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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm listening to the AACPS Board of Ed meeting, and the AACo Health Officer just said that he doesn't have a metric/number on reopening but that he's been told by Maryland Department of Health that MDH and MD BoE that they will be issuing a state-wide standard (ie, cases per 100,000s) for school's reopenings..

Fingers crossed that's actually true and will happen ASAP![/quote]

Really hope this is true and set at the state level as Hogan is the only one who is reasonable. If Dr K and Pittman come up with the metrics, they won't reopen schools until the case count = 0. And the Teachers Union will still fight any reopening decision.[/quote]

Honestly, I feel a little badly for Dr. K.  He's not a public health expert or epidemiologist. He expected that if there were a major, national public health event that he would have support and real, meaningful guidance from the CDC and state health departments - the people with real access to the real experts.  He didn't get that, so I understand that he's erring on the side of caution.

And now I REALLY hope that the press conference today issues measurable and reasonable goals.[/quote]

I completely agree about feeling sorry for the decision makers who aren't being given proper assistance from actual public health experts. We can blame some problems on the federal government, but on a local level, we still are expecting non-public health experts to make decisions with public health implications. No educator is qualified to do that.  I know it is a pandemic and that we are in uncharted territory, but better leadership from the State Department of Health it is overdue. They need to step up and guide the local school district with these decisions.

By the way, unlike some other counties, Anne Arundel is approving private school reopening plans, so that is good.[/quote]

Yes! So thankful AA Co is allowing private schools to reopen. Seems like every day another kid is withdrawing from our local ES to go private. I anticipate we will lose over 100+ kids this year between private schools and homeschooling - which will eliminate at least 4-5 teaching positions at our school. Oh well!
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