How is MCPS determining red, yellow, green?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So parents have to find childcare solutions in two-week increments? How is that possibly going to work?

Ironic isn't it? Liberals who don't care about education, children, or working families. They have put the public health bueracracy and teachers unions on a pedestal and don't give a s**t about you or your kids.

-A Democrat

+1 - a registered Democrat but unhappy with how county Democrats have kept bars and restaurants open but schools once again are closing. Education for students in Montgomery County is in the toilet. Nothing has been done to repair the damage of 18 months of virtual learning and now MCPS is putting students back online. The majority of families affected are the working poor in underserved and at risk communities.

I'm also a registered Democrat with a different take. Children cannot protect themselves, and if their parents throw them to the wolves (or into situations where they'll contract or have contracted the covid virus, as the case may be) - I believe it's the failure of Adults and the elected officials to protect them.

The only children damaged by virtual learning are the parents that withheld technology from their children. Most of the children my ES/MS kids know are all tech-saavy and had virtually no issues studying remotely. I do agree that the majority of working poor are underserved and at risk, however, it is MCPS leadership and the board themselves that refused to enable hybrid options last year and this year.

I'm sorry, but I have no sympathy for fools. I seriously believe these crazy people on the board and in the Central Office have lost all common sense and should be fired or voted out of office. I'm sick of and disgusted by them, but it is what it is.

Kids will get Covid, but the likelihood of serious illness is very very small especially for those vaccinated which means every child in elementary school through HS. Those of you who are so insistent that we close schools, tell me this - did you take your kids on a trip over the holidays? Did you bring them to a restaurant or a theme park or a sports game? Why are you willing to expose them to risks for entertainment but not for education? Why are we as a society willing to keep all other activities open and unrestricted while we move to shut schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So parents have to find childcare solutions in two-week increments? How is that possibly going to work?

Ironic isn't it? Liberals who don't care about education, children, or working families. They have put the public health bueracracy and teachers unions on a pedestal and don't give a s**t about you or your kids.

-A Democrat

+1 - a registered Democrat but unhappy with how county Democrats have kept bars and restaurants open but schools once again are closing. Education for students in Montgomery County is in the toilet. Nothing has been done to repair the damage of 18 months of virtual learning and now MCPS is putting students back online. The majority of families affected are the working poor in underserved and at risk communities.

I hate virtual learning as much as the next person but in this case bars and restaurants have closed if they don't have the staff to run it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So parents have to find childcare solutions in two-week increments? How is that possibly going to work?

Ironic isn't it? Liberals who don't care about education, children, or working families. They have put the public health bueracracy and teachers unions on a pedestal and don't give a s**t about you or your kids.

-A Democrat

+1 - a registered Democrat but unhappy with how county Democrats have kept bars and restaurants open but schools once again are closing. Education for students in Montgomery County is in the toilet. Nothing has been done to repair the damage of 18 months of virtual learning and now MCPS is putting students back online. The majority of families affected are the working poor in underserved and at risk communities.

I hate virtual learning as much as the next person but in this case bars and restaurants have closed if they don't have the staff to run it.

Bars and restaurants closing on their own due to staffing shortages because they’re being paid by the federal government to stay home and make more money than when they work is far different than the local government stepping in and shutting down the schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So parents have to find childcare solutions in two-week increments? How is that possibly going to work?

Ironic isn't it? Liberals who don't care about education, children, or working families. They have put the public health bueracracy and teachers unions on a pedestal and don't give a s**t about you or your kids.

-A Democrat

+1 - a registered Democrat but unhappy with how county Democrats have kept bars and restaurants open but schools once again are closing. Education for students in Montgomery County is in the toilet. Nothing has been done to repair the damage of 18 months of virtual learning and now MCPS is putting students back online. The majority of families affected are the working poor in underserved and at risk communities.

I hate virtual learning as much as the next person but in this case bars and restaurants have closed if they don't have the staff to run it.

That being said I think mcps should deploy most of the central office staff to be subs or support to schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So parents have to find childcare solutions in two-week increments? How is that possibly going to work?

Ironic isn't it? Liberals who don't care about education, children, or working families. They have put the public health bueracracy and teachers unions on a pedestal and don't give a s**t about you or your kids.

-A Democrat

+1 - a registered Democrat but unhappy with how county Democrats have kept bars and restaurants open but schools once again are closing. Education for students in Montgomery County is in the toilet. Nothing has been done to repair the damage of 18 months of virtual learning and now MCPS is putting students back online. The majority of families affected are the working poor in underserved and at risk communities.

I hate virtual learning as much as the next person but in this case bars and restaurants have closed if they don't have the staff to run it.

That being said I think mcps should deploy most of the central office staff to be subs or support to schools

When pigs fly…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So parents have to find childcare solutions in two-week increments? How is that possibly going to work?

Ironic isn't it? Liberals who don't care about education, children, or working families. They have put the public health bueracracy and teachers unions on a pedestal and don't give a s**t about you or your kids.

