VDOE Dropped New School Reopening Guidance 3/9
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Anonymous
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For those hoping for a more forceful push for 3' and full-reopening, Massachusetts style, it doesn't look good:
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uploads/sites/182/2021/01/Interim-Guidance-to-K-12-School-Reopening.pdf |
Anonymous
| good |
Anonymous
| tldr please? |
Anonymous
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More wishy washy guidance from our leaders.
I can't wait until elections. |
Anonymous
This PDF has the revised matrix and is only 2 pages: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uploads/sites/182/2021/03/Decision-Matrix-Guide-for-PreK-12-School-Reopening-2021-3.8.21FINAL.pdf |
Anonymous
| Ugh. More garbage. |
Anonymous
Voting all these idiots out and voting republican for the first time in my life (esp. for governor). Time for a little common sense. |
Anonymous
If you care about 6' versus 3', there's this: " Physical distancing: a distance of six feet should be maximized to the greatest extent possible. Minimum distances between three and six feet may be considered if masks are worn and if it is necessary to continue some form of in-person instruction. In hybrid instruction, scheduling should be planned to optimize physical distancing including podding and cohorting of students.(See Decision Matrix) Maintaining six feet of distance in school settings becomes an increasingly important mitigation strategy as the level of community transmission increases (e.g., high or substantial transmission). "*There is varied guidance regarding the optimal physical distance for the prevention of COVID-19 disease transmission. CDC recommends that during low or moderate community transmission, schools adopt physical distancing of six feet or more to the greatest extent possible. During high or substantial community transmission, they recommend physical distancing of 6 feet is required in schools. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that physical distance between desks should follow current public health guidance, and desks should be placed at least 3 feet apart and ideally six feet apart. AAP also states that schools should weigh the benefits of strict adherence to a six-feet spacing rule between students with the potential downside if doing so limits in-person instruction to the degree that remote learning is the only alternative. The distancing standards in this current Revised Interim Guidance aim to balance reasonable efforts to prevent disease transmission with the feasibility of offering in-person instruction to as many children as possible. Increased distancing (e.g., closer to a minimum of six feet) may be more important for middle/high school students and adults and during times of higher community transmission. Physical distancing is especially important during times when masks are not worn, such as while eating and drinking. VDH uses proximity of six feet or less for more than 15 minutes to determine the need for quarantining persons in contact with a COVID-19 case - school systems need to consider the disruption immediate quarantining will cause on continuity of learning when a COVID-19 case is introduced into the classroom and they have not used the six feet of physical distancing as a standard." and from the revised FAQ, this: "Physical Distancing CDC and Virginia’s Revised Interim Guidance recommend maintaining 6 feet of distance, both inside and outside, to the greatest extent possible. If students are exercising without masks indoors, it is strongly recommended that distance between individuals is increased to 10 feet. This is consistent with EO72 requirements for private gyms. Physical distancing also includes the podding and cohorting of students to the greatest extent possible, so that different groups of students do not mix. Therefore, schools are encouraged to limit the mixing of classes during PE and recess to the extent possible." https://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/health_medical/office/covid-19-faq-reopening.shtml |
Anonymous
On the physical distancing: Maintain 3-6 feet. Preferably 6, but 3 if need be, but remember our guidance about quarantine is only about 6 feet distance so think about that when you decide the number between 3-6 feet. 3 feet if needed to provide in person, but preferably make it 3- 6 feet, we prefer 6 so you should consider 6 and definitely consider 6 for middle/high schoolers, but 3 when you have to. |
Anonymous
| What does 3 feet look like in school - I wonder? I was previously told fcps needs 18 inches for normal operations. Though I do know brabrand acted like 3 feet would get kids in school full time in that cnn article. |
Anonymous
Check out VDOE's own graphics on this from last summer (which are still on the website under Return to Learn): https://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/health_medical/covid-19/classroom-3-feet-distancing.pdf https://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/health_medical/covid-19/school-bus-3-feet-distancing.pdf |
Anonymous
Elections for governor of Virginia? Isn’t that next year? |
Anonymous
Seems like a real MS / HS issue to me. |
Anonymous
November 2021, and 100 House of Delegates members switch over too. If they feel enough heat from constituents on schools re-opening full time, they will put heat on school boards to do so. |
Anonymous
Yes next Nov. |