very little community spread. I have friends with kids that are in school full time with full classes. They wear masks and split the class for lunch/ recess. Otherwise there isn’t really any official distancing. Not a single case spread in the class.

But definitely keep your kids home if that’s what is best for your family. Other families should have the option of full time in person school.

No, they shouldn't. Other families don't have the right to endanger the lives of the teachers who are being told to work in that environment. Get over your sense of entitlement. We're parents and we're teaching our kids that they need to be responsible citizens. Putting the lives of their teachers in danger is not being a responsible citizen.

How is it endangering the teachers' lives? Serious question (and new poster). Our ACPS teachers are fully vaccinated and stand in a taped-off box in the front of the room 6 feet from any student.

Because the children are unmasked for up to one hour a day (20-30 minutes for breakfast and 20-30 minutes for lunch) in the classrooms. You don't think that is dangerous to all the kids and the teacher? We do. Again, with the understanding that NO VACCINE is more than 50% effective against all the mutations of the virus and NO vaccine has an efficacy against more than one or two strains, it doesn't seem safe for the teacher. We're concerned about our kids but I wouldn't want to be a teacher in that classroom, either. Especially when there is a reasonable alternative.

If they changed the eating, as in no unmasked time in doors and all meals outside of the school time and outside of the school location, then we would support a RTS wholeheartedly. As it is being done now, though, no way.

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50% effective? There are numerous studies showing Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are 90% or more effective. Stop with the misinformation.

Regardless, we should be pushing ACPS to have outdoor lunches or at least with open windows indoors. The long-term solution cannot be to continue this endless cycle of virtual learning (even in the classroom all the kids remain online). We’ve got two kids in private and two in ACPS. Our private schools have been open since fall without any problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The CDC recommends 6 feet for everyone unvaccinated which is all students in school. Why they make an exception for schools is bizarre.

+1 We feel completely the same.

Because they have studied the many schools that have been open all year and there is very little community spread. I have friends with kids that are in school full time with full classes. They wear masks and split the class for lunch/ recess. Otherwise there isn’t really any official distancing. Not a single case spread in the class.

But definitely keep your kids home if that’s what is best for your family. Other families should have the option of full time in person school.

No, they shouldn't. Other families don't have the right to endanger the lives of the teachers who are being told to work in that environment. Get over your sense of entitlement. We're parents and we're teaching our kids that they need to be responsible citizens. Putting the lives of their teachers in danger is not being a responsible citizen.

How is it endangering the teachers' lives? Serious question (and new poster). Our ACPS teachers are fully vaccinated and stand in a taped-off box in the front of the room 6 feet from any student.

Because the children are unmasked for up to one hour a day (20-30 minutes for breakfast and 20-30 minutes for lunch) in the classrooms. You don't think that is dangerous to all the kids and the teacher? We do. Again, with the understanding that NO VACCINE is more than 50% effective against all the mutations of the virus and NO vaccine has an efficacy against more than one or two strains, it doesn't seem safe for the teacher. We're concerned about our kids but I wouldn't want to be a teacher in that classroom, either. Especially when there is a reasonable alternative.

If they changed the eating, as in no unmasked time in doors and all meals outside of the school time and outside of the school location, then we would support a RTS wholeheartedly. As it is being done now, though, no way.

You don’t speak for all of us. Frankly, I think you are overreacting.