Has anybody sent their kid to school with a CO2 monitor (to measure ventilation)?

[Anonymous]

Mcps just sent out monkeypox. Will your co2 monitor catch that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:LOL, dc moms are crazy

Really? So the kids in this area are stupid? They aren't smart? They haven't learned how covid spreads or how to keep people safe? Interesting that so many stupid people live in Montgomery County but we are supposed to have one of the best school systems. Must not be so great if parents are all so stupid.

A co2 monitor isn't going to help without many other layers in place. This is theater for attention.

Right. Other layers are in place. This is just another data point.

Jeez. People are just looking for things to complain about.

What are you talking about! There is no mitigation this school year. No masking, no distancing, no testing, no nothing. Plan to get Covid multiple times. What is the big deal, clearly you are ok with Covid?

Tests are available. Masks are available. Vaccines & boosters are available. HVAC systems have been upgraded/supplemented.

If you have concerns about a specific classroom there is no harm bringing in a CO2 monitor to verify adequate ventilation.

Available means nothing if not used. Same thing with a co2 monitor if mcps or the monitoring parent does not pay for repairs.

If MCPS can't update/modify the HVAC system to increase ventilation, then the teacher can open the window.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:LOL, dc moms are crazy

Really? So the kids in this area are stupid? They aren't smart? They haven't learned how covid spreads or how to keep people safe? Interesting that so many stupid people live in Montgomery County but we are supposed to have one of the best school systems. Must not be so great if parents are all so stupid.

A co2 monitor isn't going to help without many other layers in place. This is theater for attention.

Right. Other layers are in place. This is just another data point.

Jeez. People are just looking for things to complain about.

What are you talking about! There is no mitigation this school year. No masking, no distancing, no testing, no nothing. Plan to get Covid multiple times. What is the big deal, clearly you are ok with Covid?

Tests are available. Masks are available. Vaccines & boosters are available. HVAC systems have been upgraded/supplemented.

If you have concerns about a specific classroom there is no harm bringing in a CO2 monitor to verify adequate ventilation.

Available means nothing if not used. Same thing with a co2 monitor if mcps or the monitoring parent does not pay for repairs.

If MCPS can't update/modify the HVAC system to increase ventilation, then the teacher can open the window.

You’d need someone to properly study the airflow in the classroom to see if opening the windows will actually improve the air quality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:LOL, dc moms are crazy

Really? So the kids in this area are stupid? They aren't smart? They haven't learned how covid spreads or how to keep people safe? Interesting that so many stupid people live in Montgomery County but we are supposed to have one of the best school systems. Must not be so great if parents are all so stupid.

A co2 monitor isn't going to help without many other layers in place. This is theater for attention.

Right. Other layers are in place. This is just another data point.

Jeez. People are just looking for things to complain about.

What are you talking about! There is no mitigation this school year. No masking, no distancing, no testing, no nothing. Plan to get Covid multiple times. What is the big deal, clearly you are ok with Covid?

Tests are available. Masks are available. Vaccines & boosters are available. HVAC systems have been upgraded/supplemented.

If you have concerns about a specific classroom there is no harm bringing in a CO2 monitor to verify adequate ventilation.

Available means nothing if not used. Same thing with a co2 monitor if mcps or the monitoring parent does not pay for repairs.

If MCPS can't update/modify the HVAC system to increase ventilation, then the teacher can open the window.

You’d need someone to properly study the airflow in the classroom to see if opening the windows will actually improve the air quality.

Ventilation is the best way to improve air quality.

If the ventilation is poor (high co2 levels) then opening the windows will help until they upgrade/modify HVAC system.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Back in the fall of 2021 before the vaccine. Our teacher was very covid conscious and proactive (open windows, air cleaners, etc.) and appreciated that we sent it in.

My DD monitored it and it never got high readings. But she did have to wear a jacket that whole winter.

What country are you in? I got my vaccine december 2020 and my non essential husband got it March 2021

Vaccines don't stop transmission they only help with severe cases. It is bizarre to do this.

