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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I believe some of it is the requirements that DC government has placed on the schools.  These are the three that seem the most restrictive to adhere to:

No more than 12 total individuals clustered in one group, and no more than one group per room[i] (so a school can't put more than 11 students in a huge space, like the gymnasium.)
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Grouping the same students and staff together each day and throughout the day.  [i](I'm not sure what this requirement means - but if it means students 1 through 10 need to stay together each time they are at school, high school is going to be almost impossible.  High school students don't all take the same identical classes.)
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No mixing between groups to include entry and exit of the building, at meal time, in the rest room, on the playground, in the hallway, and other shared spaces 
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It's this.

Most DC schools simply can't meet these requirements that exist in Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the reopening guidelines. They don't have enough space.

Also worth noting DC has some very strict metrics when it comes to reopening, as they are pretty much the only state/government reporting "percentage of infections from close contacts" which tracks how widespread the virus is moving vs. the effectiveness of contact tracers. The goal is 60% of new cases coming from contacts of existing cases (as it is in places like Hong Kong and Korea) but DC is currently averaging about 4 or 5%, meaning 95% of the cases are coming from unknown sources. Absent meeting that rather strict goal Phase 3 is far off. [/quote]

That was added less than 30 days ago after closing DCPS and “suggesting” to private schools to close as well.

Local politicians playing politics with your pawn kid. Schools accepting it. Parents accepting it.[/quote]

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