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[Anonymous]

Everyone knows this is true and that’s the problem.

[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.

You mean MCPS is following professional, expert guidance? Wow.

That's not what DCUM thinks. I guess that may say more about DCUM, though.

[Anonymous]

Please broaden your perspective beyond your own county. Schools are closing all over the country due to Omicron:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-04/u-s-schools-close-in-droves-as-omicron-drives-staff-shortages

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22868641/chicago-school-closings-omicron-covid-remote-learning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please broaden your perspective beyond your own county. Schools are closing all over the country due to Omicron:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-04/u-s-schools-close-in-droves-as-omicron-drives-staff-shortages

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22868641/chicago-school-closings-omicron-covid-remote-learning

Only schools in the Northeast. Or schools and blue states.

[Anonymous]

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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.

You're wrong - those who want schools to stay open are the majority, here and elsewhere. That's because education is an essential service. But we live in a county full of neurotics led by incompetent bureaucrats who opened "escape rooms" months before the reopened schools.

Count me firmly in the keep schools open camp. I personally know more teens who have attempted suicide during the past two years than kids who got Covid (at all, let alone in school). And very afraid my kid might be next on the list if schools shut down again. This is not the way teens are supposed to grow up.

I'm sorry your family is in pain. And I know this is dcurbammom, where we tell each other to toughen up and deal, and I don't want to do that. I know suicidal teens. I was one.

But this isn't about your teen. Or your family.

If there is some quiet small way you can impart that to them and find some joy in what you all have, I recommend it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please broaden your perspective beyond your own county. Schools are closing all over the country due to Omicron:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-04/u-s-schools-close-in-droves-as-omicron-drives-staff-shortages

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22868641/chicago-school-closings-omicron-covid-remote-learning

Only schools in the Northeast. Or schools and blue states.

Why are you interested in DC Urban Moms if what happens in blue states and in the Northeast is not relevant to you?

[Anonymous]

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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.

You're wrong - those who want schools to stay open are the majority, here and elsewhere. That's because education is an essential service. But we live in a county full of neurotics led by incompetent bureaucrats who opened "escape rooms" months before the reopened schools.

Count me firmly in the keep schools open camp. I personally know more teens who have attempted suicide during the past two years than kids who got Covid (at all, let alone in school). And very afraid my kid might be next on the list if schools shut down again. This is not the way teens are supposed to grow up.

I'm sorry your family is in pain. And I know this is dcurbammom, where we tell each other to toughen up and deal, and I don't want to do that. I know suicidal teens. I was one.

But this isn't about your teen. Or your family.

If there is some quiet small way you can impart that to them and find some joy in what you all have, I recommend it.

DP, but you’re wrong. For once, we need to prioritize kids. Why is someone’s grandparent more important than this poster’s teen? I lost my beloved grandparents years ago and miss them daily, still, but enough is enough. Why are you forcing children to shoulder the burden, still?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please broaden your perspective beyond your own county. Schools are closing all over the country due to Omicron:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-04/u-s-schools-close-in-droves-as-omicron-drives-staff-shortages

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22868641/chicago-school-closings-omicron-covid-remote-learning

Only schools in the Northeast. Or schools and blue states.

Why are you interested in DC Urban Moms if what happens in blue states and in the Northeast is not relevant to you?

No one said it wasn’t relevant to me. You said they were opening all over the country. It’s a false statement they’re only closing in the Northeast. Oh and I’m sure California the hotbed of democrat dysfunction will of course be going virtual.

[Anonymous]

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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.

You're wrong - those who want schools to stay open are the majority, here and elsewhere. That's because education is an essential service. But we live in a county full of neurotics led by incompetent bureaucrats who opened "escape rooms" months before the reopened schools.

I'm part of the minority who studies the data and who knew we needed to pivot to virtual for January, instead of having this weird daily uncertainty. But I feel the majority of parents are NOT rabid, open-at-all-costs people like the aggressive, pitchfork-wielding trolls on this board. Most parents are reasonable and prefer to close schools rather than burden hospitals too much and prefer students stay home, doing their best to learn, rather than get babysat in schools rife with Omicron.

