Mandatory vaccines for teachers/staff and eligible students

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vaccinated teacher here who thinks mandates might eventually come when Pfizer is fully approved and the number of positive cases in DC hits 500.

Do you know many unvaxxed people? Is the EUA actually what's stopping them? I doubt it.

I doubt case numbers will persuade people who still remain unvaxxed.

They pretend it's stopping them when they're really anti-vax

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, we know that teachers are 14% of DCPS covid cases this month, and breakthrough infections are still rare. Since the ratio of teachers: students is very low, this means teachers are disproportionately represented in the data. (Staff looking much worse, at 40% of the infections.)

You misread the data. Teachers are 10.9% of DCPS cases. Teachers are 15.1% of charter school cases and 18.7% of private school cases. So DCPS looks like it is doing pretty well comparatively. Other staff is the real issue in both DCPS and charters.

Teacher here who had several conversations with custodians about the importance of vaccination. Once they understood a bit more about the way vaccines worked they got them. We just need credible sources sharing factual info.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, we know that teachers are 14% of DCPS covid cases this month, and breakthrough infections are still rare. Since the ratio of teachers: students is very low, this means teachers are disproportionately represented in the data. (Staff looking much worse, at 40% of the infections.)

You misread the data. Teachers are 10.9% of DCPS cases. Teachers are 15.1% of charter school cases and 18.7% of private school cases. So DCPS looks like it is doing pretty well comparatively. Other staff is the real issue in both DCPS and charters.

Teacher here who had several conversations with custodians about the importance of vaccination. Once they understood a bit more about the way vaccines worked they got them. We just need credible sources sharing factual info.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

If the Mayor doesn’t have to follow her own mask protocols, should we expect her to have an consistency of follow-through when it comes to other Covid protocols including ones concerning education?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, we know that teachers are 14% of DCPS covid cases this month, and breakthrough infections are still rare. Since the ratio of teachers: students is very low, this means teachers are disproportionately represented in the data. (Staff looking much worse, at 40% of the infections.)

You misread the data. Teachers are 10.9% of DCPS cases. Teachers are 15.1% of charter school cases and 18.7% of private school cases. So DCPS looks like it is doing pretty well comparatively. Other staff is the real issue in both DCPS and charters.

Teacher here who had several conversations with custodians about the importance of vaccination. Once they understood a bit more about the way vaccines worked they got them. We just need credible sources sharing factual info.

thank you for doing that. but it’s frankly insane that we will *shut schools down for 1.5 years, yet don’t have the political will to require custodians to get vaccinated. a single custodian with covid could put an entire school into quarantine.

[Anonymous]

Just so it's straight from the horse's mouth, here's the most recent statement from WTU on reopening (July 22):

https://www.wtulocal6.net/re_opening_district_of_columbia_public_schools

Salient points, at least to me:
They start as saying "schools need to open" but then go on with several paragraphs of "buts".
WTU is against concurrent simulcasting (they say they would like DCPS to "ban" the practice, so they are pretty clear there).
Their safety concerns are about air quality, distancing, masking, and to a lesser extent cohorting and entry/exit staggering.
They have questions about exposure quarantining, and are bringing up how differential vaccination rates by Ward may impact that.
They are concerned about learning gaps from last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just so it's straight from the horse's mouth, here's the most recent statement from WTU on reopening (July 22):

https://www.wtulocal6.net/re_opening_district_of_columbia_public_schools

Salient points, at least to me:
They start as saying "schools need to open" but then go on with several paragraphs of "buts".
WTU is against concurrent simulcasting (they say they would like DCPS to "ban" the practice, so they are pretty clear there).
Their safety concerns are about air quality, distancing, masking, and to a lesser extent cohorting and entry/exit staggering.
They have questions about exposure quarantining, and are bringing up how differential vaccination rates by Ward may impact that.
They are concerned about learning gaps from last year.

Literally not a word in the statement about the vaccination of adults in schools. Smh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so it's straight from the horse's mouth, here's the most recent statement from WTU on reopening (July 22):

https://www.wtulocal6.net/re_opening_district_of_columbia_public_schools

Salient points, at least to me:
They start as saying "schools need to open" but then go on with several paragraphs of "buts".
WTU is against concurrent simulcasting (they say they would like DCPS to "ban" the practice, so they are pretty clear there).
Their safety concerns are about air quality, distancing, masking, and to a lesser extent cohorting and entry/exit staggering.
They have questions about exposure quarantining, and are bringing up how differential vaccination rates by Ward may impact that.
They are concerned about learning gaps from last year.

Literally not a word in the statement about the vaccination of adults in schools. Smh.

