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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop complaining already. You wanted schools open in full as normal, you got it.

Uh...this is not normal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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!

If only they had implemented a proper testing program to begin with! Don’t you agree?

Testing, social distancing, and other safety precautions But, we got none of that as parents wanted so stop complaining.

It’s really unfortunate MCPS didn’t adopt a test-to-stay program. I think those school districts will be the most successful this year, and it’s simple.

[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?

Not PP but it’s no wonder these kids are bouncing off the walls after being offered chocolate milk and apple juice twice a day. Maybe if MCPS cut back on the sugar offereings these kids wouldn’t be so hyper all the time.

[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?

Common sense that kids are exposed sitting in a classroom for a 7-8 hour day. Come on use the big brain

They get exposed, and we have an 86% vaccination rate. That’s how we will get to herd immunity.

There is a 0% vaccination rate in Elementary school for students. You may be ok with exposure and covid as you'll just send your sick kid to school but others are not.

The teachers and staff are vaccinated. That’s how you protect those kids by vaccinating adults. If kids get exposed the consequence is minimal to the kids. Get a grip your kids will be exposed to all kinds of viruses. There is a major RSV outbreak currently, no vaccine against RSV. Children’s ICU is full with RSV infections.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stop complaining already. You wanted schools open in full as normal, you got it.

Yup! This is what you wanted TogetherAgainMCPS, deal with it.

We want “TogetherAgainMCPS brought to you by new and competent leadership”. We got the former but not the latter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop complaining already. You wanted schools open in full as normal, you got it.

Uh...this is not normal.

Yes, it is. Only difference is kids are masked. They should always have been sent home if sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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?

Common sense that kids are exposed sitting in a classroom for a 7-8 hour day. Come on use the big brain

They get exposed, and we have an 86% vaccination rate. That’s how we will get to herd immunity.

There is a 0% vaccination rate in Elementary school for students. You may be ok with exposure and covid as you'll just send your sick kid to school but others are not.

The teachers and staff are vaccinated. That’s how you protect those kids by vaccinating adults. If kids get exposed the consequence is minimal to the kids. Get a grip your kids will be exposed to all kinds of viruses. There is a major RSV outbreak currently, no vaccine against RSV. Children’s ICU is full with RSV infections.

One vaccinated teacher in a classroom of 25-35 students is not particularly helpful. Kids can get and spread covid. Teachers can get and spread covid even vaccinated. You can deny covid all you want but stop complaining about the absolute minimum in precautions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop complaining already. You wanted schools open in full as normal, you got it.

Uh...this is not normal.

as normal as could be expected during a deadly global pandemic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop complaining already. You wanted schools open in full as normal, you got it.

Uh...this is not normal.

Yes, it is. Only difference is kids are masked. They should always have been sent home if sick.

except often they aren't masked in fact one of my kid hates the fact that one kid who sits next to him takes off his mask during every single class multiple times

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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!

If only they had implemented a proper testing program to begin with! Don’t you agree?

Testing, social distancing, and other safety precautions But, we got none of that as parents wanted so stop complaining.

It’s really unfortunate MCPS didn’t adopt a test-to-stay program. I think those school districts will be the most successful this year, and it’s simple.

I'm all for this but social distancing doesn't seem realistic since classrooms aren't set up for it if schools are fully open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop complaining already. You wanted schools open in full as normal, you got it.

Yup! This is what you wanted TogetherAgainMCPS, deal with it.

We want “TogetherAgainMCPS brought to you by new and competent leadership”. We got the former but not the latter.

What does that even mean?

(honestly curious; i don't follow the inner workings of any of these parent groups)

[Anonymous]

Any middle schools quarantining entire grades? How would that even work with all of the switching?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop complaining already. You wanted schools open in full as normal, you got it.

Uh...this is not normal.

Yes, it is. Only difference is kids are masked. They should always have been sent home if sick.

except often they aren't masked in fact one of my kid hates the fact that one kid who sits next to him takes off his mask during every single class multiple times

Too bad. What were you expecting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any middle schools quarantining entire grades? How would that even work with all of the switching?

Our MS is just ignoring the situation from what I hear.

[Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/tomhucker/status/1435317745319620610?s=21


From the county council on this matter