I get the risk of Covid but it's maddening to see BTS pictures from across the US on Facebook/Insta

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I saw your title I thought you were talking about the Korean pop group "BTS", and was wondering if you are annoyed because you see their pictures all over the place for some reason.

Haha glad I wasn’t the only one! I’m like who could be mad at the wonderfulness that is BTS

Me too! And I’m kinda impressed my mind went there, because I’m and old, white woman. My kids aren’t even into K-pop. My feel good moment of the week!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For everyone who says that schools are not experiencing outbreaks or closures, here is a database:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQSD9mm5HTXhxAiHabZA6BPUByWBlP5HZ2jfOPEeGZkMB0ZFsmFBL5orqjIq22mjFNZ7n-11ObCylGn/pubhtml?fbclid=IwAR2tJ8yDVehGpxoP97Cco5HYAxoN014opwwm6uYt4s3E2xDr_8u9KF_LlgI&_ga=2.134010894.1896452270.1598377751-430072279.1598377751#
Seems like you are misinformed.

One of the deaths in Georgia is a former principal who retired in 2017 and passed away in July, before schools opened. Reviewing this spreadsheet makes me think we should be open even more than I did before.

That spreadsheet isn’t helping the cause. I clicked an article about a teacher who passed away. She first tested positive in July, when schools were out of session. Collecting random data on people who happen to work in education, rather than actually gathering data about what’s happening in school settings is not useful.

[Anonymous]

DMV is a scandal. A cluster-f. A disaster. These administrators and unions and gonna get electoral comeuppance. School choice is the silver lining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And many of those schools are already having outbreaks and having to revert back to remote learning, a week or two weeks into the school year. This looks like success to you? That's pretty sad.

No, they’re not. At all.

Yes, they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The pressure to reopen schools will build very quickly as cases and deaths continue to fall across the country. The evidence is piling up that this virus is getting less deadly, and that schools can reopen safely. At the same time kids are falling further and further behind, academically and psychologically. Right now, the "lockdown forever" crew is still hanging on to the narrative, but people do see schools opening safely, and whole countries in normal states (Sweden, the bane of pro-lockdown people). The narrative won't hold for much longer. It'll happen--give it a few weeks.

You're correct. The hysteria is dead but the hysterics still scream louder than us. So let's raise the roof!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Pennsylvania. My son (8th gr) returned to school yesterday. His district is doing a hybrid approach. Two days in person, three days DL. Each of his classes only had five or six kids. Last year, most of his classes had 25 to 30 kids.
In our district roughly 25% left for online charter schools. Roughly 25% chose the districts online only option. That left 50% of the students to be split between two groups.
With only five or six kids during in person instruction, I think he will definitely get a better education than online only.
They are required to wear a mask at all times. They get one 10 minute mass break every class period.
He rode the bus to school, but there was only 25% of the usual amount of kids. They spaced them out. No sitting with anyone else.
I think this approach to school will minimize the spread of Covid and allow for a better education than online only.

Do you know how they handled staffing? That was a major barrier where I am (Fairfax Co.).

ES Teacher, Ready To Return

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And many of those schools are already having outbreaks and having to revert back to remote learning, a week or two weeks into the school year. This looks like success to you? That's pretty sad.

No, they’re not. At all.

You need to break out of your liberal, blue state bubble. This is what we get for living in an area that is driven by elitist politics first, humans second. I absolutely have always hated it, but now there are real consequences. And the price is our children's education and future. I hope everybody starts really understanding the dangerous game your politicians are playing.

So move to Florida where everything works and life is breezy and there are plenty of people who will join this "the libs are ruining America" circle jerk

[Anonymous]

I disagree. I’m glad that I live in an area of the country where the local leaders are smart enough to know that kids should not be going into school yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an RN married to an MD and work with Covid patients. I get the risk. My husband had a long-standing patient in his 50's (no pre-existing conditions) die of the virus this week. It's not a joke.

BUT my Facebook and Instagram is littered with pictures from across the country of kids going back to school: Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Colorado, South Carolina, North Carolina, Utah.
I have dozens of friends whose kids are back in school.
Public and private.

It's maddening that we have between 25-50% of their rates of infection here in DC and our kids are home interminably. I have no read hope that anyone will go back in 20-21.

I'm so torn. I get the risk. I am jealous beyond belief that much of the rest of the country is just sending their kids in 9-3pm each day.

Troll. Anyone in the medical community understands why we are not in school. Those other places you mentioned are Trumper's or Trumpland how ever you want to spin it. We will go back, no one wants this but we know the score.

