What are the next 3-4 weeks of school going to be like? (APS)

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Anonymous wrote:CDC has updated guidelines to reduce reduced quarantine days. Probably means that there was never a need to quarantine for as many days as was being done 😐

Isn't it longer now for students who haven't received the booster?

Now the agency is saying only people who got booster shots can skip quarantine if they wear masks in all settings for at least 10 days.

That’s a change. Previously, people who were fully vaccinated — which the CDC has defined as having two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — could be exempt from quarantine.

https://wtop.com/coronavirus/2021/12/cdc-recommends-shorter-covid-isolation-quarantine-for-all/

Exactly. While the quarantine period itself might be shorter, this updated guidance expands the universe of people who need to quarantine, especially the middle school set who are not yet eligible for a booster.

This is a cdc guideline. It is not currently APS policy. Also, 5-11 year olds clearly haven’t had a booster but are all newly vaccinated if vaccinated at all. Until/unless APS changes it’s policy, full vaccinated people do not need to quarantine for a close contact, booster or not.

But APS already sent notice (via Twitter, but still) that there will be updated guidance before kids return to school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parent of a middle schooler here who received her second dose in June. I want my daughter to attend in person, but I’m very nervous since it’s radio silence from APS. I just don’t think they have adequate testing to pull this off. I also don’t think they’ll have staffing since there’s a substitute shortage on the best of days. If there were a virtual option for the first two weeks of January during the surge, I’d feel much better about school next month. My concern is that even mild Covid can result in long Covid. That is what we’ve tried to avoid for 20 months, but I think Omicron is unavoidable considering it’s contagious like measles. I’m trying to remain optimistic, but APS has the reputation of really bungling things in terms of Covid. Godspeed to all.

Same. We are very nervous. We are considering pivoting to homeschool. We don't trust the county to do this right to keep the kids safe.

You should probably do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Parent of a middle schooler here who received her second dose in June. I want my daughter to attend in person, but I’m very nervous since it’s radio silence from APS. I just don’t think they have adequate testing to pull this off. I also don’t think they’ll have staffing since there’s a substitute shortage on the best of days. If there were a virtual option for the first two weeks of January during the surge, I’d feel much better about school next month. My concern is that even mild Covid can result in long Covid. That is what we’ve tried to avoid for 20 months, but I think Omicron is unavoidable considering it’s contagious like measles. I’m trying to remain optimistic, but APS has the reputation of really bungling things in terms of Covid. Godspeed to all.

bungling?

I don’t think it’s fair to say APS has been radio silent, it’s an evolving situation. https://mobile.twitter.com/APSReady/status/1475590848364564485

Well it looks like Frank Belavia found this thread.

Hi Frank! We would like an actual plan to keep kids and teacher safe, not just a tweet that tells us you saw the CDC's watered down quarantine guidance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent of a middle schooler here who received her second dose in June. I want my daughter to attend in person, but I’m very nervous since it’s radio silence from APS. I just don’t think they have adequate testing to pull this off. I also don’t think they’ll have staffing since there’s a substitute shortage on the best of days. If there were a virtual option for the first two weeks of January during the surge, I’d feel much better about school next month. My concern is that even mild Covid can result in long Covid. That is what we’ve tried to avoid for 20 months, but I think Omicron is unavoidable considering it’s contagious like measles. I’m trying to remain optimistic, but APS has the reputation of really bungling things in terms of Covid. Godspeed to all.

bungling?

I don’t think it’s fair to say APS has been radio silent, it’s an evolving situation. https://mobile.twitter.com/APSReady/status/1475590848364564485

Well it looks like Frank Belavia found this thread.

Hi Frank! We would like an actual plan to keep kids and teacher safe, not just a tweet that tells us you saw the CDC's watered down quarantine guidance.

I'm not Frank. It says to watch for updated guidance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am really hoping pregnant teachers can pivot to virtual as an ADA accommodation. My kid has a great HS math teacher who just told them she’s expecting. I’m worried for her. As much as my kid, who is really struggling in her class, needs live lessons, Covid has turned out to be pretty dangerous for pregnant women. I really wouldn’t want to risk getting her exposed. Hoping Syphax really isn’t on break and is figuring out some level of nuance here.

How nice and paternalistic of you. Said teacher can boost and wear a good mask. Not the cloth one she probably has been wearing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am really hoping pregnant teachers can pivot to virtual as an ADA accommodation. My kid has a great HS math teacher who just told them she’s expecting. I’m worried for her. As much as my kid, who is really struggling in her class, needs live lessons, Covid has turned out to be pretty dangerous for pregnant women. I really wouldn’t want to risk getting her exposed. Hoping Syphax really isn’t on break and is figuring out some level of nuance here.

