When will quarantine / mandatory absence from school stop for Covid?

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Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. Thank you for the thoughtful responses and perspectives. You’ve given me a lot to think about. I agree with the posters who note the impact of quarantine on kids who’ve already suffered from lack of in person school (my son included) and yet face being pulled out of school for symptoms less severe than other diseases that don’t require draconian quarantine.

Will also note that the asynchronous learning my son had this week - a module of reading and a model of math - was hardly a substitute for any of the content he’d be doing in his class. DH and I added some content and activities but if he were out for more than a week and/or was already behind it would be disastrous for his learning.

It will be interesting to see if the county / public health officials update the guidance for cases where symptoms are so light. I’m going to withdraw my kids from the testing pool next year if the Covid variants continue to be so mild for vaccinated people. I’m not sending a clearly sick kid with a fever and heavy cough to school, or sending a child with no appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. But the flip of it is I’m not keeping my very healthy child who has been symptom free for 48 hours home. I’m done.

I'm with you.

They should make in-person school require parents to sign a testing waiver. If they want to opt-out their kids can attend the virtual academy.

With an attitude like that, I’m sure you either don’t have kids or, if you do, they’re in VA. So what do you care? The majority of responses here say they’re comfortable accepting a slightly higher risk of Covid in order to minimize disruptions at school.

No I just don't feel everyone else should be put at risk because of selfish people who don't care about others.

Well, your feelings are irrelevant. They're not going to implement a mandatory testing framework. So, continue pouting here if it helps.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. Thank you for the thoughtful responses and perspectives. You’ve given me a lot to think about. I agree with the posters who note the impact of quarantine on kids who’ve already suffered from lack of in person school (my son included) and yet face being pulled out of school for symptoms less severe than other diseases that don’t require draconian quarantine.

Will also note that the asynchronous learning my son had this week - a module of reading and a model of math - was hardly a substitute for any of the content he’d be doing in his class. DH and I added some content and activities but if he were out for more than a week and/or was already behind it would be disastrous for his learning.

It will be interesting to see if the county / public health officials update the guidance for cases where symptoms are so light. I’m going to withdraw my kids from the testing pool next year if the Covid variants continue to be so mild for vaccinated people. I’m not sending a clearly sick kid with a fever and heavy cough to school, or sending a child with no appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. But the flip of it is I’m not keeping my very healthy child who has been symptom free for 48 hours home. I’m done.

I'm with you.

They should make in-person school require parents to sign a testing waiver. If they want to opt-out their kids can attend the virtual academy.

With an attitude like that, I’m sure you either don’t have kids or, if you do, they’re in VA. So what do you care? The majority of responses here say they’re comfortable accepting a slightly higher risk of Covid in order to minimize disruptions at school.

No I just don't feel everyone else should be put at risk because of selfish people who don't care about others.

You don't think there's inherent risk in life? Or that some risks are worth taking? What a strange way to go through life.

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Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. Thank you for the thoughtful responses and perspectives. You’ve given me a lot to think about. I agree with the posters who note the impact of quarantine on kids who’ve already suffered from lack of in person school (my son included) and yet face being pulled out of school for symptoms less severe than other diseases that don’t require draconian quarantine.

Will also note that the asynchronous learning my son had this week - a module of reading and a model of math - was hardly a substitute for any of the content he’d be doing in his class. DH and I added some content and activities but if he were out for more than a week and/or was already behind it would be disastrous for his learning.

It will be interesting to see if the county / public health officials update the guidance for cases where symptoms are so light. I’m going to withdraw my kids from the testing pool next year if the Covid variants continue to be so mild for vaccinated people. I’m not sending a clearly sick kid with a fever and heavy cough to school, or sending a child with no appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. But the flip of it is I’m not keeping my very healthy child who has been symptom free for 48 hours home. I’m done.

I'm with you.

They should make in-person school require parents to sign a testing waiver. If they want to opt-out their kids can attend the virtual academy.

With an attitude like that, I’m sure you either don’t have kids or, if you do, they’re in VA. So what do you care? The majority of responses here say they’re comfortable accepting a slightly higher risk of Covid in order to minimize disruptions at school.

No I just don't feel everyone else should be put at risk because of selfish people who don't care about others.

Well, your feelings are irrelevant. They're not going to implement a mandatory testing framework. So, continue pouting here if it helps.

I wonder how much longer they’ll even do surveillance testing at schools. Have they made any clear statements about the fall? It seems like such a waste of money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. Thank you for the thoughtful responses and perspectives. You’ve given me a lot to think about. I agree with the posters who note the impact of quarantine on kids who’ve already suffered from lack of in person school (my son included) and yet face being pulled out of school for symptoms less severe than other diseases that don’t require draconian quarantine.

