Last minute plan B if schools don’t open?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am somewhat confident that we will not have to go to Plan B...but I am wavering a bit lately.

Plan B for us is to immediately go and rent a 2 BR apartment in the closest MD or VA district that is open, and my husband and I and our son will live there. We can handle a long commute for a year (no, we will not commit residency fraud and keep living in our DC house while we attend school elsewhere). DS is a senior in high school, and I am desperate for him to have one full, in-person year to finish it out.

Fairfax will be stay open because of the governor's race. The Republican candidate is running in part on a platform that schools need to be open. The democrat will lose if schools close. I bet Fairfax stays open through hell or high water this school year.

I never thought Republicans would show leadership on educational issues until this pandemic. (I still hope he loses, but glad he is putting this pressure on.)

LOL, that should tell you something about the wisdom of opening schools.

No, that tells me that even a blind chicken sometimes finds a seed.

And your response tells me that a big reason many liberals dug in on the school issue is their reflexive opposition to anything Republicans say.

LOL again. Nice try.
Do blind chicken pander for seeds?
I do not act on reflexive opposition to anything Republicans say. I generally ignore anything Republicans say, because they are speaking in reflexive opposition to anything Democrats say.

[Anonymous]

Cut my hours so I can teach my own child what he needs to know. He is smart but has issues with focus/attention.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think the public schools will start in person but as the weather gets colder and the cases of the delta variant increase then the schools will shut down and be virtual by the winter.
That’s why we opted for private for our kids this year.

Or.....nothing will happen and we are all flying into a panic based on last year's debacle.

Did we see this article about the UK?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/britain-covid-cases-plummet-mystery/2021/07/28/4fa3a734-ef7c-11eb-81b2-9b7061a582d8_story.html

Something strange is happening in Britain. Covid cases are plummeting instead of soaring.

They have an over 70% adult vax rate. We don't and aren't close.

And they spaced their two vaccine shots closer to 11 weeks compared to our 3 weeks, which many scientists are suspecting it may have conferred them stronger immunity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the public schools will start in person but as the weather gets colder and the cases of the delta variant increase then the schools will shut down and be virtual by the winter.
That’s why we opted for private for our kids this year.

Or.....nothing will happen and we are all flying into a panic based on last year's debacle.

Did we see this article about the UK?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/britain-covid-cases-plummet-mystery/2021/07/28/4fa3a734-ef7c-11eb-81b2-9b7061a582d8_story.html

Something strange is happening in Britain. Covid cases are plummeting instead of soaring.

They have an over 70% adult vax rate. We don't and aren't close.

Well, the proportion of DC adults who've received at least one dose is 73%. If we are comparing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the public schools will start in person but as the weather gets colder and the cases of the delta variant increase then the schools will shut down and be virtual by the winter.
That’s why we opted for private for our kids this year.

I don't think private was a bad choice at all. But, I am guessing we look more like Israel and the UK with delta and it won't be winter that is worst but more like late August.

I was sure schools would not reopen last July and ended up crushed and correct.

I think this year is a totally different situation. We see that virtual works for virtually no students and that covid is not going anywhere, even if childhood vaccines are approved somewhat soon (if you can't get the majority of 12 year olds vaxxed, why think you can get 10 year olds). There is no political and not much parent will to keep kids out of school for years on end, with achievement gaps becoming achievement canyons. So, it will be bumpy but we'll all try.

For those very anxious in this thread, there are virtual options. Friendship academy is one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the public schools will start in person but as the weather gets colder and the cases of the delta variant increase then the schools will shut down and be virtual by the winter.
That’s why we opted for private for our kids this year.

Or.....nothing will happen and we are all flying into a panic based on last year's debacle.

Did we see this article about the UK?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/britain-covid-cases-plummet-mystery/2021/07/28/4fa3a734-ef7c-11eb-81b2-9b7061a582d8_story.html

Something strange is happening in Britain. Covid cases are plummeting instead of soaring.

They have an over 70% adult vax rate. We don't and aren't close.

