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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok got it.  Virtual instruction when the whole class is out (assuming dcps implements this, which is still a question).

No virtual instruction for individual students who need to be out because they were exposed, whether that is because of the (faulty) assumption that travel equals exposure, or otherwise.  I assume this means kids who are at home because a household member is infected.  So what we have is a policy that incentivizes people lying about actual exposures, and disincentivizes travel, which has no current link to exposure risk.  Makes perfect sense.  [/quote]

Truly it is a garbage plan.

It suggests the following to not have your kid missing weeks of school:
1)  do not travel outside of DC/MD/VA unless you can be home 3 days before school.  (Thanksgiving will be no travel for most of us with unvaccinated kids, then, if we follow this rule.)
2)  Do not let your unvaccinated kid into places with possible exposure.  What would that be during the school year?  Sports?  Indoor parties?  Weddings?  Or just keep them masked up everywhere so nothing 'counts' as an exposure?  It seems like most exposures are going to be through family members, so obviously if you don't want your kid to miss school people should get vaccinated.

Also, the disincentives:
1)  it encourages keeping kids' exposures quiet. 
2)  It discourages parents from doing asymptomatic testing on themselves or other family members.
3)  it discourages parents from opting in to any school-based asymptomatic random testing

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