Does DCPS care? New model shows even with masks, 40% of students will still be infected with Delta

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Swann’s research shows that even with universal masks, 40% of elementary students will be infected with Delta IN THREE MONTHS.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-31/what-the-delta-variant-development-means-for-unvaccinated-kids

What I am seeing in this forum is parents refusing to test with their kid has “just a cold,” refusing asymptomatic testing, lying about travel so they don’t have to quarantine, etc. There is no distancing, no plan to upgrade ventilation, no mandatory teacher vaccinations, etc.

Has DCPS just given up?

Are you mad at parents or are you mad at DCPS? Or both? It seems like you are casting stones at both.

It looks to me like OP is lamenting the silence from DCPS on some necessary mitigation measures, and the statements of parents on this board opposing or even promising to obstruct some necessary mitigation measures.

I'm not sure why everyone keeps repeating that there is "silence" from DCPS about mitigation measures. DCPS has a whole range of mitigation it did last year and will continue to do this year.

https://dcpsreopenstrong.com/chancellor/school-health-safety-update/

Those are not mitigation efforts, what about randoms testing and temperature checks?

Enhanced cleaning will not happen, it didn’t even happen last school year with only 10 of us (teacher wise) in the building….
That social distancing is a lie because that can’t happen. So the only protocol they really have is the mask!

Why would you do extra cleaning with 10 people in the building?

And we've long known that the temp checks are just theater.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swann’s research shows that even with universal masks, 40% of elementary students will be infected with Delta IN THREE MONTHS.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-31/what-the-delta-variant-development-means-for-unvaccinated-kids

What I am seeing in this forum is parents refusing to test with their kid has “just a cold,” refusing asymptomatic testing, lying about travel so they don’t have to quarantine, etc. There is no distancing, no plan to upgrade ventilation, no mandatory teacher vaccinations, etc.

Has DCPS just given up?

Are you mad at parents or are you mad at DCPS? Or both? It seems like you are casting stones at both.

It looks to me like OP is lamenting the silence from DCPS on some necessary mitigation measures, and the statements of parents on this board opposing or even promising to obstruct some necessary mitigation measures.

I'm not sure why everyone keeps repeating that there is "silence" from DCPS about mitigation measures. DCPS has a whole range of mitigation it did last year and will continue to do this year.

https://dcpsreopenstrong.com/chancellor/school-health-safety-update/

Those are not mitigation efforts, what about randoms testing and temperature checks?

Enhanced cleaning will not happen, it didn’t even happen last school year with only 10 of us (teacher wise) in the building….
That social distancing is a lie because that can’t happen. So the only protocol they really have is the mask!

Why don't HVAC updates count as a mitigation effort, to you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swann’s research shows that even with universal masks, 40% of elementary students will be infected with Delta IN THREE MONTHS.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-31/what-the-delta-variant-development-means-for-unvaccinated-kids

What I am seeing in this forum is parents refusing to test with their kid has “just a cold,” refusing asymptomatic testing, lying about travel so they don’t have to quarantine, etc. There is no distancing, no plan to upgrade ventilation, no mandatory teacher vaccinations, etc.

Has DCPS just given up?

Are you mad at parents or are you mad at DCPS? Or both? It seems like you are casting stones at both.

It looks to me like OP is lamenting the silence from DCPS on some necessary mitigation measures, and the statements of parents on this board opposing or even promising to obstruct some necessary mitigation measures.

I'm not sure why everyone keeps repeating that there is "silence" from DCPS about mitigation measures. DCPS has a whole range of mitigation it did last year and will continue to do this year.

https://dcpsreopenstrong.com/chancellor/school-health-safety-update/

Those are not mitigation efforts, what about randoms testing and temperature checks?

Enhanced cleaning will not happen, it didn’t even happen last school year with only 10 of us (teacher wise) in the building….
That social distancing is a lie because that can’t happen. So the only protocol they really have is the mask!

Why don't HVAC updates count as a mitigation effort, to you?

Bc it is much more fun to complain and pretend DCPS hasn’t done anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swann’s research shows that even with universal masks, 40% of elementary students will be infected with Delta IN THREE MONTHS.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-31/what-the-delta-variant-development-means-for-unvaccinated-kids

What I am seeing in this forum is parents refusing to test with their kid has “just a cold,” refusing asymptomatic testing, lying about travel so they don’t have to quarantine, etc. There is no distancing, no plan to upgrade ventilation, no mandatory teacher vaccinations, etc.

Has DCPS just given up?

Are you mad at parents or are you mad at DCPS? Or both? It seems like you are casting stones at both.

It looks to me like OP is lamenting the silence from DCPS on some necessary mitigation measures, and the statements of parents on this board opposing or even promising to obstruct some necessary mitigation measures.

I'm not sure why everyone keeps repeating that there is "silence" from DCPS about mitigation measures. DCPS has a whole range of mitigation it did last year and will continue to do this year.

https://dcpsreopenstrong.com/chancellor/school-health-safety-update/

Those are not mitigation efforts, what about randoms testing and temperature checks?

Enhanced cleaning will not happen, it didn’t even happen last school year with only 10 of us (teacher wise) in the building….
That social distancing is a lie because that can’t happen. So the only protocol they really have is the mask!

