A standing ovation for Dr. McKnight

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't give her a standing ovation.

While I agree with her decision to keep schools open, her communication was severely lacking. When she decided to change her metrics/standards for closure, she should have communicated that and explained why.
If it took some time to decide whether to change course, she should have communicated that they were discussing changing course and explained why the thought they needed to change course. Then she should have givena clear timeline on when they would provide details on a new plan.

Even for those who agreed with keeping schools open, the chaos due to poor communication was unnecessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wrong PP

Schools are open. Students may attend if they wish and simply need to wear a mask

Teachers per recent stats have been present save for this past week and an occasional miss.

But yes, let us all shut down because a small but vocal minority of parents want everyone to wait while they get comfortable with numbers.

Nope, not again, not another long shutdown that hurts the mental well-being of students.

Well that’s wrong. Over 400 classrooms are closed. Those kids can’t go to school.

And those damn hospitals! Why don’t they just shut up and deal with the surge in covid cases so you can get your kid out of the house!

Talk about mental ill, pp. Good example!

Covid cases have been flat in MoCo since kids returned to school. Hospital bed usage continues to be in the "low" category.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As of today, PG schools are still returning to in-person instruction on Tuesday, and yet people are still crowing about MCPS being open.

The ship has sailed.

Lol, exactly how dumb are you? Of course they are going back..they closed at the appropriate time and didn't have kids sitting in schools spreading it. That was the entire point of the two weeks. Critical thinking isn't your strong suit I see.

And what, it magically won’t spread anymore when they go back? Everyone was just hunkered down the entire time?

No one said that, halfwit. You were trying to make some sort of point with your comment that just because PG is going back exactly like they said they would in 2 weeks (for all you hysterical parents who think 2 weeks is code for forever) that this surge is over. That was always their plan. Not the zinger you thought you had.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wrong PP

Schools are open. Students may attend if they wish and simply need to wear a mask

Teachers per recent stats have been present save for this past week and an occasional miss.

But yes, let us all shut down because a small but vocal minority of parents want everyone to wait while they get comfortable with numbers.

Nope, not again, not another long shutdown that hurts the mental well-being of students.

Well that’s wrong. Over 400 classrooms are closed. Those kids can’t go to school.

And those damn hospitals! Why don’t they just shut up and deal with the surge in covid cases so you can get your kid out of the house!

Talk about mental ill, pp. Good example!

Covid cases have been flat in MoCo since kids returned to school. Hospital bed usage continues to be in the "low" category.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

+1. Our curve is flat and looks remarkably like PG County's, despite their decision to switch to virtual. It's really good evidence that shutting down in person schooling is pointless even in the face of a surge in cases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She is incompetent at her job.

I want schools to be open and kids are going, but that does not stop me to see how incompetent she has been in the last few weeks.

+1

She had made a big mess of this entire situation. No need to have any transparency, no need to have any process or worse keep changing the goalpost, and pat yourself on back for doing the job well, lol.

All plans seem to be let's infect all families. My kids already got covid earlier and attended in person as well, but I was shocked by the way the whole thing unfolded for many families here.

Many had no issue during this huge surge due to already getting it earlier or being comfortable with the vaccine protection. But many families had genuine issues, but she forced everyone to get covid.

Really? She told you to go out and eat, gather, travel and shop? She told you to not wear a mask? I think not. These people got covid being reckless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wrong PP

Schools are open. Students may attend if they wish and simply need to wear a mask

Teachers per recent stats have been present save for this past week and an occasional miss.

But yes, let us all shut down because a small but vocal minority of parents want everyone to wait while they get comfortable with numbers.

Nope, not again, not another long shutdown that hurts the mental well-being of students.

Well that’s wrong. Over 400 classrooms are closed. Those kids can’t go to school.

And those damn hospitals! Why don’t they just shut up and deal with the surge in covid cases so you can get your kid out of the house!

Talk about mental ill, pp. Good example!

Covid cases have been flat in MoCo since kids returned to school. Hospital bed usage continues to be in the "low" category.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

+1. Our curve is flat and looks remarkably like PG County's, despite their decision to switch to virtual. It's really good evidence that shutting down in person schooling is pointless even in the face of a surge in cases.

The 'two weeks' thing was always pointless and disingenuous. When MoCo goes back to school on Tuesday, that will be two weeks. Are we to believe that the hyperventilating close-at-all-costs crowd would be ready to go...or would they just say "just two more weeks"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cases coming down in MoCo already. MoCo hospitals well under critical levels. only 29 bus routes affected as of today.

