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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Right but there are many many students in the position of having a sibling under 5 or a close relative who is immunocompromised.[/quote]

You can keep them home then. If someone  is living with an immunocompromised family member, they probably should have applied to the VA to begin with.  Tons of under 5s have been back in daycare and preschool for a while now.[/quote]

Unempathetic mean VA mom continued her streak!!

Latest hot take: have an immunocompromised family member? Then it's all your fault you didn't consider that last July! Of course, all immunocompromised people now have been that way since before July, and in July, we all had crystal balls that allowed us to predict the future.

Those of us who didn't? Well, our families deserve what we get because we mocked mean VA mom. [/quote]

What fraction of families have developed new risk factors in the last few months? That’s certainly worth contacting MCPS about to see if they would let your kids into VA.

Clearly at some schools many families elected to keep their kids home this week, no one will bat an eye if you want to do it too.  You can make your own decision to protect your family at home even if your own school does not go virtual. [/quote]

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