Will also note that the asynchronous learning my son had this week - a module of reading and a model of math - was hardly a substitute for any of the content he’d be doing in his class. DH and I added some content and activities but if he were out for more than a week and/or was already behind it would be disastrous for his learning.

It will be interesting to see if the county / public health officials update the guidance for cases where symptoms are so light. I’m going to withdraw my kids from the testing pool next year if the Covid variants continue to be so mild for vaccinated people. I’m not sending a clearly sick kid with a fever and heavy cough to school, or sending a child with no appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. But the flip of it is I’m not keeping my very healthy child who has been symptom free for 48 hours home. I’m done.

I'm with you.

They should make in-person school require parents to sign a testing waiver. If they want to opt-out their kids can attend the virtual academy.

With an attitude like that, I’m sure you either don’t have kids or, if you do, they’re in VA. So what do you care? The majority of responses here say they’re comfortable accepting a slightly higher risk of Covid in order to minimize disruptions at school.

No I just don't feel everyone else should be put at risk because of selfish people who don't care about others.

Well, your feelings are irrelevant. They're not going to implement a mandatory testing framework. So, continue pouting here if it helps.

I wonder how much longer they’ll even do surveillance testing at schools. Have they made any clear statements about the fall? It seems like such a waste of money.

It is an insane waste of money! Probably federal funding being used for this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. Thank you for the thoughtful responses and perspectives. You’ve given me a lot to think about. I agree with the posters who note the impact of quarantine on kids who’ve already suffered from lack of in person school (my son included) and yet face being pulled out of school for symptoms less severe than other diseases that don’t require draconian quarantine.

Will also note that the asynchronous learning my son had this week - a module of reading and a model of math - was hardly a substitute for any of the content he’d be doing in his class. DH and I added some content and activities but if he were out for more than a week and/or was already behind it would be disastrous for his learning.

It will be interesting to see if the county / public health officials update the guidance for cases where symptoms are so light. I’m going to withdraw my kids from the testing pool next year if the Covid variants continue to be so mild for vaccinated people. I’m not sending a clearly sick kid with a fever and heavy cough to school, or sending a child with no appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. But the flip of it is I’m not keeping my very healthy child who has been symptom free for 48 hours home. I’m done.

I'm with you.

They should make in-person school require parents to sign a testing waiver. If they want to opt-out their kids can attend the virtual academy.

With an attitude like that, I’m sure you either don’t have kids or, if you do, they’re in VA. So what do you care? The majority of responses here say they’re comfortable accepting a slightly higher risk of Covid in order to minimize disruptions at school.

No I just don't feel everyone else should be put at risk because of selfish people who don't care about others.

Well, your feelings are irrelevant. They're not going to implement a mandatory testing framework. So, continue pouting here if it helps.

I wonder how much longer they’ll even do surveillance testing at schools. Have they made any clear statements about the fall? It seems like such a waste of money.

It is an insane waste of money! Probably federal funding being used for this?

Presumably ESSR funds are being used for testing. But that’s still money that could be going to other programs/purposes. MCPS is going to have a hard time keeping things like VA running when ESSR funds run out. They also haven’t yet shifted ongoing maintenance costs for computers/devices out of ESSR. They know they’re going to have to, but they haven’t described what they’re going to cut to do it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We need to stop testing. We never test for COVID and send our kid to school only when healthy. That means if he has a sore throat one day he stays home, but if he feels better the next, he goes to school. Nobody can make you test. Time to get back to normalcy.

Don’t tell, don’t tell is the only way to get back to normalcy.

No one ever told the school when their child had the flu. If you called at all, you would just say your kid was sick and wouldn’t be going in. We’re well overdue to treat Covid the same way.

Yes because sick teachers are irrelevant to schools. We only send our children to school to get them out of the house. It makes no difference if there is no teacher in the classroom. They are not important. Just get the kids out of sight.

I would hope teachers would choose to get vaccinated/boosted, so even if they are exposed they’re likely to have mild symptoms that would allow them to continue to work. Just like everyone— teachers included— did in the past.

How did so many people forget that it’s normal to get sick from time-to-time?

Lol no way am I going to work sick after you selfishly sent in your COVID + kid. Your sick child is never welcome at school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We need to stop testing. We never test for COVID and send our kid to school only when healthy. That means if he has a sore throat one day he stays home, but if he feels better the next, he goes to school. Nobody can make you test. Time to get back to normalcy.

Don’t tell, don’t tell is the only way to get back to normalcy.

No one ever told the school when their child had the flu. If you called at all, you would just say your kid was sick and wouldn’t be going in. We’re well overdue to treat Covid the same way.

