How can kids go 5 days in the fall when school can’t allow 4 days a week now?

[Anonymous]

Our ES is having problems getting the entire school back for 4days a week saying that the main issue is lunch. How will students be able to go 5 days a week in the fall when more students will be back (virtual students will not all stay virtual any longer) if it’s a problem now? I don’t see how anything will be different. Teachers are vaccinated now and young students won’t be by the fall.

[Anonymous]

There is not going to be 5 days a week for everybody in the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is not going to be 5 days a week for everybody in the fall.

Yes, there will. They’re just experiencing growing pains right now after coming out of a yearlong DL haze. The CDC will eliminate distancing requirements over the summer. The wheels are being set in motion. Yesterday, the CDC director said she expects fall to be fully in-person.

But if you mean that some kids opt into whatever limited DL option they decide to roll out, that’s probably true.

[Anonymous]

Community spread should be lower by Fall when most adults are vaccinated (and maybe younger teens are starting to be?)

[Anonymous]

This question was asked in the town hall. I don’t remember him giving a great answer but it kind of sounded like they were hoping the CDC will lessen restrictions. It’s one of the first questions asked if you watch it.

[Anonymous]

Well that’s the rub, isn’t it. That’s why we’re fighting so hard for 5 days or even 4 days a week now for everyone who wants it. Right now FCPS’s “plan” for the fall is “hope the CDC takes away all their guidance.” Guidance is just that, by the way, it’s certainly not a law or formalized regulation that the schools must follow or be legally penalized - plenty of districts have been in person full time already.

[Anonymous]

The CDC likely will remove most of the guidance by fall, with the exception of maybe masks and restrictions on very large gatherings.

[Anonymous]

A devil’s advocate might go back to last September and ask, “How will we get students in school this school year if we can’t get them back in now?”, yet here we are with students in the buildings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well that’s the rub, isn’t it. That’s why we’re fighting so hard for 5 days or even 4 days a week now for everyone who wants it. Right now FCPS’s “plan” for the fall is “hope the CDC takes away all their guidance.” Guidance is just that, by the way, it’s certainly not a law or formalized regulation that the schools must follow or be legally penalized - plenty of districts have been in person full time already.

You have lost touch with reality.

[Anonymous]

Are you telling me that in the fall school will still be virtual for some? That makes no sense at all.
We are already 20% vaccinated. By August all adults that want will be vaccinated. That want, those that do not, quite frankly open season on them for all I care.
The school will be in person for all. I do recommend those that are still dreaming of online school to get a grip on themselves. We have no reason not to provide an in-person school for all the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A devil’s advocate might go back to last September and ask, “How will we get students in school this school year if we can’t get them back in now?”, yet here we are with students in the buildings.

Exactly. The situation keeps improving and so will school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is not going to be 5 days a week for everybody in the fall.

The only reason not to have 5 days of in-person school is that nutcases( You are likely one of them) are not wanting to go back to proper work, teachers included. I say this kindly, you need medication, and teachers that refuse to properly work, need to be fired.
Teachers will all be vaccinated and if they still refuse to work in person? That is because they want to get paid for a job they are refusing to do. No teacher was hired to work from home.

[Anonymous]

I think we have to hope CDC gets rid of the distancing requirements for 5 days in the fall. I’m sending my 3 kids to private because I want a guarantee of full time school while I work & I have not seen enough of a guarantee from FCPS on how they’re going to make it work to make me change my mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A devil’s advocate might go back to last September and ask, “How will we get students in school this school year if we can’t get them back in now?”, yet here we are with students in the buildings.

I say this situation is different. Brabrand went on CNN and said we need 3 ft. Then CDc gave 3 feet and they still can’t get 50% in 5 days a week. If kids aren’t vaccinated in the fall & there are variants - should / will they do less than 3 ft?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you telling me that in the fall school will still be virtual for some? That makes no sense at all.
We are already 20% vaccinated. By August all adults that want will be vaccinated. That want, those that do not, quite frankly open season on them for all I care.
The school will be in person for all. I do recommend those that are still dreaming of online school to get a grip on themselves. We have no reason not to provide an in-person school for all the kids.

Where have you been? FCPS said this months ago.