Have you sign-up for weekly asymptomatic testing at APS

[Anonymous]

I'm thrilled that APS is offering weekly asymptomatic testing through rapid antigen tests at each school.

I don't think enough families know about this. Please help spread the word! https://www.apsva.us/school-year-2021-22/health-safety-information/#testing

[Anonymous]

No way am I signing up for this. If my asymptomatic kid tests positive, all three of his siblings need to miss two+ weeks of school? No way, especially since no one else in their class will have to quarantine.

[Anonymous]

Yeah. Not a chance we’re signing up for this.

[Anonymous]

There you have it folks. People don’t care if their kids have Covid as long as they can go to school. This is why we can’t have nice things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: There you have it folks. People don’t care if their kids have Covid as long as they can go to school. This is why we can’t have nice things.

You’re right. I DON’T CARE IF THEY GET COVID. They will get it. And they will be fine. They 100% need to be in school.

[Anonymous]

My kid has been participating in daily testing for band.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: There you have it folks. People don’t care if their kids have Covid as long as they can go to school. This is why we can’t have nice things.

You’re right. I DON’T CARE IF THEY GET COVID. They will get it. And they will be fine. They 100% need to be in school.

I DON’T CARE IF THEY GET COVID and get other people sick. They will get it. And they will probably be fine. Unless they aren’t. The other people don’t matter.

Fixed it for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way am I signing up for this. If my asymptomatic kid tests positive, all three of his siblings need to miss two+ weeks of school? No way, especially since no one else in their class will have to quarantine.

Oh OK, so it’s fine for them to asymptomatically spread it to an at risk individual? Like my child, or sports coach who has an elderly family member, or to one of your own family members? I’ve never been so sickened by people than in this past year. Pure selfishness. And all so their kids won’t miss two weeks of school.

[Anonymous]

Shouldn’t be a choice. APS should require it.

[Anonymous]

What about if they spread it to high risk kids like those with asthma? Does my child with asthma need to stay home and do virtual learning all year? You suck.

- Signed someone who is signing her kids up for asymptomatic testing for the greater good.

[Anonymous]

We signed up, but did not receive a confirmation email. Is that expected?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way am I signing up for this. If my asymptomatic kid tests positive, all three of his siblings need to miss two+ weeks of school? No way, especially since no one else in their class will have to quarantine.

Oh OK, so it’s fine for them to asymptomatically spread it to an at risk individual? Like my child, or sports coach who has an elderly family member, or to one of your own family members? I’ve never been so sickened by people than in this past year. Pure selfishness. And all so their kids won’t miss two weeks of school.

My kids are going to school and that’s it. No activities outside of school because nothing for my family is worth the risk.
I work from home and the bus stop/pickup from school are the only times I leave the house.
I am a single mom and have four elementary age kids who are too young to be vaccinated. If one of them tests positive for covid, that child is home for two weeks since they are asymptomatic. His sibling are home for those two weeks, and then another two weeks after his quarantine period ends. There is no kick out period to lower the quarantine— you have to be excluded for at least ten days past the last encounter with the positive case— so the most conservative amount of time my asymptomatic kids will be out of school is 24 days. Since it’s only them, that’s effectively a month with no school. They are already behind. I will not be able to catch them up.
If they got sick, it came from school. They don’t go anywhere else.
If you want to call people selfish, call the asshats who refuse to vaccinate, or the people asking for no masks, or the people going to Disney or to Mexico with their unvaccinated kids. Or just the assholes who are still having indoor parties or eating inside or that gym teacher who doesn’t want to get vaccinated. Everyone other than the elementary kids had an opportunity to be vaccinated at this point— the ones who didn’t are the selfish ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about if they spread it to high risk kids like those with asthma? Does my child with asthma need to stay home and do virtual learning all year? You suck.

- Signed someone who is signing her kids up for asymptomatic testing for the greater good.

Not the person you are replying to, but yes. You need to keep your high risk kid home. Btw, asthma isn’t considered a high risk condition.
If you are not ok with the very real possibility that your kid will get covid this year, you should not let them attend in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way am I signing up for this. If my asymptomatic kid tests positive, all three of his siblings need to miss two+ weeks of school? No way, especially since no one else in their class will have to quarantine.

Oh OK, so it’s fine for them to asymptomatically spread it to an at risk individual? Like my child, or sports coach who has an elderly family member, or to one of your own family members? I’ve never been so sickened by people than in this past year. Pure selfishness. And all so their kids won’t miss two weeks of school.

My kids are going to school and that’s it. No activities outside of school because nothing for my family is worth the risk.
I work from home and the bus stop/pickup from school are the only times I leave the house.
I am a single mom and have four elementary age kids who are too young to be vaccinated. If one of them tests positive for covid, that child is home for two weeks since they are asymptomatic. His sibling are home for those two weeks, and then another two weeks after his quarantine period ends. There is no kick out period to lower the quarantine— you have to be excluded for at least ten days past the last encounter with the positive case— so the most conservative amount of time my asymptomatic kids will be out of school is 24 days. Since it’s only them, that’s effectively a month with no school. They are already behind. I will not be able to catch them up.
If they got sick, it came from school. They don’t go anywhere else.
If you want to call people selfish, call the asshats who refuse to vaccinate, or the people asking for no masks, or the people going to Disney or to Mexico with their unvaccinated kids. Or just the assholes who are still having indoor parties or eating inside or that gym teacher who doesn’t want to get vaccinated. Everyone other than the elementary kids had an opportunity to be vaccinated at this point— the ones who didn’t are the selfish ones.

I get your point but they won’t be excluded for 14 days, students can return after 8 days with negative covid test on days 5-7 (not sure if you need one each day or that’s just the window they look from)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: There you have it folks. People don’t care if their kids have Covid as long as they can go to school. This is why we can’t have nice things.

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