MCPS will now send kids home for ten days based on symptoms only

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The VA parents are hoping in person fails to justify their choice. Don’t fall for their click bait. It will be fine. A little messy for another month but they everyone will hit their stride and even if the stupid policy stands individual teachers will learn to give Larla a few mins to see if her tummy ache goes away before sending to nurse.

????? My kids are in the VA and I want nothing more than for in-person to work!

Why are you so nasty? Why can’t you support people when they seek the most appropriate situation for their children?


Weirdo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree we are peaking or past peaking. And we are special because our vaccination rates are so high. We are the opposite end of the spectrum from Texas and Florida's vaccination rates

The only way we're going to actually know if we peaked is when the cases start going down consistently. It should be noted that we're about the same level as we were in the fall of 2020 before we saw the huge peak during November-January. I don't anticipate the caseload getting as high as it did last year due to the overall level of vaccinated individuals in the county but I I don't think it's going to get better anytime soon.

I cannot f****** wait for the pediatric vaccine to get approved

[Anonymous]

This is a very responsible policy. If you have symptoms of Covid, you need to rule out Covid before coming back to school. Every reputable private school does the same thing. Sorry they don’t trust non-physician parents to properly determine if kids have a cold or Covid. Given how Covid presents in kids, the schools have no choice but to follow this policy. They could certainly make it easier for kids without insurance to get tested at school but there is no alternative to this policy that is in the interest of health and safety of the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The VA parents are hoping in person fails to justify their choice. Don’t fall for their click bait. It will be fine. A little messy for another month but they everyone will hit their stride and even if the stupid policy stands individual teachers will learn to give Larla a few mins to see if her tummy ache goes away before sending to nurse.

You have never been a teacher in public school. Ask Larla to wait 10 min to go to the nurse and her mom will email the principal that you are guilty of child abuse.

Well then all MCPs’ policy does then is force parents to tell their kids not to mention anything unless it’s really really bad. Not good.

Just come up with a code symptom to use. If they need to come home, they'll always say it's an ear ache.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The VA parents are hoping in person fails to justify their choice. Don’t fall for their click bait. It will be fine. A little messy for another month but they everyone will hit their stride and even if the stupid policy stands individual teachers will learn to give Larla a few mins to see if her tummy ache goes away before sending to nurse.

You have never been a teacher in public school. Ask Larla to wait 10 min to go to the nurse and her mom will email the principal that you are guilty of child abuse.

Well then all MCPs’ policy does then is force parents to tell their kids not to mention anything unless it’s really really bad. Not good.

Just come up with a code symptom to use. If they need to come home, they'll always say it's an ear ache.

That would mean the kid comes home. The parents want the kid to stay at school. Maybe they can’t miss work. Or this is the hill they want us all to die on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a very responsible policy. If you have symptoms of Covid, you need to rule out Covid before coming back to school. Every reputable private school does the same thing. Sorry they don’t trust non-physician parents to properly determine if kids have a cold or Covid. Given how Covid presents in kids, the schools have no choice but to follow this policy. They could certainly make it easier for kids without insurance to get tested at school but there is no alternative to this policy that is in the interest of health and safety of the community.

If they were to properly interpret close contacts. But that’s too tricky for MCPS. They’re fairly simple-minded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The VA parents are hoping in person fails to justify their choice. Don’t fall for their click bait. It will be fine. A little messy for another month but they everyone will hit their stride and even if the stupid policy stands individual teachers will learn to give Larla a few mins to see if her tummy ache goes away before sending to nurse.

You have never been a teacher in public school. Ask Larla to wait 10 min to go to the nurse and her mom will email the principal that you are guilty of child abuse.

Well then all MCPs’ policy does then is force parents to tell their kids not to mention anything unless it’s really really bad. Not good.

Just come up with a code symptom to use. If they need to come home, they'll always say it's an ear ache.

That would mean the kid comes home. The parents want the kid to stay at school. Maybe they can’t miss work. Or this is the hill they want us all to die on.

I'm not going to keep my kid at school if they really need to come home. But I'm not going to go along with a policy that would quarantine a whole class for a headache. I'll definitely be well my kids what symptoms to never say they have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree we are peaking or past peaking. And we are special because our vaccination rates are so high. We are the opposite end of the spectrum from Texas and Florida's vaccination rates

The only way we're going to actually know if we peaked is when the cases start going down consistently. It should be noted that we're about the same level as we were in the fall of 2020 before we saw the huge peak during November-January. I don't anticipate the caseload getting as high as it did last year due to the overall level of vaccinated individuals in the county but I I don't think it's going to get better anytime soon.

I cannot f****** wait for the pediatric vaccine to get approved

Given the zero-risk mentality that is so pervasive in MCPS, I have little confidence that will be enough. It won't matter if very few kids are actually getting sick. Raw case counts combined with the occasional national news story about a kid with a breakthrough infection will be us stuck in this loop for a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a very responsible policy. If you have symptoms of Covid, you need to rule out Covid before coming back to school. Every reputable private school does the same thing. Sorry they don’t trust non-physician parents to properly determine if kids have a cold or Covid. Given how Covid presents in kids, the schools have no choice but to follow this policy. They could certainly make it easier for kids without insurance to get tested at school but there is no alternative to this policy that is in the interest of health and safety of the community.