And they spaced their two vaccine shots closer to 11 weeks compared to our 3 weeks, which many scientists are suspecting it may have conferred them stronger immunity.

but they got a higher proportion of astra zeneca which is not as robust.

also the same delta crash was seen in other countries like netherlands and india.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the public schools will start in person but as the weather gets colder and the cases of the delta variant increase then the schools will shut down and be virtual by the winter.
That’s why we opted for private for our kids this year.

Or.....nothing will happen and we are all flying into a panic based on last year's debacle.

Did we see this article about the UK?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/britain-covid-cases-plummet-mystery/2021/07/28/4fa3a734-ef7c-11eb-81b2-9b7061a582d8_story.html

Something strange is happening in Britain. Covid cases are plummeting instead of soaring.

They have an over 70% adult vax rate. We don't and aren't close.

And they spaced their two vaccine shots closer to 11 weeks compared to our 3 weeks, which many scientists are suspecting it may have conferred them stronger immunity.

but they got a higher proportion of astra zeneca which is not as robust.

also the same delta crash was seen in other countries like netherlands and india.

The article cited speculates they have achieved herd immunity. Enough are vaccinated, and those that aren't may have already had it. We need to get our numbers in USA up. Holdouts, including here in DC, are selfish people incubating variants that are up to 1000X more virulant to date--and eventually one will pop up that is more harmful to children worldwide. What then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the public schools will start in person but as the weather gets colder and the cases of the delta variant increase then the schools will shut down and be virtual by the winter.
That’s why we opted for private for our kids this year.

Or.....nothing will happen and we are all flying into a panic based on last year's debacle.

Did we see this article about the UK?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/britain-covid-cases-plummet-mystery/2021/07/28/4fa3a734-ef7c-11eb-81b2-9b7061a582d8_story.html

Something strange is happening in Britain. Covid cases are plummeting instead of soaring.

They have an over 70% adult vax rate. We don't and aren't close.

And they spaced their two vaccine shots closer to 11 weeks compared to our 3 weeks, which many scientists are suspecting it may have conferred them stronger immunity.

but they got a higher proportion of astra zeneca which is not as robust.

also the same delta crash was seen in other countries like netherlands and india.

The article cited speculates they have achieved herd immunity. Enough are vaccinated, and those that aren't may have already had it. We need to get our numbers in USA up. Holdouts, including here in DC, are selfish people incubating variants that are up to 1000X more virulant to date--and eventually one will pop up that is more harmful to children worldwide. What then?

Ok. You're right. Covid will keep mutating and no vaccines will work and people should just quit jobs and children should not be well-educated. What then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the public schools will start in person but as the weather gets colder and the cases of the delta variant increase then the schools will shut down and be virtual by the winter.
That’s why we opted for private for our kids this year.

Or.....nothing will happen and we are all flying into a panic based on last year's debacle.

Did we see this article about the UK?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/britain-covid-cases-plummet-mystery/2021/07/28/4fa3a734-ef7c-11eb-81b2-9b7061a582d8_story.html

Something strange is happening in Britain. Covid cases are plummeting instead of soaring.

They have an over 70% adult vax rate. We don't and aren't close.

And they spaced their two vaccine shots closer to 11 weeks compared to our 3 weeks, which many scientists are suspecting it may have conferred them stronger immunity.

but they got a higher proportion of astra zeneca which is not as robust.

also the same delta crash was seen in other countries like netherlands and india.

The article cited speculates they have achieved herd immunity. Enough are vaccinated, and those that aren't may have already had it. We need to get our numbers in USA up. Holdouts, including here in DC, are selfish people incubating variants that are up to 1000X more virulant to date--and eventually one will pop up that is more harmful to children worldwide. What then?

Ok. You're right. Covid will keep mutating and no vaccines will work and people should just quit jobs and children should not be well-educated. What then?

The result is obvious, those who can move will, leaving only the most disadvantaged in DC to become further disadvantaged and given the SES stratification in DC, that is going to happen largely on racial lines. Very sad

[Anonymous]

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The result is obvious, those who can move will, leaving only the most disadvantaged in DC to become further disadvantaged and given the SES stratification in DC, that is going to happen largely on racial lines. Very sad

and the delta-anxious said, breathless: "At least they'll be alive!"

