MCPS will now send kids home for ten days based on symptoms only

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Anonymous wrote:There is no plot to sabotage in-person learning by infecting everyone with covid. Are you Tucker Carlson? Because you sound like him, sad crazy provocateur person.

What there is, is some epic failure and miscommunication on so many levels and everywhere.

No other district in the country is sending kids home this way. Not in a conservative-located district, nor a liberal-located district. MoCo/MCPS is not smarter than everybody else. In fact, all we've seen is the opposite from the very beginning. Classrooms/kids will be inappropriately held hostage waiting for a single person to get tested (or not). This is terrible, operationally-asinine policy. Yes, they are actively sabotaging in-person.

I mean, kinda? But for vaccinated students who are contacts, FCPS is making them stay home until their adults upload proof of vaccination status and fill out a form confirming they're asymptomatic. MCPS isn't doing that, at least not yet.

https://www.fcps.edu/news/new-process-speed-return-fully-vaccinated-students-classroom

I like this policy!

Why?

Vaccinated students are in control of their own destiny and not at the mercy of a "cougher" getting tested. Their ES's are interpreting close contacts with seating charts. It's a good balance across competing priorities.

They are not interpreting with seating charts. An entire grade got quarantined at one school last year, and other schools quarantined entire classes. There is nothing balanced about this.

Oops last week not last year.

Time flies!

[Anonymous]

To the person who keeps saying MCPS is following CDC guidance, that's just not true. CDC is not saying to quarantine based on one symptom, unless that symptom can allow you to presume the child has covid. A symptom like a headache or cough could be indicative of a large number of diseases/problems. If they limited this to a symptom that is indicative of COVID--such as loss of taste or smell--that would be different. But even then, they are not following The CDC guidance, which says not to quarantine kids who were wearing masks and are more than 3 feet distanced. They are quarantining whole classes.

So no, MCPS is not following CDC guidance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the person who keeps saying MCPS is following CDC guidance, that's just not true. CDC is not saying to quarantine based on one symptom, unless that symptom can allow you to presume the child has covid. A symptom like a headache or cough could be indicative of a large number of diseases/problems. If they limited this to a symptom that is indicative of COVID--such as loss of taste or smell--that would be different. But even then, they are not following The CDC guidance, which says not to quarantine kids who were wearing masks and are more than 3 feet distanced. They are quarantining whole classes.

So no, MCPS is not following CDC guidance.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Yes, they should stop griping about MCPS following established CDC guidance.

This particular policy is not CDC guidance.

Stop spreading misinformation. They are following best practices as outlined by the CDC.

Nope. Here is the CDC quarantine guidance for schools.

Close contact: 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) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:

People who have been fully vaccinated
People who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three months


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact

That's not what they're doing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Yes, they should stop griping about MCPS following established CDC guidance.

This particular policy is not CDC guidance.

Stop spreading misinformation. They are following best practices as outlined by the CDC.

Nope. Here is the CDC quarantine guidance for schools.

Close contact: 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) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:

People who have been fully vaccinated
People who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three months


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact

That's not what they're doing.

3-6 feet? We aren’t social distancing so everyone is within 3-6 ft. Also if someone vomits or is positive then whole class is exposed. Looks like following cdc

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe you all are still crying about this.
Opt-in testing is a joke (see all of the comments about sending symptomatic kids to school and all those about not opting in) so thank god the health department is trying to mitigate transmission! Jfc, people!! Deal!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:
Yes, they should stop griping about MCPS following established CDC guidance.

This particular policy is not CDC guidance.

Stop spreading misinformation. They are following best practices as outlined by the CDC.

Nope. Here is the CDC quarantine guidance for schools.

Close contact: 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) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:

People who have been fully vaccinated
People who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three months


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact

That's not what they're doing.

3-6 feet? We aren’t social distancing so everyone is within 3-6 ft. Also if someone vomits or is positive then whole class is exposed. Looks like following cdc

Everyone in the whole classroom is within 6 feet of each other? Everyone? Do tell.

[Anonymous]

Boo frickety hoo. Get tested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes, they should stop griping about MCPS following established CDC guidance.

This particular policy is not CDC guidance.

Stop spreading misinformation. They are following best practices as outlined by the CDC.

Nope. Here is the CDC quarantine guidance for schools.

Close contact: 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) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:

People who have been fully vaccinated
People who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three months


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact

That's not what they're doing.

3-6 feet? We aren’t social distancing so everyone is within 3-6 ft. Also if someone vomits or is positive then whole class is exposed. Looks like following cdc

Everyone in the whole classroom is within 6 feet of each other? Everyone? Do tell.

