Delta Variant and APS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:sorry but I also pulled my kids from APS. I have zero faith in this school system. And no doubt that the minute cases start appearing, they will switch to DL because you have to close all schools not just one.. because.. equity.

The political reality is that the school board would be recalled if they do anything less than 5 days/week in school. Most of my neighbors are ultra-liberal, still wearing masks outside, etc. and even they would support a school board recall if we went hybrid or fully distant in the fall.

from what I understand, there are a lot of loopholes with SB1303. And will it be 5 days/week in school looking at a screen while the teacher remains remote? will specials be on a screen? will kids not be allowed to touch a ball at recess again? will they be allowed to talk to each other during lunch??

APS was so over-the-top with COVID caution that I have no faith we will have a normal school year the second a case appears or the delta variant.

It specifically says that proctoring students in a classroom on computers is not in person education.

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0456

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:APS will do what it deems reasonable in the circumstances. The vast majority of parents will agree with whatever APS does because they have no alternatives, they have limited time to fight these battles, they are risk averse themselves, they put a lot of stock in what bureaucrats and elected Democrats say, and so on and so forth. As usual, a few folks will push back, but their voices are not powerful ones.

So....you would "push back" against guidance about public health and keeping your own kids healthy because you don't believe the guidance and you don't care about keeping your kids safe? Really. Well you do you...

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think we will be in school 5 days a week. That being said, I just read an article that said in MO there are 12 kids in the PICU and 10 on ventilators. I hope we don't get to that point here.

I haven't really researched much into SB 1303 but I was wondering what happens if there is a virus (not saying it has to be covid) that poses a significant clear and present danger. Something with a high mortality rate. Would the bill prevent schools from being closed?

Right- and if APS (or any other district) closes schools because they are concerned about the Delta variant, what is anyone going to do? Is there any enforcement mechanism? It's just hard for me to envision a scenario where APS says they can't open schools because of Delta variant, and the governor orders them back anyway.

I'm also concerned about the extent to which groups will be quarantined. I'm afraid that if there are any exposures in my kids' schools it will functionally be the same as last year.

What is the plan? If a kid in class gets sick does my kid have to stay home for 14 days? Will his teacher teach him or will he be online for 2 weeks. Again such a cluster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This might be purely anecdotal but my uber-involved-in-APS neighbor just told me that they are pulling all 3 of their kids from public school and going private because they have zero confidence that school will be 5 days a week next year given the rise of the new variant. I was floored! I am banking on 5 days a week with regular hours… am I naive?

Sounds like BS. You need to apply in January for private school and there aren’t spots anywhere…

BS why? Neighbor just probably didn’t tell anyone that they applied. We applied for private school, paid the deposit, and after going back and forth between putting the kids in private or putting them in public (and losing the deposit), we finally decided to stick to private. We are just starting tell ppl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS will do what it deems reasonable in the circumstances. The vast majority of parents will agree with whatever APS does because they have no alternatives, they have limited time to fight these battles, they are risk averse themselves, they put a lot of stock in what bureaucrats and elected Democrats say, and so on and so forth. As usual, a few folks will push back, but their voices are not powerful ones.

So....you would "push back" against guidance about public health and keeping your own kids healthy because you don't believe the guidance and you don't care about keeping your kids safe? Really. Well you do you...

Never said that, weirdo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS will do what it deems reasonable in the circumstances. The vast majority of parents will agree with whatever APS does because they have no alternatives, they have limited time to fight these battles, they are risk averse themselves, they put a lot of stock in what bureaucrats and elected Democrats say, and so on and so forth. As usual, a few folks will push back, but their voices are not powerful ones.

So....you would "push back" against guidance about public health and keeping your own kids healthy because you don't believe the guidance and you don't care about keeping your kids safe? Really. Well you do you...

+1

Self owns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This might be purely anecdotal but my uber-involved-in-APS neighbor just told me that they are pulling all 3 of their kids from public school and going private because they have zero confidence that school will be 5 days a week next year given the rise of the new variant. I was floored! I am banking on 5 days a week with regular hours… am I naive?

Sounds like BS. You need to apply in January for private school and there aren’t spots anywhere…

BS why? Neighbor just probably didn’t tell anyone that they applied. We applied for private school, paid the deposit, and after going back and forth between putting the kids in private or putting them in public (and losing the deposit), we finally decided to stick to private. We are just starting tell ppl.

+1 We kept it quiet, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This might be purely anecdotal but my uber-involved-in-APS neighbor just told me that they are pulling all 3 of their kids from public school and going private because they have zero confidence that school will be 5 days a week next year given the rise of the new variant. I was floored! I am banking on 5 days a week with regular hours… am I naive?

Sounds like BS. You need to apply in January for private school and there aren’t spots anywhere…

BS why? Neighbor just probably didn’t tell anyone that they applied. We applied for private school, paid the deposit, and after going back and forth between putting the kids in private or putting them in public (and losing the deposit), we finally decided to stick to private. We are just starting tell ppl.

+1 We kept it quiet, too.

We are on the waitlist for a private school. Given the flurry of Delta freak out already on the radar, I called last week to see what our status is. We are next if another spot opens. Leaning more towards accepting the spot if it's offered. Just feel like we cannot endure another year like last year--not our kid, and not us. APS has lost our confidence and does not appear to be putting out any messaging in advance of the school year start. They know this is all on parents' minds, but, are seeming to tuck their heads in the sand already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think we will be in school 5 days a week. That being said, I just read an article that said in MO there are 12 kids in the PICU and 10 on ventilators. I hope we don't get to that point here.

