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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP They have no plan for moving to virtual. I mean if 100 school ms had over a 5 percent threshold and not a single one went virtual, why do you think any would? The whole meet with DHHS is just a cover so it looks like they have a plan.

The only good thing I saw was families can opt out of school attendance through Jan 31st.[/quote]

My understanding after reading the update is that if you are keeping your child out of school AND they are approved to participate in the virtual instruction being offered, they will be considered excused. [/quote]

If you are keeping your kid out of school, they are considered excused under the state of emergency per MCPS Regulation JEA-RA as long as you write a note.  They language of the regulation is mandatory not discretionary, i.e. the principal must excuse the absence. Since it is an excused absence, the teachers must allow students to get classwork and makeup any work or tests.

Being allowed to participate in virtual quarantine instruction is a separate issue. The principals have discretion whether to allow access to that for students who are not COVID positive or quarantining.  Of course, I think principals should allow it, but whether they do or don’t has no bearing on whether the student absence is excused. [/quote]

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