Leading isn't easy, especially in times of crisis. But she held strong in the face of parents who ignored science, numbers and the well being of our children.

School remained open, continues to be open, and our children are learning in person. Well done Dr. McKnight. Count me in the camp of hoping she gets the job full time.

And for when this debate inevitably happens again (whether it be the spring, fall or winter)...this is now the 2nd time the county has been right to keep schools open (see Fall 2021 "Delta" wave). Schools stay open, debate is over.

Also, a big kudos to the principals in MoCo who lead each of their respective schools through the wave as well. Deserve as much credit as Dr. McKnight.

+1! Thank you so much !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cases coming down in MoCo already. MoCo hospitals well under critical levels. only 29 bus routes affected as of today.

Leading isn't easy, especially in times of crisis. But she held strong in the face of parents who ignored science, numbers and the well being of our children.

School remained open, continues to be open, and our children are learning in person. Well done Dr. McKnight. Count me in the camp of hoping she gets the job full time.

And for when this debate inevitably happens again (whether it be the spring, fall or winter)...this is now the 2nd time the county has been right to keep schools open (see Fall 2021 "Delta" wave). Schools stay open, debate is over.

Also, a big kudos to the principals in MoCo who lead each of their respective schools through the wave as well. Deserve as much credit as Dr. McKnight.

+1! Thank you so much !

Hear, hear! Sad to see you leave MCPS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel so happy. We won guys!

Have some sense and try to see why so many families are suffering and upset. I have two kids attending in person, but it does not hurt to understand others' points of view. School is not for you, school is not for me. School is for everyone.

+1,000,000

Please. You virtual nut cases get MCPs to give you a temp virtual option until at least 1/31 so you won too. You just didn’t win in forcing everyone virtual. That wasn’t your goal right? Unless you know virtual is garbage and you want everyone’s kids to be miserable with yours? FOMO. Just like last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wrong PP

Schools are open. Students may attend if they wish and simply need to wear a mask

Teachers per recent stats have been present save for this past week and an occasional miss.

But yes, let us all shut down because a small but vocal minority of parents want everyone to wait while they get comfortable with numbers.

Nope, not again, not another long shutdown that hurts the mental well-being of students.

Well that’s wrong. Over 400 classrooms are closed. Those kids can’t go to school.

And those damn hospitals! Why don’t they just shut up and deal with the surge in covid cases so you can get your kid out of the house!

Talk about mental ill, pp. Good example!

Covid cases have been flat in MoCo since kids returned to school. Hospital bed usage continues to be in the "low" category.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

+1. Our curve is flat and looks remarkably like PG County's, despite their decision to switch to virtual. It's really good evidence that shutting down in person schooling is pointless even in the face of a surge in cases.

The 'two weeks' thing was always pointless and disingenuous. When MoCo goes back to school on Tuesday, that will be two weeks. Are we to believe that the hyperventilating close-at-all-costs crowd would be ready to go...or would they just say "just two more weeks"?

Of course not. Even as most experts believe DC (and NYC, etc.) have peaked, they are insisting that transmission is "high" - until it was "low" by whatever metric they dreamed up, there's no way the virtual-forever crowd would have OK'd return. Vaccines, mitigation, actual risk: irrelevant to their calculus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wrong PP

Schools are open. Students may attend if they wish and simply need to wear a mask

Teachers per recent stats have been present save for this past week and an occasional miss.

But yes, let us all shut down because a small but vocal minority of parents want everyone to wait while they get comfortable with numbers.

Nope, not again, not another long shutdown that hurts the mental well-being of students.

Well that’s wrong. Over 400 classrooms are closed. Those kids can’t go to school.

And those damn hospitals! Why don’t they just shut up and deal with the surge in covid cases so you can get your kid out of the house!

Talk about mental ill, pp. Good example!

Covid cases have been flat in MoCo since kids returned to school. Hospital bed usage continues to be in the "low" category.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

+1. Our curve is flat and looks remarkably like PG County's, despite their decision to switch to virtual. It's really good evidence that shutting down in person schooling is pointless even in the face of a surge in cases.

The 'two weeks' thing was always pointless and disingenuous. When MoCo goes back to school on Tuesday, that will be two weeks. Are we to believe that the hyperventilating close-at-all-costs crowd would be ready to go...or would they just say "just two more weeks"?

