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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child's private school (in DC) is testing the entire student body (students and teachers) prior to any return to in-person learning.  The school has about 575 kids (grades 4-12) in two cohorts. 
They tested cohort 1 ten days ago and came up with one positive.  
They tested cohort 2 last week and camp up with zero positives.

They use PCR testing.This is a student body who travelled over the break (many went out of town against advice) and continually does travel sports.

I found it very encouraging that there was so little virus among the kids.  [/quote]

Our DCPS, Brent elementary on Capitol Hill, tested the entire student body (students and teachers) after winter break.

More than 100 kids are back in-person at Brent. Zero positives. Totally worth it to have our kids back in school, one 5 days a week with IEP, one starting hybrid on Mon.[/quote]

Yes, Covid is really not as endemic (AT ALL) in kids as people fear.

I'm the private school mom (also with kids in DCPS).  The testing our school does is legit---i'm there for the swabbing in the car.  It's PCR and done correctly--brain tickling swabs up the nose. 
They have now tested the entire school 3 times.  And they come up with 0-1 cases each time (out of almost 600 kids plus teachers).  And these kids are out and about doing all sorts of stuff: maskless sports with close contact, skiing, playdates, sleepovers (I've heard all sorts of maddening things through my kid's tales about friends). 
So they're not staying isolated at home.  Plus I think about every other family flew on planes over Christmas.  This is definitely a "rules don't apply to me" population.  
[b]AND YET--the kids are not Covid positive.  [/b]
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So your private school has had zero positives.  That's great news.  But we also know that kids in the CARE rooms HAVE tested positive.  We know this because of the data that DC publishes listing the number of students who test positive.  Now I think we should open, but we can't say there will be zero positive cases because we know that is NOT the case.  [/quote]

Look, some DC demographics are experiencing a lot less Covid spread than others, e.g. the students at Brent vs. the students at elementary schools in Wards 7 and 8.  No miracles possible: we can only do our best by DC public school families as a city and community.  Be realistic while trying lot harder as a city.

DCPS, aggressively reopen every school and class that can possibly reopen in Term 3.  Quarantine class groups as necessary without flapping or embracing defeatism.

Take all the Federal help the District can get to reopen schools and use the support efficiently and wisely.  Push for all teachers eligible to return to be buildings to be vaccinated ASAP.

Keep on trying, keep on plugging, keep on innovating, week in and week out.  DL is clobbering tens of thousands of DC kids, jeopardizing their health, safety and futures (and not just poor kids).  CDD wants school closures as a last resort, not the way the WTU has foisted them on us for 8 months worth of school time.
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