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

[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.

You seem to be overlooking the main problem with that proposal: then the teachers and staff have to stay at school, too. Think about them. After 18 months at home, do you really think they have very many pairs of pants that still fit? That's why the plan to follow CDC guidelines didn't even last a week.

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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.

You seem to be overlooking the main problem with that proposal: then the teachers and staff have to stay at school, too. Think about them. After 18 months at home, do you really think they have very many pairs of pants that still fit? That's why the plan to follow CDC guidelines didn't even last a week.

Nice teacher slam.

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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.

Testing is free. If you are a parent, you find the time or find someone else to take your child. Stop making excuses for others. Ride on busses are free this month.

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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.

Testing is free. If you are a parent, you find the time or find someone else to take your child. Stop making excuses for others. Ride on busses are free this month.

It's not free if you want expedited processing. Or if you need to take time off from work to do it.

And I think it's pretty funny that it's too dangerous for kids that simply sat hear a child with a symptom to stay in school, but perfectly fine for the symptomatic child himself/herself to get on a bus.

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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.

You seem to be overlooking the main problem with that proposal: then the teachers and staff have to stay at school, too. Think about them. After 18 months at home, do you really think they have very many pairs of pants that still fit? That's why the plan to follow CDC guidelines didn't even last a week.

God, you’re moronic. Get a life.

[Anonymous]

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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.

You seem to be overlooking the main problem with that proposal: then the teachers and staff have to stay at school, too. Think about them. After 18 months at home, do you really think they have very many pairs of pants that still fit? That's why the plan to follow CDC guidelines didn't even last a week.

God, you’re moronic. Get a life.

Struck a nerve, eh? Perhaps a bit sensitive over your own covid weight gain? Careful, obesity makes you high-risk.

[Anonymous]

What’s still crazy is that MCPS hasn’t addressed the exposure issue. My DC’s entire elementary class was sent home on day 2 of school after a kid got sick at school on day 1 and tested positive. We waited the 5 days to get tested, got a PCR today and was negative; however, my DC still needs to stay home the entire 10 days of quarantine. This doesn’t make any sense.

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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.

Testing is free. If you are a parent, you find the time or find someone else to take your child. Stop making excuses for others. Ride on busses are free this month.

It's not free if you want expedited processing. Or if you need to take time off from work to do it.

And I think it's pretty funny that it's too dangerous for kids that simply sat hear a child with a symptom to stay in school, but perfectly fine for the symptomatic child himself/herself to get on a bus.

You are truly entitled. The entire situation makes no sense and is completely unsafe and that is why numbers in kids with covid is going up. They should have mandatory testing twice a week to monitor the spread. They should have social distancing. They should do a lot of things the cdc recommends but they aren't. So, deal with it.

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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.

You seem to be overlooking the main problem with that proposal: then the teachers and staff have to stay at school, too. Think about them. After 18 months at home, do you really think they have very many pairs of pants that still fit? That's why the plan to follow CDC guidelines didn't even last a week.

God, you’re moronic. Get a life.

Struck a nerve, eh? Perhaps a bit sensitive over your own covid weight gain? Careful, obesity makes you high-risk.

Nope. Not at all. You’re just pathetic. Sounds like you’re speaking from your own experience though. Hope you get some help both physically and mentally soon because you definitely need it. <3

[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.

They don’t want reliable case data. They want to paint a falsely rosy picture to avoid closures and quarantines.

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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.

Exactly.

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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.

Exactly.

When the option is needing childcare for 10 days, getting a test might be doable.

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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.

You seem to be overlooking the main problem with that proposal: then the teachers and staff have to stay at school, too. Think about them. After 18 months at home, do you really think they have very many pairs of pants that still fit? That's why the plan to follow CDC guidelines didn't even last a week.

God, you’re moronic. Get a life.

Struck a nerve, eh? Perhaps a bit sensitive over your own covid weight gain? Careful, obesity makes you high-risk.

DP and a teacher. I lost 45 lbs over the last 18 months. You seem to have gained meanness and stupidity.

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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.

You seem to be overlooking the main problem with that proposal: then the teachers and staff have to stay at school, too. Think about them. After 18 months at home, do you really think they have very many pairs of pants that still fit? That's why the plan to follow CDC guidelines didn't even last a week.

God, you’re moronic. Get a life.

Struck a nerve, eh? Perhaps a bit sensitive over your own covid weight gain? Careful, obesity makes you high-risk.

DP and a teacher. I lost 45 lbs over the last 18 months. You seem to have gained meanness and stupidity.

DP and a school admin here, am 25 pounds lighter then when the shut down occurred. You, PP, are an ass.

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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.

They might move on that. Mostly the reasoning is that it takes about 4 days to develop Delta symptoms. The old guidance with previous strains, which took longer to replicate, was 10 to 14 days. So they went with 10 days, which is a bit long for Delta.

I'd tweak the rules to add that the original symptomatic student must get tested by MCPS immediately onsite.

This is really the only part that's missing from these otherwise reasonable rules.

I am one of those above complainers who is extremely opposed to these new guidelines but I agree with this. If the symptomatic student had to get immediately tested, and a negative rapid test cleared the rest of the class from quarantine, that would make a lot of sense. Then the kid would have to get a second PCR test at home to come back.

We can debate getting on a bus or whatever all day but of course there is an equality issue with then forcing the family to obtain a test. It’s also a serious practical issue- regardless of income there’s no direction that the family has to test quickly, and some tests don’t come back for days. Some parents can’t immediately get off work to test.

Also they are requiring a PCR test - they wouldn’t clear one of the classes in question yesterday on the child’s negative rapid test (even though they are most accurate when symptomatic, as someone else pointed out).

Again before people freak out and cite stats about rapid vs PCR, I am saying the rest of the class (who are masked and may not have been anywhere close to the child) should be cleared from quarantine on a negative rapid test, not the student themselves.

The main problem with this policy is that any kid with a headache can trigger their whole class to stay home for days. The kids know that, so they are now scared to go to the nurse and might not actually go if they are indeed sick with actual covid.