MCPS covid dashboard data?

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

Agreed, PP is ruining their kids. They only get to be kids once, and their childhood school memories will be watching class through a laptop. Not to mention all the skills they'll be missing once they turn 18 and are out on their own.

Actually it depends on how you look at it. Since we are home, we have had far more time to work on skills. It’s 2022. Times have changed, you have not.

Times have not changed. Virtual didn't transform education across the country. It mostly got phased out or looks something like MCPS's anemic offering. Kids already know how to navigate technology via their own personal lives, so the "times have changed" skillsets you're referring to are not unique at all.

They very much have.

How have they changed?

Remote work is here to stay. Kids in VA and other remote programs will have an easier time making the jump to remote jobs, as opposed to kids who NEED to be in person to get anything done.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

My children would never go to church regardless of Covid. What makes you think virtual kids are isolated?

Pretty sure that your child was doing some other activities with other children prior to covid even if it was in church

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

My children would never go to church regardless of Covid. What makes you think virtual kids are isolated?

Pretty sure that your child was doing some other activities with other children prior to covid even if it was in church

Of course they are and they still are but when things surge, like now we pull them out.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

Agreed, PP is ruining their kids. They only get to be kids once, and their childhood school memories will be watching class through a laptop. Not to mention all the skills they'll be missing once they turn 18 and are out on their own.

Actually it depends on how you look at it. Since we are home, we have had far more time to work on skills. It’s 2022. Times have changed, you have not.

Times have not changed. Virtual didn't transform education across the country. It mostly got phased out or looks something like MCPS's anemic offering. Kids already know how to navigate technology via their own personal lives, so the "times have changed" skillsets you're referring to are not unique at all.

They very much have.

How have they changed?

Remote work is here to stay. Kids in VA and other remote programs will have an easier time making the jump to remote jobs, as opposed to kids who NEED to be in person to get anything done.

There are lots of benefits, beyond learning to be a adaptable, flexible, accountability, good computer skills. We spend a lot more time together as evenings and weekends were running to activity to activity, teaching the kids basic skills, like cooking we didn't have time for before, etc. But, the difference is we enjoy being around each other.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Pediatric hospitalizations are just as low now as they were back in February. Kids are doing fine.

Can you show us the data that all kids are fine, and none are having complications due to covid. Or, when they bring covid home, its having no impact on the adults and other family members they live with. You keep using hospitalizations as a talking point but they have always been low for kids. The issue is transmission within MCPS that impacts them, their families and the community. If your grocery store worker gets covid and cannot work for two weeks, its far more of an impact on them, than it would be someone like you. How hard is that to understand? I guess you never get out of your perfectly manicured bubble.

There was higher mortality from the flu in 2017-2018 than we’re seeing from covid now in vaccinated/booster adults. Were you freaking out this much then, too?

Which part of there is more to this than hospitalization. The issue is transmission at school. You don’t even have kids in mcps.

I do have one kid in MCPS and another in Prek.

The issue with covid is severity. That’s what really distinguishes it from other respiratory infections which collectively spread at very high levels. With vaccines and boosters, the severity of covid infections is similar to that of other common respiratory infections, such as the flu.

No. The real issue with COVID is that it does long term damage. (In addition to killing your grandparents, which most people would also consider an issue. But not you!)

https://fortune.com/2022/05/08/surviving-pandemic-half-the-battle-long-covid-growing-public-health-crisis-could-affect-a-billion-in-just-a-few-years/

You don’t seem to know what long covid given that you’re equating it to long-term damage. I'm not disputing that *some* infections can lead to long-term damage, but *most* long COVID symptoms are mild and resolve within a few months. And the rates of long COVID have been been greatly exaggerated by studies that rely heavily on subjective symptom reporting and that don't include control groups.

It is pretty common for other respiratory infections to result in lingering symptoms. When someone has lingering congestion or a cough for a month after getting a cold, we don't make a big deal about it. The same goes for when someone doesn't feel quite right for a month or two as they're recovering from the flu.

Only *some* cases of polio let to long term damage.

I get it. You really don't want to admit what you've done to your kids.

The level of risk matters.

Yes. It's mitigated very effectively by a mask and eating outdiors.

Sadly, pathetic parents like you tell their kids masks don't work and send them to school sick.

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You seem to be confused on who the pathetic one is here.

What reaction are you looking for? Mitigation is very important, especially in large schools that MCPS has. Its pretty sad that you don't feel any responsibility to anyone, including your own kids if you even have them. Covid numbers in MCPS are going up. For may alone, we are not looking good.