No they do not. Name a single private school that excludes the entire class based on a single child having a single symptom? No one has an issue with a kid displaying a symptom being required to leave school and get tested. The problem is that the entire class is being required to go home too. No private school has a policy like that. None.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The VA parents are hoping in person fails to justify their choice. Don’t fall for their click bait. It will be fine. A little messy for another month but they everyone will hit their stride and even if the stupid policy stands individual teachers will learn to give Larla a few mins to see if her tummy ache goes away before sending to nurse.

You have never been a teacher in public school. Ask Larla to wait 10 min to go to the nurse and her mom will email the principal that you are guilty of child abuse.

Well then all MCPs’ policy does then is force parents to tell their kids not to mention anything unless it’s really really bad. Not good.

Just come up with a code symptom to use. If they need to come home, they'll always say it's an ear ache.

That would mean the kid comes home. The parents want the kid to stay at school. Maybe they can’t miss work. Or this is the hill they want us all to die on.

No, the parents want sick kids at home. But they want kids who are not sick at school. I would be devastated if my kid’s headache from dehydration caused the entire class to miss two or more days of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a very responsible policy. If you have symptoms of Covid, you need to rule out Covid before coming back to school. Every reputable private school does the same thing. Sorry they don’t trust non-physician parents to properly determine if kids have a cold or Covid. Given how Covid presents in kids, the schools have no choice but to follow this policy. They could certainly make it easier for kids without insurance to get tested at school but there is no alternative to this policy that is in the interest of health and safety of the community.

If they were to properly interpret close contacts. But that’s too tricky for MCPS. They’re fairly simple-minded.

Well, it would help if the CDC gave guidance on “close contacts” that made any kind of GD sense. 6 feet/15 minutes unless they are a K-12 student wearing the one-layer gauze masks I hear about here ain’t it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree we are peaking or past peaking. And we are special because our vaccination rates are so high. We are the opposite end of the spectrum from Texas and Florida's vaccination rates

The only way we're going to actually know if we peaked is when the cases start going down consistently. It should be noted that we're about the same level as we were in the fall of 2020 before we saw the huge peak during November-January. I don't anticipate the caseload getting as high as it did last year due to the overall level of vaccinated individuals in the county but I I don't think it's going to get better anytime soon.

I cannot f****** wait for the pediatric vaccine to get approved

Given the zero-risk mentality that is so pervasive in MCPS, I have little confidence that will be enough. It won't matter if very few kids are actually getting sick. Raw case counts combined with the occasional national news story about a kid with a breakthrough infection will be us stuck in this loop for a long time.

This. Parents are gullible if they believe once their children are vaccinated the needle will move appreciably. The drumbeat of “but you can still COVID even when vaccinated” will start for kids just like it had for adults. We are going to have to fight to keep kids in school for years to come sadly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree we are peaking or past peaking. And we are special because our vaccination rates are so high. We are the opposite end of the spectrum from Texas and Florida's vaccination rates

The only way we're going to actually know if we peaked is when the cases start going down consistently. It should be noted that we're about the same level as we were in the fall of 2020 before we saw the huge peak during November-January. I don't anticipate the caseload getting as high as it did last year due to the overall level of vaccinated individuals in the county but I I don't think it's going to get better anytime soon.

I cannot f****** wait for the pediatric vaccine to get approved

Given the zero-risk mentality that is so pervasive in MCPS, I have little confidence that will be enough. It won't matter if very few kids are actually getting sick. Raw case counts combined with the occasional national news story about a kid with a breakthrough infection will be us stuck in this loop for a long time.

This. Parents are gullible if they believe once their children are vaccinated the needle will move appreciably. The drumbeat of “but you can still COVID even when vaccinated” will start for kids just like it had for adults. We are going to have to fight to keep kids in school for years to come sadly.

Yep, the pediatric vaccine means nothing. The goal post will move to demanding a fully-approved 100% effective vaccine.

[Anonymous]

At the end of the day this policy is yet another sign we don't value in person schooling. Who cares if a bunch of kids needlessly miss school, amirite? Maybe there is no other option - they should really do regular mandatory testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The VA parents are hoping in person fails to justify their choice. Don’t fall for their click bait. It will be fine. A little messy for another month but they everyone will hit their stride and even if the stupid policy stands individual teachers will learn to give Larla a few mins to see if her tummy ache goes away before sending to nurse.

You have never been a teacher in public school. Ask Larla to wait 10 min to go to the nurse and her mom will email the principal that you are guilty of child abuse.

Well then all MCPs’ policy does then is force parents to tell their kids not to mention anything unless it’s really really bad. Not good.

Just come up with a code symptom to use. If they need to come home, they'll always say it's an ear ache.

That would mean the kid comes home. The parents want the kid to stay at school. Maybe they can’t miss work. Or this is the hill they want us all to die on.

What did you do when your kid was in daycare? There are strict protocols for fevers and other symptoms that require kids to be picked up and kept home. It always confused me how kids were no longer required to be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school once they hit kindergarten. Instead of requesting policy changes that put kids (and the greater community) at risk why not rally to change family leave policies for the working class?