ACPS is a covid cluster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If numbers aren’t out yet, on what basis are you making this claim OP?

Not OP, but a teacher in the city -- we are hearing of cases and are annoyed that they are waiting so long with posting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ACPS is very small. They have 15,000 students total. The Arlington Catholic school system is bigger than ACPS. FCPS has 189,000 students and 25,000 employees. APS has 90,000 students.

ACPS is still doing poorer than any of these and you would think with such a small district that they could. But their crappy reporting is something.

APS has about 28,000 students not 90,000.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If numbers aren’t out yet, on what basis are you making this claim OP?

The numbers are out now. 17 known cases last week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If numbers aren’t out yet, on what basis are you making this claim OP?

The numbers are out now. 17 known cases last week.

Emphasis on *known*. If they can confirm 17, there must be more. Time for robust testing to be implemented.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is it lots of cases or are they overquarantining?

ACPS is both doing too little mitigation and over-quarantining at the same time. The Alexandria Health Department is requiring longer quarantines that even the CDC recommends, with no ability to shorten for a negative test at any point in the two weeks (CDC says that is an option).

Have a quarantined child right now. Have a high schooler whose science teacher said that the vaccine is similar to the (very racist and horrific) experiments the government performed on the black community in the early 20th century - needless to say there is a lot of vaccine hesitancy in the community. ACPS is not inclined - at all - to require vaccination. The definition of close contact is someone in the same class - regardless of mask-wearing and whether positive child was/is symptomatic. It is a mess!

What??? How has no one else commented on this? What science class was this? If true this needs to be reported to the administration.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No school testing program, no distancing or proper ventilation, overcrowded cafeterias and buses, questionable definition of close contacts, inadequate notification and tracing of cases, etc. It’s a dream for COVID-19 and likely already spreading more than the community realizes. Again, I’d really like to know how they spent the millions received in federal funding for mitigation measures.

All of this. No testing, no distancing, no outdoor lunch, etc. The plan seems to be a wish and a prayer.

Worse yet, no explanation of why they can’t do outdoor lunch. Other jurisdictions are doing it. Maddening.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is it lots of cases or are they overquarantining?

ACPS is both doing too little mitigation and over-quarantining at the same time. The Alexandria Health Department is requiring longer quarantines that even the CDC recommends, with no ability to shorten for a negative test at any point in the two weeks (CDC says that is an option).

Have a quarantined child right now. Have a high schooler whose science teacher said that the vaccine is similar to the (very racist and horrific) experiments the government performed on the black community in the early 20th century - needless to say there is a lot of vaccine hesitancy in the community. ACPS is not inclined - at all - to require vaccination. The definition of close contact is someone in the same class - regardless of mask-wearing and whether positive child was/is symptomatic. It is a mess!

What??? How has no one else commented on this? What science class was this? If true this needs to be reported to the administration.

Could it be that the science teacher said that some VACCINE HESITANCY is rooted in the very racist and horrific experiments the government performed on the black community in the early 20th century??! Teens are not always reliable reporters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it lots of cases or are they overquarantining?

ACPS is both doing too little mitigation and over-quarantining at the same time. The Alexandria Health Department is requiring longer quarantines that even the CDC recommends, with no ability to shorten for a negative test at any point in the two weeks (CDC says that is an option).

Have a quarantined child right now. Have a high schooler whose science teacher said that the vaccine is similar to the (very racist and horrific) experiments the government performed on the black community in the early 20th century - needless to say there is a lot of vaccine hesitancy in the community. ACPS is not inclined - at all - to require vaccination. The definition of close contact is someone in the same class - regardless of mask-wearing and whether positive child was/is symptomatic. It is a mess!

What??? How has no one else commented on this? What science class was this? If true this needs to be reported to the administration.

Could it be that the science teacher said that some VACCINE HESITANCY is rooted in the very racist and horrific experiments the government performed on the black community in the early 20th century??! Teens are not always reliable reporters.

PP here and that is a good point. I found this shocking but I could imagine it being a misunderstanding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it lots of cases or are they overquarantining?

ACPS is both doing too little mitigation and over-quarantining at the same time. The Alexandria Health Department is requiring longer quarantines that even the CDC recommends, with no ability to shorten for a negative test at any point in the two weeks (CDC says that is an option).

Have a quarantined child right now. Have a high schooler whose science teacher said that the vaccine is similar to the (very racist and horrific) experiments the government performed on the black community in the early 20th century - needless to say there is a lot of vaccine hesitancy in the community. ACPS is not inclined - at all - to require vaccination. The definition of close contact is someone in the same class - regardless of mask-wearing and whether positive child was/is symptomatic. It is a mess!

What??? How has no one else commented on this? What science class was this? If true this needs to be reported to the administration.

Could it be that the science teacher said that some VACCINE HESITANCY is rooted in the very racist and horrific experiments the government performed on the black community in the early 20th century??! Teens are not always reliable reporters.

PP here and that is a good point. I found this shocking but I could imagine it being a misunderstanding.

Poster of this. Spoke to child at length about this, and does not seem that teacher was supportive of the vaccine. Teacher is not vaccinated nor is teacher’s very old parent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it lots of cases or are they overquarantining?

ACPS is both doing too little mitigation and over-quarantining at the same time. The Alexandria Health Department is requiring longer quarantines that even the CDC recommends, with no ability to shorten for a negative test at any point in the two weeks (CDC says that is an option).

Have a quarantined child right now. Have a high schooler whose science teacher said that the vaccine is similar to the (very racist and horrific) experiments the government performed on the black community in the early 20th century - needless to say there is a lot of vaccine hesitancy in the community. ACPS is not inclined - at all - to require vaccination. The definition of close contact is someone in the same class - regardless of mask-wearing and whether positive child was/is symptomatic. It is a mess!

What??? How has no one else commented on this? What science class was this? If true this needs to be reported to the administration.

You realize it is ACPS. Most (not all) of their teachers are not the best of the best. They have to pay more than the other districts to teach there. It is not for the quality of the teachers, it is to get them to work under those conditions.

[Anonymous]

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You realize it is ACPS. Most (not all) of their teachers are not the best of the best. They have to pay more than the other districts to teach there. It is not for the quality of the teachers, it is to get them to work under those conditions.

Let's not bash the teachers. My kids have had some excellent teachers in ACPS (and a couple duds, too). The teachers aren't the ones making the testing/vaccination/quarantine rules.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
You realize it is ACPS. Most (not all) of their teachers are not the best of the best. They have to pay more than the other districts to teach there. It is not for the quality of the teachers, it is to get them to work under those conditions.

Let's not bash the teachers. My kids have had some excellent teachers in ACPS (and a couple duds, too). The teachers aren't the ones making the testing/vaccination/quarantine rules.

I agree. I do really do not think this broad categorization is fair. The criticism needs to be focused on Hutchings and the administration below who are the real problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
You realize it is ACPS. Most (not all) of their teachers are not the best of the best. They have to pay more than the other districts to teach there. It is not for the quality of the teachers, it is to get them to work under those conditions.

Let's not bash the teachers. My kids have had some excellent teachers in ACPS (and a couple duds, too). The teachers aren't the ones making the testing/vaccination/quarantine rules.

I agree. I do really do not think this broad categorization is fair. The criticism needs to be focused on Hutchings and the administration below who are the real problem.

Agree. Our teachers by and large have been good to great.

[Anonymous]

Our elementary school had two more positive cases today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our elementary school had two more positive cases today.

Which school? I'm so frustrated that they only update the dashboard once a week.