FCPS Covid policy? daughter just tested postive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: What is the policy? Can I send a kid in who seems like she just has a mild cold. No fever. No sneezing. Rarely coughs. Just congested and a little tired.

This has to be a troll.

No of course not!!!😞

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s one of the many reasons I’m quitting teaching.

Human decency is long gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s one of the many reasons I’m quitting teaching.

Human decency is long gone.

Long gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t wait for the “the teacher has been out so much, my child isn’t learning!” posts, after the teacher gets Covid from a kid who came to school with it, then their own kids get it, and the next thing you know, the teacher is out for 2 weeks straight. Yay.

2 weeks? Try again. Most teachers will come back after 5 days if symptoms are improving; maybe even less if they can’t find subs.

LOL ok all knowing one

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s one of the many reasons I’m quitting teaching.

Human decency is long gone.

Yup

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t wait for the “the teacher has been out so much, my child isn’t learning!” posts, after the teacher gets Covid from a kid who came to school with it, then their own kids get it, and the next thing you know, the teacher is out for 2 weeks straight. Yay.

2 weeks? Try again. Most teachers will come back after 5 days if symptoms are improving; maybe even less if they can’t find subs.

LOL ok all knowing one

Maybe it is different now, but when I was teaching it was quite rare for teachers to be out very long. The only time I was out a week was when my dad had a terrible automobile accident and I lived far away. This was true for most of my collegues. Nothing like coming back to school and finding the sub had messed up all your plans and materials. Real incentive to go to work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t wait for the “the teacher has been out so much, my child isn’t learning!” posts, after the teacher gets Covid from a kid who came to school with it, then their own kids get it, and the next thing you know, the teacher is out for 2 weeks straight. Yay.

2 weeks? Try again. Most teachers will come back after 5 days if symptoms are improving; maybe even less if they can’t find subs.

LOL ok all knowing one

Maybe it is different now, but when I was teaching it was quite rare for teachers to be out very long. The only time I was out a week was when my dad had a terrible automobile accident and I lived far away. This was true for most of my collegues. Nothing like coming back to school and finding the sub had messed up all your plans and materials. Real incentive to go to work.

I’ve been teaching high school for 20 years. The longest I’ve been out is 6 days in a row, and it was for a really bad case of Covid. I couldn’t have taught if I wanted to. I’ve had the flu and really bad colds, but nothing has taken me out of work like Covid.

A member of my department missed 2 entire weeks last year because of a bad case of Covid. Others were like me, able to come back in a week once the strength to stand up for 6 hours in a row came back.

I’m not looking forward to being that sick again, but I’m assuming it’s coming my way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t wait for the “the teacher has been out so much, my child isn’t learning!” posts, after the teacher gets Covid from a kid who came to school with it, then their own kids get it, and the next thing you know, the teacher is out for 2 weeks straight. Yay.

2 weeks? Try again. Most teachers will come back after 5 days if symptoms are improving; maybe even less if they can’t find subs.

LOL ok all knowing one

We had a positive teacher in school, with a mask. She felt fine and they didn’t tell her she couldn’t be there.

[Anonymous]

People are freaking out because there is no policy. So just treat it like a regular illness. Stop testing. Stay home if sick. Come back when better and major symptoms resolved.

And if you feel the need to test your child and they are out 5 days or more, I don’t think a mask is necessary when coming back.

Teachers are freaking out because there is no “free leave” anymore. So if you test and tell your admin, they will tell you to stay home and you use your leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s one of the many reasons I’m quitting teaching.

Human decency is long gone.

Yup

And it's incredibly sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t wait for the “the teacher has been out so much, my child isn’t learning!” posts, after the teacher gets Covid from a kid who came to school with it, then their own kids get it, and the next thing you know, the teacher is out for 2 weeks straight. Yay.

2 weeks? Try again. Most teachers will come back after 5 days if symptoms are improving; maybe even less if they can’t find subs.

LOL ok all knowing one

Maybe it is different now, but when I was teaching it was quite rare for teachers to be out very long. The only time I was out a week was when my dad had a terrible automobile accident and I lived far away. This was true for most of my collegues. Nothing like coming back to school and finding the sub had messed up all your plans and materials. Real incentive to go to work.

I’ve been teaching high school for 20 years. The longest I’ve been out is 6 days in a row, and it was for a really bad case of Covid. I couldn’t have taught if I wanted to. I’ve had the flu and really bad colds, but nothing has taken me out of work like Covid.

A member of my department missed 2 entire weeks last year because of a bad case of Covid. Others were like me, able to come back in a week once the strength to stand up for 6 hours in a row came back.

I’m not looking forward to being that sick again, but I’m assuming it’s coming my way.

DP
If someone is that sick, sure, they will stay home. But very few are staying home for 5 days just for the sake of staying home when they feel ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People are freaking out because there is no policy. So just treat it like a regular illness. Stop testing. Stay home if sick. Come back when better and major symptoms resolved.

And if you feel the need to test your child and they are out 5 days or more, I don’t think a mask is necessary when coming back.

Teachers are freaking out because there is no “free leave” anymore. So if you test and tell your admin, they will tell you to stay home and you use your leave.

The part in bold is what’s happening. Few are freaking out because of lack of policy. Maybe it seems like it here on DCUM, but overall people just aren’t.

I’m a teacher. Teachers aren’t freaking out because there is no “free leave”. I haven’t heard anyone say anything about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are freaking out because there is no policy. So just treat it like a regular illness. Stop testing. Stay home if sick. Come back when better and major symptoms resolved.

And if you feel the need to test your child and they are out 5 days or more, I don’t think a mask is necessary when coming back.

Teachers are freaking out because there is no “free leave” anymore. So if you test and tell your admin, they will tell you to stay home and you use your leave.

The part in bold is what’s happening. Few are freaking out because of lack of policy. Maybe it seems like it here on DCUM, but overall people just aren’t.

I’m a teacher. Teachers aren’t freaking out because there is no “free leave”. I haven’t heard anyone say anything about it.

Are you in the teacher group on FB? Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are freaking out because there is no policy. So just treat it like a regular illness. Stop testing. Stay home if sick. Come back when better and major symptoms resolved.

And if you feel the need to test your child and they are out 5 days or more, I don’t think a mask is necessary when coming back.

Teachers are freaking out because there is no “free leave” anymore. So if you test and tell your admin, they will tell you to stay home and you use your leave.

The part in bold is what’s happening. Few are freaking out because of lack of policy. Maybe it seems like it here on DCUM, but overall people just aren’t.

I’m a teacher. Teachers aren’t freaking out because there is no “free leave”. I haven’t heard anyone say anything about it.

Are you in the teacher group on FB? Lol

No, I’m not. Just basing it on my day to day experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The policy is basically to send the kid back after they are fever free for a couple of days, and have them wear a mask for 5 days (unless they test negative). It's almost pointless to try to do more, since it's obvious most kids are going to school with symptoms (it's just a cold for most kids), and aren't bothering even to test, much less mask. It's a covid free-for-all.

fever free is only 24 hours not several daysd