How nice and paternalistic of you. Said teacher can boost and wear a good mask. Not the cloth one she probably has been wearing.

How nice and a-hole of you. Exactly what I would expect. Maybe if we paid her more she could afford it. DP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent of a middle schooler here who received her second dose in June. I want my daughter to attend in person, but I’m very nervous since it’s radio silence from APS. I just don’t think they have adequate testing to pull this off. I also don’t think they’ll have staffing since there’s a substitute shortage on the best of days. If there were a virtual option for the first two weeks of January during the surge, I’d feel much better about school next month. My concern is that even mild Covid can result in long Covid. That is what we’ve tried to avoid for 20 months, but I think Omicron is unavoidable considering it’s contagious like measles. I’m trying to remain optimistic, but APS has the reputation of really bungling things in terms of Covid. Godspeed to all.

Same. We are very nervous. We are considering pivoting to homeschool. We don't trust the county to do this right to keep the kids safe.

You should probably do that.

We're very happy to let your kids be the guinea pigs. We'll watch to see how that works out for you.

[Anonymous]

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PP is talking about middle schoolers 12-15 yo who are almost ALL past 6 months.

My kids got it end of August so they are at 4 months and I would not do a booster prior to 6months minimum for a kid 16 and under.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent of a middle schooler here who received her second dose in June. I want my daughter to attend in person, but I’m very nervous since it’s radio silence from APS. I just don’t think they have adequate testing to pull this off. I also don’t think they’ll have staffing since there’s a substitute shortage on the best of days. If there were a virtual option for the first two weeks of January during the surge, I’d feel much better about school next month. My concern is that even mild Covid can result in long Covid. That is what we’ve tried to avoid for 20 months, but I think Omicron is unavoidable considering it’s contagious like measles. I’m trying to remain optimistic, but APS has the reputation of really bungling things in terms of Covid. Godspeed to all.

bungling?

I don’t think it’s fair to say APS has been radio silent, it’s an evolving situation. https://mobile.twitter.com/APSReady/status/1475590848364564485

Well it looks like Frank Belavia found this thread.

Hi Frank! We would like an actual plan to keep kids and teacher safe, not just a tweet that tells us you saw the CDC's watered down quarantine guidance.

Yeah, Frank. Please make sure APS doesn’t listen to CDC and instead to a bunch of random people on the internet. That will work out well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids are excited for the start of school.

We know everyone will get COVID eventually and COVID is never going away. With vaccines, we’re done uprooting our lives to try to avoid a cold.

Yes.

Pretty much everyone I know has had a family member with a breakthrough Covid case (fully vaccinated) since Thanksgiving. I know 5 families nearby in my neighborhood currently quarantining because someone in their house had a positive. In N.Arlington.

Not a single vaccinated person (even my immune compromised relative) that tested positive and was fully vaccinated has anything but the mildest of mild symptoms, including some that virtually had no symptoms.

I’m ok for MS/HS (my kids ages) to go back in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^
PP is talking about middle schoolers 12-15 yo who are almost ALL past 6 months.

My kids got it end of August so they are at 4 months and I would not do a booster prior to 6months minimum for a kid 16 and under.

Yeah so that's the point. An entire middle school population who are NOT eligible for boosters because they are younger than 16 and 6+ months past vax will have to quarantine; while 2 weeks ago they didn't have to.

[Anonymous]

At least the quarantined kids will now have access to remote learning, per VDOE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least the quarantined kids will now have access to remote learning, per VDOE

This is a good thing. Teaching yourself pre-algebra based on worksheets at age 12/13 is not easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^
PP is talking about middle schoolers 12-15 yo who are almost ALL past 6 months.

My kids got it end of August so they are at 4 months and I would not do a booster prior to 6months minimum for a kid 16 and under.

Yeah so that's the point. An entire middle school population who are NOT eligible for boosters because they are younger than 16 and 6+ months past vax will have to quarantine; while 2 weeks ago they didn't have to.

There’s 0 data on boosters for young people. There’s plenty of data on the less than flu level risk for unvaccinated teenagers. It’s got to be even lower for vaccinated ones.

I’m excited for Youngkin to make major changes to these quarantine requirements in a few weeks.

[Anonymous]

Ventilation Woman and the the panic crew are pushing the misinformation that school is not safe. Notably, the virtual program has open enrollment right now but they’re not enrolling their own children.

Why is that?!?