How is MCPS determining red, yellow, green?

[Anonymous]

The numbers released tonight will be for 3 whole days. Jan 3rd (after 6am, Jan 4th, and today, Jan 5th. Numbers are going to be through the roof.

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Anonymous wrote:Bars and restaurants should close BEFORE any school closes. Our county government is failing to respond even more so than MCPS. Tax dollars, jobs, and union interest over the educational needs of students.

you got what you voted for. Don’t complain.

MoCo needs tax dollars to operate.

Moco is awash in tax dollars -they tax the rain, they tax plastic bags, they tax backpacks, they tax alcohol, they double tax gas, they’re raising property value taxes again. Red states do way more with way less.

This. Democrats are fiscally irresponsible. Everything they touch they ruin.

Exactly. This is why massive, historical amounts of people are moving from mismanaged blue states to red states.

And hopefully you will be joining them soon.

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There is no need to turn this into a red/blue thing here. MCPS is wrong, but MANY MANY (most) blue states are staying open, closing only for staffing issues. Nearly all the democrats I know believe schools should be open. The "close school" people are now very few, and they don't have science on their side, and we probably should ignore them instead of engage, because they have no influence any more.

Quit using COVID as a political wedge against public schools.

I agree with the bolded, but at least in my (very blue, relatively well-off) neighborhood, the "close school" people are very loud and they are absolutely convinced that they have science on their side. I can't even engage with my kid's PTA listserv because it devolved into hysterics about how we must close schools to save our kids.

As they jump into their Prius with a mask to drive… alone.

I sincerely believe that the “close schools now” crowd are Republican operatives trying to duplicate Virginia elections in Maryland.

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Anonymous wrote:Bars and restaurants should close BEFORE any school closes. Our county government is failing to respond even more so than MCPS. Tax dollars, jobs, and union interest over the educational needs of students.

you got what you voted for. Don’t complain.

MoCo needs tax dollars to operate.

Moco is awash in tax dollars -they tax the rain, they tax plastic bags, they tax backpacks, they tax alcohol, they double tax gas, they’re raising property value taxes again. Red states do way more with way less.

This. Democrats are fiscally irresponsible. Everything they touch they ruin.

Exactly. This is why massive, historical amounts of people are moving from mismanaged blue states to red states.

And hopefully you will be joining them soon.

+1.

There is no need to turn this into a red/blue thing here. MCPS is wrong, but MANY MANY (most) blue states are staying open, closing only for staffing issues. Nearly all the democrats I know believe schools should be open. The "close school" people are now very few, and they don't have science on their side, and we probably should ignore them instead of engage, because they have no influence any more.

Quit using COVID as a political wedge against public schools.

I agree with the bolded, but at least in my (very blue, relatively well-off) neighborhood, the "close school" people are very loud and they are absolutely convinced that they have science on their side. I can't even engage with my kid's PTA listserv because it devolved into hysterics about how we must close schools to save our kids.

As they jump into their Prius with a mask to drive… alone.

I sincerely believe that the “close schools now” crowd are Republican operatives trying to duplicate Virginia elections in Maryland.

Really? You can tell from posting styles its the same batsh#t insane posters over the past 18 months.

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Anonymous wrote:Bars and restaurants should close BEFORE any school closes. Our county government is failing to respond even more so than MCPS. Tax dollars, jobs, and union interest over the educational needs of students.

you got what you voted for. Don’t complain.

MoCo needs tax dollars to operate.

Moco is awash in tax dollars -they tax the rain, they tax plastic bags, they tax backpacks, they tax alcohol, they double tax gas, they’re raising property value taxes again. Red states do way more with way less.

This. Democrats are fiscally irresponsible. Everything they touch they ruin.

Exactly. This is why massive, historical amounts of people are moving from mismanaged blue states to red states.

And hopefully you will be joining them soon.

+1.

There is no need to turn this into a red/blue thing here. MCPS is wrong, but MANY MANY (most) blue states are staying open, closing only for staffing issues. Nearly all the democrats I know believe schools should be open. The "close school" people are now very few, and they don't have science on their side, and we probably should ignore them instead of engage, because they have no influence any more.

Quit using COVID as a political wedge against public schools.

I agree with the bolded, but at least in my (very blue, relatively well-off) neighborhood, the "close school" people are very loud and they are absolutely convinced that they have science on their side. I can't even engage with my kid's PTA listserv because it devolved into hysterics about how we must close schools to save our kids.

As they jump into their Prius with a mask to drive… alone.

And order their sushi from uber eats, and their organic groceries from Instacart, thinking they are noble

[Anonymous]

“ we are eight months into this pandemic and Donald Trump still doesn’t have a plan to get this virus under control but I do.”

Covid deaths under trump without a vaccine 392,641
Covid deaths under Biden with a vaccine 411,359 and climbing.

[Anonymous]

Don’t worry he has a plan. Oh but then again he said No federal solution to this problem. But he has a plan.

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Anonymous wrote:“ we are eight months into this pandemic and Donald Trump still doesn’t have a plan to get this virus under control but I do.”

