MCPS will now send kids home for ten days based on symptoms only

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand this policy at all. Why can’t the exposed kids get tested and demonstrate they’re negative? Why do we have to rely on the individual who has the symptoms? None of this makes any sense at all!! If my kid is exposed to a symptomatic kid and I get a test showing my kid is negative, then why does my Covid-free kid have to miss out on 10 days of education?!? Unbelievable this county.

They can!!! I don't understand you at all! Why can't you read!!!

Where in the guidance does it say that the exposed individuals can return with proof of negative test? The burden of proof is on the symptomatic individual.

The pp is the one lacking reading comprehension skills. It a kid tests positive, the school will keep the other kids home for a minimum of 10 days. There’s no shortcut.

This is why it’s critical to never tell mcps if your child tests positive. Or help contact tracers.

Exactly

[Anonymous]

MCPS should provide the testing. Bottom line. You want to keep schools open? Provide free testing. Larla has a cough? Bring her to the nurse, mom signs a consent form, and the school administers the test. Everyone gets to stay in school. Larla can either stay or recover at home provided the test is negative. We’re one of the wealthiest counties in the country and instead we’re acting as though we have no resources at our disposal. Heck instead of giving my 1st grader a chromebook, reallocate those funds to TESTS, so my 1st grader doesn’t have to sit at home for 10 days. Even better, administer testing of all students every damn week if you really want to keep schools open and have reliable case data.

[Anonymous]

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This is for MD as a whole not for MoCo with 90% of eligible population already vaccinated. MoCo cases are at 10.7.

Exactly 10.7 cases per 100,000, half of what the state of MD is seeing, and our hospitalizations are a 1/3 of what they were same time last year. https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/coronavirus/as-covid-19-cases-increase-hospitalizations-remain-lower-than-in-previous-waves/. here MoCo’s sweetheart Dr. Gayles acknowledges that MoCo is doing just fine.

NO. MoCo is NOT doing just fine. The trend is not going in the right direction. Surrounding counties have more cases per 100K and schools have JUST opened. What the heck do you think is going to happen?!?! It's going to go up, of course! And when do you think it's time for public health officials to act, hmm? When cases are sky-high, or when they see that it's going to become sky-high if they don't do anything? Perhaps the latter, don't you think?

This is why MCPS is acting now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS should provide the testing. Bottom line. You want to keep schools open? Provide free testing. Larla has a cough? Bring her to the nurse, mom signs a consent form, and the school administers the test. Everyone gets to stay in school. Larla can either stay or recover at home provided the test is negative. We’re one of the wealthiest counties in the country and instead we’re acting as though we have no resources at our disposal. Heck instead of giving my 1st grader a chromebook, reallocate those funds to TESTS, so my 1st grader doesn’t have to sit at home for 10 days. Even better, administer testing of all students every damn week if you really want to keep schools open and have reliable case data.

Why is it the schools responsibility to parent your child? Why have kids if you refuse to take care of them or get health care. You need mcps to stay open. Mcps does not.

[Anonymous]

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This is for MD as a whole not for MoCo with 90% of eligible population already vaccinated. MoCo cases are at 10.7.

Exactly 10.7 cases per 100,000, half of what the state of MD is seeing, and our hospitalizations are a 1/3 of what they were same time last year. https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/coronavirus/as-covid-19-cases-increase-hospitalizations-remain-lower-than-in-previous-waves/. here MoCo’s sweetheart Dr. Gayles acknowledges that MoCo is doing just fine.

Uhh..you divide the number in the graph by 7 to get the daily number per 100000. Which gives you 15.

Uhh no you don’t because 106 is the average over the 7 days so you take 106 divide by total county population and multiply by 100,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand this policy at all. Why can’t the exposed kids get tested and demonstrate they’re negative? Why do we have to rely on the individual who has the symptoms? None of this makes any sense at all!! If my kid is exposed to a symptomatic kid and I get a test showing my kid is negative, then why does my Covid-free kid have to miss out on 10 days of education?!? Unbelievable this county.

They can!!! I don't understand you at all! Why can't you read!!!

Where in the guidance does it say that the exposed individuals can return with proof of negative test? The burden of proof is on the symptomatic individual.

The pp is the one lacking reading comprehension skills. It a kid tests positive, the school will keep the other kids home for a minimum of 10 days. There’s no shortcut.

This is why it’s critical to never tell mcps if your child tests positive. Or help contact tracers.

Exactly

How many sociopaths in this thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand this policy at all. Why can’t the exposed kids get tested and demonstrate they’re negative? Why do we have to rely on the individual who has the symptoms? None of this makes any sense at all!! If my kid is exposed to a symptomatic kid and I get a test showing my kid is negative, then why does my Covid-free kid have to miss out on 10 days of education?!? Unbelievable this county.

They can!!! I don't understand you at all! Why can't you read!!!

