COVID outbreak at private school

[Anonymous]

Or just prone to falling for trolls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have been very happy with how my school has handled covid until this week. When we dropped restrictions they said they’d reinstate if numbers rose, but even the easiest restrictions didn’t come back this week.

Yesterday, on a day I had had 3 exposures (e.g. I had been exposed 3 times in the previous 5 days) they had indoor lunch despite beautiful weather and the outdoor seating still being set up. We had a whole school assembly with all the kids crowded on the floor, even though we routinely set up chairs with more distance in the same space that hold everyone.

Both are strategies that significantly cut down exposure without really causing any discomfort or changing the experience in a negative way. Kids are outside when it was so cold and yet can’t on a beautiful sunny April Day?

Like many of my kids I plan to see elderly relatives for Easter. If there is a week to take precautions (not closing but stopping large events like assemblies, outdoor eating, maybe masking) it was these 3 days.

—Teaxher

Someone somewhere will always have something important coming up they don’t want to miss. That’s not a valid reason to put universal precautions in place. If someone plans to travel or see family, it’s there responsibility to take care of there own situation. Take personal leave, keep kids home , wear a mask or test a few times, and social distance from the vulnerable you are visiting.

No wonder teachers are quitting.

Oh, and it's "their."

[Anonymous]

Is this at Sidwell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a false sense of security that this variant has brought. Mild symptoms, recover, and get on with your life.

The unknown long term effects on cognition and respiratory capacity are factors few think about. More is being published about these and other effects on the body.

And there are already articles being published about the severe and widespread mental health outcomes from overly isolating people during this pandemic. It must stop. Wear a mask if you are still clinging to covid fear.

Very few people have isolated the entire time. But, we mostly have and we are fine in terms of mental health. Covid is a far greater risk to us due to health issues than mental health. Many people have untreated mental health issues regardless of covid and blame covid but covid is not to blame.

But, covid is far from being done with us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this at Sidwell?

OP said Maryland

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a false sense of security that this variant has brought. Mild symptoms, recover, and get on with your life.

The unknown long term effects on cognition and respiratory capacity are factors few think about. More is being published about these and other effects on the body.

And there are already articles being published about the severe and widespread mental health outcomes from overly isolating people during this pandemic. It must stop. Wear a mask if you are still clinging to covid fear.

Very few people have isolated the entire time. But, we mostly have and we are fine in terms of mental health. Covid is a far greater risk to us due to health issues than mental health. Many people have untreated mental health issues regardless of covid and blame covid but covid is not to blame.

But, covid is far from being done with us.

Mental health should be a priority. Over worrying about a virus when you are vaccinated is not good. Dismissing the effects of creating a weird world for kids where they do not see faces is strange. Science has told us that basically everyone is getting this at some point. Make sure you are vaccinated and you will be fine. Parents will not be okay with going back to masks and that would be the majority of parents and not outliers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a false sense of security that this variant has brought. Mild symptoms, recover, and get on with your life.

The unknown long term effects on cognition and respiratory capacity are factors few think about. More is being published about these and other effects on the body.

And there are already articles being published about the severe and widespread mental health outcomes from overly isolating people during this pandemic. It must stop. Wear a mask if you are still clinging to covid fear.

Very few people have isolated the entire time. But, we mostly have and we are fine in terms of mental health. Covid is a far greater risk to us due to health issues than mental health. Many people have untreated mental health issues regardless of covid and blame covid but covid is not to blame.

But, covid is far from being done with us.

Mental health should be a priority. Over worrying about a virus when you are vaccinated is not good. Dismissing the effects of creating a weird world for kids where they do not see faces is strange. Science has told us that basically everyone is getting this at some point. Make sure you are vaccinated and you will be fine. Parents will not be okay with going back to masks and that would be the majority of parents and not outliers.

No, science has not told us that. It's attitudes such as yours that downplay or even discount the longterm effects of COVID infection, including cardiac issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a false sense of security that this variant has brought. Mild symptoms, recover, and get on with your life.

The unknown long term effects on cognition and respiratory capacity are factors few think about. More is being published about these and other effects on the body.

And there are already articles being published about the severe and widespread mental health outcomes from overly isolating people during this pandemic. It must stop. Wear a mask if you are still clinging to covid fear.

Very few people have isolated the entire time. But, we mostly have and we are fine in terms of mental health. Covid is a far greater risk to us due to health issues than mental health. Many people have untreated mental health issues regardless of covid and blame covid but covid is not to blame.

But, covid is far from being done with us.

Mental health should be a priority. Over worrying about a virus when you are vaccinated is not good. Dismissing the effects of creating a weird world for kids where they do not see faces is strange. Science has told us that basically everyone is getting this at some point. Make sure you are vaccinated and you will be fine. Parents will not be okay with going back to masks and that would be the majority of parents and not outliers.