Yes because sick teachers are irrelevant to schools. We only send our children to school to get them out of the house. It makes no difference if there is no teacher in the classroom. They are not important. Just get the kids out of sight.

I would hope teachers would choose to get vaccinated/boosted, so even if they are exposed they’re likely to have mild symptoms that would allow them to continue to work. Just like everyone— teachers included— did in the past.

How did so many people forget that it’s normal to get sick from time-to-time?

Lol no way am I going to work sick after you selfishly sent in your COVID + kid. Your sick child is never welcome at school.

Sure... How many teachers and students are showing up at school with "allergies"? People are moving on.

[Anonymous]

I haven’t read all the posts but I agree it’s time to modify the restrictions. In our case husband notified exposed Friday night. Tests positive on Saturday. We stay away. On Monday morning I test positive. Child negative. We all separate and parent from afar. Monday night child tests positive. We all test Wed. Child is negative. Still out of school and sports all week. He’s negative. Isolated since Saturday. He’s missing out on all kinds of stuff. At some point this needs to end. We are still testing positive but feel better. Only symptoms slight cough, sniffles, fatigue. Child has runny nose, slept an extra hour daily that’s it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We need to stop testing. We never test for COVID and send our kid to school only when healthy. That means if he has a sore throat one day he stays home, but if he feels better the next, he goes to school. Nobody can make you test. Time to get back to normalcy.

Don’t tell, don’t tell is the only way to get back to normalcy.

No one ever told the school when their child had the flu. If you called at all, you would just say your kid was sick and wouldn’t be going in. We’re well overdue to treat Covid the same way.

Yes because sick teachers are irrelevant to schools. We only send our children to school to get them out of the house. It makes no difference if there is no teacher in the classroom. They are not important. Just get the kids out of sight.

I would hope teachers would choose to get vaccinated/boosted, so even if they are exposed they’re likely to have mild symptoms that would allow them to continue to work. Just like everyone— teachers included— did in the past.

How did so many people forget that it’s normal to get sick from time-to-time?

Lol no way am I going to work sick after you selfishly sent in your COVID + kid. Your sick child is never welcome at school.

Sure... How many teachers and students are showing up at school with "allergies"? People are moving on.

But COVID Isn't moving on. It's lurking behind every dark corner waiting to infect these fools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read all the posts but I agree it’s time to modify the restrictions. In our case husband notified exposed Friday night. Tests positive on Saturday. We stay away. On Monday morning I test positive. Child negative. We all separate and parent from afar. Monday night child tests positive. We all test Wed. Child is negative. Still out of school and sports all week. He’s negative. Isolated since Saturday. He’s missing out on all kinds of stuff. At some point this needs to end. We are still testing positive but feel better. Only symptoms slight cough, sniffles, fatigue. Child has runny nose, slept an extra hour daily that’s it.

I agree modify them back to mask requirements or DL.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We need to stop testing. We never test for COVID and send our kid to school only when healthy. That means if he has a sore throat one day he stays home, but if he feels better the next, he goes to school. Nobody can make you test. Time to get back to normalcy.

Don’t tell, don’t tell is the only way to get back to normalcy.

No one ever told the school when their child had the flu. If you called at all, you would just say your kid was sick and wouldn’t be going in. We’re well overdue to treat Covid the same way.

Yes because sick teachers are irrelevant to schools. We only send our children to school to get them out of the house. It makes no difference if there is no teacher in the classroom. They are not important. Just get the kids out of sight.

I would hope teachers would choose to get vaccinated/boosted, so even if they are exposed they’re likely to have mild symptoms that would allow them to continue to work. Just like everyone— teachers included— did in the past.

How did so many people forget that it’s normal to get sick from time-to-time?

Lol no way am I going to work sick after you selfishly sent in your COVID + kid. Your sick child is never welcome at school.

Sure... How many teachers and students are showing up at school with "allergies"? People are moving on.

But COVID Isn't moving on. It's lurking behind every dark corner waiting to infect these fools.

Covid is never moving on, going away, or whatever other term the zero-COVID crowd wants to use these days. So that obviously isn’t a useful benchmark for changing our own behaviors. Other things have changed dramatically, like the drop in hospitalizations and deaths related to covid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read all the posts but I agree it’s time to modify the restrictions. In our case husband notified exposed Friday night. Tests positive on Saturday. We stay away. On Monday morning I test positive. Child negative. We all separate and parent from afar. Monday night child tests positive. We all test Wed. Child is negative. Still out of school and sports all week. He’s negative. Isolated since Saturday. He’s missing out on all kinds of stuff. At some point this needs to end. We are still testing positive but feel better. Only symptoms slight cough, sniffles, fatigue. Child has runny nose, slept an extra hour daily that’s it.

I agree modify them back to mask requirements or DL.

