APS fall guidelines posted- masks and quarantine

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hope schools everywhere are ready to pivot quickly to full-time DL again if necessary—until kids under 12 can be fully vaxxed. I think that this is where things are going to end up.

Not everywhere but definitely in NOVA. The rest of the country (and privates will carry on )

Oh God, I hope not.

ES Teacher

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:CDC says the class does not quarantine if all are masked. This goes out the window with cafeteria lunch.

That’s not what this says: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/operation-strategy.html

You posted the entire guidance so which part are you referring to? Also, your link is: K-12 School Operational Strategy
Updated May 15, 2021. They updated guidance in July 9th.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html
Specifically:


8. Contact Tracing in Combination with Isolation and Quarantine
Schools should continue to collaborate with state and local health departments, to the extent allowable by privacy laws and other applicable laws, to confidentially provide information about people diagnosed with or exposed to COVID-19. This allows identifying which students, teachers, and staff with positive COVID-19 test results should isolate, and which close contacts should quarantine. See the added exception in the close contact definition for the exclusion of students in the K-12 indoor classroom who are within 3 to 6 feet of an infected student with masking and other prevention strategies. See the Department of Education’s Protecting Student Privacy FERPA and the Coronavirus Disease 2019external icon for more information.

Exception: In the K–12 indoor classroom setting, the close contact definition excludes students who were within 3 to 6 feet of an infected student (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness) where
both students were engaged in consistent and correct use of well-fitting masks; and
other K–12 school prevention strategies (such as universal and correct mask use, physical distancing, increased ventilation) were in place in the K–12 school setting.[i]

Because we all know all Elementary students wear their masks correctly, not pulling them down past their nose… 😒

This is also so clearly guidance written to provide top cover to school systems simply to stay open and deal with covid as it sweeps through. If Larla tests positive are they really going to try and figure out of Larlo, Billy, and Emma sitting at the desks nearest her were all correctly wearing their masks? No, this is going to be a sh*tshow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hope schools everywhere are ready to pivot quickly to full-time DL again if necessary—until kids under 12 can be fully vaxxed. I think that this is where things are going to end up.

Not everywhere but definitely in NOVA. The rest of the country (and privates will carry on )

Oh God, I hope not.

ES Teacher

Unfortunately, given Duran's leadership during Covid, I don't doubt he will pivot to DL quickly. It will also help him justify the ridiculous amount of funding he spent on the DL program... I've been wondering if this was his angle all along with this huge investment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hope schools everywhere are ready to pivot quickly to full-time DL again if necessary—until kids under 12 can be fully vaxxed. I think that this is where things are going to end up.

Not everywhere but definitely in NOVA. The rest of the country (and privates will carry on )

Oh God, I hope not.

ES Teacher

Unfortunately, given Duran's leadership during Covid, I don't doubt he will pivot to DL quickly. It will also help him justify the ridiculous amount of funding he spent on the DL program... I've been wondering if this was his angle all along with this huge investment.

+1000..We've lost all faith in Duran and feel he'll try to put the kids in his expensive DL program more than we all want.

[Anonymous]

The board docs for tonight's school board meeting says,
"Student athletes will participate in a VDH testing program which will permit non-vaccinated athletes to remove their mask during practices and competitions."

The board docs are here https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/C5DSYJ74F737/$file/1%20-%20Superintendent%20Announcements-Updates%207-29-21%20rev.pdf