MCPS will now send kids home for ten days based on symptoms only

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why everyone keeps saying MCPS is sending kids home. You do know that the DHHS health room nurse is the one who decides, right?

That is an interesting point. So are you saying the nurse works for the health department and not MCPS? Is that true?

Yes they (the nurse and health tech) are employees of the health department. I didn't realize that until my 2nd year teaching. I always assumed that they were mcps employees.

Who tells them who to quarantine? MCPS. They aren’t in the classroom right? So confusing.

The nurse/tech asks the student and the teacher is the classroom. None of these decisions are made by MCPS. If you want to be mad at someone, be mad at the health department.

Looks like you are asking techs and nurses to quit?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why everyone keeps saying MCPS is sending kids home. You do know that the DHHS health room nurse is the one who decides, right?

That is an interesting point. So are you saying the nurse works for the health department and not MCPS? Is that true?

Yes they (the nurse and health tech) are employees of the health department. I didn't realize that until my 2nd year teaching. I always assumed that they were mcps employees.

Who tells them who to quarantine? MCPS. They aren’t in the classroom right? So confusing.

The nurse/tech asks the student and the teacher is the classroom. None of these decisions are made by MCPS. If you want to be mad at someone, be mad at the health department.

DHHS (Gayles in particular) may have been the source of the policy, but they couldn't force it on the school. This decision was entirely by McKnight. That's who you should blame.

Remember that as the BoE decides who to crown superintendent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why everyone keeps saying MCPS is sending kids home. You do know that the DHHS health room nurse is the one who decides, right?

That is an interesting point. So are you saying the nurse works for the health department and not MCPS? Is that true?

Yes they (the nurse and health tech) are employees of the health department. I didn't realize that until my 2nd year teaching. I always assumed that they were mcps employees.

Who tells them who to quarantine? MCPS. They aren’t in the classroom right? So confusing.

The nurse/tech asks the student and the teacher is the classroom. None of these decisions are made by MCPS. If you want to be mad at someone, be mad at the health department.

DHHS (Gayles in particular) may have been the source of the policy, but they couldn't force it on the school. This decision was entirely by McKnight. That's who you should blame.

Remember that as the BoE decides who to crown superintendent.

When they are the ones in the school making the decisions I'm not sure how mcps can tell nurses how to do their jobs.

[Anonymous]

Stop blaming anyone and keep sick kids at home, get tested if symptomatic or exposed, remind kids masks go over nose and mouth, and let’s get through this. We all want our kids in school—yelling and pointing fingers just adds to the overall stress EVERYONE is feeling after Friday’s announcement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that if a parent sends their kid to school with one of those symptoms and no explanation, and then refuses to get them medical care including a test, CPS should be involved. I think that parents who want in person school need to realize it comes with the obligation to test if symptomatic.

Settle down, Suzy.

Let me explain how easy it is for this to happen to any student…including those with a perfect mother. Here’s what has happened at our school:

Kid complains of a headache or tummy ache or sneezes and has a runny nose or coughs three times over the course of an hour.

^^^
It only takes one such “symptom” for a nervous teacher to send the kid to the health room and the end result could be quarantining the entire class unless/until the kid presents a negative covid test result.

This scenario is expedited if a kid pukes in the classroom.

Again: this can and will happen…even to kids with perfect parents…and most of the time it’s a false alarm.

[Anonymous]

^ this just happened to us

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that if a parent sends their kid to school with one of those symptoms and no explanation, and then refuses to get them medical care including a test, CPS should be involved. I think that parents who want in person school need to realize it comes with the obligation to test if symptomatic.

Settle down, Suzy.

Let me explain how easy it is for this to happen to any student…including those with a perfect mother. Here’s what has happened at our school:

Kid complains of a headache or tummy ache or sneezes and has a runny nose or coughs three times over the course of an hour.

^^^
It only takes one such “symptom” for a nervous teacher to send the kid to the health room and the end result could be quarantining the entire class unless/until the kid presents a negative covid test result.

This scenario is expedited if a kid pukes in the classroom.

Again: this can and will happen…even to kids with perfect parents…and most of the time it’s a false alarm.

Of course it happens. And then the responsible parent takes their kid to get tested that day and if it isn’t covid no one is quarantined the next day. My comment was about people who refuse to test and force the rest of the class to quarantine for ten days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ this just happened to us

And did you force the rest of the class into quarantine or get your kid tested?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently the new “guidance” confirms what we’ve been hearing. If a child has “symptoms” associated with COVID (could be a runny nose) their close contacts (this has been interpreted as the entire class in many schools) are quarantined for ten days.

This is completely ludicrous and not based in science or CDC guidelines.

