Should we prepare for virtual schooling starting in January?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

Pp is right. And Hogan, in his bid for the Presidency, has said no lockdowns. He will let each business decide on their own, and each school district decide on their own, so he can claim that he remained true to republican ideals of individual decision-making (and deplore all the responsible folks who closed, of course).

And what will happen is this: most public-facing businesses and institutions like schools, hospitals, bars and restaurants will face staff shortages, since they're highly exposed to Covid. The responsible ones will close. The irresponsible ones will try not to. And some will be forced to close anyway, because there won't be adults left in the building!

So blame the future Republican candidate for refusing to do his job, if you want!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

If they’re sick, how will they be teaching DL? Particularly given how mentally taxing that actually is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

If they’re sick, how will they be teaching DL? Particularly given how mentally taxing that actually is?

Yep. If they can teach online, they can teach in-person with a mask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

If they’re sick, how will they be teaching DL? Particularly given how mentally taxing that actually is?

There are fewer truly sick people than just asymptomatic positive or mildly symptomatic, PP, as you know. Of course, the sooner you pivot to virtual, the more chances you have of getting both a healthy student population and a healthy teacher population to make it work!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

If they’re sick, how will they be teaching DL? Particularly given how mentally taxing that actually is?

Yep. If they can teach online, they can teach in-person with a mask.

Are you suggesting we now purposefully welcome SICK COVID POSITIVE people INSIDE SCHOOLS? Now I've heard it all.

There are a tons of kids and adults who cannot go in because they are positive. It doesn't mean they are sick. Hence the value of virtual learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

If they’re sick, how will they be teaching DL? Particularly given how mentally taxing that actually is?

There are fewer truly sick people than just asymptomatic positive or mildly symptomatic, PP, as you know. Of course, the sooner you pivot to virtual, the more chances you have of getting both a healthy student population and a healthy teacher population to make it work!

And then back in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I'll be honest. I'm one of the biggest critics of MCPS' response to Covid.

But Monifa's approach seems pretty reasonable. Putting clear numbers around when an individual school would be assessed for temporary closures, but no system wide closure.

That is really as good as its gonna get

Agree. Nice to have actual numbers. But 5% via testing probably represents a true much higher percentage of infected individuals who haven't bothered to get tested. McKnight practically begging everyone to sign up for testing,

Whenever I see a post that refers to Dr. McKnight as Monifa, I know the poster is an a** and anything they're saying has to be complete BS.

As another poster said, you have made some odd exception to first names for Monifa, vs Jack, Nancy, Hillary etc.
Take a long, hard look in the mirror and ask yourself why you must hear her European sounding McKnight and can't stand to hear Monifa. Oh. I know. You'll argue it's the opposite and you're fighting for black woman to be respected. But in reality and in effect, what you are doing is trying to silence the discussions about a successful person when her black- sounding name is connected to the conversation. You're attempting to mute discussions that say "black woman's name" and powerful decisions. You can't stand to hear the two connected. Drop off the edge of the earth. Monifa needed nothing from you to get to where she is today and she certainly doesn't need you trying to disconnect her name from the conversation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

They don't care if staff get sick as they believe they are vaccinated/invincable. Even sick, they feel staff should come in to teach/babysit their kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

If they’re sick, how will they be teaching DL? Particularly given how mentally taxing that actually is?

Yep. If they can teach online, they can teach in-person with a mask.

Are you suggesting we now purposefully welcome SICK COVID POSITIVE people INSIDE SCHOOLS? Now I've heard it all.

There are a tons of kids and adults who cannot go in because they are positive. It doesn't mean they are sick. Hence the value of virtual learning.

These are the same people sending their kids into school with covid. Why does this surprise you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

Pp is right. And Hogan, in his bid for the Presidency, has said no lockdowns. He will let each business decide on their own, and each school district decide on their own, so he can claim that he remained true to republican ideals of individual decision-making (and deplore all the responsible folks who closed, of course).

And what will happen is this: most public-facing businesses and institutions like schools, hospitals, bars and restaurants will face staff shortages, since they're highly exposed to Covid. The responsible ones will close. The irresponsible ones will try not to. And some will be forced to close anyway, because there won't be adults left in the building!

So blame the future Republican candidate for refusing to do his job, if you want!

He's shown zero leadership!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

If they’re sick, how will they be teaching DL? Particularly given how mentally taxing that actually is?

Yep. If they can teach online, they can teach in-person with a mask.

Are you suggesting we now purposefully welcome SICK COVID POSITIVE people INSIDE SCHOOLS? Now I've heard it all.

There are a tons of kids and adults who cannot go in because they are positive. It doesn't mean they are sick. Hence the value of virtual learning.

These are the same people sending their kids into school with covid. Why does this surprise you.

These people are cray. Let's hope the sperm damage isn't long lasting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

If they’re sick, how will they be teaching DL? Particularly given how mentally taxing that actually is?

Yep. If they can teach online, they can teach in-person with a mask.

Are you suggesting we now purposefully welcome SICK COVID POSITIVE people INSIDE SCHOOLS? Now I've heard it all.

There are a tons of kids and adults who cannot go in because they are positive. It doesn't mean they are sick. Hence the value of virtual learning.

These are the same people sending their kids into school with covid. Why does this surprise you.

These people are cray. Let's hope the sperm damage isn't long lasting.

Their kids do need to stay in person school. Can you imagine what their home life is like?

[Anonymous]

The staffing shortages are a direct result of poor leadership from the Board of Education and Dr. McKnight. Substitutes and Para Educators are incredibly underpaid positions even when a person is a certified teacher. The school year also started the year with staffing shortages. Again, pay more and offer benefits such as healthcare to part-time vacancies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


For those braying about bars and restaurants closing before schools, this is for you:


https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/18/a-bunch-of-dc-bars-and-restaurants-are-closing-amidst-a-covid-19-surge/

They're doing it voluntarily. Post when it's required by law.

What the parents who seem obsessed with "if schools close down, everything needs to shut down..." are failing to see, is the problem isn't shutting down because of omicron itself. The problem is staffing shortages. Teachers are getting sick and cannot be at school. There is no one there to cover for them. Not sure why you're not comprehending this or getting it through your head. School closures will be due to staff shortages. Period.

If they’re sick, how will they be teaching DL? Particularly given how mentally taxing that actually is?

Yep. If they can teach online, they can teach in-person with a mask.

Are you suggesting we now purposefully welcome SICK COVID POSITIVE people INSIDE SCHOOLS? Now I've heard it all.

There are a tons of kids and adults who cannot go in because they are positive. It doesn't mean they are sick. Hence the value of virtual learning.

These are the same people sending their kids into school with covid. Why does this surprise you.

These people are cray. Let's hope the sperm damage isn't long lasting.

Their kids do need to stay in person school. Can you imagine what their home life is like?

Since this is your "go to" line in every single thread, please tell us what you imagine their home lives are like.