Covid at SFS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So the word going around upper school is that the kid who tested positive last week is in the 11-12th grade group, was on campus but that the administration DID NOT notify anyone who was in classes or contact with this person. If that is true that destroys any credibility the administration or the MAT has in their ability to keep students safe.

The student was never on campus after being exposed. No one was at risk. That said, there should have been a communication to the families in the cohort.

They can't have 100% confidence that student was never on campus when they were possibly contagious. Unbelievably irresponsible of the administration, sending kids and staff to school flying blind like this is like playing Russian roulette. It shouldn't be that way, the school should have much more robust testing and tracing in place, but the leadership is not there. It is why we keep our kids on DL as much as we wanted them to be able to go back on to campus.

And why those parents who want to keep hybrid going after thanksgiving in the middle of the worst phase of the pandemic are so irresponsible.

please just stop, in-person school is perfectly safe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the word going around upper school is that the kid who tested positive last week is in the 11-12th grade group, was on campus but that the administration DID NOT notify anyone who was in classes or contact with this person. If that is true that destroys any credibility the administration or the MAT has in their ability to keep students safe.

The student was never on campus after being exposed. No one was at risk. That said, there should have been a communication to the families in the cohort.

They can't have 100% confidence that student was never on campus when they were possibly contagious. Unbelievably irresponsible of the administration, sending kids and staff to school flying blind like this is like playing Russian roulette. It shouldn't be that way, the school should have much more robust testing and tracing in place, but the leadership is not there. It is why we keep our kids on DL as much as we wanted them to be able to go back on to campus.

And why those parents who want to keep hybrid going after thanksgiving in the middle of the worst phase of the pandemic are so irresponsible.

How much more testing do you want them to do? The 30 day positivity rate is only o.4%. On campus classes have been great, BTW. My DC has loved it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the word going around upper school is that the kid who tested positive last week is in the 11-12th grade group, was on campus but that the administration DID NOT notify anyone who was in classes or contact with this person. If that is true that destroys any credibility the administration or the MAT has in their ability to keep students safe.

The student was never on campus after being exposed. No one was at risk. That said, there should have been a communication to the families in the cohort.

They can't have 100% confidence that student was never on campus when they were possibly contagious. Unbelievably irresponsible of the administration, sending kids and staff to school flying blind like this is like playing Russian roulette. It shouldn't be that way, the school should have much more robust testing and tracing in place, but the leadership is not there. It is why we keep our kids on DL as much as we wanted them to be able to go back on to campus.

And why those parents who want to keep hybrid going after thanksgiving in the middle of the worst phase of the pandemic are so irresponsible.

This. It would have been nice to have been told by school since my DC is in the 11/12 grade group. But this could explain why so many kids have been staying home lately. The first week more than half were in school and last week less and today even less.

And then the crazy parents who think everything is hunky dory and just want to keep the school open. We know who you are even if you remain anonymous. We see that even during the pandemic, you still feel the need to travel out of state or host maskless kids. It’s all on social media shared by your kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the word going around upper school is that the kid who tested positive last week is in the 11-12th grade group, was on campus but that the administration DID NOT notify anyone who was in classes or contact with this person. If that is true that destroys any credibility the administration or the MAT has in their ability to keep students safe.

The student was never on campus after being exposed. No one was at risk. That said, there should have been a communication to the families in the cohort.

They can't have 100% confidence that student was never on campus when they were possibly contagious. Unbelievably irresponsible of the administration, sending kids and staff to school flying blind like this is like playing Russian roulette. It shouldn't be that way, the school should have much more robust testing and tracing in place, but the leadership is not there. It is why we keep our kids on DL as much as we wanted them to be able to go back on to campus.

And why those parents who want to keep hybrid going after thanksgiving in the middle of the worst phase of the pandemic are so irresponsible.

This. It would have been nice to have been told by school since my DC is in the 11/12 grade group. But this could explain why so many kids have been staying home lately. The first week more than half were in school and last week less and today even less.

And then the crazy parents who think everything is hunky dory and just want to keep the school open. We know who you are even if you remain anonymous. We see that even during the pandemic, you still feel the need to travel out of state or host maskless kids. It’s all on social media shared by your kids.

Not according to my DC who was on campus today. More kids there today than last week. If your child is not there how would you know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the word going around upper school is that the kid who tested positive last week is in the 11-12th grade group, was on campus but that the administration DID NOT notify anyone who was in classes or contact with this person. If that is true that destroys any credibility the administration or the MAT has in their ability to keep students safe.

The student was never on campus after being exposed. No one was at risk. That said, there should have been a communication to the families in the cohort.

They can't have 100% confidence that student was never on campus when they were possibly contagious. Unbelievably irresponsible of the administration, sending kids and staff to school flying blind like this is like playing Russian roulette. It shouldn't be that way, the school should have much more robust testing and tracing in place, but the leadership is not there. It is why we keep our kids on DL as much as we wanted them to be able to go back on to campus.

And why those parents who want to keep hybrid going after thanksgiving in the middle of the worst phase of the pandemic are so irresponsible.

This. It would have been nice to have been told by school since my DC is in the 11/12 grade group. But this could explain why so many kids have been staying home lately. The first week more than half were in school and last week less and today even less.

And then the crazy parents who think everything is hunky dory and just want to keep the school open. We know who you are even if you remain anonymous. We see that even during the pandemic, you still feel the need to travel out of state or host maskless kids. It’s all on social media shared by your kids.

