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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you think schools must close down if an unvaccinated student gets covid?[/quote]

Not the OP, but certainly all those exposed would have to be quarantined for two weeks (under current rules).   In a high school with students switching classes this means the exposure could range across several groups of kids and teachers.  So is not the whole school, but it could be a number of kids/teachers.  And that’s just one positive test.[/quote]

Incorrect. DOH calls/screens everyone exposed in a school setting (the the "close contacts" however defined), but fully vaccinated students are told by DOH they are not required to quarantine. Schools are not required to shut down, although those with larger number of unvaccinated exposures might choose to do so for equity reasons.  Of course this is not fair for the vaccinated.  Students who are eligible to be vaccinated should get vaccinated or suffer these inconveniences (even though their parents are to blame).  At least that's how it works in charters.
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what is closing for "equity reasons"??? that makes no sense. [/quote]

Here is what could happen:
1. Thanks to low vaccination rates in Wards 7 and 8, there are some positive cases in schools in that part of the city.
2. School leaders panic and shut down those schools.
3. The Mayor, seeing the press stories of shutting down Ward 7 and 8 schools while keeping schools open in more affluent areas, shuts down schools citywide.[/quote]

Within a school you might see something similar:
1.  A student tests positive for covid
2.  the exposed technically (I think) are divided by vax status as to whether or not they need to quarantine for two weeks.  Vaxxed kids don't need to quarantine and can remain IPL.  Unvaxxed need to learn from home.
3.  The kids in person are more likely to be white, while the kids at home are more likely to be Black
4.  Equity concern?  So the principal has everyone learn from home.

(This is all assuming the teacher is vaxxed and is willing to share vaccination status)[/quote]

+1000

This is the scenario I see as most likely.  Everyone will be sent home for equity purposes (but really it’s to avoid the optics politically).[/quote]

This is what I see happening too. [/quote]

Agree. And education will be sacrificed, even for the kids who need school the most. [/quote]

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