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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the people doubling down on "KEEP THE SCHOOLS OPEN IN THE NAME OF EDUCATION" crowd. There were so many kids who didn't get an actual education today just by being in the building bc they didn't have teachers. There were no bus drivers. Schools weren't cleaned because custodial staff have been out. Just because a school building is open doesn't mean kids are being educated. You all are the worst of the worst.

Yup. This is what I've been saying all week.

The omicron writing was already on the wall.

People kept acting like there was a real choice between "send kids to school, and maybe they get COVID, but we have to live with it now" and "go virtual*."

And I kept saying the ACTUAL choice was between "go virtual now" or "send kids into a sh!tshow, watch as numbers climb and a bunch of them get COVID, only to be forced into virtual in a week or two anyway."

But out come the shocked and horrified parents who I guess had been in some sort of denial for the past few weeks.


*And many would not consider the possibility that was actually being offered-- virtual for 2-6 weeks max. They had to build up this strawman of an evil and untrustworthy MCPS that wants to keep kids out of school for the rest of the year and would use a few weeks of virtual as cover for their nefarious plan, because... uh... teachers just love virtual, it's not a gigantic pain in their butts and... administrators eating Pringles and bonbons all day and.... reasons... yeah.

Sorry, but trust has to be earned. Our kids sat at home last year for months and months for no reason.

Okay, cool, fine, that's like, your opinion, man, but the point of my post it DOES NOT MATTER

Because schools were never going to stay in-person, because omicron spreads.

The end.

[Anonymous]

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For our school, the 4pm and 7pm reports don’t add up.

77 cases yesterday + 35 today is only 112. MCPS now says our school now has 136. Where did the extra 24 cases come from?

Yesterday’s report (77 cases) was for cases up through 6 AM on 1/3. The 24-hour report posted today (35) was for 4 PM on 1/4 through 4 PM on 1/5. So the other 24 cases must have been reported between 6 AM on 1/3 and 4 PM on 1/4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the people doubling down on "KEEP THE SCHOOLS OPEN IN THE NAME OF EDUCATION" crowd. There were so many kids who didn't get an actual education today just by being in the building bc they didn't have teachers. There were no bus drivers. Schools weren't cleaned because custodial staff have been out. Just because a school building is open doesn't mean kids are being educated. You all are the worst of the worst.

Yup. This is what I've been saying all week.

The omicron writing was already on the wall.

People kept acting like there was a real choice between "send kids to school, and maybe they get COVID, but we have to live with it now" and "go virtual*."

And I kept saying the ACTUAL choice was between "go virtual now" or "send kids into a sh!tshow, watch as numbers climb and a bunch of them get COVID, only to be forced into virtual in a week or two anyway."

But out come the shocked and horrified parents who I guess had been in some sort of denial for the past few weeks.


*And many would not consider the possibility that was actually being offered-- virtual for 2-6 weeks max. They had to build up this strawman of an evil and untrustworthy MCPS that wants to keep kids out of school for the rest of the year and would use a few weeks of virtual as cover for their nefarious plan, because... uh... teachers just love virtual, it's not a gigantic pain in their butts and... administrators eating Pringles and bonbons all day and.... reasons... yeah.

Sorry, but trust has to be earned. Our kids sat at home last year for months and months for no reason.

Okay, cool, fine, that's like, your opinion, man, but the point of my post it DOES NOT MATTER

Because schools were never going to stay in-person, because omicron spreads.

The end.

Nope, you went out of your way to complain about a straw man argument. That most certainly was at least part of your point.

[Anonymous]

Why does it always seem like Montgomery County Schools are caught flat footed? Do they not meet and talk through scenario's? What if there is big surge after the holidays? What if we don't have enough bus driver? What do we do if a whole bunch schools turn red at the same time? How will we manage lunches during a surge and cold-weather?

The list goes on and on and on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does it always seem like Montgomery County Schools are caught flat footed? Do they not meet and talk through scenario's? What if there is big surge after the holidays? What if we don't have enough bus driver? What do we do if a whole bunch schools turn red at the same time? How will we manage lunches during a surge and cold-weather?

The list goes on and on and on.

These are good questions. I think we all know the answer: incompetence

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the people doubling down on "KEEP THE SCHOOLS OPEN IN THE NAME OF EDUCATION" crowd. There were so many kids who didn't get an actual education today just by being in the building bc they didn't have teachers. There were no bus drivers. Schools weren't cleaned because custodial staff have been out. Just because a school building is open doesn't mean kids are being educated. You all are the worst of the worst.

My kid reported to me that only 9 kids in her class showed up today. (She was estimating, so who knows, but the point is - a LOT of kids absent.)

Mine said seven were absent in a class of fifteen. I'm going to keep sending her because I think it's better for her to go, but I'm also getting ready to have her home next week.

me, too. On the flip side, if there are less students in class, there is more space per person, less chance of spread. My kids did ok academically with virtual, but it was certainly harder, in every way. But, we can live with a two week virtual. I'm reading that they think omicron will taper down end of January.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does it always seem like Montgomery County Schools are caught flat footed? Do they not meet and talk through scenario's? What if there is big surge after the holidays? What if we don't have enough bus driver? What do we do if a whole bunch schools turn red at the same time? How will we manage lunches during a surge and cold-weather?

The list goes on and on and on.