Where in the guidance does it say that the exposed individuals can return with proof of negative test? The burden of proof is on the symptomatic individual.

The pp is the one lacking reading comprehension skills. It a kid tests positive, the school will keep the other kids home for a minimum of 10 days. There’s no shortcut.

This is why it’s critical to never tell mcps if your child tests positive. Or help contact tracers.

Exactly

If you want schools to close for the year, go right ahead with that fool-proof strategy.

What you have to demand from MCPS, tonight, by emailing the BOE and interim super, is to test every symptomatic student onsite immediately, unless they have a doctor's note with an alternate diagnosis, such as allergies or asthma. That way, close contacts won't have to quarantine as often, since some of these symptoms won't be due to Covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This is for MD as a whole not for MoCo with 90% of eligible population already vaccinated. MoCo cases are at 10.7.

Exactly 10.7 cases per 100,000, half of what the state of MD is seeing, and our hospitalizations are a 1/3 of what they were same time last year. https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/coronavirus/as-covid-19-cases-increase-hospitalizations-remain-lower-than-in-previous-waves/. here MoCo’s sweetheart Dr. Gayles acknowledges that MoCo is doing just fine.

Uhh..you divide the number in the graph by 7 to get the daily number per 100000. Which gives you 15.

Uhh no you don’t because 106 is the average over the 7 days so you take 106 divide by total county population and multiply by 100,000

Both approaches are actually valid, but they're moot. The most critical point is the trend. The context is that there is a sharp increase in cases in our entire DC, VA and MD area, and that schools have just begun to open, which means that cases will continue to increase. Looking at the Moco graph isn't actually as helpful as looking at the larger region, since we don't have border walls between counties. Both paint the same picture, however: we are going the wrong way!

Only a troll or an idiot could see this as anything but concerning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This is for MD as a whole not for MoCo with 90% of eligible population already vaccinated. MoCo cases are at 10.7.

Exactly 10.7 cases per 100,000, half of what the state of MD is seeing, and our hospitalizations are a 1/3 of what they were same time last year. https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/coronavirus/as-covid-19-cases-increase-hospitalizations-remain-lower-than-in-previous-waves/. here MoCo’s sweetheart Dr. Gayles acknowledges that MoCo is doing just fine.

Uhh..you divide the number in the graph by 7 to get the daily number per 100000. Which gives you 15.

Uhh no you don’t because 106 is the average over the 7 days so you take 106 divide by total county population and multiply by 100,000

I am sure if you stare long enough you’ll find the title of the graph and some time next year figure out what you need to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand this policy at all. Why can’t the exposed kids get tested and demonstrate they’re negative? Why do we have to rely on the individual who has the symptoms? None of this makes any sense at all!! If my kid is exposed to a symptomatic kid and I get a test showing my kid is negative, then why does my Covid-free kid have to miss out on 10 days of education?!? Unbelievable this county.

They can!!! I don't understand you at all! Why can't you read!!!

Where in the guidance does it say that the exposed individuals can return with proof of negative test? The burden of proof is on the symptomatic individual.

The pp is the one lacking reading comprehension skills. It a kid tests positive, the school will keep the other kids home for a minimum of 10 days. There’s no shortcut.

This is why it’s critical to never tell mcps if your child tests positive. Or help contact tracers.

Exactly

In the absence of a negative COVID-19 test or alternate medical diagnosis of that individual, all students who were in close contact with the individual are required to quarantine for 10 days. If the individual doesn’t produce proof of a negative test or alternate diagnosis, kids cannot return. I think we’re all assuming every parent is on the ball and will run out to same day testing and get their kid a test. So we’re basically stuck until a negative test is provided.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This is for MD as a whole not for MoCo with 90% of eligible population already vaccinated. MoCo cases are at 10.7.

Exactly 10.7 cases per 100,000, half of what the state of MD is seeing, and our hospitalizations are a 1/3 of what they were same time last year. https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/coronavirus/as-covid-19-cases-increase-hospitalizations-remain-lower-than-in-previous-waves/. here MoCo’s sweetheart Dr. Gayles acknowledges that MoCo is doing just fine.

Uhh..you divide the number in the graph by 7 to get the daily number per 100000. Which gives you 15.

MoCo case went from 10.3 last week to 10.7 this week. Our cases have plateaued . There is nothing concerning in MoCo with a total of 60 hospitalized patients. We are over the delta peak and should start seeing a decrease of cases in the next few weeks. https://www.wbaltv.com/article/when-will-the-delta-variant-subside-hopkins-doctor-says-it-depends-where-you-live/37356920 Maybe this will help your anxiety?

Uhh no you don’t because 106 is the average over the 7 days so you take 106 divide by total county population and multiply by 100,000

Both approaches are actually valid, but they're moot. The most critical point is the trend. The context is that there is a sharp increase in cases in our entire DC, VA and MD area, and that schools have just begun to open, which means that cases will continue to increase. Looking at the Moco graph isn't actually as helpful as looking at the larger region, since we don't have border walls between counties. Both paint the same picture, however: we are going the wrong way!

