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[quote=Anonymous]Where have people been the last year? Do you understand that these rules are the only thing that is going to make school possible this year?

The more restrictive quarantine rules will ensure that kids at some schools basically never see the inside of a classroom, or are in and out of quarantine so much that it's as good as no school at all. The updated rules will allow most kids to stay in the classroom if they had no prolonged contact with an exposed or infected individual. I understand that this isn't the most restrictive approach. But the idea is that vaccines change the game and even though kids can't vaccinate, vaccinated adults should provide an umbrella of protection for kids. We need to trust the vaccine and use it to our advantage to get kids in school.

DCPS cannot mandate that schools have lunch outside because (1) schools have different facilities and capabilities around this issues, and (2) even schools with good setups for outdoor lunch will have days when it is simply not possible due to extreme heat or inclement weather. So schools will need to resolve this issue in different ways to mitigate risk. For some, it will be outdoor lunch with classrooms as backup. For others, it will be staggered lunches in the lunchroom. Others will always do in-classroom lunch. Etc. If you are concerned about your specific school's lunch policy, I strongly encourage you to CONTACT YOUR SCHOOL AND ASK FOR CLARIFICATION, AND ADVOCATE FOR MORE MITIGATION IF NECESSARY. You need to do this at your school. Complaining that DCPS isn't just broadly mandating outdoor lunch makes no sense because they can't do that. Talk to your school.

Kids have to be in school this year. They have to. Some kids and families can opt out, and I support your choice to do that for whatever reason if that's what you want. But all of these conversations need to START from the principle that in person school, full time, is necessary. And then problem solve from there. We cannot do what we did last year. It is not on the table.[/quote]

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