Here is why we should close schools now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So schools will close and kids won’t still play with friends? Families will stop going to the store? Everyone will sit at home? Doubtful.

If they close I’m taking the kids to the movies. The zoo .

^ This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So schools will close and kids won’t still play with friends? Families will stop going to the store? Everyone will sit at home? Doubtful.

If they close I’m taking the kids to the movies. The zoo .

^ This

Nobody will be there. You will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only close schools when there is confirmed community spread in that area. Why close all schools everywhere?!

Well there is confirmed community spread. The fact that we don't know who gave COVID-19 to the 50 y/o DC resident in the hospital right now is the definition of community spread. However, now, we are hearing the slightly changed definition, of "widespread" community spread. We'd know if it were widespread, if you had only conducted more tests. But they ran 10 tests, and one is already a case resulting from community spread.
In DC we have skipped over the normal phase of an outbreak in which we can "investigate" and do contact tracing and find the thread of contagion and quarantine/test a few people and help it not spread further. If we don't know how he got it, many others got it the same way, and gave it to others the same way. There was a week between him falling ill and going to the hospital. He was contagious that whole time (he was probably also somewhat contagious before feeling ill).

Academics around the world seem to know what measures to take and when. Governments around the world seem to make the wrong decisions, one after the other, and inflict maximum unnecessary pain to their countries, because they are completely uneducated on the topic, and apparently never listen to their experts quite enough. It's heart breaking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Closing now would be premature.

Closing now slows down the spread and protects families. This IS the time to close while most community infections are symptomatic. It’s too late once people start dying.

We are a two teacher household. We both think there is no need to close the schools. Wash your hands and keep on keeping on.

Different two teacher household and we both think a close of 3 to 4 weeks is a prudent idea.

You’d still get paid, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So schools will close and kids won’t still play with friends? Families will stop going to the store? Everyone will sit at home? Doubtful.

If they close I’m taking the kids to the movies. The zoo .

^ This

Nobody will be there. You will be fine.

It might be a good time for a family trip.

[Anonymous]

Italy.. 5,883.. 233 deaths in what.. two weeks?

[Anonymous]

Doesn't this area have a lot of 'extra' days built into the calendar that were not used because we had very little snow/ice/cold events this year? I am 100% in favor of closing schools now through spring break. The only danger to ourselves and the community at large is waiting until it is too late!

[Anonymous]

Start w/ HS and MS only. They can be unsupervised in time of crisis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So schools will close and kids won’t still play with friends? Families will stop going to the store? Everyone will sit at home? Doubtful.

If they close I’m taking the kids to the movies. The zoo .

^ This

Nobody will be there. You will be fine.

It might be a good time for a family trip.

OP why don”t you go to Italy once schools close. You totally should. We will stay home safe, thank you. Send us a post card from your last trip?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closing now would be premature.

Closing now slows down the spread and protects families. This IS the time to close while most community infections are symptomatic. It’s too late once people start dying.

We are a two teacher household. We both think there is no need to close the schools. Wash your hands and keep on keeping on.

Different two teacher household and we both think a close of 3 to 4 weeks is a prudent idea.

You’d still get paid, right?

I work in a school and won't get paid if it closes. I still think it's a good idea. I'd rather have a tight budget and avoid the vectors that end up with a tight budget b/c I'm in the hospital.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't this area have a lot of 'extra' days built into the calendar that were not used because we had very little snow/ice/cold events this year? I am 100% in favor of closing schools now through spring break. The only danger to ourselves and the community at large is waiting until it is too late!

FCPS does have extra hours built in. I guess they could use it for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Start w/ HS and MS only. They can be unsupervised in time of crisis.

Absolutely! Start somewhere. Anything better then nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closing now would be premature.

Closing now slows down the spread and protects families. This IS the time to close while most community infections are symptomatic. It’s too late once people start dying.

We are a two teacher household. We both think there is no need to close the schools. Wash your hands and keep on keeping on.

I love teachers, I do... but this is for all communities to decide as we are all in it, and our lives are equally at risk. So this is above your pey grade.

WTF? Teachers are part of the community and have just as much say as anyone else. Perhaps more since they sit in the petri dish with your snot-nose kid all day.

That said, I disagree with the teacher and think we should close to slow the spread until we can actually start testing, tracing, and quarantining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So schools will close and kids won’t still play with friends? Families will stop going to the store? Everyone will sit at home? Doubtful.

If they close I’m taking the kids to the movies. The zoo .

^ This

Nobody will be there. You will be fine.

It might be a good time for a family trip.

Exactly, I was thinking Disney world

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closing now would be premature.

Closing now slows down the spread and protects families. This IS the time to close while most community infections are symptomatic. It’s too late once people start dying.

We are a two teacher household. We both think there is no need to close the schools. Wash your hands and keep on keeping on.

Different two teacher household and we both think a close of 3 to 4 weeks is a prudent idea.

You’d still get paid, right?

I work in a school and won't get paid if it closes. I still think it's a good idea. I'd rather have a tight budget and avoid the vectors that end up with a tight budget b/c I'm in the hospital.

What is your position in the school?