Reply to Unvaccinated Students & School Closures

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "Unvaccinated Students & School Closures"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Masks should be required across the board. There would be no way to enforce a rule that says if you're vaxxed/no mask if you're not/masks without requiring documentation of vaccination. My understanding is they can't require this documentation right now because the vaccine isn't FDA approved. 
[b]
Private schools from the outset upgraded their HVAC systems to units that circulate 100 percent fresh air into the room every 30 minutes. They required rapid tests every week.[/b] Parents signed forms promising not to travel to high-risk areas without getting a covid test upon return. DCPS just got a bucketload of money which could be used to make our schools safer.  They've seen the success the private schools had, in part because of these measures.  These things are possible, but I promise you very little is being done. Why? Because DCPS.

I'm an elementary school parent and I'll be getting my kids vaxxed when they're eligible. I hope other parents will do the same because that's our best hope for protecting our kids this fall when the Delta variant will likely be surging. Don't bet DCPS will be doing anything.

(And yes, we're saving for private, but just can't afford it yet). [/quote]

Meh....I know teachers at private schools who said that they didn't really do anything for air circulation beyond open the windows and accept that class was going to be jackets.  Plus there were rolling samples for testing (not rapid), and those weren't universal.

And didn't DCPS go through litigation with WTU to show that they had upgraded buildings to various covid-safe levels?

My point:  I wouldn't assume that (at least) all privates did the things you say, and I don't think DCPS was as bad as what you say.

I agree with you that everyone who can get vaxxed should (including teachers and staff).[/quote]

Not all privates are created equal, but I know of four (first hand) who did in fact get their HVAC systems upgraded. On the testing, you're right that it wasn't the rapid testing. It was the one that you get results back in three days, which isn't ideal but better than nothing. [/quote]

There was just a story about how many of these advanced HVAC systems are making claims that haven’t actually been tested and schools are spending boatloads of money on them.  Just food for thought.

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/coronavirus/2021-06-17/more-than-100-missouri-schools-have-bought-often-unproven-air-cleaning-technology[url][/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics