I’m getting nervous about school because of delta

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. I think they should require all staff and students to have a negative PCR 72 hours before school starts. I also think there should be weekly testing. Los Angeles is doing that and they are a lot larger. I think this would give hesitant parents some piece of mind.

You are talking about 200,000 tests a week/ close to 1 million a month. That isn’t reasonable.

My older kids SLAC did PCR testing. It picked up virtually no silent cases, and 0 silent outbreaks. And it only worked because you tested the second you hit campus, then 3 days later and quarantined until the second test was clear. So, for a total of a week. Then they had bubble, and all was well. You can’t bubble K12.

I haven’t seen any data showing surveillance testing outside of bubbles does anything to slow the spread.

The data on K-12 surveillance testing was that it was expensive and mostly false positives.

I believe the data on symptomatic rapid testing at school is better.

I'm a vaccinated teacher and I will quit before weekly testing occurs. Look, teaching is stressful enough. We're not adding extra stress and simply additional work on my end to it.

DP, but I too have been thinking the same. Children will be back to masked for most of the day, travel will slow, vaccinations will continue to increase.

Cloth masks are not effective against Delta

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/24/1020088162/experts-call-for-more-stringent-mask-requirements-as-delta-variant-spreads

SIMON: So what kind of mask would that be? Because a lot of people have gotten very used to using cloth masks or maybe surgical masks. Do they need to switch to something more like the N95?

STEIN: Well, those are the gold standard, and so are similar masks, like those KN95s. But Marr says cloth masks can still do the trick as long as they fit really well and they're made out of the right stuff.

MARR: Which means something that has a dedicated filter layer and that fits really well with no leaks.

STEIN: So it can't fit loosely, you know, leaving gaps on your cheeks or under your chin where the virus could sneak in, and it should pinch tight over your nose. And if you're wearing a cloth mask, it should have a layer made out of special filter material, not just regular cloth.

Why are we even bothering? Very few kids are wearing masks that would be effective at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. I think they should require all staff and students to have a negative PCR 72 hours before school starts. I also think there should be weekly testing. Los Angeles is doing that and they are a lot larger. I think this would give hesitant parents some piece of mind.

You are talking about 200,000 tests a week/ close to 1 million a month. That isn’t reasonable.

My older kids SLAC did PCR testing. It picked up virtually no silent cases, and 0 silent outbreaks. And it only worked because you tested the second you hit campus, then 3 days later and quarantined until the second test was clear. So, for a total of a week. Then they had bubble, and all was well. You can’t bubble K12.

I haven’t seen any data showing surveillance testing outside of bubbles does anything to slow the spread.

The data on K-12 surveillance testing was that it was expensive and mostly false positives.

I believe the data on symptomatic rapid testing at school is better.

I'm a vaccinated teacher and I will quit before weekly testing occurs. Look, teaching is stressful enough. We're not adding extra stress and simply additional work on my end to it.

DP, but I too have been thinking the same. Children will be back to masked for most of the day, travel will slow, vaccinations will continue to increase.

Cloth masks are not effective against Delta

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/24/1020088162/experts-call-for-more-stringent-mask-requirements-as-delta-variant-spreads

SIMON: So what kind of mask would that be? Because a lot of people have gotten very used to using cloth masks or maybe surgical masks. Do they need to switch to something more like the N95?

STEIN: Well, those are the gold standard, and so are similar masks, like those KN95s. But Marr says cloth masks can still do the trick as long as they fit really well and they're made out of the right stuff.

MARR: Which means something that has a dedicated filter layer and that fits really well with no leaks.

STEIN: So it can't fit loosely, you know, leaving gaps on your cheeks or under your chin where the virus could sneak in, and it should pinch tight over your nose. And if you're wearing a cloth mask, it should have a layer made out of special filter material, not just regular cloth.

Why are we even bothering? Very few kids are wearing masks that would be effective at all.

I spent all last winter wondering this.

[Anonymous]

I felt much more relaxed about returning to school towards the end of last year because i had been vaccinated and even though most of the kids had ill-fitting masks, I felt relatively safe.
Now, though, with this variant, it's a little bit alarming to think we are going back with no social distancing measures and unvaccinated kids who can't seem to wear their masks properly. I just finished teaching in the summer SOAR program and I've had kids sneeze on me, touch me, hug me, and pretty much get be less than a foot from me while their mask is below their nose.
That small fear in the back of my mind is starting to creep back in as the start of school approaches. I don't want a delay to school. I worked summer school to help the kids that I know i'll have this fall to catch up a bit. I don't want virtual as we just can't.
I do wish we had a better way of enforcing the masks or money to provide better masks for all students.

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Anonymous wrote:Baton Rouge children's hospital nears capacity, braces for surge in Covid cases ahead of the school year.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/us/baton-rouge-childrens-hospital-surge/index.html

As Outbreaks Force Schools To Go All-Virtual, Districts Reinstate Mask Mandates

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/14272/as-outbreaks-force-schools-to-go-all-virtual-districts-reinstate-mask-mandates/

Baton Rouge has a vaccination rate of about 42%.

Vaccination rate doesn't matter for young kids as none can be vaccinated.

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Anonymous wrote:I felt much more relaxed about returning to school towards the end of last year because i had been vaccinated and even though most of the kids had ill-fitting masks, I felt relatively safe.
Now, though, with this variant, it's a little bit alarming to think we are going back with no social distancing measures and unvaccinated kids who can't seem to wear their masks properly. I just finished teaching in the summer SOAR program and I've had kids sneeze on me, touch me, hug me, and pretty much get be less than a foot from me while their mask is below their nose.
That small fear in the back of my mind is starting to creep back in as the start of school approaches. I don't want a delay to school. I worked summer school to help the kids that I know i'll have this fall to catch up a bit. I don't want virtual as we just can't.
I do wish we had a better way of enforcing the masks or money to provide better masks for all students.

Last spring I found that my ES students did a very good job wearing masks that fit well. I had one student who had a mask continually dropping below his nose, but other than that it wasn’t an issue. That’s not to say I don’t believe you, it just hasn’t been my experience with third graders.

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Anonymous wrote:Baton Rouge children's hospital nears capacity, braces for surge in Covid cases ahead of the school year.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/us/baton-rouge-childrens-hospital-surge/index.html

As Outbreaks Force Schools To Go All-Virtual, Districts Reinstate Mask Mandates

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/14272/as-outbreaks-force-schools-to-go-all-virtual-districts-reinstate-mask-mandates/

Baton Rouge has a vaccination rate of about 42%.

Vaccination rate doesn't matter for young kids as none can be vaccinated.

I’d say it does matter because it keeps the community Covid numbers down. If the kids are living in an area with a higher vaccination rate and lower Covid spread, doesn’t it stand to reason they have a lower chance of coming into contact with the virus? Compare Vermont with Florida. Which area do you think will have a higher Covid positive rate in children? Do you think vaccination rates don’t matter?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Baton Rouge children's hospital nears capacity, braces for surge in Covid cases ahead of the school year.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/us/baton-rouge-childrens-hospital-surge/index.html

As Outbreaks Force Schools To Go All-Virtual, Districts Reinstate Mask Mandates

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/14272/as-outbreaks-force-schools-to-go-all-virtual-districts-reinstate-mask-mandates/

Baton Rouge has a vaccination rate of about 42%.

And? Fairfax county has a vaccination rate of 61.9% with one dose and 54.7 fully vaccinated.

Don't kid yourself that we are safe here

[Anonymous]

Learn Science people

The Delta is a variant given numbers rising we are now allowing a new variant to create. Oh boy now we will have something that is worse and vaccine-resistant.

Thanks, Trumpers, GQP, GOP, Pastor Greg Locke supporters.

The religious war will not end well. That's what this is people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Baton Rouge children's hospital nears capacity, braces for surge in Covid cases ahead of the school year.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/us/baton-rouge-childrens-hospital-surge/index.html

As Outbreaks Force Schools To Go All-Virtual, Districts Reinstate Mask Mandates

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/14272/as-outbreaks-force-schools-to-go-all-virtual-districts-reinstate-mask-mandates/

Baton Rouge has a vaccination rate of about 42%.

And? Fairfax county has a vaccination rate of 61.9% with one dose and 54.7 fully vaccinated.

Don't kid yourself that we are safe here

Not “safe”, but would you want to make the trade?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Learn Science people

The Delta is a variant given numbers rising we are now allowing a new variant to create. Oh boy now we will have something that is worse and vaccine-resistant.

Thanks, Trumpers, GQP, GOP, Pastor Greg Locke supporters.

The religious war will not end well. That's what this is people.

Which US-originated variant has taken the world by storm? Show me some of that Science with a capital 's'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Learn Science people

The Delta is a variant given numbers rising we are now allowing a new variant to create. Oh boy now we will have something that is worse and vaccine-resistant.

Thanks, Trumpers, GQP, GOP, Pastor Greg Locke supporters.

The religious war will not end well. That's what this is people.

The Massachusetts story was one of the bigger ones last week. Which group did they belong to...Trumpers, GOP, or Greg Locke supporters?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Baton Rouge children's hospital nears capacity, braces for surge in Covid cases ahead of the school year.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/us/baton-rouge-childrens-hospital-surge/index.html

As Outbreaks Force Schools To Go All-Virtual, Districts Reinstate Mask Mandates

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/14272/as-outbreaks-force-schools-to-go-all-virtual-districts-reinstate-mask-mandates/

Baton Rouge has a vaccination rate of about 42%.

Vaccination rate doesn't matter for young kids as none can be vaccinated.

Not true at all. At least with the wild virus each kid infected only half another kid (basically COVID in kids alone peters out). Adults 20-49 drive the spread. If they are vaccinated then the virus has a hard time even getting to kids in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Newsflash: most of the world isn’t and won’t be vaccinated. Covid will circulate and mutate endlessly for our lifetime probably. It’s time to move along. Delta is just the beginning.

[Anonymous]

I'm not giving us a 30 percent chance of having in-person school this year. School board will use loopholes in the VA law to go back to virtual, which won't even happen until maybe Oct. because they'll have to set it all up again and that'll take another month or so.

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm getting a very bad feeling about this and have no faith at all anymore in FCPS administration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm giving us a 30 percent chance of having in-person school this year. School board will use loopholes in the VA law to go back to virtual, which won't even happen until maybe Oct. because they'll have to set it all up again and that'll take another month or so.

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm getting a very bad feeling about this and have no faith at all anymore in FCPS administration.

Sorry, re-posting to fix my mistake.