Will fall 2021 mean full IP classes?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s definitely not too early to start planning for the fall. DCPS needs to be working on how they’re going to make it work starting now. If they wait until the last minute like they did this year we’re going to be in the same situation we are now. DCPS could just keep spinning the “all schools are open for IP” for another year regardless of how many kids actual do go into school and for how many hours each week.

Well said. The planning needs to start now so we can get everyone back in person for the Fall, including all teachers.

I agree with you but considering it took DCPS almost a year to come up with a comprehensive plan to return to school THIS WEEK, I’m keeping my expectations low. Central Office literally spun their wheels from March to October of last year.

[Anonymous]

The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

But why is herd immunity the bar to cross, when masked kids do not transmit between each other easily, and we'll have most vulnerable adults and teachers vaccinated soon?

[Anonymous]

has anyone noticed the number of coronavirus cases is plummeting?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

But why is herd immunity the bar to cross, when masked kids do not transmit between each other easily, and we'll have most vulnerable adults and teachers vaccinated soon?

Because people demand zero Covid risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:has anyone noticed the number of coronavirus cases is plummeting?

Yep. We're basically back at pre-Thanksgiving levels and headed downward.

https://twitter.com/wmaxson/status/1356988783019913228

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

But why is herd immunity the bar to cross, when masked kids do not transmit between each other easily, and we'll have most vulnerable adults and teachers vaccinated soon?

Because people demand zero Covid risk.

“People” don’t, though a vocal minority of the WTU appears to.

[Anonymous]

FCPS is bringing back 110K students (all grade levels) for two days a week beginning Feb 15 per the school board meeting last night. I believe the last students are back March 9th (it's a phased approach).

I know it's FCPS but all these districts are so intertwined (by virtue of teachers living out of DC).

This is good news for all of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

But why is herd immunity the bar to cross, when masked kids do not transmit between each other easily, and we'll have most vulnerable adults and teachers vaccinated soon?

We don't know what the real risks are with the new covid mutations.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

But why is herd immunity the bar to cross, when masked kids do not transmit between each other easily, and we'll have most vulnerable adults and teachers vaccinated soon?

We don't know what the real risks are with the new covid mutations.

Keep your kids at home for the next 2-5 years. I wish you luck in maintaining a career if you have one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

But why is herd immunity the bar to cross, when masked kids do not transmit between each other easily, and we'll have most vulnerable adults and teachers vaccinated soon?

Because people demand zero Covid risk.

“People” don’t, though a vocal minority of the WTU appears to.

I think it's actually a pretty widespread sentiment among the population, not just the WTU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

But why is herd immunity the bar to cross, when masked kids do not transmit between each other easily, and we'll have most vulnerable adults and teachers vaccinated soon?

Because people demand zero Covid risk.

“People” don’t, though a vocal minority of the WTU appears to.

I think it's actually a pretty widespread sentiment among the population, not just the WTU.

10,000 kids accept the (low) risks of attending school now, and that doesn’t include the ones that didn’t get the opportunity nor the ones who said no to an offer for logistical reasons.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

But why is herd immunity the bar to cross, when masked kids do not transmit between each other easily, and we'll have most vulnerable adults and teachers vaccinated soon?

Because people demand zero Covid risk.

“People” don’t, though a vocal minority of the WTU appears to.

I think it's actually a pretty widespread sentiment among the population, not just the WTU.

10,000 kids accept the (low) risks of attending school now, and that doesn’t include the ones that didn’t get the opportunity nor the ones who said no to an offer for logistical reasons.

Sure. I am among those who would have accepted an offer if we had gotten one. I would have sent my kids back last fall or even spring if they had opened. I still think there is a substantial part of the US population that is extremely risk averse when it comes to Covid. The level of hysteria is very high. (And no, I don't think Covid is "just the flu". I know what the stats are and the unknowns. But I do think it is not akin to Ebola or Smallpox, and for most people, the risks of getting severely sick or having long-term effects will be very low.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

But why is herd immunity the bar to cross, when masked kids do not transmit between each other easily, and we'll have most vulnerable adults and teachers vaccinated soon?

Because people demand zero Covid risk.

“People” don’t, though a vocal minority of the WTU appears to.

I think it's actually a pretty widespread sentiment among the population, not just the WTU.

10,000 kids accept the (low) risks of attending school now, and that doesn’t include the ones that didn’t get the opportunity nor the ones who said no to an offer for logistical reasons.

Sure. I am among those who would have accepted an offer if we had gotten one. I would have sent my kids back last fall or even spring if they had opened. I still think there is a substantial part of the US population that is extremely risk averse when it comes to Covid. The level of hysteria is very high. (And no, I don't think Covid is "just the flu". I know what the stats are and the unknowns. But I do think it is not akin to Ebola or Smallpox, and for most people, the risks of getting severely sick or having long-term effects will be very low.)

I don’t believe for one second you would have sent your kids back to school in April or May of last year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ONLY way to reopen for full IPL is having the restrictions lifted off of the number of students allowed per in person class. It is currently at 11 for most grade levels (a little less for PreK/K). If the CDC revises this guidance (which I imagine they will with Biden's good pickup of vaccination rollout, including teachers). That would reduce community transmission.

Face masks will still be required, but I think some level of herd immunity could occur by after Labor Day 2021.

But why is herd immunity the bar to cross, when masked kids do not transmit between each other easily, and we'll have most vulnerable adults and teachers vaccinated soon?

Because people demand zero Covid risk.

“People” don’t, though a vocal minority of the WTU appears to.

I think it's actually a pretty widespread sentiment among the population, not just the WTU.

10,000 kids accept the (low) risks of attending school now, and that doesn’t include the ones that didn’t get the opportunity nor the ones who said no to an offer for logistical reasons.

Sure. I am among those who would have accepted an offer if we had gotten one. I would have sent my kids back last fall or even spring if they had opened. I still think there is a substantial part of the US population that is extremely risk averse when it comes to Covid. The level of hysteria is very high. (And no, I don't think Covid is "just the flu". I know what the stats are and the unknowns. But I do think it is not akin to Ebola or Smallpox, and for most people, the risks of getting severely sick or having long-term effects will be very low.)

I don’t believe for one second you would have sent your kids back to school in April or May of last year.

Well, then don't. I never thought school closures were truly justified. Sweden never closed elementary schools, and infections among their kids were lower than in some other countries that did. My extended family in Europe went back before the summer.