Most parents want schools to be the last service in the community to close. Why are bars in this county open but schools are closing? Why are malls open but schools are closing? Why are restaurants open but schools are closing?

Why doesn’t MCPS allow test to stay so healthy kids can go to school?

Why doesn’t MCPS require vaccinations for all students and staff?

There’s a lot that should be done before closing schools. Montgomery County is an embarrassment. The Democrats that have been running the show through out this pandemic will not be getting my vote in the next election and I am a registered Democrat. At this point I have been pushed to the point that there needs to be school vouchers because there needs to be an alternative to MCPS.

Yes. This. 100 percent. I am a 1 issue voter for the foreseeable future.

HEAR THAT MOCO REPUBLICANS - Time to bring forward candidates. Parents who are Democrats are disgusted and will be voting on the mismanagement of the county from the County Executive, County Council, and Board of Education at the next election. Time for a change and time for school vouchers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please broaden your perspective beyond your own county. Schools are closing all over the country due to Omicron:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-04/u-s-schools-close-in-droves-as-omicron-drives-staff-shortages

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22868641/chicago-school-closings-omicron-covid-remote-learning

Only schools in the Northeast. Or schools and blue states.

Why are you interested in DC Urban Moms if what happens in blue states and in the Northeast is not relevant to you?

No one said it wasn’t relevant to me. You said they were opening all over the country. It’s a false statement they’re only closing in the Northeast. Oh and I’m sure California the hotbed of democrat dysfunction will of course be going virtual.

Oh and let’s not forget murder city Chicago.

[Anonymous]

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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.

You're wrong - those who want schools to stay open are the majority, here and elsewhere. That's because education is an essential service. But we live in a county full of neurotics led by incompetent bureaucrats who opened "escape rooms" months before the reopened schools.

Count me firmly in the keep schools open camp. I personally know more teens who have attempted suicide during the past two years than kids who got Covid (at all, let alone in school). And very afraid my kid might be next on the list if schools shut down again. This is not the way teens are supposed to grow up.

I'm sorry your family is in pain. And I know this is dcurbammom, where we tell each other to toughen up and deal, and I don't want to do that. I know suicidal teens. I was one.

But this isn't about your teen. Or your family.

If there is some quiet small way you can impart that to them and find some joy in what you all have, I recommend it.

DP, but you’re wrong. For once, we need to prioritize kids. Why is someone’s grandparent more important than this poster’s teen? I lost my beloved grandparents years ago and miss them daily, still, but enough is enough. Why are you forcing children to shoulder the burden, still?

What burden? Seriously. All the teens I’ve seen posting online don’t want to go back to school (in MCPS)… and not because they don’t like school or want to be lazy… most of them are thought out responses based on not feeling safe, not having teachers,etc. the youth are better than most of the adults in this god forsaken county

[Anonymous]

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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.

You're wrong - those who want schools to stay open are the majority, here and elsewhere. That's because education is an essential service. But we live in a county full of neurotics led by incompetent bureaucrats who opened "escape rooms" months before the reopened schools.

Count me firmly in the keep schools open camp. I personally know more teens who have attempted suicide during the past two years than kids who got Covid (at all, let alone in school). And very afraid my kid might be next on the list if schools shut down again. This is not the way teens are supposed to grow up.

I'm sorry your family is in pain. And I know this is dcurbammom, where we tell each other to toughen up and deal, and I don't want to do that. I know suicidal teens. I was one.

But this isn't about your teen. Or your family.

If there is some quiet small way you can impart that to them and find some joy in what you all have, I recommend it.

DP, but you’re wrong. For once, we need to prioritize kids. Why is someone’s grandparent more important than this poster’s teen? I lost my beloved grandparents years ago and miss them daily, still, but enough is enough. Why are you forcing children to shoulder the burden, still?