-A Democrat

+1 - a registered Democrat but unhappy with how county Democrats have kept bars and restaurants open but schools once again are closing. Education for students in Montgomery County is in the toilet. Nothing has been done to repair the damage of 18 months of virtual learning and now MCPS is putting students back online. The majority of families affected are the working poor in underserved and at risk communities.

I'm also a registered Democrat with a different take. Children cannot protect themselves, and if their parents throw them to the wolves (or into situations where they'll contract or have contracted the covid virus, as the case may be) - I believe it's the failure of Adults and the elected officials to protect them.

The only children damaged by virtual learning are the parents that withheld technology from their children. Most of the children my ES/MS kids know are all tech-saavy and had virtually no issues studying remotely. I do agree that the majority of working poor are underserved and at risk, however, it is MCPS leadership and the board themselves that refused to enable hybrid options last year and this year.

I'm sorry, but I have no sympathy for fools. I seriously believe these crazy people on the board and in the Central Office have lost all common sense and should be fired or voted out of office. I'm sick of and disgusted by them, but it is what it is.

Kids will get Covid, but the likelihood of serious illness is very very small especially for those vaccinated which means every child in elementary school through HS. Those of you who are so insistent that we close schools, tell me this - did you take your kids on a trip over the holidays? Did you bring them to a restaurant or a theme park or a sports game? Why are you willing to expose them to risks for entertainment but not for education? Why are we as a society willing to keep all other activities open and unrestricted while we move to shut schools?

I think I’m in the best position to judge if virtual learning “damaged” my first grader with ADHD. Well along with their therapist and doctors. We ALL agree it was a disaster for DC. And the numbers don’t lie about academic loss overall so you are fooling yourself if you think virtual school was fine for all kids. Lucky you if your kids were lucky and it wasn’t terrible for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So parents have to find childcare solutions in two-week increments? How is that possibly going to work?

Ironic isn't it? Liberals who don't care about education, children, or working families. They have put the public health bueracracy and teachers unions on a pedestal and don't give a s**t about you or your kids.

-A Democrat

+1 - a registered Democrat but unhappy with how county Democrats have kept bars and restaurants open but schools once again are closing. Education for students in Montgomery County is in the toilet. Nothing has been done to repair the damage of 18 months of virtual learning and now MCPS is putting students back online. The majority of families affected are the working poor in underserved and at risk communities.

I'm also a registered Democrat with a different take. Children cannot protect themselves, and if their parents throw them to the wolves (or into situations where they'll contract or have contracted the covid virus, as the case may be) - I believe it's the failure of Adults and the elected officials to protect them.

The only children damaged by virtual learning are the parents that withheld technology from their children. Most of the children my ES/MS kids know are all tech-saavy and had virtually no issues studying remotely. I do agree that the majority of working poor are underserved and at risk, however, it is MCPS leadership and the board themselves that refused to enable hybrid options last year and this year.

I'm sorry, but I have no sympathy for fools. I seriously believe these crazy people on the board and in the Central Office have lost all common sense and should be fired or voted out of office. I'm sick of and disgusted by them, but it is what it is.

Kids will get Covid, but the likelihood of serious illness is very very small especially for those vaccinated which means every child in elementary school through HS. Those of you who are so insistent that we close schools, tell me this - did you take your kids on a trip over the holidays? Did you bring them to a restaurant or a theme park or a sports game? Why are you willing to expose them to risks for entertainment but not for education? Why are we as a society willing to keep all other activities open and unrestricted while we move to shut schools?

I think I’m in the best position to judge if virtual learning “damaged” my first grader with ADHD. Well along with their therapist and doctors. We ALL agree it was a disaster for DC. And the numbers don’t lie about academic loss overall so you are fooling yourself if you think virtual school was fine for all kids. Lucky you if your kids were lucky and it wasn’t terrible for them.

DL was a nightmare for my child with ADHD also. The thing is they also have underlying medical condition making them high risk for severe covid complications. Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Ideal scenario would be make in person safer for all. That’s not happening. And VA not an option either for ADHD

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I notice is the only high schools deep in yellow are the ones with with affluent populations who can test. All the DCC schools are in high green... Probably explained more by a lack of access to tests in the most populated part of the county.

No, it probably had to do with lifestyle choices and the richer schools did much more traveling over the holidays that put us all at greater risk.

+1. Is DCCers weren’t flying of the ski resorts or Mexico or the Bahamas.

Test to stay for all. Then you will know who has COVID in the school system.

DCCers may not have been flying off to ski resorts but how many of them are hourly wage earners in high risk jobs with no health insurance? How many work in retail, grocery stores, bars and restaurants? When they get sick, are they making a choice to work sick and spread COVID vs. taking the time to get tested and quarantine? Are they going to get their kids tested because of the time it takes to get tested and are they going to risk having to quarantine themselves.

Access to testing is not equal. Many families in MCPS have financial reasons to not test and not quarantine. Not everyone has a cushy union job with paid time off. Some communities face these realities more than others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So parents have to find childcare solutions in two-week increments? How is that possibly going to work?

Ironic isn't it? Liberals who don't care about education, children, or working families. They have put the public health bueracracy and teachers unions on a pedestal and don't give a s**t about you or your kids.