[Anonymous]

As a teacher, I’m 100% confident that we will be in person. I just finished DCs leadership academy this week and they have every indication of business as usual 8/30
If I was a parent I’d be real worried that there are no quarantine policies for concurrent teaching. Last year it was easier when we had to shut down bc students were used to virtual learning, and a lot of teachers already had created in person lessons that could be accessible virtually. I’m not sure how that’s all going to work this year. When we ask Dcps we get nothing

Great job, everyone. The political pressure you've applied have scared DCPS away from having any contingency plans. Because so many of you have screamed bloody murder that the schools better not be planning for anything less than 100% attendance, full day, 5 days a way -- no matter what the metrics may actually look during the school year.

More than 16,600 children had been hospitalized with the coronavirus thus far, and schools haven't started back up yet. Kids are on ventilators. For the idiots who think "Delta doesn't make kids more ill," it does make MORE kids ill, and so there will be a lot more kids who will be severely ill.

But your tantrums have resulted in there being no backup plan, so kids will be in school until Delta is already spreading like wildfire because there's nothing to fall back on.

Yes, I want kids to remain in school as long as possible. I have a kid who is high risk, and I haven't requested a virtual waiver because their ADHD makes it impossible for them to access virtual learning. I full expect that we will have to pull our kid our early because the pigheadedness that has resulted in no backup plan.

So thanks a lot for making it impossible for schools to take action before someone's kid -- maybe your own, maybe mine -- has to pay the price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

As a teacher, I’m 100% confident that we will be in person. I just finished DCs leadership academy this week and they have every indication of business as usual 8/30
If I was a parent I’d be real worried that there are no quarantine policies for concurrent teaching. Last year it was easier when we had to shut down bc students were used to virtual learning, and a lot of teachers already had created in person lessons that could be accessible virtually. I’m not sure how that’s all going to work this year. When we ask Dcps we get nothing

Great job, everyone. The political pressure you've applied have scared DCPS away from having any contingency plans. Because so many of you have screamed bloody murder that the schools better not be planning for anything less than 100% attendance, full day, 5 days a way -- no matter what the metrics may actually look during the school year.

More than 16,600 children had been hospitalized with the coronavirus thus far, and schools haven't started back up yet. Kids are on ventilators. For the idiots who think "Delta doesn't make kids more ill," it does make MORE kids ill, and so there will be a lot more kids who will be severely ill.

But your tantrums have resulted in there being no backup plan, so kids will be in school until Delta is already spreading like wildfire because there's nothing to fall back on.

Yes, I want kids to remain in school as long as possible. I have a kid who is high risk, and I haven't requested a virtual waiver because their ADHD makes it impossible for them to access virtual learning. I full expect that we will have to pull our kid our early because the pigheadedness that has resulted in no backup plan.

So thanks a lot for making it impossible for schools to take action before someone's kid -- maybe your own, maybe mine -- has to pay the price.

Oh please. Stop this. We (who is 'we', anyway? DCUM? The almighty political force?) didn't force DCPS to not have any contingency plans. If DCPS doesn't have contingency plans, it's because DCPS didn't generate them.

I realize everyone's going to back to anger and histrionics like last year because we are f r e a k i n g o u t. But take a breather with the accusations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

As a teacher, I’m 100% confident that we will be in person. I just finished DCs leadership academy this week and they have every indication of business as usual 8/30
If I was a parent I’d be real worried that there are no quarantine policies for concurrent teaching. Last year it was easier when we had to shut down bc students were used to virtual learning, and a lot of teachers already had created in person lessons that could be accessible virtually. I’m not sure how that’s all going to work this year. When we ask Dcps we get nothing

Great job, everyone. The political pressure you've applied have scared DCPS away from having any contingency plans. Because so many of you have screamed bloody murder that the schools better not be planning for anything less than 100% attendance, full day, 5 days a way -- no matter what the metrics may actually look during the school year.