Covid deaths under trump without a vaccine 392,641
Covid deaths under Biden with a vaccine 411,359 and climbing.

Biden caught the winter surge last year before vaccines were readily available and then governed for longer during the pandemic than Trump. There's plenty to criticize about the current response, but this talking point is silly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“ we are eight months into this pandemic and Donald Trump still doesn’t have a plan to get this virus under control but I do.”

Covid deaths under trump without a vaccine 392,641
Covid deaths under Biden with a vaccine 411,359 and climbing.

Biden caught the winter surge last year before vaccines were readily available and then governed for longer during the pandemic than Trump. There's plenty to criticize about the current response, but this talking point is silly.

Trumpers gotta trump!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“ we are eight months into this pandemic and Donald Trump still doesn’t have a plan to get this virus under control but I do.”

Covid deaths under trump without a vaccine 392,641
Covid deaths under Biden with a vaccine 411,359 and climbing.

Are you the same person who’s accusing others of being a Republican operative?!

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Anonymous wrote:Bars and restaurants should close BEFORE any school closes. Our county government is failing to respond even more so than MCPS. Tax dollars, jobs, and union interest over the educational needs of students.

you got what you voted for. Don’t complain.

MoCo needs tax dollars to operate.

Moco is awash in tax dollars -they tax the rain, they tax plastic bags, they tax backpacks, they tax alcohol, they double tax gas, they’re raising property value taxes again. Red states do way more with way less.

This. Democrats are fiscally irresponsible. Everything they touch they ruin.

Exactly. This is why massive, historical amounts of people are moving from mismanaged blue states to red states.

And hopefully you will be joining them soon.

+1.

There is no need to turn this into a red/blue thing here. MCPS is wrong, but MANY MANY (most) blue states are staying open, closing only for staffing issues. Nearly all the democrats I know believe schools should be open. The "close school" people are now very few, and they don't have science on their side, and we probably should ignore them instead of engage, because they have no influence any more.

Quit using COVID as a political wedge against public schools.

I agree with the bolded, but at least in my (very blue, relatively well-off) neighborhood, the "close school" people are very loud and they are absolutely convinced that they have science on their side. I can't even engage with my kid's PTA listserv because it devolved into hysterics about how we must close schools to save our kids.

As they jump into their Prius with a mask to drive… alone.

I sincerely believe that the “close schools now” crowd are Republican operatives trying to duplicate Virginia elections in Maryland.

Oh please. Stop blaming others. Some people care about their kids health and safety.

MCPS is NOT closing down the school system so I don't get all the drama. You won, at the expense of others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“ we are eight months into this pandemic and Donald Trump still doesn’t have a plan to get this virus under control but I do.”

Covid deaths under trump without a vaccine 392,641
Covid deaths under Biden with a vaccine 411,359 and climbing.

Biden caught the winter surge last year before vaccines were readily available and then governed for longer during the pandemic than Trump. There's plenty to criticize about the current response, but this talking point is silly.

Trumpers gotta trump!

Neither president has done much of anything, which is part of the problem. Both are equally bad at handling covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bars and restaurants should close BEFORE any school closes. Our county government is failing to respond even more so than MCPS. Tax dollars, jobs, and union interest over the educational needs of students.

you got what you voted for. Don’t complain.

MoCo needs tax dollars to operate.

Moco is awash in tax dollars -they tax the rain, they tax plastic bags, they tax backpacks, they tax alcohol, they double tax gas, they’re raising property value taxes again. Red states do way more with way less.

This. Democrats are fiscally irresponsible. Everything they touch they ruin.

Exactly. This is why massive, historical amounts of people are moving from mismanaged blue states to red states.

And hopefully you will be joining them soon.

+1.

There is no need to turn this into a red/blue thing here. MCPS is wrong, but MANY MANY (most) blue states are staying open, closing only for staffing issues. Nearly all the democrats I know believe schools should be open. The "close school" people are now very few, and they don't have science on their side, and we probably should ignore them instead of engage, because they have no influence any more.

Quit using COVID as a political wedge against public schools.

I agree with the bolded, but at least in my (very blue, relatively well-off) neighborhood, the "close school" people are very loud and they are absolutely convinced that they have science on their side. I can't even engage with my kid's PTA listserv because it devolved into hysterics about how we must close schools to save our kids.

A child just died in a neighboring county!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“ we are eight months into this pandemic and Donald Trump still doesn’t have a plan to get this virus under control but I do.”

Covid deaths under trump without a vaccine 392,641
Covid deaths under Biden with a vaccine 411,359 and climbing.

This

[Anonymous]

We just got a daily Zoom invite from our ES teacher (at a school currently in the green).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The numbers released tonight will be for 3 whole days. Jan 3rd (after 6am, Jan 4th, and today, Jan 5th. Numbers are going to be through the roof.

The only cases we should really be caring about are the cases reported today, the first actual day of school after winter break. The ones on 1/3 and 1/4 really are irrelevant as kids weren't in school those days so there was no community spread. But, MCPS is choosing to base their decisions to close schools on completely irrelevant data so there isn't much we can do but ogle at the numbers.