List of what each school is doing

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

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Local Case numbers are way below safe levels for unvaxxed and unboosted students under 15. We are not sending our DC to school in person. Fortunately school already said students can attend virtual classes if families prefer.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

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Local Case numbers are way below safe levels for unvaxxed and unboosted students under 15. We are not sending our DC to school in person. Fortunately school already said students can attend virtual classes if families prefer.

I meant way above sorry

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

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I agree. We live in Arlington and businesses are closing due to staff being out with covid. I’m not a prepper, but I’m stocking up for the next couple of weeks as I think we are on the brink of lots of stuff shutting down.

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Anonymous wrote:Lowell Also = pray. 3 days of school without requiring a negative test. Shocking.

Yes. Very surprised. It seems they have just thrown the towel in.

Has there been pushback at all? This seems crazy, given the high levels of cases right now.

This sounds like they aren’t crazy chicken little sky is falling.

Really? They appear to be one of the few schools in DC (which is a global hot spot) not asking for a negative test to return. Minimizing future cases and spread will help keep schools open in person over the next few weeks. I can't for the life of me understand Lowell's thinking here. It's bizarre.

Or maybe the direction for the future.

The email said it would create stress for people to have to find tests given the limited availability but it seems all the other schools can help their students do so. I am a parent there and I also don’t get the thinking behind this decision.

Has Lowell been testing throughout the year? Most schools are testing on campus using their regular testing provider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS school Monday in person. Turn in your winter break homework.

Why would you ever think this was relevant on the private school thread? Smh.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

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Local Case numbers are way below safe levels for unvaxxed and unboosted students under 15. We are not sending our DC to school in person. Fortunately school already said students can attend virtual classes if families prefer.

All kids 5+ can be vaccinated and now 12-15 can be boosted.

My vaccinated kids got covid (as did vaccinated and boosted adults) and it was very mild. Continued reasonable testing makes sense.

Policy cannot continue to be driven by protecting the unvaccinated. People need to make responsible choices for their own health.

If you are terrified of getting covid, then enroll in virtual school. Otherwise, it seems like the majority of independent schools are doing responsible testing and decisions based on the results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

Sorry, but you're wrong. "They" have no idea when covid will peak here. For the vast majority of kids, and adults for that matter, testing positive is a non-issue. Many don't even know they are sick.

We have to start moving forward. We are vaxxed and ready to go.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

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Local Case numbers are way below safe levels for unvaxxed and unboosted students under 15. We are not sending our DC to school in person. Fortunately school already said students can attend virtual classes if families prefer.

All kids 5+ can be vaccinated and now 12-15 can be boosted.

My vaccinated kids got covid (as did vaccinated and boosted adults) and it was very mild. Continued reasonable testing makes sense.

Policy cannot continue to be driven by protecting the unvaccinated. People need to make responsible choices for their own health.

If you are terrified of getting covid, then enroll in virtual school. Otherwise, it seems like the majority of independent schools are doing responsible testing and decisions based on the results.

12-15 is not approved to be boosted. Approval may come this week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

+1

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Local Case numbers are way below safe levels for unvaxxed and unboosted students under 15. We are not sending our DC to school in person. Fortunately school already said students can attend virtual classes if families prefer.

All kids 5+ can be vaccinated and now 12-15 can be boosted.

My vaccinated kids got covid (as did vaccinated and boosted adults) and it was very mild. Continued reasonable testing makes sense.

Policy cannot continue to be driven by protecting the unvaccinated. People need to make responsible choices for their own health.

If you are terrified of getting covid, then enroll in virtual school. Otherwise, it seems like the majority of independent schools are doing responsible testing and decisions based on the results.

12-15 is not approved to be boosted. Approval may come this week.

Constant misinformation and inaccurate info on this board.

Also, we’re not just taking protective measures for the unvaxxed, it’s also for the immunocompromised, as well as health care workers at hospital staff who are stressed, traumatized, stretched thin, and burned out.

I’m not terrified. I simply care about my neighbors and community.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

+1

+2

Local Case numbers are way below safe levels for unvaxxed and unboosted students under 15. We are not sending our DC to school in person. Fortunately school already said students can attend virtual classes if families prefer.

All kids 5+ can be vaccinated and now 12-15 can be boosted.

My vaccinated kids got covid (as did vaccinated and boosted adults) and it was very mild. Continued reasonable testing makes sense.

Policy cannot continue to be driven by protecting the unvaccinated. People need to make responsible choices for their own health.

If you are terrified of getting covid, then enroll in virtual school. Otherwise, it seems like the majority of independent schools are doing responsible testing and decisions based on the results.

