What happens with positive tests? Let’s predict the fall for elementary schools.

[Anonymous]

I’m trying to predict how the fall will go for my elementary kids in DCPS.

It seems clear that DCPS is going to open in person with masking.
It seems clear DCPS will not provide a standard all-year virtual option for many children.
It seems clear cases will be high in DC over the next few weeks.
It seems clear the FDA will not approve an under-12 vaccine for a few months at least.

Taking all this together, what we can conclude is:
From September onward, for at least a few weeks and probably till December, we will have kids start in school in person but be at home a lot too.
Kids will be testing positive, and the classes will flip to all-virtual for a few weeks, then return in person.

And I expect this to go on for months.

Do people see it differently? What should we expect this fall?

[Anonymous]

Frankly I think this isn’t just going to be DCPS, it’s going to be the whole country.

[Anonymous]

I expect my kid to be in person, five days a week, for the entire school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I expect my kid to be in person, five days a week, for the entire school year.

And if a kid in their class tests positive? You keep them there in the infection ward until they get it?

You may wish to do this but let’s be real here.

When a kid in a class gets it, the class flips to virtual for at least a week.

[Anonymous]

The whole class won’t go virtual or go home though. Only the kids they determine to be close contacts will. I think the idea is that’s few to no kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I expect my kid to be in person, five days a week, for the entire school year.

And if a kid in their class tests positive? You keep them there in the infection ward until they get it?

You may wish to do this but let’s be real here.

When a kid in a class gets it, the class flips to virtual for at least a week.

No, it doesn’t. The chancellor already said they aren’t doing full class quarantines/shifts to virtual unless a “significant” number in the class are positive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The whole class won’t go virtual or go home though. Only the kids they determine to be close contacts will. I think the idea is that’s few to no kids.

Sharing an enclosed room with them, mask or not, doesn’t count as close contact???!


You have got to be kidding. This can’t be true, Can it?

If schools do this — pretending that shared airspace isn’t an exposure — then almost every kid in the schools is going to get Delta.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I expect my kid to be in person, five days a week, for the entire school year.

And if a kid in their class tests positive? You keep them there in the infection ward until they get it?

You may wish to do this but let’s be real here.

When a kid in a class gets it, the class flips to virtual for at least a week.

No, it doesn’t. The chancellor already said they aren’t doing full class quarantines/shifts to virtual unless a “significant” number in the class are positive

You’ve got to be kidding.

[Anonymous]

https://www.macon.com/news/state/georgia/article253518079.html

Georgia school district halts classes for 3 weeks because of surging COVID cases

The Ware County Schools took a series of steps “regarding a safe reopening,” including encouraging students and staff to wear masks, establishing a 3-foot social distancing and limiting the access of parents to the building.

If DCPS doesn’t consider “sharing enclosed room air” as an exposure then all the kids are going to get Delta.

Which people might be fine with. But let’s just be clear about how this is going to work.

[Anonymous]

The pediatric EUA will be authorized by Oct 1. You heard it here first.

[Anonymous]

Kids belong in school. Enough of the fear. We’re not going through another year of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids belong in school. Enough of the fear. We’re not going through another year of this.

Turn off your lizard fear brain for a second and think through the implications of your statement.

You’re saying that most kids will get delta if you don’t want to go virtual if there’s a kid in a class who gets it.
Are you ok with that?
Sounds like you are. If so just say “I’m ok with all the kids getting Delta.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The pediatric EUA will be authorized by Oct 1. You heard it here first.

There hasn’t even been a submission to FDA yet.

There’s not even an FDA director.

If you have insider knowledge about how FDA’s normal processes will be short circuited, please let us know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.macon.com/news/state/georgia/article253518079.html

Georgia school district halts classes for 3 weeks because of surging COVID cases

The Ware County Schools took a series of steps “regarding a safe reopening,” including encouraging students and staff to wear masks, establishing a 3-foot social distancing and limiting the access of parents to the building.

If DCPS doesn’t consider “sharing enclosed room air” as an exposure then all the kids are going to get Delta.

Which people might be fine with. But let’s just be clear about how this is going to work.

We already had litigation about air filtration. Your children won't be sitting in stagnant air.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I expect my kid to be in person, five days a week, for the entire school year.

HAHAHA. Aww, you’re cute.