APS required testing of athletes regardless of vaccination status

[Anonymous]

In an email sent to all student athletes, APS is now requiring daily testing.

"As we begin the fall season, in order to ensure our teams can continue uninterrupted the entire season, we are asking all student-athletes and coaches, regardless of vaccination status, to participate in daily COVID rapid testing. This will give assurance to all those involved and allow for no masks during practice and competition."

We are doomed. My money is on returning to hybrid. Time to move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In an email sent to all student athletes, APS is now requiring daily testing.

"As we begin the fall season, in order to ensure our teams can continue uninterrupted the entire season, we are asking all student-athletes and coaches, regardless of vaccination status, to participate in daily COVID rapid testing. This will give assurance to all those involved and allow for no masks during practice and competition."

We are doomed. My money is on returning to hybrid. Time to move.

Why? Because of daily testing? I would think that would be helpful, not harmful.

Don't schools have to provide 5 days in person now per VA law?

[Anonymous]

How is this a return to hybrid? If anything, rapid testing is taking place so that APS can keep their doors open.


Good for them.

[Anonymous]

Idiot OP. The more testing and isolating, the less viral spread, and the more chances schools can stay open.

Are you also sabotaging us by not wearing your mask indoors and in crowds? If you are, then you are your own worst enemy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In an email sent to all student athletes, APS is now requiring daily testing.

"As we begin the fall season, in order to ensure our teams can continue uninterrupted the entire season, we are asking all student-athletes and coaches, regardless of vaccination status, to participate in daily COVID rapid testing. This will give assurance to all those involved and allow for no masks during practice and competition."

We are doomed. My money is on returning to hybrid. Time to move.

Can you be any more dramatic?

Rapid testing is a good thing. Hope APS implements it across all schools, and not just student athletics.

[Anonymous]

As long as the rapid testing doesn't result in false positives.

[Anonymous]

I now know of five people personally who have had breakthrough COVID, despite being vaxxed.

One of them is a teacher.

[Anonymous]

So they're testing athletes but they won't test regular students? Interesting. What if the student has a mask exemption?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So they're testing athletes but they won't test regular students? Interesting. What if the student has a mask exemption?

yeah haven't you heard, sports are more important than school, so we'll use all our money on testing for athletes and let the regular students get covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is this a return to hybrid? If anything, rapid testing is taking place so that APS can keep their doors open.


Good for them.

x1 million

This is the testing that we needed upfront.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In an email sent to all student athletes, APS is now requiring daily testing.

"As we begin the fall season, in order to ensure our teams can continue uninterrupted the entire season, we are asking all student-athletes and coaches, regardless of vaccination status, to participate in daily COVID rapid testing. This will give assurance to all those involved and allow for no masks during practice and competition."

We are doomed. My money is on returning to hybrid. Time to move.

Can you be any more dramatic?

Rapid testing is a good thing. Hope APS implements it across all schools, and not just student athletics.

Yes, exactly.

[Anonymous]

Why just athletes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In an email sent to all student athletes, APS is now requiring daily testing.

"As we begin the fall season, in order to ensure our teams can continue uninterrupted the entire season, we are asking all student-athletes and coaches, regardless of vaccination status, to participate in daily COVID rapid testing. This will give assurance to all those involved and allow for no masks during practice and competition."

We are doomed. My money is on returning to hybrid. Time to move.

Can you be any more dramatic?

Rapid testing is a good thing. Hope APS implements it across all schools, and not just student athletics.

They’re putting their money where the risk is. The majority of cases/breakouts last year were related to sports. Not just APS sports, but travel programs, rec, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I now know of five people personally who have had breakthrough COVID, despite being vaxxed.

One of them is a teacher.

Any minute now, you’ll be accused by an idiot of being a liar.

Ignore them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why just athletes?

They're the ones most in need of avoiding masks.