What are the next 3-4 weeks of school going to be like? (APS)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP seems really unhinged.
It doesn’t seem like the state law prevents test to return. Can someone refresh me on why APS can’t do that?

Is there a sufficient supply of tests? It doesn't seem like it from all the shortages in Arlington

[Anonymous]

This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP seems really unhinged.
It doesn’t seem like the state law prevents test to return. Can someone refresh me on why APS can’t do that?

There are no tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP seems really unhinged.
It doesn’t seem like the state law prevents test to return. Can someone refresh me on why APS can’t do that?

LOL, tell me you haven’t been paying attention without telling me you haven’t been paying attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP seems really unhinged.
It doesn’t seem like the state law prevents test to return. Can someone refresh me on why APS can’t do that?

LOL, tell me you haven’t been paying attention without telling me you haven’t been paying attention.

+1

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

I favor kids’ health, and I know that health is much more than 1 respiratory virus that is less than flu level risk (prior to vaccines) and mental health is extremely important to kids after all that Arlington has robbed from our kids after 2 years in the fruitless paranoid view of “in an abundance of caution.”

That’s why our kids don’t wear masks except where legally required and we only get tested if we’re actually sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

I favor kids’ health, and I know that health is much more than 1 respiratory virus that is less than flu level risk (prior to vaccines) and mental health is extremely important to kids after all that Arlington has robbed from our kids after 2 years in the fruitless paranoid view of “in an abundance of caution.”

That’s why our kids don’t wear masks except where legally required and we only get tested if we’re actually sick.

Us too. On a beach vacation now with other families, acting like normal. Kids are excited to be back at school on Monday. They’re very hopeful that masks will be gone on January 15th because they want to see their friends’ faces at school, not just outside of school. Even they know it’s all theater at school to make a few nutty parents “feel” their kids are safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

I favor kids’ health, and I know that health is much more than 1 respiratory virus that is less than flu level risk (prior to vaccines) and mental health is extremely important to kids after all that Arlington has robbed from our kids after 2 years in the fruitless paranoid view of “in an abundance of caution.”

That’s why our kids don’t wear masks except where legally required and we only get tested if we’re actually sick.

Us too. On a beach vacation now with other families, acting like normal. Kids are excited to be back at school on Monday. They’re very hopeful that masks will be gone on January 15th because they want to see their friends’ faces at school, not just outside of school. Even they know it’s all theater at school to make a few nutty parents “feel” their kids are safe.

What is the significance of January 15 that you think masks will disappear that day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

I favor kids’ health, and I know that health is much more than 1 respiratory virus that is less than flu level risk (prior to vaccines) and mental health is extremely important to kids after all that Arlington has robbed from our kids after 2 years in the fruitless paranoid view of “in an abundance of caution.”

That’s why our kids don’t wear masks except where legally required and we only get tested if we’re actually sick.

Us too. On a beach vacation now with other families, acting like normal. Kids are excited to be back at school on Monday. They’re very hopeful that masks will be gone on January 15th because they want to see their friends’ faces at school, not just outside of school. Even they know it’s all theater at school to make a few nutty parents “feel” their kids are safe.

What is the significance of January 15 that you think masks will disappear that day?

The new governor is sworn in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

I favor kids’ health, and I know that health is much more than 1 respiratory virus that is less than flu level risk (prior to vaccines) and mental health is extremely important to kids after all that Arlington has robbed from our kids after 2 years in the fruitless paranoid view of “in an abundance of caution.”

That’s why our kids don’t wear masks except where legally required and we only get tested if we’re actually sick.

Us too. On a beach vacation now with other families, acting like normal. Kids are excited to be back at school on Monday. They’re very hopeful that masks will be gone on January 15th because they want to see their friends’ faces at school, not just outside of school. Even they know it’s all theater at school to make a few nutty parents “feel” their kids are safe.

What is the significance of January 15 that you think masks will disappear that day?

The new governor is sworn in.

Well, January 15 is a Saturday so I don’t think you’ll see many people at school mask-free that day regardless of what Youngkin does. But since he just said last month that he won’t block local mask mandates, I don’t think you should plan on anything changing for APS anytime soon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

I favor kids’ health, and I know that health is much more than 1 respiratory virus that is less than flu level risk (prior to vaccines) and mental health is extremely important to kids after all that Arlington has robbed from our kids after 2 years in the fruitless paranoid view of “in an abundance of caution.”

That’s why our kids don’t wear masks except where legally required and we only get tested if we’re actually sick.

Us too. On a beach vacation now with other families, acting like normal. Kids are excited to be back at school on Monday. They’re very hopeful that masks will be gone on January 15th because they want to see their friends’ faces at school, not just outside of school. Even they know it’s all theater at school to make a few nutty parents “feel” their kids are safe.