I'm really not sure why you would assume this. My aunt is a nurse and has elected to send her two high school aged girls back in person (they district is doing hybrid). Her older son started college in person. Low infection area in NY, she understands the risk and would likely not be making the same decision if they lived in FL, for instance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm an RN married to an MD and work with Covid patients. I get the risk. My husband had a long-standing patient in his 50's (no pre-existing conditions) die of the virus this week. It's not a joke.

BUT my Facebook and Instagram is littered with pictures from across the country of kids going back to school: Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Colorado, South Carolina, North Carolina, Utah.
I have dozens of friends whose kids are back in school.
Public and private.

It's maddening that we have between 25-50% of their rates of infection here in DC and our kids are home interminably. I have no read hope that anyone will go back in 20-21.

I'm so torn. I get the risk. I am jealous beyond belief that much of the rest of the country is just sending their kids in 9-3pm each day.

I was just going to post something about this. Yes I know not all schools are going back full time or in person but we sure seems like it. And here you can only go back in person if you pay tuition. I’m so discouraged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an RN married to an MD and work with Covid patients. I get the risk. My husband had a long-standing patient in his 50's (no pre-existing conditions) die of the virus this week. It's not a joke.

BUT my Facebook and Instagram is littered with pictures from across the country of kids going back to school: Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Colorado, South Carolina, North Carolina, Utah.
I have dozens of friends whose kids are back in school.
Public and private.

It's maddening that we have between 25-50% of their rates of infection here in DC and our kids are home interminably. I have no read hope that anyone will go back in 20-21.

I'm so torn. I get the risk. I am jealous beyond belief that much of the rest of the country is just sending their kids in 9-3pm each day.

Troll. Anyone in the medical community understands why we are not in school. Those other places you mentioned are Trumper's or Trumpland how ever you want to spin it. We will go back, no one wants this but we know the score.

I'm really not sure why you would assume this. My aunt is a nurse and has elected to send her two high school aged girls back in person (they district is doing hybrid). Her older son started college in person. Low infection area in NY, she understands the risk and would likely not be making the same decision if they lived in FL, for instance.

+1 we have a lot of physicians and nurses in our family and friend group, they aren’t the ones hiding in their basements until this goes away.

[Anonymous]

Our kids are the playing pieces in some political game in the DMV. They are willing to ruin another school year and make kids suffer more for what??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And many of those schools are already having outbreaks and having to revert back to remote learning, a week or two weeks into the school year. This looks like success to you? That's pretty sad.

No, they’re not. At all.

You need to break out of your liberal, blue state bubble. This is what we get for living in an area that is driven by elitist politics first, humans second. I absolutely have always hated it, but now there are real consequences. And the price is our children's education and future. I hope everybody starts really understanding the dangerous game your politicians are playing.

So move to Florida where everything works and life is breezy and there are plenty of people who will join this "the libs are ruining America" circle jerk

AH the love it or leave it retort. Now only allowed by the woke left. People like you have a rude awakening coming soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an RN married to an MD and work with Covid patients. I get the risk. My husband had a long-standing patient in his 50's (no pre-existing conditions) die of the virus this week. It's not a joke.

BUT my Facebook and Instagram is littered with pictures from across the country of kids going back to school: Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Colorado, South Carolina, North Carolina, Utah.
I have dozens of friends whose kids are back in school.
Public and private.

It's maddening that we have between 25-50% of their rates of infection here in DC and our kids are home interminably. I have no read hope that anyone will go back in 20-21.

I'm so torn. I get the risk. I am jealous beyond belief that much of the rest of the country is just sending their kids in 9-3pm each day.

Troll. Anyone in the medical community understands why we are not in school. Those other places you mentioned are Trumper's or Trumpland how ever you want to spin it. We will go back, no one wants this but we know the score.

I'm really not sure why you would assume this. My aunt is a nurse and has elected to send her two high school aged girls back in person (they district is doing hybrid). Her older son started college in person. Low infection area in NY, she understands the risk and would likely not be making the same decision if they lived in FL, for instance.

I'm the nurse unthread who is homeschooling this year. Some districts are going back to 2 days in person and I have many colleagues choosing that option. Even ones that have worked extensively with Covid patients.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our kids are the playing pieces in some political game in the DMV. They are willing to ruin another school year and make kids suffer more for what??

I agree with this. When I look at the actual data and then the consequences of the decisions being made, it just doesn’t make sense.