What burden? Seriously. All the teens I’ve seen posting online don’t want to go back to school (in MCPS)… and not because they don’t like school or want to be lazy… most of them are thought out responses based on not feeling safe, not having teachers,etc. the youth are better than most of the adults in this god forsaken county

Do you follow teens online? Creepy. Any kids who want to stay home want to cheat.

[Anonymous]

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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.

You're wrong - those who want schools to stay open are the majority, here and elsewhere. That's because education is an essential service. But we live in a county full of neurotics led by incompetent bureaucrats who opened "escape rooms" months before the reopened schools.

Count me firmly in the keep schools open camp. I personally know more teens who have attempted suicide during the past two years than kids who got Covid (at all, let alone in school). And very afraid my kid might be next on the list if schools shut down again. This is not the way teens are supposed to grow up.

I'm sorry your family is in pain. And I know this is dcurbammom, where we tell each other to toughen up and deal, and I don't want to do that. I know suicidal teens. I was one.

But this isn't about your teen. Or your family.

If there is some quiet small way you can impart that to them and find some joy in what you all have, I recommend it.

DP, but you’re wrong. For once, we need to prioritize kids. Why is someone’s grandparent more important than this poster’s teen? I lost my beloved grandparents years ago and miss them daily, still, but enough is enough. Why are you forcing children to shoulder the burden, still?

What burden? Seriously. All the teens I’ve seen posting online don’t want to go back to school (in MCPS)… and not because they don’t like school or want to be lazy… most of them are thought out responses based on not feeling safe, not having teachers,etc. the youth are better than most of the adults in this god forsaken county

Do you follow teens online? Creepy. Any kids who want to stay home want to cheat.

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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.

You're wrong - those who want schools to stay open are the majority, here and elsewhere. That's because education is an essential service. But we live in a county full of neurotics led by incompetent bureaucrats who opened "escape rooms" months before the reopened schools.

Count me firmly in the keep schools open camp. I personally know more teens who have attempted suicide during the past two years than kids who got Covid (at all, let alone in school). And very afraid my kid might be next on the list if schools shut down again. This is not the way teens are supposed to grow up.

I'm sorry your family is in pain. And I know this is dcurbammom, where we tell each other to toughen up and deal, and I don't want to do that. I know suicidal teens. I was one.

But this isn't about your teen. Or your family.

If there is some quiet small way you can impart that to them and find some joy in what you all have, I recommend it.

DP, but you’re wrong. For once, we need to prioritize kids. Why is someone’s grandparent more important than this poster’s teen? I lost my beloved grandparents years ago and miss them daily, still, but enough is enough. Why are you forcing children to shoulder the burden, still?

+1 This is completely about that teen and all kids who are isolated, all kids who rely on school for some semblance of structure in their life, all kids who need the socialization that being in school brings for them. Kids belong in school. They don't belong at home sitting in front of a computer separated from their peers. It is unnatural and terrible for their development. This insanity that we have to close schools to protect "other people" has to stop. It IS about that teen. It IS about their well-being. We need to stop using kids to save this pandemic. They've shouldered the burden of it and it's time to stop. School should remain open and should be the LAST to close in a pandemic. We should be doing everything we can to keep schools open and instead we treat our kids like their dispensable in all of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Please broaden your perspective beyond your own county. Schools are closing all over the country due to Omicron:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-04/u-s-schools-close-in-droves-as-omicron-drives-staff-shortages

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22868641/chicago-school-closings-omicron-covid-remote-learning

Only schools in the Northeast. Or schools and blue states.

Why are you interested in DC Urban Moms if what happens in blue states and in the Northeast is not relevant to you?

No one said it wasn’t relevant to me. You said they were opening all over the country. It’s a false statement they’re only closing in the Northeast. Oh and I’m sure California the hotbed of democrat dysfunction will of course be going virtual.

Oh and let’s not forget murder city Chicago.

Put down the Fox News.