Questions for those who want to school buildings to reopen for in-person learning

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months. We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it. DS is back at school. If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too. They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still. It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom. And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative). We didn't leave the house during that period.

You don't get the positive test right away. 14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it. It just means that it hasn't developed yet.

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.

This is a good point. At the very least it will be 14 days from exposure plus another 2-5 days for testing and results, so it is almost 3 weeks in elapsed time right there. My problem with reopening of schools is that it is too disruptive to the schools and most households to have the starts and stops of individual classes as the testing and quarantining process takes place.

I have been saying that too, but everyone tells me I'm an idiot.

We are aware of the disruptions that might occur with hybrid, we are willing to accept that in order to have in-person school. We know. You think we're idiots that haven't considered this. No, we have. We accept it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months. We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it. DS is back at school. If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too. They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still. It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom. And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative). We didn't leave the house during that period.

You don't get the positive test right away. 14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it. It just means that it hasn't developed yet.

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.

This is a good point. At the very least it will be 14 days from exposure plus another 2-5 days for testing and results, so it is almost 3 weeks in elapsed time right there. My problem with reopening of schools is that it is too disruptive to the schools and most households to have the starts and stops of individual classes as the testing and quarantining process takes place.

I have been saying that too, but everyone tells me I'm an idiot.

We are aware of the disruptions that might occur with hybrid, we are willing to accept that in order to have in-person school. We know. You think we're idiots that haven't considered this. No, we have. We accept it.

You may be willing to take the risk of getting covid, but many of us are not. And, because you are so willing and don't care about others, it greatly concerns me if we open.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months. We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it. DS is back at school. If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too. They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still. It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom. And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative). We didn't leave the house during that period.

You don't get the positive test right away. 14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it. It just means that it hasn't developed yet.

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.

This is a good point. At the very least it will be 14 days from exposure plus another 2-5 days for testing and results, so it is almost 3 weeks in elapsed time right there. My problem with reopening of schools is that it is too disruptive to the schools and most households to have the starts and stops of individual classes as the testing and quarantining process takes place.

I have been saying that too, but everyone tells me I'm an idiot.

We are aware of the disruptions that might occur with hybrid, we are willing to accept that in order to have in-person school. We know. You think we're idiots that haven't considered this. No, we have. We accept it.

You may be willing to take the risk of getting covid, but many of us are not. And, because you are so willing and don't care about others, it greatly concerns me if we open.

I said we're willing to deal with disruptions. Not that we're planning on getting covid. Are you greatly concerned about disruptions?

[Anonymous]

We're on week 3 of in-person schooling (private). We signed a contract that we'll take measures if someone tests positive, including quarantine. Basically we'll do whatever the school nurse advises us. She has seating charts and said if a kid is exposed, they know how far "around" that kid to request quarantine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're on week 3 of in-person schooling (private). We signed a contract that we'll take measures if someone tests positive, including quarantine. Basically we'll do whatever the school nurse advises us. She has seating charts and said if a kid is exposed, they know how far "around" that kid to request quarantine.

And does an excluded student just continue "attending" class by watching on camera?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months. We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it. DS is back at school. If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too. They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still. It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom. And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative). We didn't leave the house during that period.

You don't get the positive test right away. 14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it. It just means that it hasn't developed yet.

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.

This is a good point. At the very least it will be 14 days from exposure plus another 2-5 days for testing and results, so it is almost 3 weeks in elapsed time right there. My problem with reopening of schools is that it is too disruptive to the schools and most households to have the starts and stops of individual classes as the testing and quarantining process takes place.

I'm the PP above, and I looked into this pretty carefully, because we have a very high risk child, and had relatives come visit.

After 14 days, someone who is going to show symptoms will be showing them, and someone who would have tested positive (if tested) but asymptomatic, is almost certainly past the window of contagion. So, someone who has been asymptomatic continuously for 14 days can return to work etc. . .

But 14 days is a long time.

[Anonymous]

I know a couple whose son is back in private school. Dad is in the medical field and quarantines away from his family when he is notified he is exposed.

[Anonymous]

For 14 days. He's on the third quarantine of the summer / fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months. We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it. DS is back at school. If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too. They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still. It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom. And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative). We didn't leave the house during that period.

You don't get the positive test right away. 14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it. It just means that it hasn't developed yet.

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.

This is a good point. At the very least it will be 14 days from exposure plus another 2-5 days for testing and results, so it is almost 3 weeks in elapsed time right there. My problem with reopening of schools is that it is too disruptive to the schools and most households to have the starts and stops of individual classes as the testing and quarantining process takes place.

I have been saying that too, but everyone tells me I'm an idiot.

We are aware of the disruptions that might occur with hybrid, we are willing to accept that in order to have in-person school. We know. You think we're idiots that haven't considered this. No, we have. We accept it.

DP. So you "accept it" but apparently you aren't keeping up to date on what the projections are like for the fall. Did you read WaPo this morning? In the Metro section there is an article that says that the virus combined with the flu will be worse than what we experienced this spring. You need to brace yourself that everything seems fine now but we're getting ready to go into another tough round of quarantining.

[Anonymous]

A few things I see as a mom of five ( toddler - high school age): this
All the kids in our educated, science loving neighborhood are hanging out all the time.
DL sucks it is no replacement for actual school.
No one is gonna quarantine for 14 days now or ever that’s why we still haven’t crushed it after 7 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months. We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it. DS is back at school. If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too. They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still. It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom. And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative). We didn't leave the house during that period.

You don't get the positive test right away. 14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it. It just means that it hasn't developed yet.

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.

This is a good point. At the very least it will be 14 days from exposure plus another 2-5 days for testing and results, so it is almost 3 weeks in elapsed time right there. My problem with reopening of schools is that it is too disruptive to the schools and most households to have the starts and stops of individual classes as the testing and quarantining process takes place.

I have been saying that too, but everyone tells me I'm an idiot.

We are aware of the disruptions that might occur with hybrid, we are willing to accept that in order to have in-person school. We know. You think we're idiots that haven't considered this. No, we have. We accept it.

DP. So you "accept it" but apparently you aren't keeping up to date on what the projections are like for the fall. Did you read WaPo this morning? In the Metro section there is an article that says that the virus combined with the flu will be worse than what we experienced this spring. You need to brace yourself that everything seems fine now but we're getting ready to go into another tough round of quarantining.

How do they know flu is going to be worse? People are still doing a lot of social distancing, wearing masks, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honest questions for those who want to reopen schools in person:

Are you willing to quarantine your entire family for 14 days each time one of your children is identified as a close contact of a COVID case or suspected case? Will you quarantine for 14 days if any member of your family exhibits COVID-like symptoms?

Is that possible for you in light of your work obligations? Will you do that every time?

Yes. Our private school required contracts stating similar to the above. Plus notifying the school if your family travels out of the state- the schools may require quarantine period depending on travel location