Every elementary classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes, they should stop griping about MCPS following established CDC guidance.

This particular policy is not CDC guidance.

Stop spreading misinformation. They are following best practices as outlined by the CDC.

Nope. Here is the CDC quarantine guidance for schools.

Close contact: 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) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:

People who have been fully vaccinated
People who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three months


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact

That's not what they're doing.

3-6 feet? We aren’t social distancing so everyone is within 3-6 ft. Also if someone vomits or is positive then whole class is exposed. Looks like following cdc

Everyone in the whole classroom is within 6 feet of each other? Everyone? Do tell.

Every elementary classroom.

Poorly run ones. Oh, this is MCPS. Yes then, most certainly poorly run ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes, they should stop griping about MCPS following established CDC guidance.

This particular policy is not CDC guidance.

Stop spreading misinformation. They are following best practices as outlined by the CDC.

Nope. Here is the CDC quarantine guidance for schools.

Close contact: 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) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:

People who have been fully vaccinated
People who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three months


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact

That's not what they're doing.

3-6 feet? We aren’t social distancing so everyone is within 3-6 ft. Also if someone vomits or is positive then whole class is exposed. Looks like following cdc

Everyone in the whole classroom is within 6 feet of each other? Everyone? Do tell.

Every elementary classroom.

Poorly run ones. Oh, this is MCPS. Yes then, most certainly poorly run ones.

And yet you are here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes, they should stop griping about MCPS following established CDC guidance.

This particular policy is not CDC guidance.

Stop spreading misinformation. They are following best practices as outlined by the CDC.

Nope. Here is the CDC quarantine guidance for schools.

Close contact: 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) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:

People who have been fully vaccinated
People who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three months


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact

That's not what they're doing.

3-6 feet? We aren’t social distancing so everyone is within 3-6 ft. Also if someone vomits or is positive then whole class is exposed. Looks like following cdc

Everyone in the whole classroom is within 6 feet of each other? Everyone? Do tell.

In elementary? Yes, they are all over each other. I had three boys in a dog pile while waiting for busses last week. They have zero sense of personal space. This is what 5 days a week for everyone looks like. Without mandatory testing, this is the best we can hope for in terms of catching cases before we have full blown outbreaks.
—k teacher in a school with multiple classes quarantined

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes, they should stop griping about MCPS following established CDC guidance.

This particular policy is not CDC guidance.

Stop spreading misinformation. They are following best practices as outlined by the CDC.

Nope. Here is the CDC quarantine guidance for schools.

Close contact: 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) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:

People who have been fully vaccinated
People who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three months


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact

That's not what they're doing.

3-6 feet? We aren’t social distancing so everyone is within 3-6 ft. Also if someone vomits or is positive then whole class is exposed. Looks like following cdc

Everyone in the whole classroom is within 6 feet of each other? Everyone? Do tell.

Every elementary classroom.

Poorly run ones. Oh, this is MCPS. Yes then, most certainly poorly run ones.

The recommendations don’t say desks have to be socially distanced and so in many cases they aren’t. How is it possible people don’t know this? This was even in the mcps return to school video.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes, they should stop griping about MCPS following established CDC guidance.

This particular policy is not CDC guidance.

Stop spreading misinformation. They are following best practices as outlined by the CDC.

Nope. Here is the CDC quarantine guidance for schools.

Close contact: 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) if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.

Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:

People who have been fully vaccinated
People who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last three months


https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact

That's not what they're doing.

3-6 feet? We aren’t social distancing so everyone is within 3-6 ft. Also if someone vomits or is positive then whole class is exposed. Looks like following cdc

Everyone in the whole classroom is within 6 feet of each other? Everyone? Do tell.

In elementary? Yes, they are all over each other. I had three boys in a dog pile while waiting for busses last week. They have zero sense of personal space. This is what 5 days a week for everyone looks like. Without mandatory testing, this is the best we can hope for in terms of catching cases before we have full blown outbreaks.
—k teacher in a school with multiple classes quarantined

+1 glad they are testing bc kids will need it. There is no distancing therefore mcps Is following cdc guidelines for classes

[Anonymous]

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In elementary? Yes, they are all over each other. I had three boys in a dog pile while waiting for busses last week. They have zero sense of personal space. This is what 5 days a week for everyone looks like. Without mandatory testing, this is the best we can hope for in terms of catching cases before we have full blown outbreaks.
—k teacher in a school with multiple classes quarantined

A FIFTEEN-MINUTE dog pile?