No quarantine?

[Anonymous]

DCPS is going to have to be very explicit about what an exposure at lunch time is because no one has any clue who eats together in HS and I would assume most middle schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/wperkinsdc/status/1425508531957010440?s=21


Looks like quarantines based on unmasked lunches. According to the osse call TODAY

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Close contact definition:
- clarified that this is only for K-12 students (not pre-K, adults or staff)
- Close contact if < 3 ft distance
- Close contact if share lunch room (b/c not all wearing masks)

But again, the quarantine due to unmasking during lunch only applies if kids are eating within 6 feet of each other. So if they have room inside to space out 6 feet or can stagger lunch in order to have 6 feet, or can eat outside, no quarantine.

What school has enough room in a lunch room does an entire grade to sit 6 feet apart?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/wperkinsdc/status/1425508531957010440?s=21


Looks like quarantines based on unmasked lunches. According to the osse call TODAY

This isn’t loading for me. What’s it say?

Close contact definition:
- clarified that this is only for K-12 students (not pre-K, adults or staff)
- Close contact if < 3 ft distance
- Close contact if share lunch room (b/c not all wearing masks)

But again, the quarantine due to unmasking during lunch only applies if kids are eating within 6 feet of each other. So if they have room inside to space out 6 feet or can stagger lunch in order to have 6 feet, or can eat outside, no quarantine.

What school has enough room in a lunch room does an entire grade to sit 6 feet apart?

Our HRCS will have staggered lunch in classrooms -- half the class eats, half goes outside for recess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/wperkinsdc/status/1425508531957010440?s=21


Looks like quarantines based on unmasked lunches. According to the osse call TODAY

This isn’t loading for me. What’s it say?

Close contact definition:
- clarified that this is only for K-12 students (not pre-K, adults or staff)
- Close contact if < 3 ft distance
- Close contact if share lunch room (b/c not all wearing masks)

But again, the quarantine due to unmasking during lunch only applies if kids are eating within 6 feet of each other. So if they have room inside to space out 6 feet or can stagger lunch in order to have 6 feet, or can eat outside, no quarantine.

What school has enough room in a lunch room does an entire grade to sit 6 feet apart?

Our HRCS will have staggered lunch in classrooms -- half the class eats, half goes outside for recess.

Ok. I’m talking big DCPS schools (Murch, Janney Lafayette, Deal, Wilson) etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/wperkinsdc/status/1425508531957010440?s=21


Looks like quarantines based on unmasked lunches. According to the osse call TODAY

This isn’t loading for me. What’s it say?

Close contact definition:
- clarified that this is only for K-12 students (not pre-K, adults or staff)
- Close contact if < 3 ft distance
- Close contact if share lunch room (b/c not all wearing masks)

But again, the quarantine due to unmasking during lunch only applies if kids are eating within 6 feet of each other. So if they have room inside to space out 6 feet or can stagger lunch in order to have 6 feet, or can eat outside, no quarantine.

What school has enough room in a lunch room does an entire grade to sit 6 feet apart?

Our HRCS will have staggered lunch in classrooms -- half the class eats, half goes outside for recess.

This is a great idea!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCPS is going to have to be very explicit about what an exposure at lunch time is because no one has any clue who eats together in HS and I would assume most middle schools.

This. Right now everyone is running around pretending that lunch automatically means everyone anywhere in a school is a "close contact" of any kid that tests positive. That doesn't seem correct from what CDC directs about 'close contacts' and quarantine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCPS is going to have to be very explicit about what an exposure at lunch time is because no one has any clue who eats together in HS and I would assume most middle schools.

This. Right now everyone is running around pretending that lunch automatically means everyone anywhere in a school is a "close contact" of any kid that tests positive. That doesn't seem correct from what CDC directs about 'close contacts' and quarantine.

We may quickly find out what the coronavirus’s definition of “close contact” is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCPS is going to have to be very explicit about what an exposure at lunch time is because no one has any clue who eats together in HS and I would assume most middle schools.

This. Right now everyone is running around pretending that lunch automatically means everyone anywhere in a school is a "close contact" of any kid that tests positive. That doesn't seem correct from what CDC directs about 'close contacts' and quarantine.

OSSE is defining close contact as shared lunch room because of mask removal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our daycare said that OSSE is no longer requiring quarantines for kids that travel domestically. Will that be applied to DCPS?

Yes

[Anonymous]

So at deal they will quarantine an entire grade because of lunch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So at deal they will quarantine an entire grade because of lunch?

No idea. Apparently Central Office is telling principals “mask off for taking a bite and mask on for chewing” which is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. That’s just impossible to enforce.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCPS is going to have to be very explicit about what an exposure at lunch time is because no one has any clue who eats together in HS and I would assume most middle schools.

This. Right now everyone is running around pretending that lunch automatically means everyone anywhere in a school is a "close contact" of any kid that tests positive. That doesn't seem correct from what CDC directs about 'close contacts' and quarantine.

We may quickly find out what the coronavirus’s definition of “close contact” is.

LOL *THIS* people. It’s going to be a mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS is going to have to be very explicit about what an exposure at lunch time is because no one has any clue who eats together in HS and I would assume most middle schools.

This. Right now everyone is running around pretending that lunch automatically means everyone anywhere in a school is a "close contact" of any kid that tests positive. That doesn't seem correct from what CDC directs about 'close contacts' and quarantine.

We may quickly find out what the coronavirus’s definition of “close contact” is.

Yas, Queen!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our daycare said that OSSE is no longer requiring quarantines for kids that travel domestically. Will that be applied to DCPS?

Not true. On the Monday call, OSSE unveiled to child care providers the new DC Health travel policy, which is 7 days quarantine for unvaccinated people for both domestic and international travel with testing, regardless of results. 10 days of quarantine if no testing is done. They even emailed the policy out to us today.

[Anonymous]

What??? 7 days for domestic travel outside of dmv?