Great and of course people can return sooner if they can provide a negative test which seems perfectly reasonable.

Not if they are quarantined without symptoms. They have to wait for the person with symptoms to get a test.

[Anonymous]

OR you could drastically increase the odds that your child stays in school by also advocating for a policy that aligns with the CDC and science.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop blaming anyone and keep sick kids at home, get tested if symptomatic or exposed, remind kids masks go over nose and mouth, and let’s get through this. We all want our kids in school—yelling and pointing fingers just adds to the overall stress EVERYONE is feeling after Friday’s announcement.

How do you hold policymakers accountable then? There has to be consequences for McKnight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that if a parent sends their kid to school with one of those symptoms and no explanation, and then refuses to get them medical care including a test, CPS should be involved. I think that parents who want in person school need to realize it comes with the obligation to test if symptomatic.

Settle down, Suzy.

Let me explain how easy it is for this to happen to any student…including those with a perfect mother. Here’s what has happened at our school:

Kid complains of a headache or tummy ache or sneezes and has a runny nose or coughs three times over the course of an hour.

^^^
It only takes one such “symptom” for a nervous teacher to send the kid to the health room and the end result could be quarantining the entire class unless/until the kid presents a negative covid test result.

This scenario is expedited if a kid pukes in the classroom.

Again: this can and will happen…even to kids with perfect parents…and most of the time it’s a false alarm.

Of course it happens. And then the responsible parent takes their kid to get tested that day and if it isn’t covid no one is quarantined the next day. My comment was about people who refuse to test and force the rest of the class to quarantine for ten days.

Your privilege is showing.

Not everyone can quickly line up a rapid covid test…particularly when you get notice at 3pm.

That’s why the schools should be equipped to test.

Suggesting CPS get involved is beyond ridiculous. Far beyond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that if a parent sends their kid to school with one of those symptoms and no explanation, and then refuses to get them medical care including a test, CPS should be involved. I think that parents who want in person school need to realize it comes with the obligation to test if symptomatic.

Settle down, Suzy.

Let me explain how easy it is for this to happen to any student…including those with a perfect mother. Here’s what has happened at our school:

Kid complains of a headache or tummy ache or sneezes and has a runny nose or coughs three times over the course of an hour.

^^^
It only takes one such “symptom” for a nervous teacher to send the kid to the health room and the end result could be quarantining the entire class unless/until the kid presents a negative covid test result.

This scenario is expedited if a kid pukes in the classroom.

Again: this can and will happen…even to kids with perfect parents…and most of the time it’s a false alarm.

Of course it happens. And then the responsible parent takes their kid to get tested that day and if it isn’t covid no one is quarantined the next day. My comment was about people who refuse to test and force the rest of the class to quarantine for ten days.

Your privilege is showing.

Not everyone can quickly line up a rapid covid test…particularly when you get notice at 3pm.

That’s why the schools should be equipped to test.

Suggesting CPS get involved is beyond ridiculous. Far beyond.

It's the worst policy in the country. DHHS/MCPS should be ashamed. They're not, but they should be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Of course it happens. And then the responsible parent takes their kid to get tested that day and if it isn’t covid no one is quarantined the next day. My comment was about people who refuse to test and force the rest of the class to quarantine for ten days.

A proactive school district, and/or a county with an effective public health program, would make it as easy as possible for the kid to get tested. Instead of leaving it up to the parents, who will not all have the time, knowledge, and funding for immediate, immediate-results testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that if a parent sends their kid to school with one of those symptoms and no explanation, and then refuses to get them medical care including a test, CPS should be involved. I think that parents who want in person school need to realize it comes with the obligation to test if symptomatic.

Settle down, Suzy.

Let me explain how easy it is for this to happen to any student…including those with a perfect mother. Here’s what has happened at our school:

Kid complains of a headache or tummy ache or sneezes and has a runny nose or coughs three times over the course of an hour.

^^^
It only takes one such “symptom” for a nervous teacher to send the kid to the health room and the end result could be quarantining the entire class unless/until the kid presents a negative covid test result.

This scenario is expedited if a kid pukes in the classroom.

Again: this can and will happen…even to kids with perfect parents…and most of the time it’s a false alarm.

Of course it happens. And then the responsible parent takes their kid to get tested that day and if it isn’t covid no one is quarantined the next day. My comment was about people who refuse to test and force the rest of the class to quarantine for ten days.

Your privilege is showing.

Not everyone can quickly line up a rapid covid test…particularly when you get notice at 3pm.

That’s why the schools should be equipped to test.

Suggesting CPS get involved is beyond ridiculous. Far beyond.

It is line up child care or a test one or the other.