APS taking the fingers crossed approach to reopening

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:January WILL be a shit show. All you APS parents are delusional if you think otherwise. Kind of crazy how many parents on this stupid site are so against getting their kids tested, protecting teachers, etc. This is one reason why so many teachers are leaving the profession

Maybe it will be. Then again, that’s exactly what people said about school starting because delta and nothing happened.

[Anonymous]

Good. The sooner we get used to the fact that COVID is here to stay and most everyone will get it and life has to go on, the better off we'll be.

[Anonymous]

Personally anticipating a bumpy January. Will be thrilled if it isn’t, but, not holding my breath.

Can I ask in all honesty, for those who are fearful of in person school and going back in Jan—what is your expected ultimate end game? Never get COVID?

I’m not sure that is realistic unless you do a full isolation at this point. It seems much more like it is only a matter of time before everyone gets it. Hopefully cases are generally milder and less intense, but, do people really think they are going to outrun this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good. The sooner we get used to the fact that COVID is here to stay and most everyone will get it and life has to go on, the better off we'll be.

Yes. Don’t treat vaxed teens like the unvaxed. Let them stay in school without a punitive quarantine rule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:January WILL be a shit show. All you APS parents are delusional if you think otherwise. Kind of crazy how many parents on this stupid site are so against getting their kids tested, protecting teachers, etc. This is one reason why so many teachers are leaving the profession

You realize you’re not contributing anything constructive to the discussion right? Maybe go spew your bile elsewhere for a bit.

Interesting how you didn't comment this to anyone else who "spewed bile" toward the OP and didn't have any constructive feedback. You're obviously not biased at all. You all are absolutely insane lol.

[Anonymous]

They really should just make middle school virtual now. None of these kids will be exempt from quarantine, because theyve just shifted from being “fully vaccinated” to “partially vaccinated” so they will be in and out all the time. Also, they have just discouraged families from being remotely honest about what’s going on. No way will I tell the schools anything about the covid status of anyone in our household unless it’s the student themselves. And anyone who does test positive should then be cleared for no restriction for school for at least 90 days after their initial symptoms clear.

Because they haven’t had a plan for actual remote instruction for the in-person students this time around, kids will seriously be left behind if they are stuck at home. The items posted for kids who are out has been abysmal. Do all teaching on camera, and post all the damn content with associated texts so I can go back to teaching my kid the work on evenings and weekends because who needs sleep?

[Anonymous]

I am about ready to give up on all the precautions we’ve been taking. We have been very strict with our masking, limiting in-person gatherings (eg, I haven’t seen my mother who lives in NY since the pandemic started), getting everyone vaccinated as soon as they were eligible. And now my middle schooler could end up missing huge chunks of school this winter because he’s more than 6 months past his second shot and there inevitably will be someone who didn’t take all of the precautions we did over break and will bring it into the school.

Eff it, I’m taking my kids to Disney this spring. My 10yo hasn’t been since she was a toddler (which she doesn’t remember) because we had to cancel the trip we had planned last April when she was eight. My kids have missed out on enough, and there doesn’t seem to have been any point to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Personally anticipating a bumpy January. Will be thrilled if it isn’t, but, not holding my breath.

Can I ask in all honesty, for those who are fearful of in person school and going back in Jan—what is your expected ultimate end game? Never get COVID?

I’m not sure that is realistic unless you do a full isolation at this point. It seems much more like it is only a matter of time before everyone gets it. Hopefully cases are generally milder and less intense, but, do people really think they are going to outrun this?

My end game is consistent teaching. They have not done a good job this school year for kids who miss school - nothing’s on camera, the notes are minimal, so unless they already know the material the kid is SOL. I do not have one of these magical students who is a super genius with 1000 APs, so I will have to teach everything any time he’s excluded, and they aren’t arming the parents. Go back to full online until the wave passes. Especially since the teachers will be out too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They really should just make middle school virtual now. None of these kids will be exempt from quarantine, because theyve just shifted from being “fully vaccinated” to “partially vaccinated” so they will be in and out all the time. Also, they have just discouraged families from being remotely honest about what’s going on. No way will I tell the schools anything about the covid status of anyone in our household unless it’s the student themselves. And anyone who does test positive should then be cleared for no restriction for school for at least 90 days after their initial symptoms clear.

