Lafayette OPEN in a real way!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So here we go! Parents Facebook page wants a petition(!) to Dr. B about lunch. Are these people TRYING to screw this up? It's just the same ones over and over. You don't like it - stay virtual. Ugh!

I haven't seen this petition, but I recall that Dr. B. said that the schools has to work out all the details. If so, then shouldn't we give the school a chance to figure it out first? Did I hear that wrong?

You did not hear it wrong, but these self absorbed parents must have not been listening because it's not all about them.

Wrong. At least one parent was told that there would be no new plans before the kids go back on 4/19. Maybe that’s changed but not very long ago that was the messaging coming straight from the administration so at a minimum there is reason for confusion.

Also, there has never been a commitment to working out details, even if there has been vague talk about looking for alternatives. Frankly, there isn’t much time left to work out details and parents are expected to decide without complete information. It’s unlikely that the Lafayette administration would change anything on the basis of a petition anyway so it’s not clear why some parents signing their name to a general statement of something they would like matters to anyone. A petition isn’t going to screw anything up for anyone. If anything, it’s more likely to entrench the administration in their position. Anyone who is familiar with how the school works would likely know that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:K-2 lunch is 45 min, my child’s 2nd grade teacher confirmed, there will be a “floater” who will stand in the doorway and not mix with the cohort.

You know what else is going to be floating? 50 micron droplets.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-12-09/five-minutes-from-20-feet-away-south-korean-study-shows-perils-of-indoor-dining-for-covid-19

Linsey Marr, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Virginia Tech who studies the transmission of viruses in the air, said the five-minute window in which the student, identified in the study as “A,” was infected was notable because the droplet was large enough to carry a viral load, but small enough to travel 20 feet through the air.

“‘A’ had to get a large dose in just five minutes, provided by larger aerosols probably about 50 microns,” she said. “Large aerosols or small droplets overlapping in that gray area can transmit disease further than one or two meters [3.3 to 6.6 feet] if you have strong airflow.”

But you know this already. As of tonight, Lafayette has sent out three case notifications in less than two weeks, and that out of how few tests? Enjoy preparing your kids' lunchboxes.

I'm hopeful that the school is able to work out a solution for lunch, but just because a school has cases doesn't mean covid19 is spreading in schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:K-2 lunch is 45 min, my child’s 2nd grade teacher confirmed, there will be a “floater” who will stand in the doorway and not mix with the cohort.

You know what else is going to be floating? 50 micron droplets.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-12-09/five-minutes-from-20-feet-away-south-korean-study-shows-perils-of-indoor-dining-for-covid-19

Linsey Marr, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Virginia Tech who studies the transmission of viruses in the air, said the five-minute window in which the student, identified in the study as “A,” was infected was notable because the droplet was large enough to carry a viral load, but small enough to travel 20 feet through the air.

“‘A’ had to get a large dose in just five minutes, provided by larger aerosols probably about 50 microns,” she said. “Large aerosols or small droplets overlapping in that gray area can transmit disease further than one or two meters [3.3 to 6.6 feet] if you have strong airflow.”

But you know this already. As of tonight, Lafayette has sent out three case notifications in less than two weeks, and that out of how few tests? Enjoy preparing your kids' lunchboxes.

I'm hopeful that the school is able to work out a solution for lunch, but just because a school has cases doesn't mean covid19 is spreading in schools.

Just because there have been 3 case notifications in 12 days, doesn't mean there have only been 3 cases, particularly when only 10% of the opted-in students are test per week. And this is before 'opening in a real way', and this is as more infectious and more severe variants are only starting to take hold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:K-2 lunch is 45 min, my child’s 2nd grade teacher confirmed, there will be a “floater” who will stand in the doorway and not mix with the cohort.

You know what else is going to be floating? 50 micron droplets.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-12-09/five-minutes-from-20-feet-away-south-korean-study-shows-perils-of-indoor-dining-for-covid-19

Linsey Marr, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Virginia Tech who studies the transmission of viruses in the air, said the five-minute window in which the student, identified in the study as “A,” was infected was notable because the droplet was large enough to carry a viral load, but small enough to travel 20 feet through the air.

“‘A’ had to get a large dose in just five minutes, provided by larger aerosols probably about 50 microns,” she said. “Large aerosols or small droplets overlapping in that gray area can transmit disease further than one or two meters [3.3 to 6.6 feet] if you have strong airflow.”

But you know this already. As of tonight, Lafayette has sent out three case notifications in less than two weeks, and that out of how few tests? Enjoy preparing your kids' lunchboxes.

I'm hopeful that the school is able to work out a solution for lunch, but just because a school has cases doesn't mean covid19 is spreading in schools.

Just because there have been 3 case notifications in 12 days, doesn't mean there have only been 3 cases, particularly when only 10% of the opted-in students are test per week. And this is before 'opening in a real way', and this is as more infectious and more severe variants are only starting to take hold.

*tested

[Anonymous]

Why did DCPS change the testing policy?

[Anonymous]

probably too expensive to keep testing all the kids each month

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So here we go! Parents Facebook page wants a petition(!) to Dr. B about lunch. Are these people TRYING to screw this up? It's just the same ones over and over. You don't like it - stay virtual. Ugh!

I haven't seen this petition, but I recall that Dr. B. said that the schools has to work out all the details. If so, then shouldn't we give the school a chance to figure it out first? Did I hear that wrong?

You did not hear it wrong, but these self absorbed parents must have not been listening because it's not all about them.

Wrong. At least one parent was told that there would be no new plans before the kids go back on 4/19. Maybe that’s changed but not very long ago that was the messaging coming straight from the administration so at a minimum there is reason for confusion.

Also, there has never been a commitment to working out details, even if there has been vague talk about looking for alternatives. Frankly, there isn’t much time left to work out details and parents are expected to decide without complete information. It’s unlikely that the Lafayette administration would change anything on the basis of a petition anyway so it’s not clear why some parents signing their name to a general statement of something they would like matters to anyone. A petition isn’t going to screw anything up for anyone. If anything, it’s more likely to entrench the administration in their position. Anyone who is familiar with how the school works would likely know that.

Yeah - you know what they are going to do with a petition? Throw it in the trash. Your best bet is to work with your individual teacher. I mean, you people are all acting like Dr. B WANTS to give the whole school COVID. Again, if you don't like any aspect of this - STAY VIRTUAL. Your presence is just going to make it harder on everyone through your incessant whining, complaining, emails, phone calls, sky writing, whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:probably too expensive to keep testing all the kids each month

I don’t understand this at all. Didn’t school districts just get billions of dollars in covid relief aid?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:probably too expensive to keep testing all the kids each month

I don’t understand this at all. Didn’t school districts just get billions of dollars in covid relief aid?

Wrote the Mayor, your Council Member, School Chancellor and your principals.
Ask them! Why did they cut back? How will random 10% asymptomatic testing let us know about actual school spread?

[Anonymous]

Now DCPS is getting away almost all virtual learning and no real testing. When is the Mayor up for re-election? Add in the botched up vaccination program - she has a lot of explaining to do.

Buck stops with her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:probably too expensive to keep testing all the kids each month

I don’t understand this at all. Didn’t school districts just get billions of dollars in covid relief aid?

States did. District did not.

[Anonymous]

DC got $, that isn’t true. They are choosing who they want to spend it. Not prioritizing greater testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC got $, that isn’t true. They are choosing who they want to spend it. Not prioritizing greater testing.

Who do I contact about this? I assume it’s not our principal.

[Anonymous]

NYC also does 10%.