The prospect of kids not going back to school until 2021

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was one of the teachers who went back in today to pack up my room. I don’t know anyone who refused to go in because they were afraid of the virus. The pp really does not represent most teachers.

Thank you for giving us the real world feedback. I want to (and I am starting to) believe that there is one or two really lazy teachers on this board who keep posting nonstop instead of teaching a little bit. And they are not representative of all the other teachers.

[Anonymous]

My SIL is a teacher in VA and they're fully expecting to be back in the fall (Kindergarten).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My SIL is a teacher in VA and they're fully expecting to be back in the fall (Kindergarten).

Where in Virginia?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My SIL is a teacher in VA and they're fully expecting to be back in the fall (Kindergarten).

Where in Virginia?

haha I was seriously thinking of how to enroll my kindergartner legally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My SIL is a teacher in VA and they're fully expecting to be back in the fall (Kindergarten).

Where in Virginia?

haha I was seriously thinking of how to enroll my kindergartner legally.

Me too. I am think of moving to Virginia altogether. Montgomery County was a terrible choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was one of the teachers who went back in today to pack up my room. I don’t know anyone who refused to go in because they were afraid of the virus. The pp really does not represent most teachers.

Thank you for giving us the real world feedback. I want to (and I am starting to) believe that there is one or two really lazy teachers on this board who keep posting nonstop instead of teaching a little bit. And they are not representative of all the other teachers.

Maybe three or four, but yes. Agreed.

[Anonymous]

What an amazing thread! People angry and upset over what the other side is rallying for as if public opinion will influence the decisions. Fortunately, science doesn't care about your feelings either way.
Shutting down an entire state was an unheard-of, unprecedented mandate. It was done because public health and safety is paramount to all else. That hasn't changed. Phases 1,2,3 and 4 will proceed as outlined by the governor. End of story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What an amazing thread! People angry and upset over what the other side is rallying for as if public opinion will influence the decisions. Fortunately, science doesn't care about your feelings either way.
Shutting down an entire state was an unheard-of, unprecedented mandate. It was done because public health and safety is paramount to all else. That hasn't changed. Phases 1,2,3 and 4 will proceed as outlined by the governor. End of story.

Show us the science that says that schools cannot reopen without significant impact on overall spread.

[Anonymous]

There isn’t a Phase 4?

[Anonymous]

With the whole state about to be in phase 2 and moco starting phase 1 and we are only at the end of May I would say there is going to be no leg to stand on to keep schools closed if the downward trend/stability continue.

The phases are not set up to last months-they are set up to last 2 weeks at a time so we are more than on track to be in the final stage by the time school is supposed to be starting.

They can't keep schools closed without justification. And if the numbers show clear data it is what it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With the whole state about to be in phase 2 and moco starting phase 1 and we are only at the end of May I would say there is going to be no leg to stand on to keep schools closed if the downward trend/stability continue.

The phases are not set up to last months-they are set up to last 2 weeks at a time so we are more than on track to be in the final stage by the time school is supposed to be starting.

They can't keep schools closed without justification. And if the numbers show clear data it is what it is.

1. It is mathematically certain, 100%, that there will be a surge in cases and deaths when people reduce physical distancing.
2. Warm temperatures and humidity don't have as much dampening effect on the virus as once proposed.

Given those two points, and the fact that we are opening up, we will start to see a surge one month from now, and restrictions on movements and activities in 3 months, just in time for the beginning of the school year. I hope MD will closely monitor summer camps as testing grounds for school openings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the whole state about to be in phase 2 and moco starting phase 1 and we are only at the end of May I would say there is going to be no leg to stand on to keep schools closed if the downward trend/stability continue.

The phases are not set up to last months-they are set up to last 2 weeks at a time so we are more than on track to be in the final stage by the time school is supposed to be starting.

They can't keep schools closed without justification. And if the numbers show clear data it is what it is.