Not according to my DC who was on campus today. More kids there today than last week. If your child is not there how would you know?

My child was in school today. I never said DC was virtual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the word going around upper school is that the kid who tested positive last week is in the 11-12th grade group, was on campus but that the administration DID NOT notify anyone who was in classes or contact with this person. If that is true that destroys any credibility the administration or the MAT has in their ability to keep students safe.

The student was never on campus after being exposed. No one was at risk. That said, there should have been a communication to the families in the cohort.

They can't have 100% confidence that student was never on campus when they were possibly contagious. Unbelievably irresponsible of the administration, sending kids and staff to school flying blind like this is like playing Russian roulette. It shouldn't be that way, the school should have much more robust testing and tracing in place, but the leadership is not there. It is why we keep our kids on DL as much as we wanted them to be able to go back on to campus.

And why those parents who want to keep hybrid going after thanksgiving in the middle of the worst phase of the pandemic are so irresponsible.

Bottom line, the system worked. But if a kid is going to be playing out of school sports, then they should be doing full DL. That isn't fair to the rest of the community.

[Anonymous]

It is very disappointing that there was no note from the school and apparently no notification of contact tracing.

[Anonymous]

My son has two classes with the student who tested positive. He wears his mask in class and I trust that all the other students are also wearing their masks. I happily signed the letter to continue in person learning in December and am very grateful to the parents who took the lead. I don’t know anything about email harvesting as I had reached out to one of the moms who took the lead because I feel as strongly as she does that kids need to be back in school.

I have a neighbor whose daughter is in the Sidwell lower school and she goes 4 days a week. It made me realize that my son would have been better off at a school that only had high school because then he would have been back in person much more. Sidwell has too many different things to focus on to get everything right and Mamadou has failed to take the lead in getting our students back in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son has two classes with the student who tested positive. He wears his mask in class and I trust that all the other students are also wearing their masks. I happily signed the letter to continue in person learning in December and am very grateful to the parents who took the lead. I don’t know anything about email harvesting as I had reached out to one of the moms who took the lead because I feel as strongly as she does that kids need to be back in school.

I have a neighbor whose daughter is in the Sidwell lower school and she goes 4 days a week. It made me realize that my son would have been better off at a school that only had high school because then he would have been back in person much more. Sidwell has too many different things to focus on to get everything right and Mamadou has failed to take the lead in getting our students back in the classroom.

Please. The principals do not decide any of this. If you have complaints, they need to go to the HOS and Board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the word going around upper school is that the kid who tested positive last week is in the 11-12th grade group, was on campus but that the administration DID NOT notify anyone who was in classes or contact with this person. If that is true that destroys any credibility the administration or the MAT has in their ability to keep students safe.

The student was never on campus after being exposed. No one was at risk. That said, there should have been a communication to the families in the cohort.

They can't have 100% confidence that student was never on campus when they were possibly contagious. Unbelievably irresponsible of the administration, sending kids and staff to school flying blind like this is like playing Russian roulette. It shouldn't be that way, the school should have much more robust testing and tracing in place, but the leadership is not there. It is why we keep our kids on DL as much as we wanted them to be able to go back on to campus.

And why those parents who want to keep hybrid going after thanksgiving in the middle of the worst phase of the pandemic are so irresponsible.

Calm down. If a student tested positive, DC Health was informed, an investigation ensued, and anyone who was determined to be at risk of exposure was contacted. The goal isn’t to have zero cases ever because that’s impossible, but to prevent community transmission at school. So far it’s working.

[Anonymous]

Hard to have confidence in the school when we are having to learn from here that our children may have spent hours in an enclosed classroom with someone carrying Covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hard to have confidence in the school when we are having to learn from here that our children may have spent hours in an enclosed classroom with someone carrying Covid.

You should assume this is the case every time you send your kid to school, especially over the next six weeks. Families will socialize and travel even if they have pledged not to. I just assume that this is true and made the choice to send kid in person anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hard to have confidence in the school when we are having to learn from here that our children may have spent hours in an enclosed classroom with someone carrying Covid.

If that’s the case you’re not paying attention. All of this information is on the school dashboard. Sidwell currently has the lowest positivity rate in weeks. Closing now is a travesty for the children- but apparently their well-being is not the Boards greatest concern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hard to have confidence in the school when we are having to learn from here that our children may have spent hours in an enclosed classroom with someone carrying Covid.

You should assume this is the case every time you send your kid to school, especially over the next six weeks. Families will socialize and travel even if they have pledged not to. I just assume that this is true and made the choice to send kid in person anyway.

+1. I have the same thought every time I go shopping or to a grocery store. The virus is there. We have to deal with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hard to have confidence in the school when we are having to learn from here that our children may have spent hours in an enclosed classroom with someone carrying Covid.

If that’s the case you’re not paying attention. All of this information is on the school dashboard. Sidwell currently has the lowest positivity rate in weeks. Closing now is a travesty for the children- but apparently their well-being is not the Boards greatest concern.

The dashboard is not enough when your child is in the same grade and possibly same classes. Even my doctor’s office sent me a letter saying that there was a positive patient around the same time frame that I was there. I would expect at least an email from the school when there is a child positive in our section. yet we get an email that a staff worker tested positive who was nowhere near the classrooms??