Here we go!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ATS and Tuckahoe. It’s available for everyone to see.

https://apsva.co1.qualtrics.com/public-dashboard/v0/dashboard/60d5f170495a0000108b9941#/dashboard/60d5f170495a0000108b9941?pageId=Page_749e04aa-9c5e-44dc-b924-af5889aaacb9

This isn't even accurate. Cardinal sent out an email this morning saying there were two cases at school, this only shows 1.

You mean APS is undercounting cases????

Shocked not shocked.

[Anonymous]

ATS families got an email this afternoon about “one or more students” having covid. I guess this is par for the course this school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ATS families got an email this afternoon about “one or more students” having covid. I guess this is par for the course this school year.

We will become desensitized to these notices, which is why a schoolwide notice is of limited utility. The notices really should be by classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ATS families got an email this afternoon about “one or more students” having covid. I guess this is par for the course this school year.

We will become desensitized to these notices, which is why a schoolwide notice is of limited utility. The notices really should be by classroom.

I think they create unnecessary panic. I only want to know if my kid was in the danger zone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ATS families got an email this afternoon about “one or more students” having covid. I guess this is par for the course this school year.

We will become desensitized to these notices, which is why a schoolwide notice is of limited utility. The notices really should be by classroom.

I think they create unnecessary panic. I only want to know if my kid was in the danger zone

Between kids moving around throughout the day, lunch, and the bus (if applicable), I think any given classroom is potentially a "danger zone" for kids whenever someone in that classroom has a positive case. It's not like the teachers have Lojack systems on these kids so they know with absolute certainty who was and who wasn't within 3 feet for at least 15 minutes throughout the day. It's prudent to notify the affected classrooms so parents can make appropriate decisions for their families, including testing and quarantining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ATS families got an email this afternoon about “one or more students” having covid. I guess this is par for the course this school year.

We will become desensitized to these notices, which is why a schoolwide notice is of limited utility. The notices really should be by classroom.

I think they create unnecessary panic. I only want to know if my kid was in the danger zone

Between kids moving around throughout the day, lunch, and the bus (if applicable), I think any given classroom is potentially a "danger zone" for kids whenever someone in that classroom has a positive case. It's not like the teachers have Lojack systems on these kids so they know with absolute certainty who was and who wasn't within 3 feet for at least 15 minutes throughout the day. It's prudent to notify the affected classrooms so parents can make appropriate decisions for their families, including testing and quarantining.

Ok. But I know my fourth grader isn’t interacting with pre-K/k kids during the day. I don’t need notifications if it’s in their classes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ATS families got an email this afternoon about “one or more students” having covid. I guess this is par for the course this school year.

We will become desensitized to these notices, which is why a schoolwide notice is of limited utility. The notices really should be by classroom.

I think they create unnecessary panic. I only want to know if my kid was in the danger zone

Between kids moving around throughout the day, lunch, and the bus (if applicable), I think any given classroom is potentially a "danger zone" for kids whenever someone in that classroom has a positive case. It's not like the teachers have Lojack systems on these kids so they know with absolute certainty who was and who wasn't within 3 feet for at least 15 minutes throughout the day. It's prudent to notify the affected classrooms so parents can make appropriate decisions for their families, including testing and quarantining.

I would consider the classroom/grade level to be worthy of informing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ATS families got an email this afternoon about “one or more students” having covid. I guess this is par for the course this school year.

We will become desensitized to these notices, which is why a schoolwide notice is of limited utility. The notices really should be by classroom.

I think they create unnecessary panic. I only want to know if my kid was in the danger zone

Between kids moving around throughout the day, lunch, and the bus (if applicable), I think any given classroom is potentially a "danger zone" for kids whenever someone in that classroom has a positive case. It's not like the teachers have Lojack systems on these kids so they know with absolute certainty who was and who wasn't within 3 feet for at least 15 minutes throughout the day. It's prudent to notify the affected classrooms so parents can make appropriate decisions for their families, including testing and quarantining.

Ok. But I know my fourth grader isn’t interacting with pre-K/k kids during the day. I don’t need notifications if it’s in their classes

That’s not my suggestion. I would suggest more targeted notice to just affected classrooms. But including the affected classroom(s) in a school wide notice isn’t any worse than the more generic schoolwide notice going out now. It’s just a little more informative.

[Anonymous]

You think this is the start, just wait until the radom asymptomatic testing kicks off. Just wait until they return from Labor day......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ATS families got an email this afternoon about “one or more students” having covid. I guess this is par for the course this school year.

We will become desensitized to these notices, which is why a schoolwide notice is of limited utility. The notices really should be by classroom.

I think they create unnecessary panic. I only want to know if my kid was in the danger zone

Between kids moving around throughout the day, lunch, and the bus (if applicable), I think any given classroom is potentially a "danger zone" for kids whenever someone in that classroom has a positive case. It's not like the teachers have Lojack systems on these kids so they know with absolute certainty who was and who wasn't within 3 feet for at least 15 minutes throughout the day. It's prudent to notify the affected classrooms so parents can make appropriate decisions for their families, including testing and quarantining.

That is an old metric. You can get Delta several feet further away, and it can be in seconds not minutes. Just keep that in mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ATS families got an email this afternoon about “one or more students” having covid. I guess this is par for the course this school year.

We will become desensitized to these notices, which is why a schoolwide notice is of limited utility. The notices really should be by classroom.

I think they create unnecessary panic. I only want to know if my kid was in the danger zone

Between kids moving around throughout the day, lunch, and the bus (if applicable), I think any given classroom is potentially a "danger zone" for kids whenever someone in that classroom has a positive case. It's not like the teachers have Lojack systems on these kids so they know with absolute certainty who was and who wasn't within 3 feet for at least 15 minutes throughout the day. It's prudent to notify the affected classrooms so parents can make appropriate decisions for their families, including testing and quarantining.

That is an old metric. You can get Delta several feet further away, and it can be in seconds not minutes. Just keep that in mind.

PP is not talking about Delta. She is talking about the CDC guidelines for identifying close contact (within 3 feet for at least 15 minutes unmasked)

[Anonymous]

I would like to know if it's in my kid's grade. Any chance they will do that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to know if it's in my kid's grade. Any chance they will do that?

+1. In a school of anywhere from 500-1500 kids, a notice like that is pointless. Narrow it to a classroom or grade, and that any close contacts have already been notified. Don’t make these things either be meaningless and/or cause unnecessary worry for hundreds of parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to know if it's in my kid's grade. Any chance they will do that?

Agree. I’d like to know if it’s my kid’s class because that would prompt me to get my child tested even if the CDC and health dept don’t define it as a close contact. Without meaningful notice, cases will continue to quietly spread until this thing blows up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ATS families got an email this afternoon about “one or more students” having covid. I guess this is par for the course this school year.

We will become desensitized to these notices, which is why a schoolwide notice is of limited utility. The notices really should be by classroom.

I think they create unnecessary panic. I only want to know if my kid was in the danger zone

Between kids moving around throughout the day, lunch, and the bus (if applicable), I think any given classroom is potentially a "danger zone" for kids whenever someone in that classroom has a positive case. It's not like the teachers have Lojack systems on these kids so they know with absolute certainty who was and who wasn't within 3 feet for at least 15 minutes throughout the day. It's prudent to notify the affected classrooms so parents can make appropriate decisions for their families, including testing and quarantining.

Ok. But I know my fourth grader isn’t interacting with pre-K/k kids during the day. I don’t need notifications if it’s in their classes

They could very well be sharing hallways and other communal areas with them.