1. It is mathematically certain, 100%, that there will be a surge in cases and deaths when people reduce physical distancing.
2. Warm temperatures and humidity don't have as much dampening effect on the virus as once proposed.

Given those two points, and the fact that we are opening up, we will start to see a surge one month from now, and restrictions on movements and activities in 3 months, just in time for the beginning of the school year. I hope MD will closely monitor summer camps as testing grounds for school openings.

Your #1 is very interesting since that mathematically certain surge we were supposed to have a couple months ago never actually happened. Nor did the "certain surges" that were supposed to happen in other states/counties that opened up. But yeah-alright then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the whole state about to be in phase 2 and moco starting phase 1 and we are only at the end of May I would say there is going to be no leg to stand on to keep schools closed if the downward trend/stability continue.

The phases are not set up to last months-they are set up to last 2 weeks at a time so we are more than on track to be in the final stage by the time school is supposed to be starting.

They can't keep schools closed without justification. And if the numbers show clear data it is what it is.

1. It is mathematically certain, 100%, that there will be a surge in cases and deaths when people reduce physical distancing.
2. Warm temperatures and humidity don't have as much dampening effect on the virus as once proposed.

Given those two points, and the fact that we are opening up, we will start to see a surge one month from now, and restrictions on movements and activities in 3 months, just in time for the beginning of the school year. I hope MD will closely monitor summer camps as testing grounds for school openings.

Your #1 is very interesting since that mathematically certain surge we were supposed to have a couple months ago never actually happened. Nor did the "certain surges" that were supposed to happen in other states/counties that opened up. But yeah-alright then.

It did. And they have started. In other countries as well. Look at the numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the whole state about to be in phase 2 and moco starting phase 1 and we are only at the end of May I would say there is going to be no leg to stand on to keep schools closed if the downward trend/stability continue.

The phases are not set up to last months-they are set up to last 2 weeks at a time so we are more than on track to be in the final stage by the time school is supposed to be starting.

They can't keep schools closed without justification. And if the numbers show clear data it is what it is.

1. It is mathematically certain, 100%, that there will be a surge in cases and deaths when people reduce physical distancing.
2. Warm temperatures and humidity don't have as much dampening effect on the virus as once proposed.

Given those two points, and the fact that we are opening up, we will start to see a surge one month from now, and restrictions on movements and activities in 3 months, just in time for the beginning of the school year. I hope MD will closely monitor summer camps as testing grounds for school openings.

Your #1 is very interesting since that mathematically certain surge we were supposed to have a couple months ago never actually happened. Nor did the "certain surges" that were supposed to happen in other states/counties that opened up. But yeah-alright then.

It did. And they have started. In other countries as well. Look at the numbers.

No it didn't. It was always "two weeks away" or "next week" but it never actually happened the way they predicted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the whole state about to be in phase 2 and moco starting phase 1 and we are only at the end of May I would say there is going to be no leg to stand on to keep schools closed if the downward trend/stability continue.

The phases are not set up to last months-they are set up to last 2 weeks at a time so we are more than on track to be in the final stage by the time school is supposed to be starting.

They can't keep schools closed without justification. And if the numbers show clear data it is what it is.

1. It is mathematically certain, 100%, that there will be a surge in cases and deaths when people reduce physical distancing.
2. Warm temperatures and humidity don't have as much dampening effect on the virus as once proposed.

Given those two points, and the fact that we are opening up, we will start to see a surge one month from now, and restrictions on movements and activities in 3 months, just in time for the beginning of the school year. I hope MD will closely monitor summer camps as testing grounds for school openings.

Your #1 is very interesting since that mathematically certain surge we were supposed to have a couple months ago never actually happened. Nor did the "certain surges" that were supposed to happen in other states/counties that opened up. But yeah-alright then.

It did. And they have started. In other countries as well. Look at the numbers.

No it didn't. It was always "two weeks away" or "next week" but it never actually happened the way they predicted.

You are totally correct.