More than 16,600 children had been hospitalized with the coronavirus thus far, and schools haven't started back up yet. Kids are on ventilators. For the idiots who think "Delta doesn't make kids more ill," it does make MORE kids ill, and so there will be a lot more kids who will be severely ill.

But your tantrums have resulted in there being no backup plan, so kids will be in school until Delta is already spreading like wildfire because there's nothing to fall back on.

Yes, I want kids to remain in school as long as possible. I have a kid who is high risk, and I haven't requested a virtual waiver because their ADHD makes it impossible for them to access virtual learning. I full expect that we will have to pull our kid our early because the pigheadedness that has resulted in no backup plan.

So thanks a lot for making it impossible for schools to take action before someone's kid -- maybe your own, maybe mine -- has to pay the price.

Be mad at DCPS, not other parents. We were told all last year that parents have no power to open or close schools -- we largely felt that, too.

Write to your council person, the mayor, the chancellor, your principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

As a teacher, I’m 100% confident that we will be in person. I just finished DCs leadership academy this week and they have every indication of business as usual 8/30
If I was a parent I’d be real worried that there are no quarantine policies for concurrent teaching. Last year it was easier when we had to shut down bc students were used to virtual learning, and a lot of teachers already had created in person lessons that could be accessible virtually. I’m not sure how that’s all going to work this year. When we ask Dcps we get nothing

Great job, everyone. The political pressure you've applied have scared DCPS away from having any contingency plans. Because so many of you have screamed bloody murder that the schools better not be planning for anything less than 100% attendance, full day, 5 days a way -- no matter what the metrics may actually look during the school year.

More than 16,600 children had been hospitalized with the coronavirus thus far, and schools haven't started back up yet. Kids are on ventilators. For the idiots who think "Delta doesn't make kids more ill," it does make MORE kids ill, and so there will be a lot more kids who will be severely ill.

But your tantrums have resulted in there being no backup plan, so kids will be in school until Delta is already spreading like wildfire because there's nothing to fall back on.

Yes, I want kids to remain in school as long as possible. I have a kid who is high risk, and I haven't requested a virtual waiver because their ADHD makes it impossible for them to access virtual learning. I full expect that we will have to pull our kid our early because the pigheadedness that has resulted in no backup plan.

So thanks a lot for making it impossible for schools to take action before someone's kid -- maybe your own, maybe mine -- has to pay the price.

Be mad at DCPS, not other parents. We were told all last year that parents have no power to open or close schools -- we largely felt that, too.

Write to your council person, the mayor, the chancellor, your principal.

+1 If DCPS has been unable to create a plan, including contingencies, by now then the problem is with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

As a teacher, I’m 100% confident that we will be in person. I just finished DCs leadership academy this week and they have every indication of business as usual 8/30
If I was a parent I’d be real worried that there are no quarantine policies for concurrent teaching. Last year it was easier when we had to shut down bc students were used to virtual learning, and a lot of teachers already had created in person lessons that could be accessible virtually. I’m not sure how that’s all going to work this year. When we ask Dcps we get nothing

Great job, everyone. The political pressure you've applied have scared DCPS away from having any contingency plans. Because so many of you have screamed bloody murder that the schools better not be planning for anything less than 100% attendance, full day, 5 days a way -- no matter what the metrics may actually look during the school year.

More than 16,600 children had been hospitalized with the coronavirus thus far, and schools haven't started back up yet. Kids are on ventilators. For the idiots who think "Delta doesn't make kids more ill," it does make MORE kids ill, and so there will be a lot more kids who will be severely ill.

But your tantrums have resulted in there being no backup plan, so kids will be in school until Delta is already spreading like wildfire because there's nothing to fall back on.

Yes, I want kids to remain in school as long as possible. I have a kid who is high risk, and I haven't requested a virtual waiver because their ADHD makes it impossible for them to access virtual learning. I full expect that we will have to pull our kid our early because the pigheadedness that has resulted in no backup plan.

So thanks a lot for making it impossible for schools to take action before someone's kid -- maybe your own, maybe mine -- has to pay the price.

+1
And as of yesterday's news, apparently, not just more kids ill, but kids more ill, as they've now established that delta causes more severe illness.