DC now in CDC moderate range for schools - what will this mean for reopening?

[Anonymous]

Today DC dipped below 15 new cases per day per 100,000 residents (see article below) putting it in the CDC "moderate" range where elementary schools, according to CDC, can open safely five days per week with the right precautions. Although CDC recommends six feet of distance it also says to use as much distancing as possible if six feet is not possible. For Middle Schools and High Schools hybrid is recommended. Does anyone think that this advice could change the perspective for Term 4 or for the fall? Does anyone know when/if OSSE will update it's guidance?

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/22/dc-md-va-regional-covid-update-cases-falling/

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:uh No.

DCPS has washed their hands of this. Their work is done and self congrats have gone out. The students are back. Haven't you heard?

This. I am not hopeful. They have delegated the matter to the principals who do as they see fit. Everybody can now say schools are open, never mind that the demand was not met. The pressure is off. It's disgraceful.

[Anonymous]

OK but OSSE bases its guidelines on CDC this should at least offer some hope for the fall no or am I missing something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Today DC dipped below 15 new cases per day per 100,000 residents (see article below) putting it in the CDC "moderate" range where elementary schools, according to CDC, can open safely five days per week with the right precautions. Although CDC recommends six feet of distance it also says to use as much distancing as possible if six feet is not possible. For Middle Schools and High Schools hybrid is recommended. Does anyone think that this advice could change the perspective for Term 4 or for the fall? Does anyone know when/if OSSE will update it's guidance?

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/22/dc-md-va-regional-covid-update-cases-falling/

Thank you!

It will not change anything for term 4. The fall, I assume so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK but OSSE bases its guidelines on CDC this should at least offer some hope for the fall no or am I missing something?

OSSE guidelines already say six feet "where practical" or something like that. They just have to make an announcement about "practical".

[Anonymous]

One thing DCPS could do in term 4 is vaccinate and bring back all of the teachers who do not have ada accommodations or fmla. They could also move to full ratios and stop doing hybrid so that children could go five days per week. They could allow specials teachers to teach in person so that Wednesdays do not need to be a planning day. The principal at my child's school says that zero guidance has been issued on Term 4.

[Anonymous]

The 7 day rolling average will go back up tomorrow. I’m not denying that the daily case rate in DC *IS* slowly decreasing, but last Monday was a holiday which results in fewer tests and lower reported numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 7 day rolling average will go back up tomorrow. I’m not denying that the daily case rate in DC *IS* slowly decreasing, but last Monday was a holiday which results in fewer tests and lower reported numbers.

Then give it a week. The national trend is definitely down.

[Anonymous]

The infection rate is also below one, which means the outbreak is shrinking. And the positivity rate is 2.8 percent or so. The numbers in DC look pretty good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today DC dipped below 15 new cases per day per 100,000 residents (see article below) putting it in the CDC "moderate" range where elementary schools, according to CDC, can open safely five days per week with the right precautions. Although CDC recommends six feet of distance it also says to use as much distancing as possible if six feet is not possible. For Middle Schools and High Schools hybrid is recommended. Does anyone think that this advice could change the perspective for Term 4 or for the fall? Does anyone know when/if OSSE will update it's guidance?

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/22/dc-md-va-regional-covid-update-cases-falling/

Thank you!

It will not change anything for term 4. The fall, I assume so.

Do you mean that decisions have been made for term 4 already? Or do you mean "no change" in the sense that term 4 will look like the current status quo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today DC dipped below 15 new cases per day per 100,000 residents (see article below) putting it in the CDC "moderate" range where elementary schools, according to CDC, can open safely five days per week with the right precautions. Although CDC recommends six feet of distance it also says to use as much distancing as possible if six feet is not possible. For Middle Schools and High Schools hybrid is recommended. Does anyone think that this advice could change the perspective for Term 4 or for the fall? Does anyone know when/if OSSE will update it's guidance?

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/22/dc-md-va-regional-covid-update-cases-falling/

Thank you!

It will not change anything for term 4. The fall, I assume so.

Do you mean that decisions have been made for term 4 already? Or do you mean "no change" in the sense that term 4 will look like the current status quo?

NP. But what you see at your school (minus Hearst) is what you are getting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK but OSSE bases its guidelines on CDC this should at least offer some hope for the fall no or am I missing something?

OSSE guidelines already say six feet "where practical" or something like that. They just have to make an announcement about "practical".

But their limits on cohorts are not flexible. Max 11 students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Today DC dipped below 15 new cases per day per 100,000 residents (see article below) putting it in the CDC "moderate" range where elementary schools, according to CDC, can open safely five days per week with the right precautions. Although CDC recommends six feet of distance it also says to use as much distancing as possible if six feet is not possible. For Middle Schools and High Schools hybrid is recommended. Does anyone think that this advice could change the perspective for Term 4 or for the fall? Does anyone know when/if OSSE will update it's guidance?

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/22/dc-md-va-regional-covid-update-cases-falling/

Thank you!

It will not change anything for term 4. The fall, I assume so.

Do you mean that decisions have been made for term 4 already? Or do you mean "no change" in the sense that term 4 will look like the current status quo?

The vast amount of planning and shifting of schedules for Term 3 to open at our school means no change for Term 4 (my assumption, but I think a very good one). It sucks, I'm not happy about it, but I'm ready to be done with this year.

I hope DCPS is starting to focus on how to open up schools to everyone full-time next Fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today DC dipped below 15 new cases per day per 100,000 residents (see article below) putting it in the CDC "moderate" range where elementary schools, according to CDC, can open safely five days per week with the right precautions. Although CDC recommends six feet of distance it also says to use as much distancing as possible if six feet is not possible. For Middle Schools and High Schools hybrid is recommended. Does anyone think that this advice could change the perspective for Term 4 or for the fall? Does anyone know when/if OSSE will update it's guidance?

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/22/dc-md-va-regional-covid-update-cases-falling/

Thank you!

It will not change anything for term 4. The fall, I assume so.

Do you mean that decisions have been made for term 4 already? Or do you mean "no change" in the sense that term 4 will look like the current status quo?

NP. But what you see at your school (minus Hearst) is what you are getting.

Angry Hearst parent here appreciating your qualifier! Parents are uniting. more than 70 have signed onto a letter to the principal recapping the nonsense our kids are dealing with and offering options for Term 4. But in the end, we know it won't matter. Four half days is all we'll get. She won't even give us learning on Wednesdays like other schools have managed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Today DC dipped below 15 new cases per day per 100,000 residents (see article below) putting it in the CDC "moderate" range where elementary schools, according to CDC, can open safely five days per week with the right precautions. Although CDC recommends six feet of distance it also says to use as much distancing as possible if six feet is not possible. For Middle Schools and High Schools hybrid is recommended. Does anyone think that this advice could change the perspective for Term 4 or for the fall? Does anyone know when/if OSSE will update it's guidance?

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/22/dc-md-va-regional-covid-update-cases-falling/

Thank you!

It will not change anything for term 4. The fall, I assume so.

Do you mean that decisions have been made for term 4 already? Or do you mean "no change" in the sense that term 4 will look like the current status quo?

NP. But what you see at your school (minus Hearst) is what you are getting.

Angry Hearst parent here appreciating your qualifier! Parents are uniting. more than 70 have signed onto a letter to the principal recapping the nonsense our kids are dealing with and offering options for Term 4. But in the end, we know it won't matter. Four half days is all we'll get. She won't even give us learning on Wednesdays like other schools have managed.

Do you at least have four half days for all who want it?