Of course not. Even as most experts believe DC (and NYC, etc.) have peaked, they are insisting that transmission is "high" - until it was "low" by whatever metric they dreamed up, there's no way the virtual-forever crowd would have OK'd return. Vaccines, mitigation, actual risk: irrelevant to their calculus.

Plus, the two-week peak has always been misused here (i.e., let's just do two weeks of virtual until we're past the peak). It doesn't work that way. As we've seen this week, we'll be in a "steady state" peak for a couple weeks. Then, it's going to begin climbing down. Even if rapidly, that's still measured in weeks before you manage to get to low. We may be talking very early spring before we have a chance to get back to fall-like numbers. The "only two weeks" was always a lie (unless you're happy with the PG County plan, which I doubt many of the close-at-all-costs crowd are).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As of today, PG schools are still returning to in-person instruction on Tuesday, and yet people are still crowing about MCPS being open.

The ship has sailed.

Lol, exactly how dumb are you? Of course they are going back..they closed at the appropriate time and didn't have kids sitting in schools spreading it. That was the entire point of the two weeks. Critical thinking isn't your strong suit I see.

And what, it magically won’t spread anymore when they go back? Everyone was just hunkered down the entire time?

No one said that, halfwit. You were trying to make some sort of point with your comment that just because PG is going back exactly like they said they would in 2 weeks (for all you hysterical parents who think 2 weeks is code for forever) that this surge is over. That was always their plan. Not the zinger you thought you had.

You sound crazy. The surge will never be “over” enough for the virtual backers. Talk about hysterical.

No one’s trying to come up with a zinger except for you and you’re failing miserably. Go touch grass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wrong PP

Schools are open. Students may attend if they wish and simply need to wear a mask

Teachers per recent stats have been present save for this past week and an occasional miss.

But yes, let us all shut down because a small but vocal minority of parents want everyone to wait while they get comfortable with numbers.

Nope, not again, not another long shutdown that hurts the mental well-being of students.

Well that’s wrong. Over 400 classrooms are closed. Those kids can’t go to school.

And those damn hospitals! Why don’t they just shut up and deal with the surge in covid cases so you can get your kid out of the house!

Talk about mental ill, pp. Good example!

Covid cases have been flat in MoCo since kids returned to school. Hospital bed usage continues to be in the "low" category.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

+1. Our curve is flat and looks remarkably like PG County's, despite their decision to switch to virtual. It's really good evidence that shutting down in person schooling is pointless even in the face of a surge in cases.

+1 million

I hope our health officials look to this when making decisions for the next surge. No more school shutdowns. They are not effective and not necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cases coming down in MoCo already. MoCo hospitals well under critical levels. only 29 bus routes affected as of today.

Leading isn't easy, especially in times of crisis. But she held strong in the face of parents who ignored science, numbers and the well being of our children.

School remained open, continues to be open, and our children are learning in person. Well done Dr. McKnight. Count me in the camp of hoping she gets the job full time.

And for when this debate inevitably happens again (whether it be the spring, fall or winter)...this is now the 2nd time the county has been right to keep schools open (see Fall 2021 "Delta" wave). Schools stay open, debate is over.

Also, a big kudos to the principals in MoCo who lead each of their respective schools through the wave as well. Deserve as much credit as Dr. McKnight.

Changing the 5% plan to no plan was a show of cowardice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wrong PP

Schools are open. Students may attend if they wish and simply need to wear a mask

Teachers per recent stats have been present save for this past week and an occasional miss.

But yes, let us all shut down because a small but vocal minority of parents want everyone to wait while they get comfortable with numbers.

Nope, not again, not another long shutdown that hurts the mental well-being of students.

Well that’s wrong. Over 400 classrooms are closed. Those kids can’t go to school.

And those damn hospitals! Why don’t they just shut up and deal with the surge in covid cases so you can get your kid out of the house!

Talk about mental ill, pp. Good example!

Covid cases have been flat in MoCo since kids returned to school. Hospital bed usage continues to be in the "low" category.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

+1. Our curve is flat and looks remarkably like PG County's, despite their decision to switch to virtual. It's really good evidence that shutting down in person schooling is pointless even in the face of a surge in cases.

+1 million

I hope our health officials look to this when making decisions for the next surge. No more school shutdowns. They are not effective and not necessary.

Actually, it's the opposite. If they had shutdown when they should've we'd be in a much better situation now. Schools are just superspreaders and have only made the situation 10X worse.