Testing protocols at open schools?

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Anonymous wrote:Not totally sure this is a terrible problem for the whole system, anyway -- teachers and in-person staff, having been vaccinated, should be protected. So the risk is only to families of other in-person kids, who presumably were willing to take on some additional risk.

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Yeah, no. It doesn’t stop with those families. Then those families spread it in the community.

Covid spread is mostly about demographics in DC. Our kid has been back at school 4.5 days a week in a DCPS program that hasn't seen a single kid test positive. School is overwhelmingly white and UMC. The risk is totally worth it. Not sure I'd feel the same way in a more diverse program. Reality.

Oh, lovely, UMC white doesn't actually get covid.
https://twitter.com/DCPSCovidCases/status/1365415750547238929
As of February 26, some Lafayette students were finally tested, 3 1/2 weeks after school started but 11 classes (100+ kids in K and 1st) were not tested, as DC Health 'ran out of time.' Also, teachers have now gone 3+ wks w/out testing.

Janney was finally tested last week. They sent one tech for 160 kids. It was slow going but they got thru everyone. Families were notified about 24 hours later (I was impressed by the turn around time.)

I hope they can test more often.

Yikes, Janney as well. Thanks for sharing that. Those WOTP not testing and bringing enormous numbers of kids into buildings add up to a lot of people wearing comfortable pretty cloth masks, except when eating in-classroom lunches, all sharing indoor air and likely to become asymptomatic carriers if infected. It's so odd how this deluded UC white exceptionalism comes through just like that. The elite farts don't smell, and their classrooms have zero covid positive students - because they tested zero students. /rant of an MC white.

At Janney, no one is eating in-classroom lunches -- they scheduled the day so no kids are there during lunch times, and all snacks are eaten outdoors and socially distanced (yes, even in the rain).

that was so smart. so all the grades are on an a/b schedule? I actually turned down an in person slot at our school in part because it was the full day, which seemed stressful and more exposure than necessary. I really thought an a/b schedule where all the kids have a chance to do core subjects at school for a shorter time made much more sense.

smart of janney. this won't be bad for the fall if we have to keep to 11 person cohorts with all teachers vaccinated of course

If DCPS is still doing only hybrid in the fall, it’s going to lose a huge portion of its most well off families which will translate into substantially decreased funding and a further divide in educational attainment and opportunities between classes that will take at least a decade to recover from

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Please post your home listings when you go. Otherwise its an empty threat.

You do know in other parts of the city there are lots and lots of people with no kids; living in new apartment buildings; they are making up your loss.

Also someone will buy your home right? They will have to earn a certain income to pay taxes. Will you tout the good schools when you create your listing?

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My daughter had her first COVID test at school yesterday. She didn't even mention it to me, thats how NOT a big deal this if for kids. I got an email today that was very imformative, giving me the exact time the test was taken, time sent to lab, time testing was complete. Negative. I think its great they are doing asymptomatic testing. Also, any parent who opts OUT of testing for their kids should not be allowed to have a spot for in person.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter had her first COVID test at school yesterday. She didn't even mention it to me, thats how NOT a big deal this if for kids. I got an email today that was very imformative, giving me the exact time the test was taken, time sent to lab, time testing was complete. Negative. I think its great they are doing asymptomatic testing. Also, any parent who opts OUT of testing for their kids should not be allowed to have a spot for in person.

Thanks for this. This sounds like its going the way it should.

I agree if you opt out of testing then you can't be back in the building.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter had her first COVID test at school yesterday. She didn't even mention it to me, thats how NOT a big deal this if for kids. I got an email today that was very imformative, giving me the exact time the test was taken, time sent to lab, time testing was complete. Negative. I think its great they are doing asymptomatic testing. Also, any parent who opts OUT of testing for their kids should not be allowed to have a spot for in person.

Thanks for this. This sounds like its going the way it should.

I agree if you opt out of testing then you can't be back in the building.

PP with the daughter who just got tested. It was an oral swab, not nasel. Based on the timeline, she went to nurse at 11:08 and test was complete at 11:09. Easy peasy. Seriously, no kid should be allowed to opt out of asymptomatic testing and be able to claim a seat in person.

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My kids school is a Title 1 shcool that is 70% latino. Just to address the folks that think COVID is only hurting low income school communities. And no COVID cases yet and thats with school four days a week. Unfortunately they have only been able to bring back 75 kids out of 450 because too many teachers refused to come and teach. My kid is lucky that the second grade cohort had teachers ready and willing to come in and teach!

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Yuying has students in person 1 week then home for 2 weeks. They test each cohort the week prior to on-campus learning.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter had her first COVID test at school yesterday. She didn't even mention it to me, thats how NOT a big deal this if for kids. I got an email today that was very imformative, giving me the exact time the test was taken, time sent to lab, time testing was complete. Negative. I think its great they are doing asymptomatic testing. Also, any parent who opts OUT of testing for their kids should not be allowed to have a spot for in person.

Thanks for this. This sounds like its going the way it should.

I agree if you opt out of testing then you can't be back in the building.

PP with the daughter who just got tested. It was an oral swab, not nasel. Based on the timeline, she went to nurse at 11:08 and test was complete at 11:09. Easy peasy. Seriously, no kid should be allowed to opt out of asymptomatic testing and be able to claim a seat in person.

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Also, I know that Murch is testing. They didn't get through all the kids last week, but they said they are going to allot more time this week. I also was told by a parent that Lafayette is testing. So whatever hitch was caused by the weather closures seems to have been resolved.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter had her first COVID test at school yesterday. She didn't even mention it to me, thats how NOT a big deal this if for kids. I got an email today that was very imformative, giving me the exact time the test was taken, time sent to lab, time testing was complete. Negative. I think its great they are doing asymptomatic testing. Also, any parent who opts OUT of testing for their kids should not be allowed to have a spot for in person.

My daughter had a very similar experience last week. It seemed like no big deal and we had the results in less than 24 hours. I heard from someone in the front office of our school that everyone in her class had agreed to testing. Given that class is going on this week I assume everyone was negative. Not sure about the other grades but I was very happy to hear everyone have opted in. I hope that was the case in the other grades since there is so much sibling overlap.

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DCI has been open for priority populations and does a symptomatic testing. Have had positives but no spread at school.

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Anonymous wrote:Please post your home listings when you go. Otherwise its an empty threat.

You do know in other parts of the city there are lots and lots of people with no kids; living in new apartment buildings; they are making up your loss.

Also someone will buy your home right? They will have to earn a certain income to pay taxes. Will you tout the good schools when you create your listing?

The DC housing market is actually way down. Inventory is sitting for MUCH longer than pre-pandemic times. Maybe that person isn't moving out, but people most certainly are.