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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know if schools are superspreaders or not, but I know for sure my kid got it school right before the break.[/quote]

Well sure, that’s going to happen.  The question for me is, is Covid spread at schools at a statistically higher rate than other settings like workplaces and all the other things that are open and will continue to stay open while schools are closed?  If not, than why are we targeting schools based on a community transmission percentage alone.   I would understand if a school or classroom needed to close due to a specific staff shortage.

I would however, be in favor of expanding a virtual option if that’s what it took to calm the pro-closers down.  I thought some parents would relax a bit when their kid got vaccinated but that doesnt seem to have happened.[/quote]

How many vaccinated kids' parents are *really* worried about their kids getting very sick? I know very very few. The few who are super worried have a person at home who is not vaccinated (under 5), or immunocompromised (grandparent, parent on chemo, etc.). And yes, VA needs to be expanded to include those with lower risk tolerance.

I'd be more worried that only 55% of the kids in this county 5-11 are actually vaccinated. They are the ones who, when exposed to the virus, may come down with symptoms, and therefore test, and therefore shut down the school. I have the same concern for the staff who haven't received their boosters.[/quote]

This is only my anecdotal experience, but two of the most vocal families I know now have all their kids vaccinated and no elderly/compromised people at home (pretty sure all of their extended families are out of state).  They’re still terrified of their vaccinated kids getting Covid, one did not send their kids back to school this week.

But then, most of the families I know with kids under 5 also have dual working parents and some sort of childcare arrangement for these young kids already, they haven’t been sitting home in a bubble.  I could see how a family with a SAHP would think it’s worthwhile to revert to virtual to eliminate any risk to under 5s at home.[/quote]

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