Mental health begins at home- stop dumping your responsibilities as parents on schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one case in my kid's class this week. The whole class is required to wear masks for 10 days and has to test in a few days. I'm okay with it although masking for 10 days seems a little excessive with no evidence of it spreading.

If this is the case. It’s the same as universal masking mandate. Kids in that school will be required to mask almost all the time. Speak up if you think it’s excessive!

Please sit down and shut up. I'm so sick of the mask-phobic people on this board. Kids wearing masks for 10 days when there is clearly a spike (we had it at our school, too) is reasonable, esp. to try to minimize before spring break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a false sense of security that this variant has brought. Mild symptoms, recover, and get on with your life.

The unknown long term effects on cognition and respiratory capacity are factors few think about. More is being published about these and other effects on the body.

And there are already articles being published about the severe and widespread mental health outcomes from overly isolating people during this pandemic. It must stop. Wear a mask if you are still clinging to covid fear.

Very few people have isolated the entire time. But, we mostly have and we are fine in terms of mental health. Covid is a far greater risk to us due to health issues than mental health. Many people have untreated mental health issues regardless of covid and blame covid but covid is not to blame.

But, covid is far from being done with us.

Mental health should be a priority. Over worrying about a virus when you are vaccinated is not good. Dismissing the effects of creating a weird world for kids where they do not see faces is strange. Science has told us that basically everyone is getting this at some point. Make sure you are vaccinated and you will be fine. Parents will not be okay with going back to masks and that would be the majority of parents and not outliers.

No, science has not told us that. It's attitudes such as yours that downplay or even discount the longterm effects of COVID infection, including cardiac issues.

Many scientists have said we are all getting it. I believe PP is correct. S/he’s not downplaying anything. Just being realistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a false sense of security that this variant has brought. Mild symptoms, recover, and get on with your life.

The unknown long term effects on cognition and respiratory capacity are factors few think about. More is being published about these and other effects on the body.

And there are already articles being published about the severe and widespread mental health outcomes from overly isolating people during this pandemic. It must stop. Wear a mask if you are still clinging to covid fear.

Very few people have isolated the entire time. But, we mostly have and we are fine in terms of mental health. Covid is a far greater risk to us due to health issues than mental health. Many people have untreated mental health issues regardless of covid and blame covid but covid is not to blame.

But, covid is far from being done with us.

Mental health should be a priority. Over worrying about a virus when you are vaccinated is not good. Dismissing the effects of creating a weird world for kids where they do not see faces is strange. Science has told us that basically everyone is getting this at some point. Make sure you are vaccinated and you will be fine. Parents will not be okay with going back to masks and that would be the majority of parents and not outliers.

Stop telling people they will be fine when you don’t know that. Vaccines help with hospitalization and symptoms but you can still get very sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one case in my kid's class this week. The whole class is required to wear masks for 10 days and has to test in a few days. I'm okay with it although masking for 10 days seems a little excessive with no evidence of it spreading.

If this is the case. It’s the same as universal masking mandate. Kids in that school will be required to mask almost all the time. Speak up if you think it’s excessive!

Please sit down and shut up. I'm so sick of the mask-phobic people on this board. Kids wearing masks for 10 days when there is clearly a spike (we had it at our school, too) is reasonable, esp. to try to minimize before spring break.

Masking so people can still take their spring break trips is not reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this at Sidwell?

Sidwell had has a spike too.

[Anonymous]

Holton had a spike as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a false sense of security that this variant has brought. Mild symptoms, recover, and get on with your life.

The unknown long term effects on cognition and respiratory capacity are factors few think about. More is being published about these and other effects on the body.

And there are already articles being published about the severe and widespread mental health outcomes from overly isolating people during this pandemic. It must stop. Wear a mask if you are still clinging to covid fear.

Very few people have isolated the entire time. But, we mostly have and we are fine in terms of mental health. Covid is a far greater risk to us due to health issues than mental health. Many people have untreated mental health issues regardless of covid and blame covid but covid is not to blame.

But, covid is far from being done with us.

Mental health should be a priority. Over worrying about a virus when you are vaccinated is not good. Dismissing the effects of creating a weird world for kids where they do not see faces is strange. Science has told us that basically everyone is getting this at some point. Make sure you are vaccinated and you will be fine. Parents will not be okay with going back to masks and that would be the majority of parents and not outliers.

Keeping kids in school and on a predictable routine helps their mental health. Letting kids see their loved ones and celebrate rituals like Easter traditions helps mental health If outdoor lunch or a few days of masks before spring break achieves that then I'm all for it.