Testing protocols at open schools?

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Anonymous wrote:Not totally sure this is a terrible problem for the whole system, anyway -- teachers and in-person staff, having been vaccinated, should be protected. So the risk is only to families of other in-person kids, who presumably were willing to take on some additional risk.

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No tests at Janney yet. It was scheduled for a day that ended up being a snow day. Haven’t heard anything about rescheduling. Only a small percent of in person families have sent in the permission forms to do it so seems like testing will be a rarity. I’m not concerned about it though. I think testing is a nice convenience option to have but i don’t by any means think it is helpful to prevent any in school spread unless it were happening as rapid tests every morning. I also think it’s rare for COVID to spread in schools where distancing and mask wearing is occuring.

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I'm also wondering what the hubaloo is about, now that teachers and staff have been vaccinated and parents can choose to not send kids in.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s more about DCPS saying they were going to do something, doing it for a week then not doing it anymore.

DCPS didn't decide not to do testing anymore. Rather we had snow days so no one was there to test on planned testing days. My kid just had a COVID test at school yesterday. Are you just trolling WTU sound bites?

No, I’m pointing out how DCPS rarely follows through with anything. But go about your merry way acting like everything is fine. By the way, guess we should believe DCPS did all those upgrades at Whittier and what happened today was a figment of the imagination, right?

Enough with the conspiracy theories, WTU troll. You indicated that DCPS did COVID testing for one week then stopped doing it. Your claim is false.

Can you comment about what happened at Whittier? Or don’t you know?

NP, a radiator pipe burst at Whittier yesterday which lead to steam and boiling water leaking. The students and staff were evacuated to Wells MS across the street. I’m not sure why PP is bringing it up, honestly. Sure, DCPS made HVAC upgrades at Whittier but it’s one of the oldest schools in the city that hasn’t been renovated yet.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s more about DCPS saying they were going to do something, doing it for a week then not doing it anymore.

DCPS didn't decide not to do testing anymore. Rather we had snow days so no one was there to test on planned testing days. My kid just had a COVID test at school yesterday. Are you just trolling WTU sound bites?

No, I’m pointing out how DCPS rarely follows through with anything. But go about your merry way acting like everything is fine. By the way, guess we should believe DCPS did all those upgrades at Whittier and what happened today was a figment of the imagination, right?

Enough with the conspiracy theories, WTU troll. You indicated that DCPS did COVID testing for one week then stopped doing it. Your claim is false.

Can you comment about what happened at Whittier? Or don’t you know?

NP, a radiator pipe burst at Whittier yesterday which lead to steam and boiling water leaking. The students and staff were evacuated to Wells MS across the street. I’m not sure why PP is bringing it up, honestly. Sure, DCPS made HVAC upgrades at Whittier but it’s one of the oldest schools in the city that hasn’t been renovated yet.

Why is this relevant to covid testing?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s more about DCPS saying they were going to do something, doing it for a week then not doing it anymore.

DCPS didn't decide not to do testing anymore. Rather we had snow days so no one was there to test on planned testing days. My kid just had a COVID test at school yesterday. Are you just trolling WTU sound bites?

No, I’m pointing out how DCPS rarely follows through with anything. But go about your merry way acting like everything is fine. By the way, guess we should believe DCPS did all those upgrades at Whittier and what happened today was a figment of the imagination, right?

Enough with the conspiracy theories, WTU troll. You indicated that DCPS did COVID testing for one week then stopped doing it. Your claim is false.

Can you comment about what happened at Whittier? Or don’t you know?

NP, a radiator pipe burst at Whittier yesterday which lead to steam and boiling water leaking. The students and staff were evacuated to Wells MS across the street. I’m not sure why PP is bringing it up, honestly. Sure, DCPS made HVAC upgrades at Whittier but it’s one of the oldest schools in the city that hasn’t been renovated yet.

Why is this relevant to covid testing?

It's not. The pp bringing it up got caught lying with claims that DCPS stopped covid testing after a week, so then she tried to deflect by trying to claim that a busted pipe means that DCPS didn't really make any upgrades hence schools aren't safe and must close. Just more WTU propaganda to try to use anything and everything as an excuse to close schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm also wondering what the hubaloo is about, now that teachers and staff have been vaccinated and parents can choose to not send kids in.

What do you mean? Regular testing is key to stopping the spread, since so many people (esp kids) can be asymptomatic.

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My child has been tested twice this month at school.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm also wondering what the hubaloo is about, now that teachers and staff have been vaccinated and parents can choose to not send kids in.

What do you mean? Regular testing is key to stopping the spread, since so many people (esp kids) can be asymptomatic.

Not totally sure this is a terrible problem for the whole system, anyway -- teachers and in-person staff, having been vaccinated, should be protected. So the risk is only to families of other in-person kids, who presumably were willing to take on some additional risk.

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Only 3 out of 13 in-person classrooms were tested at Garrison last week, Friday, because the team testing ran out of time, and out of the three cohorts, one cohort had a positive test. The teacher has yet to receive the test kit she's supposed to use, so she hasn't been tested.
Wow. We really need more transparency and accountability in this testing process from DC Health, school by school. We have no idea what transmission is going on right now.

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If DCPS isn’t doing what they said they have been doing it’s a huge problem.

But call me a WTU troll.

I’m curious if parents get the results of their individual kids results and know what day they test?
And if parents are taking kids for extra testing?

Just trying to understand the logistics but I know I know I’m a wtu troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If DCPS isn’t doing what they said they have been doing it’s a huge problem.

But call me a WTU troll.

I’m curious if parents get the results of their individual kids results and know what day they test?
And if parents are taking kids for extra testing?

Just trying to understand the logistics but I know I know I’m a wtu troll

The lady doth protest too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If DCPS isn’t doing what they said they have been doing it’s a huge problem.

But call me a WTU troll.

I’m curious if parents get the results of their individual kids results and know what day they test?
And if parents are taking kids for extra testing?

Just trying to understand the logistics but I know I know I’m a wtu troll

That was always my problem with going back that parents didn’t seem to understand. DCPS can promise the moon but there absolutely nothing requiring them to follow through on it. Experience told me this would happen and here it is. What else aren’t they going to follow through on?

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Anonymous wrote:Not totally sure this is a terrible problem for the whole system, anyway -- teachers and in-person staff, having been vaccinated, should be protected. So the risk is only to families of other in-person kids, who presumably were willing to take on some additional risk.

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Yeah, no. It doesn’t stop with those families. Then those families spread it in the community.

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Anonymous wrote:Not totally sure this is a terrible problem for the whole system, anyway -- teachers and in-person staff, having been vaccinated, should be protected. So the risk is only to families of other in-person kids, who presumably were willing to take on some additional risk.

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Yeah, no. It doesn’t stop with those families. Then those families spread it in the community.

Covid spread is mostly about demographics in DC. Our kid has been back at school 4.5 days a week in a DCPS program that hasn't seen a single kid test positive. School is overwhelmingly white and UMC. The risk is totally worth it. Not sure I'd feel the same way in a more diverse program. Reality.