Quarantining entire classrooms at ES level

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?

Yes, kid should stay home in this scenario (unless sick and needed doc of course). If they could just go anywhere they wouldn’t be quarantined and could go to school.

This rule is so unclear. Also, if one of your kids gets quarantined for a positive case in their class, it does not mean any of your other kids need to enter quarantine which makes no sense to me. If mcps is so worried your child who was exposed could contract covid then why do they allow other members of that same household to attend school while their sibling is at home potentially harboring covid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?

Yes, kid should stay home in this scenario (unless sick and needed doc of course). If they could just go anywhere they wouldn’t be quarantined and could go to school.

This rule is so unclear. Also, if one of your kids gets quarantined for a positive case in their class, it does not mean any of your other kids need to enter quarantine which makes no sense to me. If mcps is so worried your child who was exposed could contract covid then why do they allow other members of that same household to attend school while their sibling is at home potentially harboring covid?

Maybe they’re hoping parents will use common sense? Unlike the parents who brought their child to soccer this morning when I know their youngest’s class is quarantined because of a positive in their classroom.

[Anonymous]

If my kid was feeling fine, there would be no isolation whatsoever. We would probably take a trip somehwere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my kid was feeling fine, there would be no isolation whatsoever. We would probably take a trip somehwere.

The russian troll is strong in this one!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?

Seriously, how is this a question?

IKR. Who/what is going to stop them? People aren't quarantining over potential exposures when there are no symptoms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?

Seriously, how is this a question?

IKR. Who/what is going to stop them? People aren't quarantining over potential exposures when there are no symptoms.

You would test after 4 days to answer the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?

Yes, kid should stay home in this scenario (unless sick and needed doc of course). If they could just go anywhere they wouldn’t be quarantined and could go to school.

This rule is so unclear. Also, if one of your kids gets quarantined for a positive case in their class, it does not mean any of your other kids need to enter quarantine which makes no sense to me. If mcps is so worried your child who was exposed could contract covid then why do they allow other members of that same household to attend school while their sibling is at home potentially harboring covid?

Maybe they’re hoping parents will use common sense? Unlike the parents who brought their child to soccer this morning when I know their youngest’s class is quarantined because of a positive in their classroom.

Are you sure the whole class is in quarantine and not just close contacts? Our school recently had a positive case in a class but they only quarantined close contacts and not the entire class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?

Yes, kid should stay home in this scenario (unless sick and needed doc of course). If they could just go anywhere they wouldn’t be quarantined and could go to school.

This rule is so unclear. Also, if one of your kids gets quarantined for a positive case in their class, it does not mean any of your other kids need to enter quarantine which makes no sense to me. If mcps is so worried your child who was exposed could contract covid then why do they allow other members of that same household to attend school while their sibling is at home potentially harboring covid?

Maybe they’re hoping parents will use common sense? Unlike the parents who brought their child to soccer this morning when I know their youngest’s class is quarantined because of a positive in their classroom.

Well according to mcps their older kid doesn’t need to quarantine and can attend school. So I can see why the parents think it is ok to bring their older child to soccer. I don’t agree dog this rule at all but I get why you’d think your older kid can continue life as normal if they are allowed back at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid was feeling fine, there would be no isolation whatsoever. We would probably take a trip somehwere.

The russian troll is strong in this one!

Why not a trumpet troll? Why Russian?
What exactly d you hate against Russians that you hate them so much? Who else do you hate? Your ILS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?

Yes, kid should stay home in this scenario (unless sick and needed doc of course). If they could just go anywhere they wouldn’t be quarantined and could go to school.

Not quite. If your child is a true close contact, he or she should stay home for only seven days, assuming you get a negative test on day 5 or later. But since MCPS is quarantining everybody by default, you don't know that this is the case. I'm sure asymptomatic kids are outside doing sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid was feeling fine, there would be no isolation whatsoever. We would probably take a trip somehwere.

The russian troll is strong in this one!

Why not a trumpet troll? Why Russian?
What exactly d you hate against Russians that you hate them so much? Who else do you hate? Your ILS?

Just that Russia has an active, state sponsored campaign to stir up trouble via social media. It seems by far the more likely explanation than that people would be so blatantly obtuse. And on anonymous message board? Easy pickings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?

