Outdoor lunch

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

I'm not sure who "they" is - but perhaps the PTA ordered them without fully thinking it through, operationally.

Or, maybe the electrical is supposed to be able to handle them, but in fact can't.

I hope it's the latter, but even that would be embarrassing. Everyone knows that electric heating draws a lot of power. They should have checked the amperage before spending money on such a purchase.

They were definitely paid for out of PTA funds, so it isn’t really a problem for anyone except the Janney families who give to the PTA if the money was wasted. But hopefully they’ll find a way to make them work at some point soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

I'm not sure who "they" is - but perhaps the PTA ordered them without fully thinking it through, operationally.

Or, maybe the electrical is supposed to be able to handle them, but in fact can't.

I hope it's the latter, but even that would be embarrassing. Everyone knows that electric heating draws a lot of power. They should have checked the amperage before spending money on such a purchase.

They were definitely paid for out of PTA funds, so it isn’t really a problem for anyone except the Janney families who give to the PTA if the money was wasted. But hopefully they’ll find a way to make them work at some point soon.

Well, considering we're one of those families, I do get to have an opinion about it. Yes, yes, I know I should have been involved, and I have been appreciative of their efforts to make outdoor lunch happen (although I do think it is less crucial now that kids are vaccinated). But this seems like a Covid-anxiety driven impulse purchase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

I'm not sure who "they" is - but perhaps the PTA ordered them without fully thinking it through, operationally.

Or, maybe the electrical is supposed to be able to handle them, but in fact can't.

Janney did not order the heaters. Nor did the PTA. DCPS did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

I'm not sure who "they" is - but perhaps the PTA ordered them without fully thinking it through, operationally.

Or, maybe the electrical is supposed to be able to handle them, but in fact can't.

I hope it's the latter, but even that would be embarrassing. Everyone knows that electric heating draws a lot of power. They should have checked the amperage before spending money on such a purchase.

They were definitely paid for out of PTA funds, so it isn’t really a problem for anyone except the Janney families who give to the PTA if the money was wasted. But hopefully they’ll find a way to make them work at some point soon.

No, they were not. DCPS provided the heaters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

I'm not sure who "they" is - but perhaps the PTA ordered them without fully thinking it through, operationally.

Or, maybe the electrical is supposed to be able to handle them, but in fact can't.

I hope it's the latter, but even that would be embarrassing. Everyone knows that electric heating draws a lot of power. They should have checked the amperage before spending money on such a purchase.

They were definitely paid for out of PTA funds, so it isn’t really a problem for anyone except the Janney families who give to the PTA if the money was wasted. But hopefully they’ll find a way to make them work at some point soon.

DCPS provided the heaters. They were not paid for out of PTA funds.
Well, considering we're one of those families, I do get to have an opinion about it. Yes, yes, I know I should have been involved, and I have been appreciative of their efforts to make outdoor lunch happen (although I do think it is less crucial now that kids are vaccinated). But this seems like a Covid-anxiety driven impulse purchase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are at Janney and they eat outside. And apparently they are now getting heaters. Are other schools getting heaters? That seems pretty luxurious to me. I wonder if this another case of Janney's privilege.

To be honest, now that my kids are vaccinated and not at risk of quarantines anymore, I wouldn't care that much if they ate inside. Everybody will get Omicron eventually, it's not a question of if but when. But I guess it's better to spread it out so the numbers don't give them reason to close schools.

The heaters were provided by DCPS. They agreed to provide heaters for all schools that host outdoor lunch. I do not know if other schools have received them yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

I'm not sure who "they" is - but perhaps the PTA ordered them without fully thinking it through, operationally.

Or, maybe the electrical is supposed to be able to handle them, but in fact can't.

I hope it's the latter, but even that would be embarrassing. Everyone knows that electric heating draws a lot of power. They should have checked the amperage before spending money on such a purchase.

They were definitely paid for out of PTA funds, so it isn’t really a problem for anyone except the Janney families who give to the PTA if the money was wasted. But hopefully they’ll find a way to make them work at some point soon.

No, they were not. DCPS provided the heaters.

Ok, so it was DCPS who didn’t think it through. I hope they will follow up with the needed electrical upgrade so these funds weren’t wasted.

Are they providing heaters to all schools? I’m assuming they will to those who request them (and actually have the capacity to run them)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

I'm not sure who "they" is - but perhaps the PTA ordered them without fully thinking it through, operationally.

Or, maybe the electrical is supposed to be able to handle them, but in fact can't.

I hope it's the latter, but even that would be embarrassing. Everyone knows that electric heating draws a lot of power. They should have checked the amperage before spending money on such a purchase.

They were definitely paid for out of PTA funds, so it isn’t really a problem for anyone except the Janney families who give to the PTA if the money was wasted. But hopefully they’ll find a way to make them work at some point soon.

No, they were not. DCPS provided the heaters.

Ok, so it was DCPS who didn’t think it through. I hope they will follow up with the needed electrical upgrade so these funds weren’t wasted.

Are they providing heaters to all schools? I’m assuming they will to those who request them (and actually have the capacity to run them)?

Ours are still in boxes. They arrived late December if I remember correctly. No idea if we will be able to use them.

[Anonymous]

I can't open this article. What is it saying is awful? Once the wave comes back down in a few weeks like in south Africa i think about 30/35 percent of kids will have gotten omicron. So if you are being careful your kid may not get it (within a year or two though surely everyone has gotten it or whatever next variant). Personally I just dont want the nightmare of successive isolations given i live in a family of five people. And certainly it is best to take precautions and spread out the cases to support hospital workers, so we are doing the best we can, but the kids education and activities are the priority.

[Anonymous]

Mine maybe does it one time a week, but one of his teachers "forgets" a lot. She is an awesome teacher otherwise so not going to make a big deal out of it. As a teacher I have no problem taking kids outside to eat, but my colleagues in another district dont even consider it, so it seems like not a fruitful fight for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't open this article. What is it saying is awful? Once the wave comes back down in a few weeks like in south Africa i think about 30/35 percent of kids will have gotten omicron. So if you are being careful your kid may not get it (within a year or two though surely everyone has gotten it or whatever next variant). Personally I just dont want the nightmare of successive isolations given i live in a family of five people. And certainly it is best to take precautions and spread out the cases to support hospital workers, so we are doing the best we can, but the kids education and activities are the priority.

Are you asking about the WaPo article? That was about the craziness of school closures and ineffective measures such as keeping masks on while eating.

[Anonymous]

Our school does every single day. I loved that they were doing it in early fall…but now that they are continuing to do it in these temps and with rain and snow I’m not such a fan.

[Anonymous]

LOL right. Actually I managed to open in incognito mode. My kids school has open windows and, if possible, outdoor eating. I know my kids teachers and if it is bitter cold and uncomfortable the kids will eat inside. I'm not worried about this at all, and i think that their primary concern in taking extra measures is for the kids. Also the kids do not eat in the cafeteria but in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

The district ordered 10 heaters/school and provided extension cords. Ours arrived last week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janney possesses heaters but has not found a safe way to plug them in.

They ordered heaters without having a plan of how to power them?

The district ordered 10 heaters/school and provided extension cords. Ours arrived last week.

Yes, but apparently they didn't take into account if the electrical system could take the load... heaters draw a lot of current.