Why don't HVAC updates count as a mitigation effort, to you?

Bc it is much more fun to complain and pretend DCPS hasn’t done anything.

Of all the rhetoric, the "DCPS has no mitigations!!" is the most annoying.

[Anonymous]

More than 900 students in quarantine after second week of school in Marion, Arkansas amid Covid outbreak

[Anonymous]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1276035

“ "We're starting to see kids that have both Covid and RSV that are not doing well," Burgert said. "I have no idea what's going to happen if they have Covid and influenza."

While the flu can cause severe illness in kids, and even lead to death, Burgert said that the potential effects of Covid-19 are "beyond what flu would ever do."

[Anonymous]

"Despite the dramatic increase in cases, Laham and other pediatric infectious disease experts nationwide tell NBC News that there is no hard evidence yet that the delta variant has transformed the virus into something more dangerous in kids."

[Anonymous]

""It's too early to tell," said Dr. Bernhard Wiedermann, an infectious diseases specialist at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. "It's going to take time and a collection of data from multiple sites to know" whether the delta variant is, in fact, more virulent in kids than previous versions of the virus."

[Anonymous]

Also perhaps this is better discussed in the Health and Medicine forum. Unless your goal is to....influence DCPS? Through DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also perhaps this is better discussed in the Health and Medicine forum. Unless your goal is to....influence DCPS? Through DCUM?

It’s already there. A lot of articles about pediatric cases. You should go check it out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also perhaps this is better discussed in the Health and Medicine forum. Unless your goal is to....influence DCPS? Through DCUM?

It’s already there. A lot of articles about pediatric cases. You should go check it out.

Yes I am familiar. Why did you post this here versus there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swann’s research shows that even with universal masks, 40% of elementary students will be infected with Delta IN THREE MONTHS.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-31/what-the-delta-variant-development-means-for-unvaccinated-kids

What I am seeing in this forum is parents refusing to test with their kid has “just a cold,” refusing asymptomatic testing, lying about travel so they don’t have to quarantine, etc. There is no distancing, no plan to upgrade ventilation, no mandatory teacher vaccinations, etc.

Has DCPS just given up?

Are you mad at parents or are you mad at DCPS? Or both? It seems like you are casting stones at both.

It looks to me like OP is lamenting the silence from DCPS on some necessary mitigation measures, and the statements of parents on this board opposing or even promising to obstruct some necessary mitigation measures.

I'm not sure why everyone keeps repeating that there is "silence" from DCPS about mitigation measures. DCPS has a whole range of mitigation it did last year and will continue to do this year.

https://dcpsreopenstrong.com/chancellor/school-health-safety-update/

Those are not mitigation efforts, what about randoms testing and temperature checks?

Enhanced cleaning will not happen, it didn’t even happen last school year with only 10 of us (teacher wise) in the building….
That social distancing is a lie because that can’t happen. So the only protocol they really have is the mask!

Masks and ventilation are the only ones really needed.

+1

Please don’t advocate for nonsense like temperature checks and ‘deep cleaning’. We know that is not a mitigation strategy anymore and is a waste of time and resources. And as a HS teacher I am not Clorox wiping every desk and chair between my classes.

[Anonymous]

“I went on myschooldc to apply for FriendshipPCS online school & was waitlisted.” https://twitter.com/drteeeee/status/1423726504199041024?s=21

So now you can all STFU about “just go to friendship! You have options!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“I went on myschooldc to apply for FriendshipPCS online school & was waitlisted.” https://twitter.com/drteeeee/status/1423726504199041024?s=21

So now you can all STFU about “just go to friendship! You have options!”

Ugh. COVID party it is.
Although, seriously, the numbers are going to be crazy high by August 30. 127 new positives today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swann’s research shows that even with universal masks, 40% of elementary students will be infected with Delta IN THREE MONTHS.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-31/what-the-delta-variant-development-means-for-unvaccinated-kids

What I am seeing in this forum is parents refusing to test with their kid has “just a cold,” refusing asymptomatic testing, lying about travel so they don’t have to quarantine, etc. There is no distancing, no plan to upgrade ventilation, no mandatory teacher vaccinations, etc.

Has DCPS just given up?

Are you mad at parents or are you mad at DCPS? Or both? It seems like you are casting stones at both.

It looks to me like OP is lamenting the silence from DCPS on some necessary mitigation measures, and the statements of parents on this board opposing or even promising to obstruct some necessary mitigation measures.

I'm not sure why everyone keeps repeating that there is "silence" from DCPS about mitigation measures. DCPS has a whole range of mitigation it did last year and will continue to do this year.

https://dcpsreopenstrong.com/chancellor/school-health-safety-update/

Those are not mitigation efforts, what about randoms testing and temperature checks?

Enhanced cleaning will not happen, it didn’t even happen last school year with only 10 of us (teacher wise) in the building….
That social distancing is a lie because that can’t happen. So the only protocol they really have is the mask!

Why don't HVAC updates count as a mitigation effort, to you?

Sorry let me be more clear, when we had 10 teachers there were days they SKIPPED cleaning all together or their version of cleaning was simply vacuuming.
They also were supposed to ‘update or fix HVACs’ last year and did not.

If they are held accountable that’s helpful but even if they aren’t I cannot say, ‘I refuse to come in until they are.’