All schools should offer an all-virtual option

[Anonymous]

Super great. We've just gone into ad hominems now. Thanks for visiting, Courtney!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reposting from deep in a thread in the Fairfax schools forum, but straight out of the Onion:
Families who attended Cobb elementary school open house test positive for COVID-19 (GA)
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/families-who-atte...19/6ME5XNJXLFCLVM7OTCPQSI5NYY/

“We are super excited to get this school year started! Following our wonderful Sneak a Peek on Thursday, we’ve been notified that several families have positive cases of Covid and attended our event,” the letter stated. “Since this was a fluid event with people mingling throughout the building, we thought it best to send a low risk letter to all families.”

As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning.

“Keep the masks optional. Those parents who have concerns about their student, absolutely feel free to wear a mask,” parent Amy Buchanan said.

“Cobb County Schools prides itself on being a school system of excellence. What is excellent about putting children in a situation where they can be potentially unsafe?” parent Courtney Johnson said.

So I propose we identify as Amys or Courtneys, for simplicity. I am a Courtney.
This is to emphasize that there are two sides regarding the upcoming school year around the country... and also that Amys are neither very smart nor very nice people.

this is about opening/closing schools, not masks.

"As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning."
DCPS follows the AAP guidance but if it didn't, half of our Amys on here would be just the one quoted.

It's weird to keep positing that DC parents don't have a choice of virtual school, which they do. Feel free to go to virtual school, or homeschool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Super great. We've just gone into ad hominems now. Thanks for visiting, Courtney!

Oh Courtney has been enduring Amy's snippy screamy paranoid ad hominems for weeks now. She's entitled to this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reposting from deep in a thread in the Fairfax schools forum, but straight out of the Onion:
Families who attended Cobb elementary school open house test positive for COVID-19 (GA)
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/families-who-atte...19/6ME5XNJXLFCLVM7OTCPQSI5NYY/

“We are super excited to get this school year started! Following our wonderful Sneak a Peek on Thursday, we’ve been notified that several families have positive cases of Covid and attended our event,” the letter stated. “Since this was a fluid event with people mingling throughout the building, we thought it best to send a low risk letter to all families.”

As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning.

“Keep the masks optional. Those parents who have concerns about their student, absolutely feel free to wear a mask,” parent Amy Buchanan said.

“Cobb County Schools prides itself on being a school system of excellence. What is excellent about putting children in a situation where they can be potentially unsafe?” parent Courtney Johnson said.

So I propose we identify as Amys or Courtneys, for simplicity. I am a Courtney.
This is to emphasize that there are two sides regarding the upcoming school year around the country... and also that Amys are neither very smart nor very nice people.

this is about opening/closing schools, not masks.

No it’s not. It’s about offering a virtual OPTION that doesn’t require parents to pull their kids completely out of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Super great. We've just gone into ad hominems now. Thanks for visiting, Courtney!

Oh Courtney has been enduring Amy's snippy screamy paranoid ad hominems for weeks now. She's entitled to this one.

Entitlement is Courtney's thing, after all!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reposting from deep in a thread in the Fairfax schools forum, but straight out of the Onion:
Families who attended Cobb elementary school open house test positive for COVID-19 (GA)
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/families-who-atte...19/6ME5XNJXLFCLVM7OTCPQSI5NYY/

“We are super excited to get this school year started! Following our wonderful Sneak a Peek on Thursday, we’ve been notified that several families have positive cases of Covid and attended our event,” the letter stated. “Since this was a fluid event with people mingling throughout the building, we thought it best to send a low risk letter to all families.”

As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning.

“Keep the masks optional. Those parents who have concerns about their student, absolutely feel free to wear a mask,” parent Amy Buchanan said.

“Cobb County Schools prides itself on being a school system of excellence. What is excellent about putting children in a situation where they can be potentially unsafe?” parent Courtney Johnson said.