What makes you think I don’t feel any responsibility? I work in healthcare. Have been on the frontline for 2 years. I guarantee I have done more to help people/keep them safe than you have. And I mean actually WORK, not keyboard warrior BS.
Our family has always followed the current guidelines. My daughter had Covid at the beginning of the year, I have it right now. Son and husband are fine. Because I’m not squawking about bringing mandatory masking back does not make me irresponsible. But you go ahead and keep thinking that if it makes you feel better.

Bragging about how many times you've been irresponsible enough to expose your family to COVID is not the win you think. You followed current guidelines... They didn't work... And your conclusion is we don't need guidelines. I hope when you say "work in healthcare" you mean answer phones, because any medical diagnostic type job in your hands would be alarming

I hope for your family's sake you have a full recovery. I pray you didn't expose too many people on the way down.

Where do you get that I’m bragging about exposing my family? I work in healthcare (a doctor - not phones, sorry to disappoint; don’t care about your alarm), it would be impossible not to expose them at this point. I still don’t think we need new guidelines.

You're a doctor who doesn't know you can do more than one thing to mitigate the risk of catching a contagious virus? Wow. Yeah. I'm no doctor, but I'd say you have a brain bleed.

I’m a doctor who realizes that this is not the same virus that we had in 2020. Guidelines change, and rightfully so.
And someone who disagrees with you doesn’t have a brain bleed, ffs. I mean do you have any medical training at all? Wait - I already know the answer.
Keep squawking about your mitigation efforts and the rest of us (yes, doctors too!) will just keep on with our lives.

You're a doctor who can't be bothered to mask indoors, or tell her patients to mask. Did your mom take the mcats for you? You're a doctor who uses the following flawless logic: "If I mask today, obviously I will be masking forever, therefore I can't mask, even though I have COVID right now."

You're a doctor with COVID who's sending her kids to school where they are spreading covid.

Guidelines have indeed changed since 2020. They now include vaccines, boosters, and recommend masking indoors. But you're not willing to do that because it might mean you have to mask "forever."

Brain damage is the kindest explanation I can think of for your behavior.

Except the guidelines don’t say to mask indoors. At least, not if you're looking at the CDC guidelines.

Actually they do in specific situations.

Yes, in specific situations. But that's not what the earlier posts were talking about. They were alluding to the broad indoor mask mandates that are no longer recommended.

The cdc is all about politics and not about community interest. It’s a bit bizarre simeone like you does not care about making children sick and the impact it has on those families.

So instead we should just follow you, rando anonymous internet poster? What are your qualifications exactly? And you seem more concerned about you personally getting sick than “community interest”, FYI.

And, what are your qualifications? We cannot say common sense is one.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

Agreed, PP is ruining their kids. They only get to be kids once, and their childhood school memories will be watching class through a laptop. Not to mention all the skills they'll be missing once they turn 18 and are out on their own.

Actually it depends on how you look at it. Since we are home, we have had far more time to work on skills. It’s 2022. Times have changed, you have not.

Times have not changed. Virtual didn't transform education across the country. It mostly got phased out or looks something like MCPS's anemic offering. Kids already know how to navigate technology via their own personal lives, so the "times have changed" skillsets you're referring to are not unique at all.

They very much have.

How have they changed?

Remote work is here to stay. Kids in VA and other remote programs will have an easier time making the jump to remote jobs, as opposed to kids who NEED to be in person to get anything done.

This is an extremely simple-minded response. Remote work affects a segment of the overall workforce (who are increasingly being called back into the office). And there is no special training needed to "make the jump" to remote work. If you're going to go down this route, it's much more likely that the VA kids won't have the skills needed to function out in public. Your post is weird, flawed reasoning to justify inflicting VA on a kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

Agreed, PP is ruining their kids. They only get to be kids once, and their childhood school memories will be watching class through a laptop. Not to mention all the skills they'll be missing once they turn 18 and are out on their own.

Actually it depends on how you look at it. Since we are home, we have had far more time to work on skills. It’s 2022. Times have changed, you have not.

Times have not changed. Virtual didn't transform education across the country. It mostly got phased out or looks something like MCPS's anemic offering. Kids already know how to navigate technology via their own personal lives, so the "times have changed" skillsets you're referring to are not unique at all.

They very much have.

How have they changed?

Remote work is here to stay. Kids in VA and other remote programs will have an easier time making the jump to remote jobs, as opposed to kids who NEED to be in person to get anything done.