Only a troll or an idiot could see this as anything but concerning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand this policy at all. Why can’t the exposed kids get tested and demonstrate they’re negative? Why do we have to rely on the individual who has the symptoms? None of this makes any sense at all!! If my kid is exposed to a symptomatic kid and I get a test showing my kid is negative, then why does my Covid-free kid have to miss out on 10 days of education?!? Unbelievable this county.

They can!!! I don't understand you at all! Why can't you read!!!

Where in the guidance does it say that the exposed individuals can return with proof of negative test? The burden of proof is on the symptomatic individual.

The pp is the one lacking reading comprehension skills. It a kid tests positive, the school will keep the other kids home for a minimum of 10 days. There’s no shortcut.

This is why it’s critical to never tell mcps if your child tests positive. Or help contact tracers.

Exactly

If you want schools to close for the year, go right ahead with that fool-proof strategy.

What you have to demand from MCPS, tonight, by emailing the BOE and interim super, is to test every symptomatic student onsite immediately, unless they have a doctor's note with an alternate diagnosis, such as allergies or asthma. That way, close contacts won't have to quarantine as often, since some of these symptoms won't be due to Covid.

This sounds like a logical step.

Is it too logical to be actually implemented, I worry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS should provide the testing. Bottom line. You want to keep schools open? Provide free testing. Larla has a cough? Bring her to the nurse, mom signs a consent form, and the school administers the test. Everyone gets to stay in school. Larla can either stay or recover at home provided the test is negative. We’re one of the wealthiest counties in the country and instead we’re acting as though we have no resources at our disposal. Heck instead of giving my 1st grader a chromebook, reallocate those funds to TESTS, so my 1st grader doesn’t have to sit at home for 10 days. Even better, administer testing of all students every damn week if you really want to keep schools open and have reliable case data.

Why is it the schools responsibility to parent your child? Why have kids if you refuse to take care of them or get health care. You need mcps to stay open. Mcps does not.

Wow, um have you ever heard of equity? Not everyone has easy access to a test and can drop everything to get their kid tested or take them to the dr. If the county is going to put in place a requirement that in turn could prevent some kids from have access to the free and public education they’re entitled to, then they need to provide the testing. This policy is going to disproportionately impact lower income parts of the county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS should provide the testing. Bottom line. You want to keep schools open? Provide free testing. Larla has a cough? Bring her to the nurse, mom signs a consent form, and the school administers the test. Everyone gets to stay in school. Larla can either stay or recover at home provided the test is negative. We’re one of the wealthiest counties in the country and instead we’re acting as though we have no resources at our disposal. Heck instead of giving my 1st grader a chromebook, reallocate those funds to TESTS, so my 1st grader doesn’t have to sit at home for 10 days. Even better, administer testing of all students every damn week if you really want to keep schools open and have reliable case data.

Why is it the schools responsibility to parent your child? Why have kids if you refuse to take care of them or get health care. You need mcps to stay open. Mcps does not.

Wow, um have you ever heard of equity? Not everyone has easy access to a test and can drop everything to get their kid tested or take them to the dr. If the county is going to put in place a requirement that in turn could prevent some kids from have access to the free and public education they’re entitled to, then they need to provide the testing. This policy is going to disproportionately impact lower income parts of the county.

This has nothing to do with equity. It is parenting. The lower income are not complaining. Stop blaming them for your lazy behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS should provide the testing. Bottom line. You want to keep schools open? Provide free testing. Larla has a cough? Bring her to the nurse, mom signs a consent form, and the school administers the test. Everyone gets to stay in school. Larla can either stay or recover at home provided the test is negative. We’re one of the wealthiest counties in the country and instead we’re acting as though we have no resources at our disposal. Heck instead of giving my 1st grader a chromebook, reallocate those funds to TESTS, so my 1st grader doesn’t have to sit at home for 10 days. Even better, administer testing of all students every damn week if you really want to keep schools open and have reliable case data.

Why is it the schools responsibility to parent your child? Why have kids if you refuse to take care of them or get health care. You need mcps to stay open. Mcps does not.

Wow, um have you ever heard of equity? Not everyone has easy access to a test and can drop everything to get their kid tested or take them to the dr. If the county is going to put in place a requirement that in turn could prevent some kids from have access to the free and public education they’re entitled to, then they need to provide the testing. This policy is going to disproportionately impact lower income parts of the county.

This has nothing to do with equity. It is parenting. The lower income are not complaining. Stop blaming them for your lazy behavior.

If my kid has the symptoms, I’d run off to my nearest testing site, get him tested immediately and have the results in hand within 12-24 hours—bc I have the means and the time to do that. Not everyone does. I don’t understand your comment at all.