What is the significance of January 15 that you think masks will disappear that day?

Redneck holiday

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

I favor kids’ health, and I know that health is much more than 1 respiratory virus that is less than flu level risk (prior to vaccines) and mental health is extremely important to kids after all that Arlington has robbed from our kids after 2 years in the fruitless paranoid view of “in an abundance of caution.”

That’s why our kids don’t wear masks except where legally required and we only get tested if we’re actually sick.

Us too. On a beach vacation now with other families, acting like normal. Kids are excited to be back at school on Monday. They’re very hopeful that masks will be gone on January 15th because they want to see their friends’ faces at school, not just outside of school. Even they know it’s all theater at school to make a few nutty parents “feel” their kids are safe.

What is the significance of January 15 that you think masks will disappear that day?

The new governor is sworn in.

Well, January 15 is a Saturday so I don’t think you’ll see many people at school mask-free that day regardless of what Youngkin does. But since he just said last month that he won’t block local mask mandates, I don’t think you should plan on anything changing for APS anytime soon.

He’s a actually backtracked on that November 15th statement about local mask mandates, and said repeatedly in December it should be for parents to decide and not up to local school boards or health boards.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

I favor kids’ health, and I know that health is much more than 1 respiratory virus that is less than flu level risk (prior to vaccines) and mental health is extremely important to kids after all that Arlington has robbed from our kids after 2 years in the fruitless paranoid view of “in an abundance of caution.”

That’s why our kids don’t wear masks except where legally required and we only get tested if we’re actually sick.

Us too. On a beach vacation now with other families, acting like normal. Kids are excited to be back at school on Monday. They’re very hopeful that masks will be gone on January 15th because they want to see their friends’ faces at school, not just outside of school. Even they know it’s all theater at school to make a few nutty parents “feel” their kids are safe.

What is the significance of January 15 that you think masks will disappear that day?

The new governor is sworn in.

Can’t wait for all you youngkin voters to be as disappointed as Biden supporters . Keep waiting for that change…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

I favor kids’ health, and I know that health is much more than 1 respiratory virus that is less than flu level risk (prior to vaccines) and mental health is extremely important to kids after all that Arlington has robbed from our kids after 2 years in the fruitless paranoid view of “in an abundance of caution.”

That’s why our kids don’t wear masks except where legally required and we only get tested if we’re actually sick.

Us too. On a beach vacation now with other families, acting like normal. Kids are excited to be back at school on Monday. They’re very hopeful that masks will be gone on January 15th because they want to see their friends’ faces at school, not just outside of school. Even they know it’s all theater at school to make a few nutty parents “feel” their kids are safe.

Riiiiiiiight. Your kids figured that out all on their own huh.

I can't count the number of conversations I've been in where people complain about people they think are overly cautious, then look at me and say "oh but of course I'm not talking about you, you need to take the precautions for your at risk children (now child since only 1 is under 5)." Give me a break people. There are more of us with at risk kids than you realize. Maybe we're not waving our kids' health info under your noses every 5 minutes, but we're also not going to mass play dates where we know kids won't be masking, and we're not getting beach houses with y'all. We're still here even if you refuse to acknowledge us and our kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would have been nice and I favor safety (and love what DC schools are doing — their plan beats everyone else’s) but no way can APS implement anything like this at this point, Wednesday night before school starts again on Monday. Wish APS would have done this, but no way can they do it now. Ha ha. I wish.

I will just keep my kids in the weekly testing program and get them the best masks I can.

I favor kids’ health, and I know that health is much more than 1 respiratory virus that is less than flu level risk (prior to vaccines) and mental health is extremely important to kids after all that Arlington has robbed from our kids after 2 years in the fruitless paranoid view of “in an abundance of caution.”

That’s why our kids don’t wear masks except where legally required and we only get tested if we’re actually sick.

Us too. On a beach vacation now with other families, acting like normal. Kids are excited to be back at school on Monday. They’re very hopeful that masks will be gone on January 15th because they want to see their friends’ faces at school, not just outside of school. Even they know it’s all theater at school to make a few nutty parents “feel” their kids are safe.

Riiiiiiiight. Your kids figured that out all on their own huh.

I can't count the number of conversations I've been in where people complain about people they think are overly cautious, then look at me and say "oh but of course I'm not talking about you, you need to take the precautions for your at risk children (now child since only 1 is under 5)." Give me a break people. There are more of us with at risk kids than you realize. Maybe we're not waving our kids' health info under your noses every 5 minutes, but we're also not going to mass play dates where we know kids won't be masking, and we're not getting beach houses with y'all. We're still here even if you refuse to acknowledge us and our kids.

A child under 5 is not risk. Only COVIDian paranoid people think that.

And any truly at risk can handle COVID just like they do for the 200 other endemic respiratory viruses.