-A Democrat

+1 - a registered Democrat but unhappy with how county Democrats have kept bars and restaurants open but schools once again are closing. Education for students in Montgomery County is in the toilet. Nothing has been done to repair the damage of 18 months of virtual learning and now MCPS is putting students back online. The majority of families affected are the working poor in underserved and at risk communities.

I'm also a registered Democrat with a different take. Children cannot protect themselves, and if their parents throw them to the wolves (or into situations where they'll contract or have contracted the covid virus, as the case may be) - I believe it's the failure of Adults and the elected officials to protect them.

The only children damaged by virtual learning are the parents that withheld technology from their children. Most of the children my ES/MS kids know are all tech-saavy and had virtually no issues studying remotely. I do agree that the majority of working poor are underserved and at risk, however, it is MCPS leadership and the board themselves that refused to enable hybrid options last year and this year.

I'm sorry, but I have no sympathy for fools. I seriously believe these crazy people on the board and in the Central Office have lost all common sense and should be fired or voted out of office. I'm sick of and disgusted by them, but it is what it is.

Kids will get Covid, but the likelihood of serious illness is very very small especially for those vaccinated which means every child in elementary school through HS. Those of you who are so insistent that we close schools, tell me this - did you take your kids on a trip over the holidays? Did you bring them to a restaurant or a theme park or a sports game? Why are you willing to expose them to risks for entertainment but not for education? Why are we as a society willing to keep all other activities open and unrestricted while we move to shut schools?

I think I’m in the best position to judge if virtual learning “damaged” my first grader with ADHD. Well along with their therapist and doctors. We ALL agree it was a disaster for DC. And the numbers don’t lie about academic loss overall so you are fooling yourself if you think virtual school was fine for all kids. Lucky you if your kids were lucky and it wasn’t terrible for them.

DL was a nightmare for my child with ADHD also. The thing is they also have underlying medical condition making them high risk for severe covid complications. Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Ideal scenario would be make in person safer for all. That’s not happening. And VA not an option either for ADHD

MCPS has not even begun to address the needs of students who fell behind during 18 months of DL. Students with disabilities could not access accommodations or services and they regressed more than the average student. We received letters that there would be meetings to evaluate children for compensatory services. When are they going to happen and what is happening with their learning in the meantime?

Putting children with disabilities back online again would be a disaster. Federal complaints, state complaints, due process complaints, and lawsuits at this point are inevitable.

[Anonymous]

Bars and restaurants should close BEFORE any school closes. Our county government is failing to respond even more so than MCPS. Tax dollars, jobs, and union interest over the educational needs of students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bars and restaurants should close BEFORE any school closes. Our county government is failing to respond even more so than MCPS. Tax dollars, jobs, and union interest over the educational needs of students.

you got what you voted for. Don’t complain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So parents have to find childcare solutions in two-week increments? How is that possibly going to work?

Ironic isn't it? Liberals who don't care about education, children, or working families. They have put the public health bueracracy and teachers unions on a pedestal and don't give a s**t about you or your kids.

-A Democrat

+1 - a registered Democrat but unhappy with how county Democrats have kept bars and restaurants open but schools once again are closing. Education for students in Montgomery County is in the toilet. Nothing has been done to repair the damage of 18 months of virtual learning and now MCPS is putting students back online. The majority of families affected are the working poor in underserved and at risk communities.

I’m an independent and this is all true.

[Anonymous]

The color-coded system based on self-reported data is complete garbage. I’m an open-schooler but agree there are two scenarios to go virtual. Number 1 they are missing too many staff. In that case go virtual only as long as necessary until you get staff back. Maybe that’s 4 days maybe it’s 10. It will be school specific. Second, there may be concerning outbreaks at some schools (cough sports teams). In that case send the team home, or send the grade home, or if it crosses grades maybe on the advice of the health department close the school. It doesn’t need to be 14 days though. 5 days then test to return would be fine. These second scenarios should be rarer. The color system is a blunt instrument based on bad data. No scientist would support decisions being made as important as whether to close a school based on such garbage data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bars and restaurants should close BEFORE any school closes. Our county government is failing to respond even more so than MCPS. Tax dollars, jobs, and union interest over the educational needs of students.

you got what you voted for. Don’t complain.

This. The chickens are coming home to roost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The color-coded system based on self-reported data is complete garbage. I’m an open-schooler but agree there are two scenarios to go virtual. Number 1 they are missing too many staff. In that case go virtual only as long as necessary until you get staff back. Maybe that’s 4 days maybe it’s 10. It will be school specific. Second, there may be concerning outbreaks at some schools (cough sports teams). In that case send the team home, or send the grade home, or if it crosses grades maybe on the advice of the health department close the school. It doesn’t need to be 14 days though. 5 days then test to return would be fine. These second scenarios should be rarer. The color system is a blunt instrument based on bad data. No scientist would support decisions being made as important as whether to close a school based on such garbage data.

Garbage data and the baseline should be 0 cases starting this morning not the positives over break.