New DCPS COVID Guidelines - three feet of space instead of six feet - Term Four coming up
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I am interested to learn from others In-The-Know what you are seeing and assessing now that DCPS is allowing more children in the schools. Allow me to ask the following specific questions:
1. Since the new guidelines were announced (just yesterday, I know I know) - how have other schools responded? May I assume that others are hearing from their administration regarding the new opportunities to bring more kids back? 2. Term Four is coming up soon (April 19th) - I believe sought after school just asked their parents today if they would like to have their child(ren) back in the building. May I ask if other schools asked their families SPECIFICALLY for TERM FOUR if they wanted to be back in the building? And if they did ask you, may I inquire if it was a recent request or something they did weeks ago? 3. Finally, I am seeking some understanding on how dual language schools, e.g., Oyster Adams, Marie Reed, are managing to get their kids back; I heard through the grapevine that many children are already back in the classroom. Signed, a mom to a nine-year old now afraid of her (former from one year ago) playpark — *sigh* — this is going to take a while. |
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2: yes but it’s a charter so may not help you. They already had planned ahead for adding kids but did not know if they would actually fit. So the request is recent but planned for.
4: dual language so one thing is, many have two teachers per classroom (one for each language) so they can switch off virtual and in person. |
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| Can anyone link to the guidelines and/or the announcement? |
Anonymous
| I have also not seen the guidance sent to schools. Is it confidential? |
Anonymous
| We are at one of those DL schools and it is not my impression that most kids are back. 3 from my 2nd graders class went back. |
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| Our elementary school sent an email this afternoon inviting anyone back who wants to come back for term 4- yay! |
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For full days or half days? |
Anonymous
| So will all kids be in person term 4? |
Anonymous
It’s not across the board and is dependent upon the school. At my school both of my kids teachers are not coming back for term 4 so we are stuck still doing DL with the option of CARES. Meanwhile the 2 other classes in the same grade have teachers returning and kids going back for IPL. So term 4 = luck of the draw. |
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| I was just with a friend from Key, who thinks that they are going to be able to expand to full time school 4/5 days per week. She said that she just received a survey about that. Key already has a robust in person program. They use simulcast for distance learning and a vast majority opted for in person learning hybrid model with I believe all families being offered spaces. |
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| My child's school still plans to continue with its half-day modal. If other schools are bringing back classrooms of 20 plus children for full days, shouldn't all schools do that to the extent possible, as well as welcome more children to the 11 children classrooms already operating full days? |
Anonymous
| The CDC except ES schools recommends 6 feet. If they are recommending 6 feet for everyone, why should an ES school be any different. Kids catch covid. Kids spread covid. |
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Full days (home on Wednesdays) |
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The CDC recommends six feet for older children because they switch classes all day. Elementary school children don't switch classes. To me the argument that aggregate data showed no difference between three and six feet distancing is quite convincing. It means that the other mitigation measures as opposed to the extra three feet are the ones that are working. |