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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, we can't say definitively that the teacher got infected at school.  We know people in AZ have not really been staying home, so it's possible she could have got it somewhere else.[/quote]

It doesn’t matter where she got it.  The result will be the same for hybrid/in person.  The class/school will shut down for 14 days minimum.   [b]I don’t know why people are harping in getting it at school.[/b] It does not change the result. [/quote]

People are posting this story as supposed proof that it is unsafe for teachers to be in the school building (in support of 100% DL).  People are pointing out that she may have gotten it elsewhere.[/quote]

True, but it spread to the other two adults who were in school spending hours together but taking all recommended precautions. That's the dangerous part. [/quote]

Most transmissions are adult-adult or adult-kid.  I would definitely eliminate in-person contact between teachers/staff in the fall, to the extent possible.  Staff mtgs can be virtual.  Teachers' lounge can be one at a time to get lunch.[/quote]

Please tell me more about your plan to cycle 80+ people through one room at lunch time. [/quote]

Or 200 in our school....

That said, I would assume anyone eating anything is doing it at their desks.[/quote]

I assumed the PP was talking about getting lunch out of the (only) fridge and (only) microwave. Obviously we'll have to bring and store our own lunches as these areas will be off limits.[b] It just drives me crazy that someone posts a "duh you can just do XYZ" to a single problem and bam, schools can be opened. [/b]It's clear the PP doesn't have a clue how staff lunches work. [/quote]
Agree. I want hybrid as much as the next person, but I acknowledge this is not an easy problem to solve- and may not be solvable in a way that keeps people safe. [/quote]

I'm the PP who made the lunchroom suggestions.  I didn't mean to be flippant (was posting in a hurry btwn wrk mtgs).  I think the teachers' lounge problem could be addressed as another PP mentioned--either bring cold packs/hot packs or sign up for 5-min slots in the teachers' lounge.

What's going to be REALLY hard to implement is no standing and fraternizing with other teachers/staff unless outdoors.  It's human nature to want to chat with coworkers, so will be tough.  Many of us parents will face the same thing when we go back to our offices (although some of us are essential workers, like my spouse, and have been at work this whole time).[/quote]

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