12-15 is not approved to be boosted. Approval may come this week.

Constant misinformation and inaccurate info on this board.

Also, we’re not just taking protective measures for the unvaxxed, it’s also for the immunocompromised, as well as health care workers at hospital staff who are stressed, traumatized, stretched thin, and burned out.

I’m not terrified. I simply care about my neighbors and community.

DMV hospitals are not even close to overburdened. Staff may be short but that’s on hospital management. It’s not a function of the number of Covid hospitalizations somehow being high, because they aren’t. And they won’t be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

+1

+2

Local Case numbers are way below safe levels for unvaxxed and unboosted students under 15. We are not sending our DC to school in person. Fortunately school already said students can attend virtual classes if families prefer.

All kids 5+ can be vaccinated and now 12-15 can be boosted.

My vaccinated kids got covid (as did vaccinated and boosted adults) and it was very mild. Continued reasonable testing makes sense.

Policy cannot continue to be driven by protecting the unvaccinated. People need to make responsible choices for their own health.

If you are terrified of getting covid, then enroll in virtual school. Otherwise, it seems like the majority of independent schools are doing responsible testing and decisions based on the results.

12-15 is not approved to be boosted. Approval may come this week.

Constant misinformation and inaccurate info on this board.

Also, we’re not just taking protective measures for the unvaxxed, it’s also for the immunocompromised, as well as health care workers at hospital staff who are stressed, traumatized, stretched thin, and burned out.

I’m not terrified. I simply care about my neighbors and community.

DMV hospitals are not even close to overburdened. Staff may be short but that’s on hospital management. It’s not a function of the number of Covid hospitalizations somehow being high, because they aren’t. And they won’t be.

Exactly. And we can't stop the world to protect the few immunocompromised people. They can wear N95s and stay home if necessary. No different than with any other infectious disease. Lots of cancer patients had to walk around with masks before the pandemic. Time to get back to normal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

+1

+2

Local Case numbers are way below safe levels for unvaxxed and unboosted students under 15. We are not sending our DC to school in person. Fortunately school already said students can attend virtual classes if families prefer.

All kids 5+ can be vaccinated and now 12-15 can be boosted.

My vaccinated kids got covid (as did vaccinated and boosted adults) and it was very mild. Continued reasonable testing makes sense.

Policy cannot continue to be driven by protecting the unvaccinated. People need to make responsible choices for their own health.

If you are terrified of getting covid, then enroll in virtual school. Otherwise, it seems like the majority of independent schools are doing responsible testing and decisions based on the results.

12-15 is not approved to be boosted. Approval may come this week.

Constant misinformation and inaccurate info on this board.

Also, we’re not just taking protective measures for the unvaxxed, it’s also for the immunocompromised, as well as health care workers at hospital staff who are stressed, traumatized, stretched thin, and burned out.

I’m not terrified. I simply care about my neighbors and community.

DMV hospitals are not even close to overburdened. Staff may be short but that’s on hospital management. It’s not a function of the number of Covid hospitalizations somehow being high, because they aren’t. And they won’t be.

Exactly. And we can't stop the world to protect the few immunocompromised people. They can wear N95s and stay home if necessary. No different than with any other infectious disease. Lots of cancer patients had to walk around with masks before the pandemic. Time to get back to normal.

I think everyone wants a return to normal but given that we are one week away from this peak decreasing it seems we could have a few days home to let it pass us by faster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I'm just going to say it. Schools need to stay closed this week DMV is a Covid hotspot, snow tomorrow, families coming back from travels and reunions, teachers who may have it, kids indoors. They say this will peak Jan 9. Just keep the schools closed and the hospitals out of meltdown.

+1

+2

Local Case numbers are way below safe levels for unvaxxed and unboosted students under 15. We are not sending our DC to school in person. Fortunately school already said students can attend virtual classes if families prefer.

All kids 5+ can be vaccinated and now 12-15 can be boosted.

My vaccinated kids got covid (as did vaccinated and boosted adults) and it was very mild. Continued reasonable testing makes sense.

Policy cannot continue to be driven by protecting the unvaccinated. People need to make responsible choices for their own health.

If you are terrified of getting covid, then enroll in virtual school. Otherwise, it seems like the majority of independent schools are doing responsible testing and decisions based on the results.

It's not about being terrified of getting Covid. It's that the next two weeks are going to be a * show of teachers and kids in and out. The educational experience will be fully compromised anyway. Why are we racing this wave? Just stay home while the peak happens and then do another round of testing a resume. Schools should have made this call a week ago, like area colleges.