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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m optimistic enough to think that not enough parents will opt out of testing to make a significant difference in understanding transmission at the school (even though I wish opting out were not an option).

I also don’t think you should flame people for traveling without knowing more about what they are doing.  We have done a lot but only to places we can drive to.  If someone has to keep we use the woods.  And once we arrive at our Airbnb we do only outdoor activities, and all our shopping is contactless either thru delivery or pickup.  This sort of activity keeps us sane and doesn’t drive the spread.

Yet, with vaccines on the horizon, and all we have invested in figuring out DL, I don’t see a compelling reason to send my kids into a school building right now.  For my kids, the added value of an in-person experience (esp with covid restrictions) over the DL experience, is simply not worth the risk of me or my spouse getting covid.   And that is not to mention the public health concerns.  I wish more people thought this way.

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So YOUR completely recreational activities (which rely on other people shopping for and delivering food to you) are not a public-health issue, but other people's decisions to send their kids back to school a couple days a week is too risky.  We shouldn't judge you for taking unnecessary trips, but you can judge others for sending their children to school.  I'm not picking on you personally, but I hear a LOT of "my vacation travel is necessary for my mental health and we're really careful so don't judge me," combined with a total disregard for how sending children to school might also be necessary for their mental/emotional health, or that of their family.  (Or even for their physical health, since school is often a place where abused/neglected children get necessary attention or respite from their home situations, or where abuse is spotted and reported.)  DL may be going well for you and your kids, but it is not going well for many.  And even those who are managing it reasonably well may be at a breaking point, or be finding it unsustainable the longer it goes on.  Motivated reasoning that justifies the things you want to do, but condemns the things you don't want to do, isn't helpful.  [/quote]

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