This is an extremely simple-minded response. Remote work affects a segment of the overall workforce (who are increasingly being called back into the office). And there is no special training needed to "make the jump" to remote work. If you're going to go down this route, it's much more likely that the VA kids won't have the skills needed to function out in public. Your post is weird, flawed reasoning to justify inflicting VA on a kid.

You do realize that many people worked remotely before covid.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

Agreed, PP is ruining their kids. They only get to be kids once, and their childhood school memories will be watching class through a laptop. Not to mention all the skills they'll be missing once they turn 18 and are out on their own.

Actually it depends on how you look at it. Since we are home, we have had far more time to work on skills. It’s 2022. Times have changed, you have not.

Times have not changed. Virtual didn't transform education across the country. It mostly got phased out or looks something like MCPS's anemic offering. Kids already know how to navigate technology via their own personal lives, so the "times have changed" skillsets you're referring to are not unique at all.

They very much have.

How have they changed?

Remote work is here to stay. Kids in VA and other remote programs will have an easier time making the jump to remote jobs, as opposed to kids who NEED to be in person to get anything done.

Pretty sure my kid does not need 10 years of remote schooling to learn how to use zoom.

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I have a student who was in virtual academy this year and transitioned back to on person and his social skills were that of a child two years younger than his given age

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

Agreed, PP is ruining their kids. They only get to be kids once, and their childhood school memories will be watching class through a laptop. Not to mention all the skills they'll be missing once they turn 18 and are out on their own.

Actually it depends on how you look at it. Since we are home, we have had far more time to work on skills. It’s 2022. Times have changed, you have not.

Times have not changed. Virtual didn't transform education across the country. It mostly got phased out or looks something like MCPS's anemic offering. Kids already know how to navigate technology via their own personal lives, so the "times have changed" skillsets you're referring to are not unique at all.

They very much have.

How have they changed?

Remote work is here to stay. Kids in VA and other remote programs will have an easier time making the jump to remote jobs, as opposed to kids who NEED to be in person to get anything done.

This comment is one of the most ill-informed that I've seen on DCUM, and that's saying something.

Try to learn something about child development before you comment. Children are not miniature adults.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

Agreed, PP is ruining their kids. They only get to be kids once, and their childhood school memories will be watching class through a laptop. Not to mention all the skills they'll be missing once they turn 18 and are out on their own.

Actually it depends on how you look at it. Since we are home, we have had far more time to work on skills. It’s 2022. Times have changed, you have not.

Times have not changed. Virtual didn't transform education across the country. It mostly got phased out or looks something like MCPS's anemic offering. Kids already know how to navigate technology via their own personal lives, so the "times have changed" skillsets you're referring to are not unique at all.

They very much have.

How have they changed?

Remote work is here to stay. Kids in VA and other remote programs will have an easier time making the jump to remote jobs, as opposed to kids who NEED to be in person to get anything done.

This comment is one of the most ill-informed that I've seen on DCUM, and that's saying something.

Try to learn something about child development before you comment. Children are not miniature adults.

Shows what you know which is nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

Agreed, PP is ruining their kids. They only get to be kids once, and their childhood school memories will be watching class through a laptop. Not to mention all the skills they'll be missing once they turn 18 and are out on their own.

Actually it depends on how you look at it. Since we are home, we have had far more time to work on skills. It’s 2022. Times have changed, you have not.

Times have not changed. Virtual didn't transform education across the country. It mostly got phased out or looks something like MCPS's anemic offering. Kids already know how to navigate technology via their own personal lives, so the "times have changed" skillsets you're referring to are not unique at all.

They very much have.

How have they changed?

Remote work is here to stay. Kids in VA and other remote programs will have an easier time making the jump to remote jobs, as opposed to kids who NEED to be in person to get anything done.

This comment is one of the most ill-informed that I've seen on DCUM, and that's saying something.

Try to learn something about child development before you comment. Children are not miniature adults.

Shows what you know which is nothing.

Um. What?

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

Agreed, PP is ruining their kids. They only get to be kids once, and their childhood school memories will be watching class through a laptop. Not to mention all the skills they'll be missing once they turn 18 and are out on their own.

Actually it depends on how you look at it. Since we are home, we have had far more time to work on skills. It’s 2022. Times have changed, you have not.

Times have not changed. Virtual didn't transform education across the country. It mostly got phased out or looks something like MCPS's anemic offering. Kids already know how to navigate technology via their own personal lives, so the "times have changed" skillsets you're referring to are not unique at all.

They very much have.

How have they changed?

Remote work is here to stay. Kids in VA and other remote programs will have an easier time making the jump to remote jobs, as opposed to kids who NEED to be in person to get anything done.

