The prospect of kids not going back to school until 2021

[Anonymous]

I would say at least 1/3 to 1/2 of total staff are either over 50/high risk or have someone at home high risk. I am a healthy 42yr old, but the stories about this disease even for my age group are terrifying. I once spent a week in a hospital with malaria, and this disease scares me more because of the possible long term complications.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids won't be back in classroom until January, at the earliest. Do you want to dump your kids in school or do you want the kids, teachers, and staff to be safe?

They are basically one and the same, as long as those who are vulnerable (obese, over 65) isolate themselves.

Who do you think is going to be left to run and teach in this school? Serious, non-snarky question. Once you remove everyone with high risk for COVID, who is left?

PP, in my anecdotal experience at least, there are plenty of teachers in MCPS who are not obese and/or over 65.

I can think of 20 teachers on our staff of over 100 who would be left. Even a lot of the young ones are obese or have health issues. I go on outdoor ed and day field trips so I know who is diabetic, asthmatic, or has a heart condition. There are two Type I diabetics under 32. Then there’s people like me who live with highly vulnerable family members.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids won't be back in classroom until January, at the earliest. Do you want to dump your kids in school or do you want the kids, teachers, and staff to be safe?

They are basically one and the same, as long as those who are vulnerable (obese, over 65) isolate themselves.

Who do you think is going to be left to run and teach in this school? Serious, non-snarky question. Once you remove everyone with high risk for COVID, who is left?

PP, in my anecdotal experience at least, there are plenty of teachers in MCPS who are not obese and/or over 65.

I can think of 20 teachers on our staff of over 100 who would be left. Even a lot of the young ones are obese or have health issues. I go on outdoor ed and day field trips so I know who is diabetic, asthmatic, or has a heart condition. There are two Type I diabetics under 32. Then there’s people like me who live with highly vulnerable family members.

80% of MCPS teaching staff at your school is old or in ill health? Wow. What's up with that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say at least 1/3 to 1/2 of total staff are either over 50/high risk or have someone at home high risk. I am a healthy 42yr old, but the stories about this disease even for my age group are terrifying. I once spent a week in a hospital with malaria, and this disease scares me more because of the possible long term complications.

It’s age 65+ that is at risk, not 50+

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Anonymous wrote:I would say at least 1/3 to 1/2 of total staff are either over 50/high risk or have someone at home high risk. I am a healthy 42yr old, but the stories about this disease even for my age group are terrifying. I once spent a week in a hospital with malaria, and this disease scares me more because of the possible long term complications.

Don't get terrified by anecdotes hyped in the media. The odds for a 42 year old are excellent, especially women. You know that the flu can have scary and long-term effects, too?

[Anonymous]

People need to start looking for a nanny/au pair/ Or small co-op supplemental homeschool groups. Or one parent takes a couple years off. If you need to downsize to afford it I would start looking now. Was never a good idea to be double income house poor. The kids from parents on this board will be fine, maybe they will even learn more. I hope schools use this as an opportunity to buy out/early retire lots of burnt out and underperforming teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People need to start looking for a nanny/au pair/ Or small co-op supplemental homeschool groups. Or one parent takes a couple years off. If you need to downsize to afford it I would start looking now. Was never a good idea to be double income house poor. The kids from parents on this board will be fine, maybe they will even learn more. I hope schools use this as an opportunity to buy out/early retire lots of burnt out and underperforming teachers.

Trump is considering shutting down the au pair program. You shouldn't hire an au pair now or you're likely to lose your deposit. Look for other options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People need to start looking for a nanny/au pair/ Or small co-op supplemental homeschool groups. Or one parent takes a couple years off. If you need to downsize to afford it I would start looking now. Was never a good idea to be double income house poor. The kids from parents on this board will be fine, maybe they will even learn more. I hope schools use this as an opportunity to buy out/early retire lots of burnt out and underperforming teachers.

Another "people just need to be prepared to pay money they don't have for childcare!" poster on DCUM.

This MCPS parent's kids are *not* fine.

Kids need school. That's fundamental.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids won't be back in classroom until January, at the earliest. Do you want to dump your kids in school or do you want the kids, teachers, and staff to be safe?

They are basically one and the same, as long as those who are vulnerable (obese, over 65) isolate themselves.

Who do you think is going to be left to run and teach in this school? Serious, non-snarky question. Once you remove everyone with high risk for COVID, who is left?

PP, in my anecdotal experience at least, there are plenty of teachers in MCPS who are not obese and/or over 65.

I can think of 20 teachers on our staff of over 100 who would be left. Even a lot of the young ones are obese or have health issues. I go on outdoor ed and day field trips so I know who is diabetic, asthmatic, or has a heart condition. There are two Type I diabetics under 32. Then there’s people like me who live with highly vulnerable family members.

80% of MCPS teaching staff at your school is old or in ill health? Wow. What's up with that?

I am a teacher in my twenties who exercises seven days a week and has no underlying conditions. My husband has a history of major lung surgery and we live with a family member who donated a vital organ to his dying brother. I realize that my family isn't important to you-I know this because your family isn't important to me. See how that works? The health and well-being of my family will always be paramount to providing childcare so other people can work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People need to start looking for a nanny/au pair/ Or small co-op supplemental homeschool groups. Or one parent takes a couple years off. If you need to downsize to afford it I would start looking now. Was never a good idea to be double income house poor. The kids from parents on this board will be fine, maybe they will even learn more. I hope schools use this as an opportunity to buy out/early retire lots of burnt out and underperforming teachers.

