So realistically, when do you think somewhat normal full time f2f education will resume?

[Anonymous]

Based on the recovery plan and meetings so far it's safe to assume to we are looking at hybrid at best in the fall.

Realistically how long do you predict this will last?

I desperately want my young elementary kids back in school but obviously know I'm powerless as far as when that can happen.

So are we thinking January? Next fall?

I guess I just can't imagine this going on for too much longer

[Anonymous]

I'd follow the other threads on this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd follow the other threads on this.

There isn't a thread specifically on this. Yes general discussion on what mcps plans on doing on the fall but not realistic predictions of when school will resume as normal. Mostly just people saying "when there is a vaccine" which isn't actually a timeframe since nobody knows when that will be. But thanks for your helpful comment

[Anonymous]

Fall 2021, sadly. There are two ways I think they'd be open to full-time F2F:

1. Everyone vaccinated. Even if we have vaccine by the end of this year, it will take at least 6 months to vaccinate 330 million people.
2. Rapid testing (like, answer in an hour). Then if any kid shows symptoms, test the whole classroom the same day, so you have results before they even go home.

#2 requires a higher level of acceptance of risk. Based on watching the BOE meeting earlier this week, I'm skeptical MCPS will even be open to this should it be possible.

[Anonymous]

Fall 2021

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fall 2021, sadly. There are two ways I think they'd be open to full-time F2F:

1. Everyone vaccinated. Even if we have vaccine by the end of this year, it will take at least 6 months to vaccinate 330 million people.
2. Rapid testing (like, answer in an hour). Then if any kid shows symptoms, test the whole classroom the same day, so you have results before they even go home.

#2 requires a higher level of acceptance of risk. Based on watching the BOE meeting earlier this week, I'm skeptical MCPS will even be open to this should it be possible.

At a certain point though, they can't just continue keeping kids out of school because they simply don't want to take on any risk. I think probably a whole academic year with the hybrid option will be OK (I mean it's not great but it's something) but anything longer than that is going to break the entire educational system. Kids will be at least a year behind and it's just going to be absolutely terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Based on the recovery plan and meetings so far it's safe to assume to we are looking at hybrid at best in the fall.

Realistically how long do you predict this will last?

I desperately want my young elementary kids back in school but obviously know I'm powerless as far as when that can happen.

So are we thinking January? Next fall?

I guess I just can't imagine this going on for too much longer

No, you're not powerless. Send e-mails to your elected representatives, starting with the Board of Education, to tell them what you want them to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fall 2021, sadly. There are two ways I think they'd be open to full-time F2F:

1. Everyone vaccinated. Even if we have vaccine by the end of this year, it will take at least 6 months to vaccinate 330 million people.
2. Rapid testing (like, answer in an hour). Then if any kid shows symptoms, test the whole classroom the same day, so you have results before they even go home.

#2 requires a higher level of acceptance of risk. Based on watching the BOE meeting earlier this week, I'm skeptical MCPS will even be open to this should it be possible.

At a certain point though, they can't just continue keeping kids out of school because they simply don't want to take on any risk. I think probably a whole academic year with the hybrid option will be OK (I mean it's not great but it's something) but anything longer than that is going to break the entire educational system. Kids will be at least a year behind and it's just going to be absolutely terrible.

They take on risk if they keep kids out of school, too - as you say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Based on the recovery plan and meetings so far it's safe to assume to we are looking at hybrid at best in the fall.

Realistically how long do you predict this will last?

I desperately want my young elementary kids back in school but obviously know I'm powerless as far as when that can happen.

So are we thinking January? Next fall?

I guess I just can't imagine this going on for too much longer

No, you're not powerless. Send e-mails to your elected representatives, starting with the Board of Education, to tell them what you want them to do.

BOE is indepedent, so that's the only ones to write to. You can write to your council member, but the County Council only approves the MCPS budget, but has no further control.

I"ve emailed our BOE members before. They do read them. They don't seem to be taking a proactive role in advocating for parents, at least based on what I've seen in their recent BOE meetings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Based on the recovery plan and meetings so far it's safe to assume to we are looking at hybrid at best in the fall.

Realistically how long do you predict this will last?

I desperately want my young elementary kids back in school but obviously know I'm powerless as far as when that can happen.

So are we thinking January? Next fall?

I guess I just can't imagine this going on for too much longer

No, you're not powerless. Send e-mails to your elected representatives, starting with the Board of Education, to tell them what you want them to do.

BOE is indepedent, so that's the only ones to write to. You can write to your council member, but the County Council only approves the MCPS budget, but has no further control.

I"ve emailed our BOE members before. They do read them. They don't seem to be taking a proactive role in advocating for parents, at least based on what I've seen in their recent BOE meetings.

They have made it abundantly clear that what parents want is not effecting their decision making in the least. They are doing what they want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

They have made it abundantly clear that what parents want is not effecting their decision making in the least. They are doing what they want.

Posters on DCUM go to a lot of trouble and effort to discourage people from contacting their elected representatives. And why would anybody do that, if contacting your elected representatives really did have no effect? It's like the Russians, trying to discourage people from voting...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Based on the recovery plan and meetings so far it's safe to assume to we are looking at hybrid at best in the fall.

Realistically how long do you predict this will last?

I desperately want my young elementary kids back in school but obviously know I'm powerless as far as when that can happen.

So are we thinking January? Next fall?

I guess I just can't imagine this going on for too much longer

No, you're not powerless. Send e-mails to your elected representatives, starting with the Board of Education, to tell them what you want them to do.

BOE is indepedent, so that's the only ones to write to. You can write to your council member, but the County Council only approves the MCPS budget, but has no further control.

I"ve emailed our BOE members before. They do read them. They don't seem to be taking a proactive role in advocating for parents, at least based on what I've seen in their recent BOE meetings.

The County Council has no direct control, and neither do the state legislators, but they help frame and shape the discussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Based on the recovery plan and meetings so far it's safe to assume to we are looking at hybrid at best in the fall.

Realistically how long do you predict this will last?

I desperately want my young elementary kids back in school but obviously know I'm powerless as far as when that can happen.

So are we thinking January? Next fall?

I guess I just can't imagine this going on for too much longer

I have call options on 2024

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fall 2021, sadly. There are two ways I think they'd be open to full-time F2F:

1. Everyone vaccinated. Even if we have vaccine by the end of this year, it will take at least 6 months to vaccinate 330 million people.
2. Rapid testing (like, answer in an hour). Then if any kid shows symptoms, test the whole classroom the same day, so you have results before they even go home.

#2 requires a higher level of acceptance of risk. Based on watching the BOE meeting earlier this week, I'm skeptical MCPS will even be open to this should it be possible.

At a certain point though, they can't just continue keeping kids out of school because they simply don't want to take on any risk. I think probably a whole academic year with the hybrid option will be OK (I mean it's not great but it's something) but anything longer than that is going to break the entire educational system. Kids will be at least a year behind and it's just going to be absolutely terrible.

Really, kids will be a year behind? They will learn absolutely nothing during DL? All these parents criticizing DL probably just never had much insight into how much their children learned or didn’t learn in regular school. All of a sudden their lives will be ruined by a year of substandard learning, justifying the need to risk the lives of teachers, parents, grandparents, and yes also some children. The selfishness of people is beyond belief. Get your childcare another way without endangering others.

[Anonymous]

I know people at the FDA. Promising vaccines with adult roll out and a good number of adults vaccinated around March 2021. Pediatric studies are not steering yet but will follow.