I haven't really researched much into SB 1303 but I was wondering what happens if there is a virus (not saying it has to be covid) that poses a significant clear and present danger. Something with a high mortality rate. Would the bill prevent schools from being closed?

Right- and if APS (or any other district) closes schools because they are concerned about the Delta variant, what is anyone going to do? Is there any enforcement mechanism? It's just hard for me to envision a scenario where APS says they can't open schools because of Delta variant, and the governor orders them back anyway.

I'm also concerned about the extent to which groups will be quarantined. I'm afraid that if there are any exposures in my kids' schools it will functionally be the same as last year.

What is the plan? If a kid in class gets sick does my kid have to stay home for 14 days? Will his teacher teach him or will he be online for 2 weeks. Again such a cluster

I believe an entire elementary class would be quarantined if a kid tests positive. I hope it’s only for 5 days and those testing negative can return. But yea if the whole class is out i would think they would do virtual for that period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This might be purely anecdotal but my uber-involved-in-APS neighbor just told me that they are pulling all 3 of their kids from public school and going private because they have zero confidence that school will be 5 days a week next year given the rise of the new variant. I was floored! I am banking on 5 days a week with regular hours… am I naive?

Sounds like BS. You need to apply in January for private school and there aren’t spots anywhere…

BS why? Neighbor just probably didn’t tell anyone that they applied. We applied for private school, paid the deposit, and after going back and forth between putting the kids in private or putting them in public (and losing the deposit), we finally decided to stick to private. We are just starting tell ppl.

+1 We kept it quiet, too.

We are on the waitlist for a private school. Given the flurry of Delta freak out already on the radar, I called last week to see what our status is. We are next if another spot opens. Leaning more towards accepting the spot if it's offered. Just feel like we cannot endure another year like last year--not our kid, and not us. APS has lost our confidence and does not appear to be putting out any messaging in advance of the school year start. They know this is all on parents' minds, but, are seeming to tuck their heads in the sand already.

Yep we were on top of the waitlist and just got in! Apparently waitlist is moving quicker than usual this year because so many families are deciding between public and private. I love there’s always a person on each thread that is the self appointed truth detective - here to tell what what posts are true and which contains lies lol. Of course that person rarely knows what he/she is talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think we will be in school 5 days a week. That being said, I just read an article that said in MO there are 12 kids in the PICU and 10 on ventilators. I hope we don't get to that point here.

I haven't really researched much into SB 1303 but I was wondering what happens if there is a virus (not saying it has to be covid) that poses a significant clear and present danger. Something with a high mortality rate. Would the bill prevent schools from being closed?

Right- and if APS (or any other district) closes schools because they are concerned about the Delta variant, what is anyone going to do? Is there any enforcement mechanism? It's just hard for me to envision a scenario where APS says they can't open schools because of Delta variant, and the governor orders them back anyway.

I'm also concerned about the extent to which groups will be quarantined. I'm afraid that if there are any exposures in my kids' schools it will functionally be the same as last year.

What is the plan? If a kid in class gets sick does my kid have to stay home for 14 days? Will his teacher teach him or will he be online for 2 weeks. Again such a cluster

I believe an entire elementary class would be quarantined if a kid tests positive. I hope it’s only for 5 days and those testing negative can return. But yea if the whole class is out i would think they would do virtual for that period.

CDC guidance is 8 day quarantine with a negative test on days 5-7. That is what the push is for APS to follow this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think we will be in school 5 days a week. That being said, I just read an article that said in MO there are 12 kids in the PICU and 10 on ventilators. I hope we don't get to that point here.

I haven't really researched much into SB 1303 but I was wondering what happens if there is a virus (not saying it has to be covid) that poses a significant clear and present danger. Something with a high mortality rate. Would the bill prevent schools from being closed?

Right- and if APS (or any other district) closes schools because they are concerned about the Delta variant, what is anyone going to do? Is there any enforcement mechanism? It's just hard for me to envision a scenario where APS says they can't open schools because of Delta variant, and the governor orders them back anyway.

I'm also concerned about the extent to which groups will be quarantined. I'm afraid that if there are any exposures in my kids' schools it will functionally be the same as last year.

What is the plan? If a kid in class gets sick does my kid have to stay home for 14 days? Will his teacher teach him or will he be online for 2 weeks. Again such a cluster

I believe an entire elementary class would be quarantined if a kid tests positive. I hope it’s only for 5 days and those testing negative can return. But yea if the whole class is out i would think they would do virtual for that period.

CDC guidance is 8 day quarantine with a negative test on days 5-7. That is what the push is for APS to follow this year.

Who is pushing this? I'd be fine with this. Arlington County health department is still requiring 14 day quarantine regardless of asymptomatic and negative covid tests.

[Anonymous]

American Association of pediatrics just recommended that any child regardless of vaccination status over age 2 should wear mask in the school setting next year. APS is likely to follow this.

[Anonymous]

How did private schools handle kids getting COVID last school year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:American Association of pediatrics just recommended that any child regardless of vaccination status over age 2 should wear mask in the school setting next year. APS is likely to follow this.

CDC and Pfizer / Moderna need to speed up the approval down to 5. They've already done dosing amount testing. With the tends of millions of adults already received the shot, we know it's effective. Let us parents get our kids vaxxed, please.