Mitigating Delta risk

[Anonymous]

My kids take the bus to and from school. It is not overly crowded, but I realize it’s an additional risk. Going to school in person is our main priority. So if someone on the bus in a different grade got COVID, would everyone who takes the bus have to quarantine? Otherwise, their only risk of exposure would be from their individual teacher’s classrooms, right?

[Anonymous]

I don't know the answer. My kid is going to in school beforecare and aftercare program that has different grades combined and it us another risk that we cannot avoid because both parents working away from home. And, I hear kids might eat at Cafe that has many grades in together, so I don't know the answer how they are measuring who is considered close contact for quarantine. And, I would say no testing means no possible positive cases because I already know some kids are tested positive with no symptom or mild symptom only before school starts.

[Anonymous]

I'm seriously considering pulling my kid from aftercare. My office is delaying reopening, so I could do without it the first semester, unless I have to go out to a site elsewhere in the region and cant make it back by 3:30. But we dont actually have any site visits planned yet, so it seems kind of crazy to have him sit on the cafeteria eating snacks with all grades every day just in case.

We also ordered some KF94 small masks in hope they are better than cloth. That's all i got as far as mitigation ideas

[Anonymous]

The other risk is from the cafeteria if they eat indoors with other kids (ours is planning to). Very low risk of infection from someone else at recess with other kids due to being outdoors, but it's probably not impossible.

Personally, I wouldn't take the extra bus risk if you don't have to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The other risk is from the cafeteria if they eat indoors with other kids (ours is planning to). Very low risk of infection from someone else at recess with other kids due to being outdoors, but it's probably not impossible.

Personally, I wouldn't take the extra bus risk if you don't have to.

Delta unfortunately spreads outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids take the bus to and from school. It is not overly crowded, but I realize it’s an additional risk. Going to school in person is our main priority. So if someone on the bus in a different grade got COVID, would everyone who takes the bus have to quarantine? Otherwise, their only risk of exposure would be from their individual teacher’s classrooms, right?

Are kids on your bus wearing masks per federal law? If so, they wouldn't count as a close contact under the K-12 masking exemption for contacts.