This comment is one of the most ill-informed that I've seen on DCUM, and that's saying something.

Try to learn something about child development before you comment. Children are not miniature adults.

Shows what you know which is nothing.

Sounds like a response from an early grade schooler.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a student who was in virtual academy this year and transitioned back to on person and his social skills were that of a child two years younger than his given age

It sounds like you didn't work with that child at all on social skills. That is not VA fault, but yours.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh, it's so nice to hear from the crazy anti maskers again. I thought maybe you all had slithered back to the Fairfax boards for good.

Taking precautions isn't forever. Remember how sick your families were in December and January? We were fine because we were careful. Once covod had burned through your wretched micoclotting bodies and gone dormant again, we came back to school, masked, and have had a good year.

However, now that cases are going nuts, the question becomes, is it worth taking a week or two at home because mcps will do nothing to stop psychos like your sociopathic children from infecting their classmates and teachers? Quite probably, the answer is yes

Ok you had me until you started in on sociopathic children. This is the parents fault, full stop. Don’t blame the kids who don’t know better. But yes we keep our kids home this week. Thee was an event at our school on Friday and I heard it was crowded and only like 50% masked. Superspreader event for sure.

Sorry, you're right. The kids aren't sociopaths. They're just taking the advice of sociopaths.

I remember when I begged the school board to not put our kids in the position where they'd have to make choices about hurting other people, choices they'd have to live with for the rest of their lives. Well, that school board lady is either the real sociopath, or she has eaten a lot of lead paint chips.

Unfortunately, statistically it’s very likely she grew up in a house with lead problems.

But yes all the adults are done with the masks and telling kids it’s ok- parents, teachers, principals. No role models left doing the right thing.

Don’t forget to mention that central office has very high Covid numbers.

Are they working in person spreading around the office or still working at home and getting Covid at after hour gatherings?

Doesn't really matter where they contract it. The point is that if it's brought into an unmasked area (school cafeteria, indoor office meeting, etc.) it's an issue.

Only time will tell what effect repeated exposures will have in the long run, but yes, I do suspect test score studies should be done on infected and non-infected children covid populations by age group. I strongly suspect there is a direct correlation.

"Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959

So what’s your long term plan then- keep your kids masked or in VA indefinitely until there is a proven treatment to prevent long Covid? That could be years, if ever. Because if that article is true- that a single case of mild Covid can lead to long term damage, you can’t even risk getting Covid once.

DP, yes, my kids will continue to mask and stay in VA. They choose to mask. We don’t have to tell them or remind them. They are decent people who get how contagious this virus is and understand the impact it could have on others. They also know what is like to lose some who was young and have had several significant losses. Be grateful yours don’t know that kind of pain. Nothing can replace losing a sibling or parent or both. Basic precautions are common sense.

DP but how old are your kids my I ask? We are in VA but my 4rd grader is really rebelling against it and I'm torn whether to continue next year. He is very social and has ADHD (we started meds this year to help with the focus). I know he would wear a mask in school but all other precautions are gone and guessing by next year few kids will be masked. How did you instill this sense of empathy and understanding in your kids? We haven't resumed in-person church and gave up on the Zoom services. He plays baseball this spring but I haven't initiated getting together with families one-on-one because they all seem pretty lax.

My 6th grader is fine, they'd be happy to do remote indefinitely but I wonder how they would feel not having a sibling at home.

Another DP - What you're describing does not sound healthy for your children. I recommend you speak to your family physicians about your household's risk from COVID and what loosening restrictions might look like. I feel badly for your social child that hasn't attended school or church or had a one-on-one play date in two years. And for that matter your older child who feels comfortable with isolation - is that a good thing?

Agreed, PP is ruining their kids. They only get to be kids once, and their childhood school memories will be watching class through a laptop. Not to mention all the skills they'll be missing once they turn 18 and are out on their own.

Actually it depends on how you look at it. Since we are home, we have had far more time to work on skills. It’s 2022. Times have changed, you have not.

Times have not changed. Virtual didn't transform education across the country. It mostly got phased out or looks something like MCPS's anemic offering. Kids already know how to navigate technology via their own personal lives, so the "times have changed" skillsets you're referring to are not unique at all.

They very much have.

How have they changed?

Remote work is here to stay. Kids in VA and other remote programs will have an easier time making the jump to remote jobs, as opposed to kids who NEED to be in person to get anything done.

Pretty sure my kid does not need 10 years of remote schooling to learn how to use zoom.

VA is new this year so no child has had 10 year of remote school.