Schools closed January 3 and 4

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Anonymous wrote:I love the idea of test to stay … finally my unvaccinated children can continue going to school. Bravo CDC !!!

This also is not test to stay

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Anonymous wrote:I love the idea of test to stay … finally my unvaccinated children can continue going to school. Bravo CDC !!!

This isn't test to stay....

They are trying to implement test to stay. Details not released yet. CDC just made that recommendation like 4 days ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the test isn't required to return, this is just wasted time off.

Testing is not required.

So the people who behave responsibly and are less likely to have and spread COVID will test. And the people who behave irresponsibly and are more likely to have and spread COVID will not test.

I just didn't understand why they don't make it mandatory.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love the idea of test to stay … finally my unvaccinated children can continue going to school. Bravo CDC !!!

This isn't test to stay....

They are trying to implement test to stay. Details not released yet. CDC just made that recommendation like 4 days ago.

They did not say they were trying to implement it. They said they were looking at it. They will keeP looking at it till June

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Its not a test to return. Also, if a kid tests negative, does DC Health notify their school or is that the responsbility of family to notify school. Anyhow, the respnsbile parents who got their kids vaccinated will be the same ones to test their kids. The unvaccinated kids and their parents will prboably skip the testing on Jan 3

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Anonymous wrote:What are the logistics of test to return? Assuming testing is mandatory- are the tests returned to the school?

It’s not test to return.

Wait.....what? so they are taking time off to distribute tests to people, but not actually requiring testing? This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the idea of test to stay … finally my unvaccinated children can continue going to school. Bravo CDC !!!

This also is not test to stay

Yes I know but I was just about to give up and vaccinate my kids so they won’t have to quarantine in the future but with this news give me a hope. And yes, testing should be required to go back to school.

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Anonymous wrote:Well. I'm impressed with the mayor's response.

I'm really pleased too, especially with test-to-return, rapid antigen tests readily available and expanded PCR test-at-home kits.

Yes. I also noticed how they kept emphasizing the safest place for kids is in school. All those posters freaking out about school closures are crazy.

It’s almost as if you were ignoring the part where us school closure folks have been advocating to close early this week because of the active public health emergency in schools, and test to return in January. It’s almost as if you just operate from knee-jerk reactions.

Yep. As a teacher who tested + today really glad we kept schools open as things spiked and I now get to spend the holidays in quarantine.

I'm truly sorry that you tested positive, but this is likely just life going forward. We can't keep shutting down schools particularly with vaccines having widespread availability. Assuming you are vaxxed you should be fine (and don't need to quarantine though I understand you may want to).

[Anonymous]

Was this the mayor's way of distracting from the Holocaust incident?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was this the mayor's way of distracting from the Holocaust incident?

No because they talked about that during the press conference

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If the test isn't required to return, this is just wasted time off.

Testing is not required.

So the people who behave responsibly and are less likely to have and spread COVID will test. And the people who behave irresponsibly and are more likely to have and spread COVID will not test.

I just didn't understand why they don't make it mandatory.

We also shy can't they distribute tests earlier and start school on time.

[Anonymous]

This is complete lunacy. It makes no sense if there is no requirement to test.

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I'm truly sorry that you tested positive, but this is likely just life going forward. We can't keep shutting down schools particularly with vaccines having widespread availability. Assuming you are vaxxed you should be fine (and don't need to quarantine though I understand you may want to).

What kind of batshit crazy "advice" is this? OF COURSE you need to quarantine if you tested positive. JEEZ.

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Anonymous wrote:Well. I'm impressed with the mayor's response.

I'm really pleased too, especially with test-to-return, rapid antigen tests readily available and expanded PCR test-at-home kits.

Yes. I also noticed how they kept emphasizing the safest place for kids is in school. All those posters freaking out about school closures are crazy.

It’s almost as if you were ignoring the part where us school closure folks have been advocating to close early this week because of the active public health emergency in schools, and test to return in January. It’s almost as if you just operate from knee-jerk reactions.

Yep. As a teacher who tested + today really glad we kept schools open as things spiked and I now get to spend the holidays in quarantine.

I'm truly sorry that you tested positive, but this is likely just life going forward. We can't keep shutting down schools particularly with vaccines having widespread availability. Assuming you are vaxxed you should be fine (and don't need to quarantine though I understand you may want to).

What in the world???? You absolutely should (and are required to by DCPS) quarantine if you are positive. Vaccinated or not. Where are you getting this?

[Anonymous]

Yay, 2 more days we can stay in Florida/Ohio/all the other places people are visiting for the holidays! It's just pushing back the inevitable positives.