New York Schools can reopen in person

[Anonymous]

Just announced.

Guess if you want in person learning, you can always move to NY.

[Anonymous]

Here is the link:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/07/new-york-gov-cuomo-says-all-school-districts-across-state-are-authorized-to-reopen.html

[Anonymous]

“You look at our infection rate, we probably are in the best situation in the country right now,” Cuomo told reporters on a conference call. “If anybody can open schools, we can open schools. And that’s true for every region in the state period.”

[Anonymous]

Their teachers are willing to teacher. So there that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Their teachers are willing to teacher. So there that.

The NY teacher union might be the strongest in the country. If there was a public health angle out of this, they would use it.

There isn't that angle. Because New Yorkers and their government have actually managed this thing.

[Anonymous]

Teachers are willing to teach because the risk of infection is considerably lower.

Solve the virus spread and you solve the problems of schools (and work, and travel, and just about everything else). But most people here would rather just argue about the everything else rather than solve the real problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are willing to teach because the risk of infection is considerably lower.

Solve the virus spread and you solve the problems of schools (and work, and travel, and just about everything else). But most people here would rather just argue about the everything else rather than solve the real problem.

Many NOVA jurisdictions positivity rate is below 5%. Honest question, what number are you okay with? NYC’s metric to reopen is 5%— although they are lower.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Their teachers are willing to teacher. So there that.

I wouldn't assume that. I know NY teachers who are really upset about the schools reopening. But they are afraid to speak out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are willing to teach because the risk of infection is considerably lower.

Solve the virus spread and you solve the problems of schools (and work, and travel, and just about everything else). But most people here would rather just argue about the everything else rather than solve the real problem.

Many NOVA jurisdictions positivity rate is below 5%. Honest question, what number are you okay with? NYC’s metric to reopen is 5%— although they are lower.

DP.. what's the 7 day rolling average? Is nova/VA seeing cases go up even as the rate is below 5%? Then that's a concern. NY's rate is flat or going down. That's why they feel it's ok to re-open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Their teachers are willing to teacher. So there that.

I wouldn't assume that. I know NY teachers who are really upset about the schools reopening. But they are afraid to speak out.

So what metrics would make them feel better? They have the best test positivity rate in the country, meeting the public health recommendations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are willing to teach because the risk of infection is considerably lower.

Solve the virus spread and you solve the problems of schools (and work, and travel, and just about everything else). But most people here would rather just argue about the everything else rather than solve the real problem.

Many NOVA jurisdictions positivity rate is below 5%. Honest question, what number are you okay with? NYC’s metric to reopen is 5%— although they are lower.

NP
I think that’s a big barrier. Nobody has taken the lead here (I’m in NoVA) to set that metric. Everyone is looking to somebody else to set it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are willing to teach because the risk of infection is considerably lower.

Solve the virus spread and you solve the problems of schools (and work, and travel, and just about everything else). But most people here would rather just argue about the everything else rather than solve the real problem.

Many NOVA jurisdictions positivity rate is below 5%. Honest question, what number are you okay with? NYC’s metric to reopen is 5%— although they are lower.

I just thought the same thing. Based on that metric alone, FCPS could make a case to re-open. Of course, the NY positivity rates are lower than 5%, many areas are actually at 1%, so that gives them quite a bit of cushion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are willing to teach because the risk of infection is considerably lower.

Solve the virus spread and you solve the problems of schools (and work, and travel, and just about everything else). But most people here would rather just argue about the everything else rather than solve the real problem.

Many NOVA jurisdictions positivity rate is below 5%. Honest question, what number are you okay with? NYC’s metric to reopen is 5%— although they are lower.

NP
I think that’s a big barrier. Nobody has taken the lead here (I’m in NoVA) to set that metric. Everyone is looking to somebody else to set it.

I think the FCPS Superintendent said the district plans to release re-opening metrics by 8/15? Anyone else see that?

[Anonymous]

Their teachers are willing to teacher. So there that.


I wouldn't assume that. I know NY teachers who are really upset about the schools reopening. But they are afraid to speak out.

Of course there will be some who are upset. My friend is a teacher in NYC. She wants to go back in person, primarily because it was impossible for her to try to teach virtually out of her tiny apartment with her two little kids there. Other teachers may have different concerns, of course. There is no solution that will work for every single teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are willing to teach because the risk of infection is considerably lower.

Solve the virus spread and you solve the problems of schools (and work, and travel, and just about everything else). But most people here would rather just argue about the everything else rather than solve the real problem.

Many NOVA jurisdictions positivity rate is below 5%. Honest question, what number are you okay with? NYC’s metric to reopen is 5%— although they are lower.

DP.. what's the 7 day rolling average? Is nova/VA seeing cases go up even as the rate is below 5%? Then that's a concern. NY's rate is flat or going down. That's why they feel it's ok to re-open.

Fairfax County is currently at 5.6 cases per 100,000 and steady if not slightly declining (we were at 6.1 at end of July).