That same email/statement talked about encouraging members to get vaccinated. They also mentioned resources to help people get vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so it's straight from the horse's mouth, here's the most recent statement from WTU on reopening (July 22):

https://www.wtulocal6.net/re_opening_district_of_columbia_public_schools

Salient points, at least to me:
They start as saying "schools need to open" but then go on with several paragraphs of "buts".
WTU is against concurrent simulcasting (they say they would like DCPS to "ban" the practice, so they are pretty clear there).
Their safety concerns are about air quality, distancing, masking, and to a lesser extent cohorting and entry/exit staggering.
They have questions about exposure quarantining, and are bringing up how differential vaccination rates by Ward may impact that.
They are concerned about learning gaps from last year.

Literally not a word in the statement about the vaccination of adults in schools. Smh.

That same email/statement talked about encouraging members to get vaccinated. They also mentioned resources to help people get vaccinated.

I feel like we don't know if a vax or test protocol is on the table, or even if such a thing requires negotiation. I'm maintaining hope that its under discussion at present.

[Anonymous]

Also I agree that it seems clear that WTU supports getting vaccinated and wants to help people get vaccinated. I think that's positive from a messaging standpoint (in terms of others who might look to teachers to take their cues on whether to vax or not).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so it's straight from the horse's mouth, here's the most recent statement from WTU on reopening (July 22):

https://www.wtulocal6.net/re_opening_district_of_columbia_public_schools

Salient points, at least to me:
They start as saying "schools need to open" but then go on with several paragraphs of "buts".
WTU is against concurrent simulcasting (they say they would like DCPS to "ban" the practice, so they are pretty clear there).
Their safety concerns are about air quality, distancing, masking, and to a lesser extent cohorting and entry/exit staggering.
They have questions about exposure quarantining, and are bringing up how differential vaccination rates by Ward may impact that.
They are concerned about learning gaps from last year.

Literally not a word in the statement about the vaccination of adults in schools. Smh.

That same email/statement talked about encouraging members to get vaccinated. They also mentioned resources to help people get vaccinated.

I think I missed it. Where in this statement did they have that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so it's straight from the horse's mouth, here's the most recent statement from WTU on reopening (July 22):

https://www.wtulocal6.net/re_opening_district_of_columbia_public_schools

Salient points, at least to me:
They start as saying "schools need to open" but then go on with several paragraphs of "buts".
WTU is against concurrent simulcasting (they say they would like DCPS to "ban" the practice, so they are pretty clear there).
Their safety concerns are about air quality, distancing, masking, and to a lesser extent cohorting and entry/exit staggering.
They have questions about exposure quarantining, and are bringing up how differential vaccination rates by Ward may impact that.
They are concerned about learning gaps from last year.

Literally not a word in the statement about the vaccination of adults in schools. Smh.

That same email/statement talked about encouraging members to get vaccinated. They also mentioned resources to help people get vaccinated.

I think I missed it. Where in this statement did they have that?

+1 I am also not seeing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so it's straight from the horse's mouth, here's the most recent statement from WTU on reopening (July 22):

https://www.wtulocal6.net/re_opening_district_of_columbia_public_schools

Salient points, at least to me:
They start as saying "schools need to open" but then go on with several paragraphs of "buts".
WTU is against concurrent simulcasting (they say they would like DCPS to "ban" the practice, so they are pretty clear there).
Their safety concerns are about air quality, distancing, masking, and to a lesser extent cohorting and entry/exit staggering.
They have questions about exposure quarantining, and are bringing up how differential vaccination rates by Ward may impact that.
They are concerned about learning gaps from last year.

Literally not a word in the statement about the vaccination of adults in schools. Smh.

That same email/statement talked about encouraging members to get vaccinated. They also mentioned resources to help people get vaccinated.

I think I missed it. Where in this statement did they have that?

+1 I am also not seeing it.

PP but sorry you are right. They mention it in other statements (I am on my phone and don’t feel like searching for them) but not this statement. So you are correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so it's straight from the horse's mouth, here's the most recent statement from WTU on reopening (July 22):

https://www.wtulocal6.net/re_opening_district_of_columbia_public_schools

Salient points, at least to me:
They start as saying "schools need to open" but then go on with several paragraphs of "buts".
WTU is against concurrent simulcasting (they say they would like DCPS to "ban" the practice, so they are pretty clear there).
Their safety concerns are about air quality, distancing, masking, and to a lesser extent cohorting and entry/exit staggering.
They have questions about exposure quarantining, and are bringing up how differential vaccination rates by Ward may impact that.
They are concerned about learning gaps from last year.

Literally not a word in the statement about the vaccination of adults in schools. Smh.

That same email/statement talked about encouraging members to get vaccinated. They also mentioned resources to help people get vaccinated.

I think I missed it. Where in this statement did they have that?

+1 I am also not seeing it.

PP but sorry you are right. They mention it in other statements (I am on my phone and don’t feel like searching for them) but not this statement. So you are correct.

Thanks for the clarification.

[Anonymous]

The WTU supports vaccination efforts just as much as Mitch McConnell does.

For some WTU teachers, like other subsets of the population, it has no real effect.

It should be everyone's mission to work on getting another person vaccinated.