We all felt better protected against hospitalization/death after we got vaccinated. Until that point, we were very careful. Have loosened up since then. No more CO2 monitors.

We have always been careful as it’s not hospitalization I’m worried about but transmission. But, monitors do nothing.

Why are you worried about transmission? That should never have been the metric — the metric should have always been outcomes from the virus. Right now, the vast majority of people are not getting severely ill from COVID. So why are you still so concerned?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Back in the fall of 2021 before the vaccine. Our teacher was very covid conscious and proactive (open windows, air cleaners, etc.) and appreciated that we sent it in.

My DD monitored it and it never got high readings. But she did have to wear a jacket that whole winter.

What country are you in? I got my vaccine december 2020 and my non essential husband got it March 2021

Vaccines don't stop transmission they only help with severe cases. It is bizarre to do this.

We all felt better protected against hospitalization/death after we got vaccinated. Until that point, we were very careful. Have loosened up since then. No more CO2 monitors.

We have always been careful as it’s not hospitalization I’m worried about but transmission. But, monitors do nothing.

Why are you worried about transmission? That should never have been the metric — the metric should have always been outcomes from the virus. Right now, the vast majority of people are not getting severely ill from COVID. So why are you still so concerned?

I was sick for a few weeks. It was miserable. I don’t want it again. Clearly you are ok with being sick but others are not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL, dc moms are crazy

Really? So the kids in this area are stupid? They aren't smart? They haven't learned how covid spreads or how to keep people safe? Interesting that so many stupid people live in Montgomery County but we are supposed to have one of the best school systems. Must not be so great if parents are all so stupid.

A co2 monitor isn't going to help without many other layers in place. This is theater for attention.

Right. Other layers are in place. This is just another data point.

Jeez. People are just looking for things to complain about.

What are you talking about! There is no mitigation this school year. No masking, no distancing, no testing, no nothing. Plan to get Covid multiple times. What is the big deal, clearly you are ok with Covid?

Tests are available. Masks are available. Vaccines & boosters are available. HVAC systems have been upgraded/supplemented.

If you have concerns about a specific classroom there is no harm bringing in a CO2 monitor to verify adequate ventilation.

Available means nothing if not used. Same thing with a co2 monitor if mcps or the monitoring parent does not pay for repairs.

If MCPS can't update/modify the HVAC system to increase ventilation, then the teacher can open the window.

You’d need someone to properly study the airflow in the classroom to see if opening the windows will actually improve the air quality.

Ventilation is the best way to improve air quality.

If the ventilation is poor (high co2 levels) then opening the windows will help until they upgrade/modify HVAC system.

It depends on a number of factors actually. And it would be indefinite because it takes MCPS forever to upgrade. You really want your kids sitting in extremely hot or cold classrooms for sone marginal improvement in ventilation? 90 degrees inside while wearing their KN95?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL, dc moms are crazy

Really? So the kids in this area are stupid? They aren't smart? They haven't learned how covid spreads or how to keep people safe? Interesting that so many stupid people live in Montgomery County but we are supposed to have one of the best school systems. Must not be so great if parents are all so stupid.

A co2 monitor isn't going to help without many other layers in place. This is theater for attention.

Right. Other layers are in place. This is just another data point.

Jeez. People are just looking for things to complain about.

What are you talking about! There is no mitigation this school year. No masking, no distancing, no testing, no nothing. Plan to get Covid multiple times. What is the big deal, clearly you are ok with Covid?

Tests are available. Masks are available. Vaccines & boosters are available. HVAC systems have been upgraded/supplemented.

If you have concerns about a specific classroom there is no harm bringing in a CO2 monitor to verify adequate ventilation.

Available means nothing if not used. Same thing with a co2 monitor if mcps or the monitoring parent does not pay for repairs.

If MCPS can't update/modify the HVAC system to increase ventilation, then the teacher can open the window.

You’d need someone to properly study the airflow in the classroom to see if opening the windows will actually improve the air quality.

Ventilation is the best way to improve air quality.

If the ventilation is poor (high co2 levels) then opening the windows will help until they upgrade/modify HVAC system.