Another "people just need to be prepared to pay money they don't have for childcare!" poster on DCUM.

This MCPS parent's kids are *not* fine.

Kids need school. That's fundamental.

Not in the narrow way you define it.

Kids need an education. It needn’t be traditional schooling. And in times of pandemic, all bets are off and they will likely be the most resilient and likely to bounce back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People need to start looking for a nanny/au pair/ Or small co-op supplemental homeschool groups. Or one parent takes a couple years off. If you need to downsize to afford it I would start looking now. Was never a good idea to be double income house poor. The kids from parents on this board will be fine, maybe they will even learn more. I hope schools use this as an opportunity to buy out/early retire lots of burnt out and underperforming teachers.

Another "people just need to be prepared to pay money they don't have for childcare!" poster on DCUM.

This MCPS parent's kids are *not* fine.

Kids need school. That's fundamental.

Not in the narrow way you define it.

Kids need an education. It needn’t be traditional schooling. And in times of pandemic, all bets are off and they will likely be the most resilient and likely to bounce back.

I would rather cancel it altogether, layoff extra school personnel, and save the tax dollars. At least then, we would stop pretending kids get education with DL. And lack of education is only part of the problem. How about mental health of kids? New York laid off significant number of school personnel. This party cannot go on forever for you.

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Anonymous wrote:People need to start looking for a nanny/au pair/ Or small co-op supplemental homeschool groups. Or one parent takes a couple years off. If you need to downsize to afford it I would start looking now. Was never a good idea to be double income house poor. The kids from parents on this board will be fine, maybe they will even learn more. I hope schools use this as an opportunity to buy out/early retire lots of burnt out and underperforming teachers.

Another "people just need to be prepared to pay money they don't have for childcare!" poster on DCUM.

This MCPS parent's kids are *not* fine.

Kids need school. That's fundamental.

Not in the narrow way you define it.

Kids need an education. It needn’t be traditional schooling. And in times of pandemic, all bets are off and they will likely be the most resilient and likely to bounce back.

No. Kids need to be IN SCHOOL.

People say "kids are resilient" when they really mean "we're unjustifiably putting a huge burden on kids, so we will tell ourselves things that aren't true, to make ourselves feel better about it".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say at least 1/3 to 1/2 of total staff are either over 50/high risk or have someone at home high risk. I am a healthy 42yr old, but the stories about this disease even for my age group are terrifying. I once spent a week in a hospital with malaria, and this disease scares me more because of the possible long term complications.

Is that over 50 *and* high risk? Because just being over 50 doesn't make you high risk, it's over 60.

But if possibly half are high risk, that's an awfully unhealthy workforce on a good day.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids won't be back in classroom until January, at the earliest. Do you want to dump your kids in school or do you want the kids, teachers, and staff to be safe?

They are basically one and the same, as long as those who are vulnerable (obese, over 65) isolate themselves.

Who do you think is going to be left to run and teach in this school? Serious, non-snarky question. Once you remove everyone with high risk for COVID, who is left?

PP, in my anecdotal experience at least, there are plenty of teachers in MCPS who are not obese and/or over 65.

I can think of 20 teachers on our staff of over 100 who would be left. Even a lot of the young ones are obese or have health issues. I go on outdoor ed and day field trips so I know who is diabetic, asthmatic, or has a heart condition. There are two Type I diabetics under 32. Then there’s people like me who live with highly vulnerable family members.

80% of MCPS teaching staff at your school is old or in ill health? Wow. What's up with that?

I am a teacher in my twenties who exercises seven days a week and has no underlying conditions. My husband has a history of major lung surgery and we live with a family member who donated a vital organ to his dying brother. I realize that my family isn't important to you-I know this because your family isn't important to me. See how that works? The health and well-being of my family will always be paramount to providing childcare so other people can work.

Maybe being a teacher isn't for you then. Do you also stay home for the entirety of flu season every year? What about when someone in your class get strep throat? Do you go ahead and stay out for a month just in case?

As someone who also works with children it's not a career that has ever been completely risk free. EVER. Kids get sick and have the potential to spread illness. If you aren't willing to accept ANY risk of that then really you shouldn't be teaching at all-pandemic or otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:People need to start looking for a nanny/au pair/ Or small co-op supplemental homeschool groups. Or one parent takes a couple years off. If you need to downsize to afford it I would start looking now. Was never a good idea to be double income house poor. The kids from parents on this board will be fine, maybe they will even learn more. I hope schools use this as an opportunity to buy out/early retire lots of burnt out and underperforming teachers.

Another "people just need to be prepared to pay money they don't have for childcare!" poster on DCUM.

This MCPS parent's kids are *not* fine.

Kids need school. That's fundamental.

Not in the narrow way you define it.

Kids need an education. It needn’t be traditional schooling. And in times of pandemic, all bets are off and they will likely be the most resilient and likely to bounce back.

No. Kids need to be IN SCHOOL.

People say "kids are resilient" when they really mean "we're unjustifiably putting a huge burden on kids, so we will tell ourselves things that aren't true, to make ourselves feel better about it".

Absolutely agree. Sure kids are resilient. I could 100% get on board with that when it was 3 months of missed school. I'm sorry, but the prospect of starting again in the fall with a DL model is just too much. It's too much lost time and will be detrimental for our kids.