MCPS Officially announces schools opening as planned

[Anonymous]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/30/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

We might not have enough workers to keep gas stations and grocery stores open, but hey. High school sports are important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

7 day running average of new cases per 100K.

That is Maryland as a whole. For Montgomery County, the data updated 12/29 is 803.38 cases per 100k in the past 7 days.
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

And for those who are math impaired, that is 0.8% of the population with a positive test in the past 7 days. If you want to estimate that for every 1 person who got a positive PCR, there are 3 additional people who have Covid, that would bring the total to 3.2% of the population. And it is reasonable to assume those numbers will go higher in the next couple of days as everyone who is still getting sick manages to get tested.

However, the Health Department and MCPS need data to act on, not estimates and assumptions. The letter that was posted said "As of today 12/30" MCPS was still planning to open in person. There are still 4 days for that to change. Regardless of what MCPS does and when they communicate, people are gonna scream about it. That just seems to be the permanent setting nowadays. If you really think MCPS should not be open on 1/3, then encourage the people you know to complete the form on the homepage to report students that have Covid. MCPS can't act until they have data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s yesterday’s number. Today’s is likely to be higher.

That said, is there evidence of omicron transmission in schools?

Schools aren't magical places. Omicron spreads as well there as anywhere maybe more so since many kids don't wear their masks properly and the schools themselves are often overcrowded.

Oh well. Kids will get COVID. The idea of hiding from it forever through virtual school is untenable and irrational.

Unless you'd like to preserve their IQ. https://www.psypost.org/2021/07/large-study-finds-covid-19-is-linked-to-a-substantial-drop-in-intelligence-61577

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

7 day running average of new cases per 100K.

That is Maryland as a whole. For Montgomery County, the data updated 12/29 is 803.38 cases per 100k in the past 7 days.
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

And for those who are math impaired, that is 0.8% of the population with a positive test in the past 7 days. If you want to estimate that for every 1 person who got a positive PCR, there are 3 additional people who have Covid, that would bring the total to 3.2% of the population. And it is reasonable to assume those numbers will go higher in the next couple of days as everyone who is still getting sick manages to get tested.

However, the Health Department and MCPS need data to act on, not estimates and assumptions. The letter that was posted said "As of today 12/30" MCPS was still planning to open in person. There are still 4 days for that to change. Regardless of what MCPS does and when they communicate, people are gonna scream about it. That just seems to be the permanent setting nowadays. If you really think MCPS should not be open on 1/3, then encourage the people you know to complete the form on the homepage to report students that have Covid. MCPS can't act until they have data.

And why should students who got Covid over break and were not in school prevent school from opening? Those students can quarantine for 10 days and healthy students can be in school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one wants schools closed, snow day poster. We just want tests available, screening, hepa filters, good masks, outdoor lunch as an option, and the ability to have faith that sociopaths like you aren't going to send sick kids to school.

+1,000

-2,000 You would never be satisfied with anything except closing schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

7 day running average of new cases per 100K.

That is Maryland as a whole. For Montgomery County, the data updated 12/29 is 803.38 cases per 100k in the past 7 days.
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

And for those who are math impaired, that is 0.8% of the population with a positive test in the past 7 days. If you want to estimate that for every 1 person who got a positive PCR, there are 3 additional people who have Covid, that would bring the total to 3.2% of the population. And it is reasonable to assume those numbers will go higher in the next couple of days as everyone who is still getting sick manages to get tested.

However, the Health Department and MCPS need data to act on, not estimates and assumptions. The letter that was posted said "As of today 12/30" MCPS was still planning to open in person. There are still 4 days for that to change. Regardless of what MCPS does and when they communicate, people are gonna scream about it. That just seems to be the permanent setting nowadays. If you really think MCPS should not be open on 1/3, then encourage the people you know to complete the form on the homepage to report students that have Covid. MCPS can't act until they have data.

Why TF can they still not report an updated MoCo positivity number on this dashboard?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one wants schools closed, snow day poster. We just want tests available, screening, hepa filters, good masks, outdoor lunch as an option, and the ability to have faith that sociopaths like you aren't going to send sick kids to school.

+1,000

-2,000 You would never be satisfied with anything except closing schools.

Paranoid

[Anonymous]

Say what you will about Jack Smith he was willing to take a career hit to do what is right for kids. Then again neither is the governor. Flame away. 🔥

[Anonymous]

Good. Everyone in MCPS, students and teachers, has had the opportunity to be vaxxed (and boosted). This is success--as "good as it gets" as far as endemic COVID goes. Why is everyone pretending we are in the same position as Jan 2021?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good. Everyone in MCPS, students and teachers, has had the opportunity to be vaxxed (and boosted). This is success--as "good as it gets" as far as endemic COVID goes. Why is everyone pretending we are in the same position as Jan 2021?

It's not endemic and no one is pretending your nutty strawman accusation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good. Everyone in MCPS, students and teachers, has had the opportunity to be vaxxed (and boosted). This is success--as "good as it gets" as far as endemic COVID goes. Why is everyone pretending we are in the same position as Jan 2021?

It’s the same selfishness right?

[Anonymous]

Looks like they took the announcement down.

[Anonymous]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/experts-warn-omicron-blizzard-disrupt-us-next-month-2021-12-30/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like they took the announcement down.

I think so top, and I wonder what that means!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like they took the announcement down.

I think so top, and I wonder what that means!?

It means shit is hitting the proverbial fan.