Yes, kid should stay home in this scenario (unless sick and needed doc of course). If they could just go anywhere they wouldn’t be quarantined and could go to school.

This rule is so unclear. Also, if one of your kids gets quarantined for a positive case in their class, it does not mean any of your other kids need to enter quarantine which makes no sense to me. If mcps is so worried your child who was exposed could contract covid then why do they allow other members of that same household to attend school while their sibling is at home potentially harboring covid?

Maybe they’re hoping parents will use common sense? Unlike the parents who brought their child to soccer this morning when I know their youngest’s class is quarantined because of a positive in their classroom.

Well according to mcps their older kid doesn’t need to quarantine and can attend school. So I can see why the parents think it is ok to bring their older child to soccer. I don’t agree dog this rule at all but I get why you’d think your older kid can continue life as normal if they are allowed back at school.

100% positive that the child who was participating in soccer was quarantined due to exposure in the classroom. It wasn’t a misinterpretation of the rule by the parent. It was willful ignoring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?

Yes, kid should stay home in this scenario (unless sick and needed doc of course). If they could just go anywhere they wouldn’t be quarantined and could go to school.

This rule is so unclear. Also, if one of your kids gets quarantined for a positive case in their class, it does not mean any of your other kids need to enter quarantine which makes no sense to me. If mcps is so worried your child who was exposed could contract covid then why do they allow other members of that same household to attend school while their sibling is at home potentially harboring covid?

Maybe they’re hoping parents will use common sense? Unlike the parents who brought their child to soccer this morning when I know their youngest’s class is quarantined because of a positive in their classroom.

Well according to mcps their older kid doesn’t need to quarantine and can attend school. So I can see why the parents think it is ok to bring their older child to soccer. I don’t agree dog this rule at all but I get why you’d think your older kid can continue life as normal if they are allowed back at school.

100% positive that the child who was participating in soccer was quarantined due to exposure in the classroom. It wasn’t a misinterpretation of the rule by the parent. It was willful ignoring.

I thought parents were supposed to use common sense. The soccer player was in MCPS quarantine as part of a class, not as a close contact. The parents' had no reason to think he was a legitimate close contact, and certainly had no reason to think he was infected. And if he was infected, he might not be infectious. And if he was infectious, soccer is presumably outside where transmissions would be rare anyway.

Common sense would dictate that child isn't a greater transmission risk to others on the team as many, many others others that the teammates would interact with on a daily basis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?

Yes, kid should stay home in this scenario (unless sick and needed doc of course). If they could just go anywhere they wouldn’t be quarantined and could go to school.

This rule is so unclear. Also, if one of your kids gets quarantined for a positive case in their class, it does not mean any of your other kids need to enter quarantine which makes no sense to me. If mcps is so worried your child who was exposed could contract covid then why do they allow other members of that same household to attend school while their sibling is at home potentially harboring covid?

Maybe they’re hoping parents will use common sense? Unlike the parents who brought their child to soccer this morning when I know their youngest’s class is quarantined because of a positive in their classroom.

Well according to mcps their older kid doesn’t need to quarantine and can attend school. So I can see why the parents think it is ok to bring their older child to soccer. I don’t agree dog this rule at all but I get why you’d think your older kid can continue life as normal if they are allowed back at school.

100% positive that the child who was participating in soccer was quarantined due to exposure in the classroom. It wasn’t a misinterpretation of the rule by the parent. It was willful ignoring.

Didn’t you say it was the sibling of the child who was playing in soccer that was in quarantine? If it’s a sibling that’s in quarantine then only that child needs to stay isolated, secondary contacts like their other siblings can attend school and sports. So this parent was not wrong to let their kid play soccer, assuming it was only their younger sibling asked to quarantine as a close contact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought MCPS defined close contacts as less than 3ft for at least 15 minutes. But at our ES, and others it seems, entire classrooms are being quarantined over one positive. When questioned about it our principal essentially said it was too hard to make that determination and the cautious approach is to send the whole class home. But I know of teachers in other districts (in the northeast, not trump country) whose schools have no policy executing the 3ft policy- kids whose desks or lunchroom seats are within 3ft are quarantined, not the entire class. I don’t know whether to make a thing about this or not, or who to even complain to. I otherwise like our principal but if the vaccine approval drags out this isn’t sustainable.

It's very good to hear that they're taking this so seriously.