Because they haven’t had a plan for actual remote instruction for the in-person students this time around, kids will seriously be left behind if they are stuck at home. The items posted for kids who are out has been abysmal. Do all teaching on camera, and post all the damn content with associated texts so I can go back to teaching my kid the work on evenings and weekends because who needs sleep?

I don’t know about all remote, but they do need an option for these kids. You can’t teach yourself middle school math. They need access to the lessons live.

[Anonymous]

Oh the irony that those families who take a “wait and see” approach to vaccinating their 12-15 yos are rewarded. These rules are absurd and I hope this change wakes some people up to the insanity going on. Just a note that APE has been advocating for TTS this whole time. Maybe we should start listening to them more, lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh the irony that those families who take a “wait and see” approach to vaccinating their 12-15 yos are rewarded. These rules are absurd and I hope this change wakes some people up to the insanity going on. Just a note that APE has been advocating for TTS this whole time. Maybe we should start listening to them more, lol.

Agreed. 12-15 yo kids are fully vaccinated bc they have received all their vaccinations. The fact that there isn’t a booster doesn’t make them partially vaxed. Other vaccines are only available after a certain age and kids aren’t excluded before that age from school. How can we push back on this nonsense ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh the irony that those families who take a “wait and see” approach to vaccinating their 12-15 yos are rewarded. These rules are absurd and I hope this change wakes some people up to the insanity going on. Just a note that APE has been advocating for TTS this whole time. Maybe we should start listening to them more, lol.

Agreed. 12-15 yo kids are fully vaccinated bc they have received all their vaccinations. The fact that there isn’t a booster doesn’t make them partially vaxed. Other vaccines are only available after a certain age and kids aren’t excluded before that age from school. How can we push back on this nonsense ?

Send your kid in unless they are actively sick. If questioned, you say “my child is fully up to date with all covid vaccinations recommended and authorized by the CDC for their age group. They are fully vaccinated. They are showing no symptoms and the state requires in school education”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Personally anticipating a bumpy January. Will be thrilled if it isn’t, but, not holding my breath.

Can I ask in all honesty, for those who are fearful of in person school and going back in Jan—what is your expected ultimate end game? Never get COVID?

I’m not sure that is realistic unless you do a full isolation at this point. It seems much more like it is only a matter of time before everyone gets it. Hopefully cases are generally milder and less intense, but, do people really think they are going to outrun this?

I’m fine never getting covid. Which seemed possible back when numbers dropped low pre-omicron.

I’m sure we will get it eventually. Sooner now that omicron is here. Very soon after kids start school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh the irony that those families who take a “wait and see” approach to vaccinating their 12-15 yos are rewarded. These rules are absurd and I hope this change wakes some people up to the insanity going on. Just a note that APE has been advocating for TTS this whole time. Maybe we should start listening to them more, lol.

Agreed. 12-15 yo kids are fully vaccinated bc they have received all their vaccinations. The fact that there isn’t a booster doesn’t make them partially vaxed. Other vaccines are only available after a certain age and kids aren’t excluded before that age from school. How can we push back on this nonsense ?

Send your kid in unless they are actively sick. If questioned, you say “my child is fully up to date with all covid vaccinations recommended and authorized by the CDC for their age group. They are fully vaccinated. They are showing no symptoms and the state requires in school education”.

And what do I do a kid in their Bio class is positive and they are identified as a close contact? There is no reason my kid needs to stay home if we can show a negative test. APS seems to think otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They really should just make middle school virtual now. None of these kids will be exempt from quarantine, because theyve just shifted from being “fully vaccinated” to “partially vaccinated” so they will be in and out all the time. Also, they have just discouraged families from being remotely honest about what’s going on. No way will I tell the schools anything about the covid status of anyone in our household unless it’s the student themselves. And anyone who does test positive should then be cleared for no restriction for school for at least 90 days after their initial symptoms clear.

Because they haven’t had a plan for actual remote instruction for the in-person students this time around, kids will seriously be left behind if they are stuck at home. The items posted for kids who are out has been abysmal. Do all teaching on camera, and post all the damn content with associated texts so I can go back to teaching my kid the work on evenings and weekends because who needs sleep?

I don’t know about all remote, but they do need an option for these kids. You can’t teach yourself middle school math. They need access to the lessons live.

Virtual school has open enrollment. All you closed schoolers, have at it. Otherwise, STFU.