So I propose we identify as Amys or Courtneys, for simplicity. I am a Courtney.
This is to emphasize that there are two sides regarding the upcoming school year around the country... and also that Amys are neither very smart nor very nice people.

this is about opening/closing schools, not masks.

"As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning."
DCPS follows the AAP guidance but if it didn't, half of our Amys on here would be just the one quoted.

It's weird to keep positing that DC parents don't have a choice of virtual school, which they do. Feel free to go to virtual school, or homeschool.

Losing your spot/feeder rights in a charter, citywide or OOB DCPS is not a real option. I bet every parent on here would be satisfied with “go ahead and homeschool for a semester and then re-enroll.”

Speak up if I’m wrong about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reposting from deep in a thread in the Fairfax schools forum, but straight out of the Onion:
Families who attended Cobb elementary school open house test positive for COVID-19 (GA)
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/families-who-atte...19/6ME5XNJXLFCLVM7OTCPQSI5NYY/

“We are super excited to get this school year started! Following our wonderful Sneak a Peek on Thursday, we’ve been notified that several families have positive cases of Covid and attended our event,” the letter stated. “Since this was a fluid event with people mingling throughout the building, we thought it best to send a low risk letter to all families.”

As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning.

“Keep the masks optional. Those parents who have concerns about their student, absolutely feel free to wear a mask,” parent Amy Buchanan said.

“Cobb County Schools prides itself on being a school system of excellence. What is excellent about putting children in a situation where they can be potentially unsafe?” parent Courtney Johnson said.

So I propose we identify as Amys or Courtneys, for simplicity. I am a Courtney.
This is to emphasize that there are two sides regarding the upcoming school year around the country... and also that Amys are neither very smart nor very nice people.

this is about opening/closing schools, not masks.

No it’s not. It’s about offering a virtual OPTION that doesn’t require parents to pull their kids completely out of school.

How is each individual school supposed to offer a virtual "option" on top of everything else they are doing? It seems like you're demanding simulcast, which most parents/teachers really find unacceptable.

[Anonymous]

Reminder: If everyone got vaccinated, the pandemic would be all-but-over. It's the unvaccinated who are keeping it going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reposting from deep in a thread in the Fairfax schools forum, but straight out of the Onion:
Families who attended Cobb elementary school open house test positive for COVID-19 (GA)
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/families-who-atte...19/6ME5XNJXLFCLVM7OTCPQSI5NYY/

“We are super excited to get this school year started! Following our wonderful Sneak a Peek on Thursday, we’ve been notified that several families have positive cases of Covid and attended our event,” the letter stated. “Since this was a fluid event with people mingling throughout the building, we thought it best to send a low risk letter to all families.”

As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning.

“Keep the masks optional. Those parents who have concerns about their student, absolutely feel free to wear a mask,” parent Amy Buchanan said.

“Cobb County Schools prides itself on being a school system of excellence. What is excellent about putting children in a situation where they can be potentially unsafe?” parent Courtney Johnson said.

So I propose we identify as Amys or Courtneys, for simplicity. I am a Courtney.
This is to emphasize that there are two sides regarding the upcoming school year around the country... and also that Amys are neither very smart nor very nice people.

this is about opening/closing schools, not masks.

No it’s not. It’s about offering a virtual OPTION that doesn’t require parents to pull their kids completely out of school.

You'll be in school. Friendship, or see if there are spots in the other charters offering virtual. Or are you arguing that virtual school isn't school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reposting from deep in a thread in the Fairfax schools forum, but straight out of the Onion:
Families who attended Cobb elementary school open house test positive for COVID-19 (GA)
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/families-who-atte...19/6ME5XNJXLFCLVM7OTCPQSI5NYY/

“We are super excited to get this school year started! Following our wonderful Sneak a Peek on Thursday, we’ve been notified that several families have positive cases of Covid and attended our event,” the letter stated. “Since this was a fluid event with people mingling throughout the building, we thought it best to send a low risk letter to all families.”

