Anyone else think schools will be virtual after Winter Break?

[Anonymous]

If they don’t start virtually, there will be MANY kids out of school because of isolation requirements. Our child’s school has exams a week after break, that’s going to be tough to manage and make it fair to all

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d be happy to sacrifice another month of in-person school to avoid the risk of long-lasting Covid complications (not to mention the risk of life-threatening short term problems).

People overlook the fact that young people can make up educational deficits, especially when parents have the means to call on all kinds of outside tutoring and support. Money is better spent there than on chronic medical conditions that change a child's life forever.

Did their child get Covid at at school? Schools following protocols are very safe environments for kids as they are strictly regulated. Let’s not confuse getting Covid with attending school as they are not connected in many situations

DP. My neighbor’s kid (and one other in the same class) got COVID after a child in their class was positive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d be happy to sacrifice another month of in-person school to avoid the risk of long-lasting Covid complications (not to mention the risk of life-threatening short term problems).

People overlook the fact that young people can make up educational deficits, especially when parents have the means to call on all kinds of outside tutoring and support. Money is better spent there than on chronic medical conditions that change a child's life forever.

BS

We have a mental health epidemic among kids and teens in this country, and a main factor is the senseless school closures over the last 20 months.

Many adults should be fired.

Get your kid mental health help then! (Said earnestly!)

[Anonymous]

Any predictions on when these decisions will be made?

[Anonymous]

Basketball I am guessing is going to be canceled no matter what? Sorry to go right to athletics but when you have a kid who is obsessed this is all I am getting asked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basketball I am guessing is going to be canceled no matter what? Sorry to go right to athletics but when you have a kid who is obsessed this is all I am getting asked.

Youth sports should for sure be put on hold. I am sure there will be crazies who think otherwise. High school varsity wonder what’s they will do. I would think a pause in season.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Basketball I am guessing is going to be canceled no matter what? Sorry to go right to athletics but when you have a kid who is obsessed this is all I am getting asked.

Youth sports should for sure be put on hold. I am sure there will be crazies who think otherwise. High school varsity wonder what’s they will do. I would think a pause in season.

No one asked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any predictions on when these decisions will be made?

Our school has announced that Monday will be professional development online, T/W will be asynchronous at home learning, with mandatory all school testing on Tuesday, and then presumably return on Th, although I imagine they will look at the results from the testing.

I was impressed. I think it walks the line between safety and prioritizing educational well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d be happy to sacrifice another month of in-person school to avoid the risk of long-lasting Covid complications (not to mention the risk of life-threatening short term problems).

People overlook the fact that young people can make up educational deficits, especially when parents have the means to call on all kinds of outside tutoring and support. Money is better spent there than on chronic medical conditions that change a child's life forever.

BS

We have a mental health epidemic among kids and teens in this country, and a main factor is the senseless school closures over the last 20 months.

Many adults should be fired.

Get your kid mental health help then! (Said earnestly!)

Thank you -- my kids (and us) are doing very well because we moved last year to an open-schools state. But I do worry about many of our friends' kids back in DC, what we hear is not good.

[Anonymous]

Some indoor sports practices over break have been canceled

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some indoor sports practices over break have been canceled

I think that’s a given. Winter sports (indoor) will be paused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any predictions on when these decisions will be made?

Our school has announced that Monday will be professional development online, T/W will be asynchronous at home learning, with mandatory all school testing on Tuesday, and then presumably return on Th, although I imagine they will look at the results from the testing.

I was impressed. I think it walks the line between safety and prioritizing educational well.

We have all school testing scheduled for the day before return to school. I'm wondering if they'll have to change that due to increased testing turnaround times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any predictions on when these decisions will be made?

Our school has announced that Monday will be professional development online, T/W will be asynchronous at home learning, with mandatory all school testing on Tuesday, and then presumably return on Th, although I imagine they will look at the results from the testing.

I was impressed. I think it walks the line between safety and prioritizing educational well.

We have all school testing scheduled for the day before return to school. I'm wondering if they'll have to change that due to increased testing turnaround times.

Ours k-8 is testing Sunday, reviewing results Monday, and then school resumes Tuesday (presumably in person or online, as determined by the test results). I was also impressed with the plan and think it’s sound.

[Anonymous]

Many kids will be out at the start of school anyway, if they are following current cdc isolation requirements. If a child tests positive next week, the isolation period takes you past the start of school in most cases.
Do you let the school nurse know if your child tests positive over break?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The schools will not be all virtual after winter break unless a large outbreak in a student body is detected. The schools won't just "go virtual." Positive cases will quarantine.

Are you seeing what’s happening and how quickly this is spreading, even before people gather and travel for the holidays? In our county, the positivity rate has nearly doubled in less than a week. This thing is going to be spreading exponentially by the time kids return to school. At a certain point, so many will be exposed or quarantining that there will be no choice but to go virtual..

Of course I do. I can see a scenario where a large majority of students test + and most or all of the school goes virtual
During that quarantine period. But going virtual longer than that? Not going to happen.