These are good questions. I think we all know the answer: incompetence

As someone who has been teaching in an mcps classroom for over 20 years, I think the problem is that Central Office is made up of people who have not been in the classroom, or even worked in a school building, in a long time. People who seek these jobs did so to get out of the classroom (they will never admit it, but it’s generally true) and are just so out of touch.
Every single teacher was fully expecting things to play out like this. A few “red” schools one day, an astronomical number the next, county considering changing the metric…none of it is a surprise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does it always seem like Montgomery County Schools are caught flat footed? Do they not meet and talk through scenario's? What if there is big surge after the holidays? What if we don't have enough bus driver? What do we do if a whole bunch schools turn red at the same time? How will we manage lunches during a surge and cold-weather?

The list goes on and on and on.

These are good questions. I think we all know the answer: incompetence

Parents are demanding schools stay in person. What do you really want them to do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does it always seem like Montgomery County Schools are caught flat footed? Do they not meet and talk through scenario's? What if there is big surge after the holidays? What if we don't have enough bus driver? What do we do if a whole bunch schools turn red at the same time? How will we manage lunches during a surge and cold-weather?

The list goes on and on and on.

These are good questions. I think we all know the answer: incompetence

Parents are demanding schools stay in person. What do you really want them to do?

Do better.

This outcome of increased infection over Christmas was entirely foreseeable because it happened last year.

They should have planned before the break and implemented a mandatory test-in policy for kids, teachers and staff returning to school after the break.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone help me understand why they are counting 14 days? Why not cases over the past 10 days?

Because 14 days is the formula from the state department of education as well as the CDC school guidance. All along they have said that 5% or more positivity rate within 14 days the kids are safer at home because community spread is too high.

But…. They are getting it at home and not at school!!! School has been closed!!! Hello!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does it always seem like Montgomery County Schools are caught flat footed? Do they not meet and talk through scenario's? What if there is big surge after the holidays? What if we don't have enough bus driver? What do we do if a whole bunch schools turn red at the same time? How will we manage lunches during a surge and cold-weather?

The list goes on and on and on.

These are good questions. I think we all know the answer: incompetence

Parents are demanding schools stay in person. What do you really want them to do?

Be honest. Say, look we can’t make in person work for the next two weeks. Too many people are sick with covid who are necessary to make school work. So, we are going virtual for 2 weeks. We know you’ll be upset but we will earn your trust back that this was necessary but moving heaven and earth to get back in person and then do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does it always seem like Montgomery County Schools are caught flat footed? Do they not meet and talk through scenario's? What if there is big surge after the holidays? What if we don't have enough bus driver? What do we do if a whole bunch schools turn red at the same time? How will we manage lunches during a surge and cold-weather?

The list goes on and on and on.

These are good questions. I think we all know the answer: incompetence

Parents are demanding schools stay in person. What do you really want them to do?

It’s a poor excuse that DCPS is capable of doing something that MCPS is not.

Yes, let’s keep reducing our expectations and standards. Excellent idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does it always seem like Montgomery County Schools are caught flat footed? Do they not meet and talk through scenario's? What if there is big surge after the holidays? What if we don't have enough bus driver? What do we do if a whole bunch schools turn red at the same time? How will we manage lunches during a surge and cold-weather?

The list goes on and on and on.

These are good questions. I think we all know the answer: incompetence

Parents are demanding schools stay in person. What do you really want them to do?

A few loud, annoying parents are demanding this. They see no nuance. Kids could start being hospitalized and they’d still want schools open. They don’t speak for the majority.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does it always seem like Montgomery County Schools are caught flat footed? Do they not meet and talk through scenario's? What if there is big surge after the holidays? What if we don't have enough bus driver? What do we do if a whole bunch schools turn red at the same time? How will we manage lunches during a surge and cold-weather?

The list goes on and on and on.

These are good questions. I think we all know the answer: incompetence

Parents are demanding schools stay in person. What do you really want them to do?

Be honest. Say, look we can’t make in person work for the next two weeks. Too many people are sick with covid who are necessary to make school work. So, we are going virtual for 2 weeks. We know you’ll be upset but we will earn your trust back that this was necessary but moving heaven and earth to get back in person and then do it.

I am ok with this if everything else is shut down too. NO MORE having kids locked up so thousands of adults can drink in bars and go to massive sporting events. Either we are serious about controlling this or we aren’t. I’m done having my family stay in our house forever while everyone else does what ever they want so there is no end. Tie schools to restaurants and then I’ll believe they will open back up in 2 weeks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the people doubling down on "KEEP THE SCHOOLS OPEN IN THE NAME OF EDUCATION" crowd. There were so many kids who didn't get an actual education today just by being in the building bc they didn't have teachers. There were no bus drivers. Schools weren't cleaned because custodial staff have been out. Just because a school building is open doesn't mean kids are being educated. You all are the worst of the worst.

My kid reported to me that only 9 kids in her class showed up today. (She was estimating, so who knows, but the point is - a LOT of kids absent.)

Mine said seven were absent in a class of fifteen. I'm going to keep sending her because I think it's better for her to go, but I'm also getting ready to have her home next week.

me, too. On the flip side, if there are less students in class, there is more space per person, less chance of spread. My kids did ok academically with virtual, but it was certainly harder, in every way. But, we can live with a two week virtual. I'm reading that they think omicron will taper down end of January.

It won't taper down if nothing else closes. And do you really think MCPS is going to reopen quickly? Please, I think we've all seen this movie before.