It depends on a number of factors actually. And it would be indefinite because it takes MCPS forever to upgrade. You really want your kids sitting in extremely hot or cold classrooms for sone marginal improvement in ventilation? 90 degrees inside while wearing their KN95?

If the co2 level is too high, then opening the windows absolutely will bring down the levels.

The weather isn’t that bad during the school year. My kid survived having the window open all last year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL, dc moms are crazy

Really? So the kids in this area are stupid? They aren't smart? They haven't learned how covid spreads or how to keep people safe? Interesting that so many stupid people live in Montgomery County but we are supposed to have one of the best school systems. Must not be so great if parents are all so stupid.

A co2 monitor isn't going to help without many other layers in place. This is theater for attention.

Right. Other layers are in place. This is just another data point.

Jeez. People are just looking for things to complain about.

What are you talking about! There is no mitigation this school year. No masking, no distancing, no testing, no nothing. Plan to get Covid multiple times. What is the big deal, clearly you are ok with Covid?

Tests are available. Masks are available. Vaccines & boosters are available. HVAC systems have been upgraded/supplemented.

If you have concerns about a specific classroom there is no harm bringing in a CO2 monitor to verify adequate ventilation.

Available means nothing if not used. Same thing with a co2 monitor if mcps or the monitoring parent does not pay for repairs.

If MCPS can't update/modify the HVAC system to increase ventilation, then the teacher can open the window.

You’d need someone to properly study the airflow in the classroom to see if opening the windows will actually improve the air quality.

Ventilation is the best way to improve air quality.

If the ventilation is poor (high co2 levels) then opening the windows will help until they upgrade/modify HVAC system.

It depends on a number of factors actually. And it would be indefinite because it takes MCPS forever to upgrade. You really want your kids sitting in extremely hot or cold classrooms for sone marginal improvement in ventilation? 90 degrees inside while wearing their KN95?

If the co2 level is too high, then opening the windows absolutely will bring down the levels.

The weather isn’t that bad during the school year. My kid survived having the window open all last year.

The weather can be very bad in the winter and its miserable to be cold or very hot and trying to learn. And, the discussion is about covid so CO2 and covid are two very different issues though it would have been nice for MCPS to use the covid money to fix the air quality. Its pretty much a joke as if you care about covid you'd want masking, testing and basic precautions. If you care about colds/flu you would ask they clean the school - there is no reason MCPS cannot bring in a cleaning crew in the evenings or weekends as the MCPS cleaning staff cannot do it all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Back in the fall of 2021 before the vaccine. Our teacher was very covid conscious and proactive (open windows, air cleaners, etc.) and appreciated that we sent it in.

My DD monitored it and it never got high readings. But she did have to wear a jacket that whole winter.

What country are you in? I got my vaccine december 2020 and my non essential husband got it March 2021

Vaccines don't stop transmission they only help with severe cases. It is bizarre to do this.

We all felt better protected against hospitalization/death after we got vaccinated. Until that point, we were very careful. Have loosened up since then. No more CO2 monitors.

We have always been careful as it’s not hospitalization I’m worried about but transmission. But, monitors do nothing.

Why are you worried about transmission? That should never have been the metric — the metric should have always been outcomes from the virus. Right now, the vast majority of people are not getting severely ill from COVID. So why are you still so concerned?

Long Covid. I don’t want my kids to get it, and I don’t want it either. Scary stuff. But yes, I get that society and the government is no longer focusing on transmission. I’m tired of banging my head on the wall trying to get them to care. So those of us who do need to puke on extra layers of precautions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL, dc moms are crazy

Really? So the kids in this area are stupid? They aren't smart? They haven't learned how covid spreads or how to keep people safe? Interesting that so many stupid people live in Montgomery County but we are supposed to have one of the best school systems. Must not be so great if parents are all so stupid.

A co2 monitor isn't going to help without many other layers in place. This is theater for attention.

Right. Other layers are in place. This is just another data point.

Jeez. People are just looking for things to complain about.