As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning.

“Keep the masks optional. Those parents who have concerns about their student, absolutely feel free to wear a mask,” parent Amy Buchanan said.

“Cobb County Schools prides itself on being a school system of excellence. What is excellent about putting children in a situation where they can be potentially unsafe?” parent Courtney Johnson said.

So I propose we identify as Amys or Courtneys, for simplicity. I am a Courtney.
This is to emphasize that there are two sides regarding the upcoming school year around the country... and also that Amys are neither very smart nor very nice people.

this is about opening/closing schools, not masks.

"As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning."
DCPS follows the AAP guidance but if it didn't, half of our Amys on here would be just the one quoted.

It's weird to keep positing that DC parents don't have a choice of virtual school, which they do. Feel free to go to virtual school, or homeschool.

Losing your spot/feeder rights in a charter, citywide or OOB DCPS is not a real option. I bet every parent on here would be satisfied with “go ahead and homeschool for a semester and then re-enroll.”

Speak up if I’m wrong about that.

Sure it is, if you want to keep your kids alive or at least free of long-term covid. That's what the argument is about, right? You can't possibly profess to care THIS MUCH about risk to your kids but then care EVEN MORE about your charter spot. Seriously? Your charter spot? Come on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None of what we are hearing from public health officials about unvaccinated kids adds up. On one hand, I, as a vaccinated parent, am now supposed to mask up when I pop into the 7-11 to avoid the small chance that I contract the virus there and bring the virus home to my kid. On the other hand, it is completely fine for my unvaccinated 11-year-old have lunch in the cafeteria, unmasked, with the entire 6th grade class, every day. Are the kids at risk or not? The messaging is completely unclear.

Putting on a mask when walking into a 7-11 is a small inconvenience to mitigate a small risk. Keeping your kids out of school would be a huge sacrifice for them to mitigate a small risk. That’s why public health officials recommend masking but still opening schools. Ankids are more likely to catch it from adults than from each other. That said, I agree it would be better to eat in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reposting from deep in a thread in the Fairfax schools forum, but straight out of the Onion:
Families who attended Cobb elementary school open house test positive for COVID-19 (GA)
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/families-who-atte...19/6ME5XNJXLFCLVM7OTCPQSI5NYY/

“We are super excited to get this school year started! Following our wonderful Sneak a Peek on Thursday, we’ve been notified that several families have positive cases of Covid and attended our event,” the letter stated. “Since this was a fluid event with people mingling throughout the building, we thought it best to send a low risk letter to all families.”

As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning.

“Keep the masks optional. Those parents who have concerns about their student, absolutely feel free to wear a mask,” parent Amy Buchanan said.

“Cobb County Schools prides itself on being a school system of excellence. What is excellent about putting children in a situation where they can be potentially unsafe?” parent Courtney Johnson said.

So I propose we identify as Amys or Courtneys, for simplicity. I am a Courtney.
This is to emphasize that there are two sides regarding the upcoming school year around the country... and also that Amys are neither very smart nor very nice people.

this is about opening/closing schools, not masks.

"As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning."
DCPS follows the AAP guidance but if it didn't, half of our Amys on here would be just the one quoted.

It's weird to keep positing that DC parents don't have a choice of virtual school, which they do. Feel free to go to virtual school, or homeschool.

Losing your spot/feeder rights in a charter, citywide or OOB DCPS is not a real option. I bet every parent on here would be satisfied with “go ahead and homeschool for a semester and then re-enroll.”

Speak up if I’m wrong about that.

Sure it is, if you want to keep your kids alive or at least free of long-term covid. That's what the argument is about, right? You can't possibly profess to care THIS MUCH about risk to your kids but then care EVEN MORE about your charter spot. Seriously? Your charter spot? Come on.

