Questions for those who want to school buildings to reopen for in-person learning

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Anonymous wrote:As a follow up question, what would your expectations be for how your child would have to make up the school work missed during the week or two of the absence? It might not matter much for younger kids, but even a few days of AP Physics or Calculus is a big deal.

They’ll all still offer virtual.

In the same classes taught by the same teachers? How?

NP. Our school (private) has cameras in the classroom to make this possible. DL is always possible.

Is any public district planning to use cameras?

Yes, FCPS is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These questions are why we need testing that provides instant results. The answers are yes, for us, but it wouldn't have to be that way if our country's leadership would do its freaking job.

There is rapid testing all over the DMV now.

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Anonymous wrote:These questions are why we need testing that provides instant results. The answers are yes, for us, but it wouldn't have to be that way if our country's leadership would do its freaking job.

There is rapid testing all over the DMV now.

It is 1) very hard to find spots that take appointments within 24-48 hours, and 2) the reliability is low. I know #1 is true because I have had to find testing as recently as yesterday, and #2 reliability is a direct quote from our doctor. Some places are doing such a bad job that their false negatives are above 25%. Yowza.

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Anonymous wrote:As a follow up question, what would your expectations be for how your child would have to make up the school work missed during the week or two of the absence? It might not matter much for younger kids, but even a few days of AP Physics or Calculus is a big deal.

They’ll all still offer virtual.

In the same classes taught by the same teachers? How?

NP. Our school (private) has cameras in the classroom to make this possible. DL is always possible.

Is any public district planning to use cameras?

Yes, FCPS is.

Is that Fairfax County? Thanks (sorry for not knowing). I had not heard about public school districts using cameras. That seems like the easiest way.

[Anonymous]

In person school doesn't work. Because frankly there is always the one parent that decides the rules do not apply to them.

Kid or multiple kids sent to school sick, and here we go again.

We all want schools open on both sides. But given the people screaming "my freedoms" not going to happen without the back and forth of schools opening and closing.

The other problem is ventilation, many inner city schools are not equipt to have windows open or air circulating. SIL teaches HS in a forth floor room, no windows in Rhode Island. She does not want to go back, not sure I blame her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months. We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it. DS is back at school. If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too. They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still. It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom. And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative). We didn't leave the house during that period.

You don't get the positive test right away. 14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it. It just means that it hasn't developed yet.

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months. We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it. DS is back at school. If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too. They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still. It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom. And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative). We didn't leave the house during that period.

You don't get the positive test right away. 14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it. It just means that it hasn't developed yet.

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.

Yes, proving that even the holier than thou aren't doing it right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a follow up question, what would your expectations be for how your child would have to make up the school work missed during the week or two of the absence? It might not matter much for younger kids, but even a few days of AP Physics or Calculus is a big deal.

They’ll all still offer virtual.

In the same classes taught by the same teachers? How?

NP. Our school (private) has cameras in the classroom to make this possible. DL is always possible.

Is any public district planning to use cameras?

Yes, FCPS is.

Is anyone in a school that is actually making that work?

I only know a few families whose kids are doing DL through that model in a school that's in person. It's not working for any of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These questions are why we need testing that provides instant results. The answers are yes, for us, but it wouldn't have to be that way if our country's leadership would do its freaking job.

There is rapid testing all over the DMV now.

It is 1) very hard to find spots that take appointments within 24-48 hours, and 2) the reliability is low. I know #1 is true because I have had to find testing as recently as yesterday, and #2 reliability is a direct quote from our doctor. Some places are doing such a bad job that their false negatives are above 25%. Yowza.

The rapid tests are better than the slow tests if the slow tests take 7-21 days to turn around. Much better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months. We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it. DS is back at school. If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too. They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still. It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom. And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative). We didn't leave the house during that period.

You don't get the positive test right away. 14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it. It just means that it hasn't developed yet.

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.

This is a good point. At the very least it will be 14 days from exposure plus another 2-5 days for testing and results, so it is almost 3 weeks in elapsed time right there. My problem with reopening of schools is that it is too disruptive to the schools and most households to have the starts and stops of individual classes as the testing and quarantining process takes place.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a follow up question, what would your expectations be for how your child would have to make up the school work missed during the week or two of the absence? It might not matter much for younger kids, but even a few days of AP Physics or Calculus is a big deal.

They’ll all still offer virtual.

In the same classes taught by the same teachers? How?

NP. Our school (private) has cameras in the classroom to make this possible. DL is always possible.

Is any public district planning to use cameras?

Yes, FCPS is.

Is anyone in a school that is actually making that work?

I only know a few families whose kids are doing DL through that model in a school that's in person. It's not working for any of them.

The DL students would just get a recording, they wouldn't be a part of the class. At least I think that's the idea.

[Anonymous]

Really? That’s a thing? I can’t go anywhere for 2 weeks because a classmate of my child was positive?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a follow up question, what would your expectations be for how your child would have to make up the school work missed during the week or two of the absence? It might not matter much for younger kids, but even a few days of AP Physics or Calculus is a big deal.

They’ll all still offer virtual.

In the same classes taught by the same teachers? How?

NP. Our school (private) has cameras in the classroom to make this possible. DL is always possible.

Is any public district planning to use cameras?

Yes, FCPS is.

Is anyone in a school that is actually making that work?

I only know a few families whose kids are doing DL through that model in a school that's in person. It's not working for any of them.

The DL students would just get a recording, they wouldn't be a part of the class. At least I think that's the idea.

No, in private schools the DL students are participating in the class, shown on a screen in the front. We have not done it yet, but will have the opportunity soon. We had to sign waivers, which may be a problem in public school settings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months. We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it. DS is back at school. If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too. They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still. It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom. And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative). We didn't leave the house during that period.

You don't get the positive test right away. 14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it. It just means that it hasn't developed yet.

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.

This is a good point. At the very least it will be 14 days from exposure plus another 2-5 days for testing and results, so it is almost 3 weeks in elapsed time right there. My problem with reopening of schools is that it is too disruptive to the schools and most households to have the starts and stops of individual classes as the testing and quarantining process takes place.

I have been saying that too, but everyone tells me I'm an idiot.

[Anonymous]

All of y’all sound crazy. Our school has been back for a month now with no issues. It can be done.