MCPS Community COVID update

[Anonymous]

Are they still advising isolating at home for 5 days with Covid? Because at our BTS night the presentation was really driving home the new program to combat absences and how kids will get flagged missing 9 or more days, how even missing a couple days per month is associated with reading struggles, etc. But one bout with Covid could potentially keep a kid out for over half that alone. Just seems to be a bit of a disconnect.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are they still advising isolating at home for 5 days with Covid? Because at our BTS night the presentation was really driving home the new program to combat absences and how kids will get flagged missing 9 or more days, how even missing a couple days per month is associated with reading struggles, etc. But one bout with Covid could potentially keep a kid out for over half that alone. Just seems to be a bit of a disconnect.

The guidance we got from our school was more about symptoms than just a blanket number of days. If they have a fever, you definitely need to keep them home. If they don't have a fever, but aren't completely over their cough or sniffles, then it could be ok to send them to school but with a mask on.

Again, you know your kid best. If they're unlikely to wear the mask then don't try it. But if they're old enough and responsible enough to comply, that would work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are they still advising isolating at home for 5 days with Covid? Because at our BTS night the presentation was really driving home the new program to combat absences and how kids will get flagged missing 9 or more days, how even missing a couple days per month is associated with reading struggles, etc. But one bout with Covid could potentially keep a kid out for over half that alone. Just seems to be a bit of a disconnect.

No. Just keep them home when they have a fever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

Right. Educating kids… How controversial.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

What specific Covid protocol do you want families and staff to follow?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

What specific Covid protocol do you want families and staff to follow?

One the PP made up in their head that assuages all her anxieties over every possible worst-case scenario.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

What specific Covid protocol do you want families and staff to follow?

Stay home when sick or positive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

What specific Covid protocol do you want families and staff to follow?

Stay home when sick or positive.

Everyone here says to stay home when actually sick.

I'm not sure how covid testing is even relevant, given that people aren't going to test unless they're sick, in which case they'd stay home anyway.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

What specific Covid protocol do you want families and staff to follow?

Stay home when sick or positive.

Everyone here says to stay home when actually sick.

I'm not sure how covid testing is even relevant, given that people aren't going to test unless they're sick, in which case they'd stay home anyway.

DP people might test is someone else in the household has COVID. Also people can test positive for several days after they are no longer sick.

I do not agree with staying home until you test negative. That can be a lot of school to miss and it's not at all clear to me you are likely to infect anyone after you feel better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

What specific Covid protocol do you want families and staff to follow?

Stay home when sick or positive.

Everyone here says to stay home when actually sick.

I'm not sure how covid testing is even relevant, given that people aren't going to test unless they're sick, in which case they'd stay home anyway.

DP people might test is someone else in the household has COVID. Also people can test positive for several days after they are no longer sick.

I do not agree with staying home until you test negative. That can be a lot of school to miss and it's not at all clear to me you are likely to infect anyone after you feel better.

The pp didn’t say anything about staying home until testing negative. Obviously that would be absurd. I assumed she meant stay home until symptoms improve.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

What specific Covid protocol do you want families and staff to follow?

Stay home when sick or positive.

Everyone here says to stay home when actually sick.

I'm not sure how covid testing is even relevant, given that people aren't going to test unless they're sick, in which case they'd stay home anyway.

DP people might test is someone else in the household has COVID. Also people can test positive for several days after they are no longer sick.

I do not agree with staying home until you test negative. That can be a lot of school to miss and it's not at all clear to me you are likely to infect anyone after you feel better.

The pp didn’t say anything about staying home until testing negative. Obviously that would be absurd. I assumed she meant stay home until symptoms improve.

They said they did not know how testing is relevant so I was explaining that since the other PP DID say anyone who is positive should stay home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

What specific Covid protocol do you want families and staff to follow?

Stay home when sick or positive.

Everyone here says to stay home when actually sick.

I'm not sure how covid testing is even relevant, given that people aren't going to test unless they're sick, in which case they'd stay home anyway.

DP people might test is someone else in the household has COVID. Also people can test positive for several days after they are no longer sick.

I do not agree with staying home until you test negative. That can be a lot of school to miss and it's not at all clear to me you are likely to infect anyone after you feel better.

If you are positive you are contagious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I am ever tempted to underestimate how much trauma COVID inflicted on people, seeing posters here taking a hard line “it’s perfectly reasonable for this extra number of people to die or be disabled by a disease I now refer to as ‘normal’ even though I had never heard of it four years ago” reminds me.

Denial is a powerful defense mechanism against things like the thing we’re in.

It's not a big deal to them until it happens to them. We have always been very careful. I lost a parent to covid. Its amazing to me how people will justify their behavior at the expense of others and yet claim it takes a village.

Excess deaths are way down from the height of the pandemic.

At a certain point you do have to recognize that having so many children miss school is not worth the very small number of deaths that might prevent. There are very real costs. Education matters.

Something is seriously wrong with you. You are selfish and entitled. No wonder schools are having problems with parents like you.

What specific Covid protocol do you want families and staff to follow?

Stay home when sick or positive.

Everyone here says to stay home when actually sick.

I'm not sure how covid testing is even relevant, given that people aren't going to test unless they're sick, in which case they'd stay home anyway.

DP people might test is someone else in the household has COVID. Also people can test positive for several days after they are no longer sick.

I do not agree with staying home until you test negative. That can be a lot of school to miss and it's not at all clear to me you are likely to infect anyone after you feel better.

If you are positive you are contagious.

Nope