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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there is actually quite a bit of evidence that flimsy cloth masks are not effective with delta. Israel and the UK reinstated mask mandates weeks ago and it had no impact on their case numbers. They continued going up at the same rates. Those numbers are finally just starting to go back down, suggesting that delta will just burn through as it wants until herd immunity. Fortunately for MoCo, the high vaccine rate lowers the point until we get there. Unfortunately, no kids under 12 are in that group. But I do think flimsy masks with slipshod enforcement of actually keeping the thing on your mouth and nose is security theater.

This is not to say we shouldn’t do 5 days in person. We should. Covid is less dangerous to kids than flu or RSV and we don’t shut the world down for that. This isn’t going away and we have to learn to live with it. But at least know accurately what you are risking. I fully believe schools are going to be awash in virus and pretty much everyone will get it. But nobody’s going to test and it’s so contagious now that contact tracing is stupid and if they’re not doing separated  cohorts then we might as well bury our heads and keep going. [/quote]

I believe we should ask for better mitigation strategies at school. For example, lunch is still eaten at cafeteria. Why can’t MCPS make cohorts and let kids eat lunch in the classroom? Or outdoor is even better.[/quote]

They're still sitting close together in the classroom.  I really don't think it matters.  [/quote]

It does according to the CDC but what do they know! [/quote]

The CDC is still recommending 3 feet, is still recommending distancing, extra cleanings and much more.  Everyone is picking and choosing what is important.  And, none of it makes sense for our  under 12 (and those 12 in the process of getting vaccinated) as in other places its recommended 6 feet and other precautions.  Its very concerning they aren't doing quarantining, testing and distancing at MCSP.  Its really irresponsible.  
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I blame Biden as he's gone back to life as normal and keeps denying how serious the situation really is.  [/b]He's worse than Trump in some ways as Biden should know better.  You cannot expect anything of Trump given he had a few screws loose but Biden "should" be protecting our kids.[/quote]

Same here.  The CDC has made it clear that kids are not a priority.  And Biden wants everything back to normal, so we end up with a big mess.  While Fauci is out there saying vaccinated people need to mask indoors again.  [/quote]

The CDC has made it absolutely clear that kids are a priority by giving schools latitude to get back in-person five days per week. [/quote]

The CDC says its a priority but they also put in very specific safety precautions as well.  They are also probably not looking at MS-HS in MCPS where the schools are 1000-3000K+ students plus staff and very tight classrooms.  It may be more doable in ES where they can keep kids separated by classrooms, but in MS, its not as simple.  At least in HS, some kids will be vaccinated.[/quote]

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