Masking and/or staying home is always an option for your kids, whether it’s through VA or homeschooling.

You've presumably realized by now that your risk tolerance is wildly out-of-line with that of other parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read all the posts but I agree it’s time to modify the restrictions. In our case husband notified exposed Friday night. Tests positive on Saturday. We stay away. On Monday morning I test positive. Child negative. We all separate and parent from afar. Monday night child tests positive. We all test Wed. Child is negative. Still out of school and sports all week. He’s negative. Isolated since Saturday. He’s missing out on all kinds of stuff. At some point this needs to end. We are still testing positive but feel better. Only symptoms slight cough, sniffles, fatigue. Child has runny nose, slept an extra hour daily that’s it.

You should be grateful your house had a mild course and all you have to complain about is your child missing a soccer practice and an extra day or two of school. It’s not like you got caught up in the relic 14 day isolation/quarantine. You’re still positive. Just rest and chill and you can all resume next week. I get that it is disruptive but you are not the only ones and your situation seems as ideal as it could possibly have been.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. Thank you for the thoughtful responses and perspectives. You’ve given me a lot to think about. I agree with the posters who note the impact of quarantine on kids who’ve already suffered from lack of in person school (my son included) and yet face being pulled out of school for symptoms less severe than other diseases that don’t require draconian quarantine.

Will also note that the asynchronous learning my son had this week - a module of reading and a model of math - was hardly a substitute for any of the content he’d be doing in his class. DH and I added some content and activities but if he were out for more than a week and/or was already behind it would be disastrous for his learning.

It will be interesting to see if the county / public health officials update the guidance for cases where symptoms are so light. I’m going to withdraw my kids from the testing pool next year if the Covid variants continue to be so mild for vaccinated people. I’m not sending a clearly sick kid with a fever and heavy cough to school, or sending a child with no appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. But the flip of it is I’m not keeping my very healthy child who has been symptom free for 48 hours home. I’m done.

I'm with you.

They should make in-person school require parents to sign a testing waiver. If they want to opt-out their kids can attend the virtual academy.

With an attitude like that, I’m sure you either don’t have kids or, if you do, they’re in VA. So what do you care? The majority of responses here say they’re comfortable accepting a slightly higher risk of Covid in order to minimize disruptions at school.

No I just don't feel everyone else should be put at risk because of selfish people who don't care about others.

Well, your feelings are irrelevant. They're not going to implement a mandatory testing framework. So, continue pouting here if it helps.

I wonder how much longer they’ll even do surveillance testing at schools. Have they made any clear statements about the fall? It seems like such a waste of money.

It is an insane waste of money! Probably federal funding being used for this?

Presumably ESSR funds are being used for testing. But that’s still money that could be going to other programs/purposes. MCPS is going to have a hard time keeping things like VA running when ESSR funds run out. They also haven’t yet shifted ongoing maintenance costs for computers/devices out of ESSR. They know they’re going to have to, but they haven’t described what they’re going to cut to do it.

Ask for more money and then raise taxes on middle class MoCo residents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. Thank you for the thoughtful responses and perspectives. You’ve given me a lot to think about. I agree with the posters who note the impact of quarantine on kids who’ve already suffered from lack of in person school (my son included) and yet face being pulled out of school for symptoms less severe than other diseases that don’t require draconian quarantine.

Will also note that the asynchronous learning my son had this week - a module of reading and a model of math - was hardly a substitute for any of the content he’d be doing in his class. DH and I added some content and activities but if he were out for more than a week and/or was already behind it would be disastrous for his learning.

It will be interesting to see if the county / public health officials update the guidance for cases where symptoms are so light. I’m going to withdraw my kids from the testing pool next year if the Covid variants continue to be so mild for vaccinated people. I’m not sending a clearly sick kid with a fever and heavy cough to school, or sending a child with no appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. But the flip of it is I’m not keeping my very healthy child who has been symptom free for 48 hours home. I’m done.

I'm with you.

They should make in-person school require parents to sign a testing waiver. If they want to opt-out their kids can attend the virtual academy.

With an attitude like that, I’m sure you either don’t have kids or, if you do, they’re in VA. So what do you care? The majority of responses here say they’re comfortable accepting a slightly higher risk of Covid in order to minimize disruptions at school.

No I just don't feel everyone else should be put at risk because of selfish people who don't care about others.

Well, your feelings are irrelevant. They're not going to implement a mandatory testing framework. So, continue pouting here if it helps.

I wonder how much longer they’ll even do surveillance testing at schools. Have they made any clear statements about the fall? It seems like such a waste of money.

It is an insane waste of money! Probably federal funding being used for this?

The insane waste of money is using covid funding to join the Million Dollar Bocce Ball Club.