APS - Air Purifiers

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

+1. I remember this.

[Anonymous]

No air filter in WMS cafeteria, per principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

+1. I remember this.

+2. Those were the schools-will-look-like-prisons posters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

Current APS teachers wrote on AEM that if APS re-opened, then schools would be "LIKE PRISONS".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

What does art on the wall have to do with Covid? This place is nuts I swear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

+1. I remember this.

+2. Those were the schools-will-look-like-prisons posters.

+3. Lots of talk about what sad, drab places classrooms would be with mitigation measures in place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

What does art on the wall have to do with Covid? This place is nuts I swear.

It had to do with surface transmission. I guess people were worried that kids would want to touch art or something? Who knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

What does art on the wall have to do with Covid? This place is nuts I swear.

It had to do with surface transmission. I guess people were worried that kids would want to touch art or something? Who knows.

Yes, we were all more focused on surface transmission earlier on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

What does art on the wall have to do with Covid? This place is nuts I swear.

It had to do with surface transmission. I guess people were worried that kids would want to touch art or something? Who knows.

Yes, we were all more focused on surface transmission earlier on.

No, it was about the possibility that schools might be shut down because of a surge and that teachers would be looked out again. Teachers were saying they might also have to share or switch classrooms so they couldn't hang anything. It was all about uncertainty and timing.

It was always nonsense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

What does art on the wall have to do with Covid? This place is nuts I swear.

It had to do with surface transmission. I guess people were worried that kids would want to touch art or something? Who knows.

Yes, we were all more focused on surface transmission earlier on.

No, it was about the possibility that schools might be shut down because of a surge and that teachers would be looked out again. Teachers were saying they might also have to share or switch classrooms so they couldn't hang anything. It was all about uncertainty and timing.

It was always nonsense.

It was an attempt to discourage people from sending their kids back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

What does art on the wall have to do with Covid? This place is nuts I swear.

It had to do with surface transmission. I guess people were worried that kids would want to touch art or something? Who knows.

Yes, we were all more focused on surface transmission earlier on.

No, it was about the possibility that schools might be shut down because of a surge and that teachers would be looked out again. Teachers were saying they might also have to share or switch classrooms so they couldn't hang anything. It was all about uncertainty and timing.

It was always nonsense.

What our school said back then was that kids couldn't submit any paper assignment (or artwork) because of surface transmission. So all assignments would be completed on the iPad. Or photographed on the iPad and submitted electronically. Yes, there was also uncertainty about who would go where, but the hanging artwork thing (in the hallway) was concern about surface transmission.

Our school is still hyper focused on surface transmission. Very annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We walked around our kid's south Arlington school this weekend and peered in the windows -- air purifiers in every room we saw as well as plastic dividers on the desk. I was pleasantly surprised with how it all looked from the outside. Remember early in the year when people said there would be no art on the walls; no decorations; just a barebones room with kids miles apart? yeah, it didn't look like that. It looked totally fine, very welcoming, and made me excited for my Kindergartener to get to learn in person for a few months this year.

Nobody ever said there’d be no art on the walls. You are all so dramatic.

People on this board were ABSOLUTELY saying in the fall that if we went back to school, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have decorations on the walls; there would be no area rugs; etc.

+1. I remember this.

+2. Those were the schools-will-look-like-prisons posters.

+3 - they were still posting the same thing - school is a prison - up until just last week

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are worried about ventilation, then you should stay virtual.

That makes no sense. We have control over ventilation. It's an effective way to lower the spread of the virus. Masks and ventilation help reduce the spread and keep us all safe.

I am glad APS has purifiers in each room. I realized it may not be perfect, but it's a good idea. We are hybrid and I realize it comes with some risk, but I also still feel glad they are trying to mitigate risk too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are worried about ventilation, then you should stay virtual.

That makes no sense. We have control over ventilation. It's an effective way to lower the spread of the virus. Masks and ventilation help reduce the spread and keep us all safe.

I am glad APS has purifiers in each room. I realized it may not be perfect, but it's a good idea. We are hybrid and I realize it comes with some risk, but I also still feel glad they are trying to mitigate risk too.

Only the classrooms The cafeterias DO NOT have filters! Unmasked children and no filters. A disgrace.