What are you talking about! There is no mitigation this school year. No masking, no distancing, no testing, no nothing. Plan to get Covid multiple times. What is the big deal, clearly you are ok with Covid?

Tests are available. Masks are available. Vaccines & boosters are available. HVAC systems have been upgraded/supplemented.

If you have concerns about a specific classroom there is no harm bringing in a CO2 monitor to verify adequate ventilation.

Available means nothing if not used. Same thing with a co2 monitor if mcps or the monitoring parent does not pay for repairs.

If MCPS can't update/modify the HVAC system to increase ventilation, then the teacher can open the window.

You’d need someone to properly study the airflow in the classroom to see if opening the windows will actually improve the air quality.

Ventilation is the best way to improve air quality.

If the ventilation is poor (high co2 levels) then opening the windows will help until they upgrade/modify HVAC system.

It depends on a number of factors actually. And it would be indefinite because it takes MCPS forever to upgrade. You really want your kids sitting in extremely hot or cold classrooms for sone marginal improvement in ventilation? 90 degrees inside while wearing their KN95?

If the co2 level is too high, then opening the windows absolutely will bring down the levels.

The weather isn’t that bad during the school year. My kid survived having the window open all last year.

I ignore anyone who talks in such absolute terms because again, it depends on a number of factors. Buh bye.

[Anonymous]

This is a genuine question. There's ventilation as in, is there enough air exchange of fresh air to a room, which implies dispersal of viral particles. But then there's air cleaning via filters that capture viral particles or UV light that kills them, etc. Air cleaner devices are not going to make the air 'fresher' in terms of changing the distribution of gasses. They're not gonna convert CO2 to Oxygen.

So if you have a windowless room with poor ventilation BUT with, say, three Corsi-Rosenthal boxes, aren't you still going to see high CO2 readings? And yet that reading wouldn't mean there's high viral load sitting stagnant?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a genuine question. There's ventilation as in, is there enough air exchange of fresh air to a room, which implies dispersal of viral particles. But then there's air cleaning via filters that capture viral particles or UV light that kills them, etc. Air cleaner devices are not going to make the air 'fresher' in terms of changing the distribution of gasses. They're not gonna convert CO2 to Oxygen.

So if you have a windowless room with poor ventilation BUT with, say, three Corsi-Rosenthal boxes, aren't you still going to see high CO2 readings? And yet that reading wouldn't mean there's high viral load sitting stagnant?

Who brings science to DCUM?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a genuine question. There's ventilation as in, is there enough air exchange of fresh air to a room, which implies dispersal of viral particles. But then there's air cleaning via filters that capture viral particles or UV light that kills them, etc. Air cleaner devices are not going to make the air 'fresher' in terms of changing the distribution of gasses. They're not gonna convert CO2 to Oxygen.

So if you have a windowless room with poor ventilation BUT with, say, three Corsi-Rosenthal boxes, aren't you still going to see high CO2 readings? And yet that reading wouldn't mean there's high viral load sitting stagnant?

Yes, that’s correct. As a parent who sent a CO2 monitor to school with my child, I factored that into my response to the numbers we saw. It’s one source of information, not the alpha and omega.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Back in the fall of 2021 before the vaccine. Our teacher was very covid conscious and proactive (open windows, air cleaners, etc.) and appreciated that we sent it in.

My DD monitored it and it never got high readings. But she did have to wear a jacket that whole winter.

What country are you in? I got my vaccine december 2020 and my non essential husband got it March 2021

Vaccines don't stop transmission they only help with severe cases. It is bizarre to do this.

We all felt better protected against hospitalization/death after we got vaccinated. Until that point, we were very careful. Have loosened up since then. No more CO2 monitors.

We have always been careful as it’s not hospitalization I’m worried about but transmission. But, monitors do nothing.

Why are you worried about transmission? That should never have been the metric — the metric should have always been outcomes from the virus. Right now, the vast majority of people are not getting severely ill from COVID. So why are you still so concerned?

I was sick for a few weeks. It was miserable. I don’t want it again. Clearly you are ok with being sick but others are not.

Yes I am. But I am a sane human being . . .