So true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reposting from deep in a thread in the Fairfax schools forum, but straight out of the Onion:
Families who attended Cobb elementary school open house test positive for COVID-19 (GA)
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/families-who-atte...19/6ME5XNJXLFCLVM7OTCPQSI5NYY/

“We are super excited to get this school year started! Following our wonderful Sneak a Peek on Thursday, we’ve been notified that several families have positive cases of Covid and attended our event,” the letter stated. “Since this was a fluid event with people mingling throughout the building, we thought it best to send a low risk letter to all families.”

As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning.

“Keep the masks optional. Those parents who have concerns about their student, absolutely feel free to wear a mask,” parent Amy Buchanan said.

“Cobb County Schools prides itself on being a school system of excellence. What is excellent about putting children in a situation where they can be potentially unsafe?” parent Courtney Johnson said.

So I propose we identify as Amys or Courtneys, for simplicity. I am a Courtney.
This is to emphasize that there are two sides regarding the upcoming school year around the country... and also that Amys are neither very smart nor very nice people.

this is about opening/closing schools, not masks.

"As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning."
DCPS follows the AAP guidance but if it didn't, half of our Amys on here would be just the one quoted.

It's weird to keep positing that DC parents don't have a choice of virtual school, which they do. Feel free to go to virtual school, or homeschool.

Losing your spot/feeder rights in a charter, citywide or OOB DCPS is not a real option. I bet every parent on here would be satisfied with “go ahead and homeschool for a semester and then re-enroll.”

Speak up if I’m wrong about that.

Sure it is, if you want to keep your kids alive or at least free of long-term covid. That's what the argument is about, right? You can't possibly profess to care THIS MUCH about risk to your kids but then care EVEN MORE about your charter spot. Seriously? Your charter spot? Come on.

You seem to be assuming that we won’t pull our kids. We will. We just shouldn’t have to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reminder: If everyone got vaccinated, the pandemic would be all-but-over. It's the unvaccinated who are keeping it going.

Reminder: Children under 12 can’t get vaccinated yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reposting from deep in a thread in the Fairfax schools forum, but straight out of the Onion:
Families who attended Cobb elementary school open house test positive for COVID-19 (GA)
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/families-who-atte...19/6ME5XNJXLFCLVM7OTCPQSI5NYY/

“We are super excited to get this school year started! Following our wonderful Sneak a Peek on Thursday, we’ve been notified that several families have positive cases of Covid and attended our event,” the letter stated. “Since this was a fluid event with people mingling throughout the building, we thought it best to send a low risk letter to all families.”

As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning.

“Keep the masks optional. Those parents who have concerns about their student, absolutely feel free to wear a mask,” parent Amy Buchanan said.

“Cobb County Schools prides itself on being a school system of excellence. What is excellent about putting children in a situation where they can be potentially unsafe?” parent Courtney Johnson said.

So I propose we identify as Amys or Courtneys, for simplicity. I am a Courtney.
This is to emphasize that there are two sides regarding the upcoming school year around the country... and also that Amys are neither very smart nor very nice people.

this is about opening/closing schools, not masks.

"As the district starts the school year, parents on both sides want a choice: A choice to wear a mask. A choice to flip back to virtual learning."
DCPS follows the AAP guidance but if it didn't, half of our Amys on here would be just the one quoted.

It's weird to keep positing that DC parents don't have a choice of virtual school, which they do. Feel free to go to virtual school, or homeschool.

Losing your spot/feeder rights in a charter, citywide or OOB DCPS is not a real option. I bet every parent on here would be satisfied with “go ahead and homeschool for a semester and then re-enroll.”

Speak up if I’m wrong about that.

Sure it is, if you want to keep your kids alive or at least free of long-term covid. That's what the argument is about, right? You can't possibly profess to care THIS MUCH about risk to your kids but then care EVEN MORE about your charter spot. Seriously? Your charter spot? Come on.

You seem to be assuming that we won’t pull our kids. We will. We just shouldn’t have to.

Did you actually talk to your own school?