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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m quite sure Dr McNight is doing the best she possibly can under the circumstances.  Let’s give her some grace folks.  The state is back under a state of emergency and we’re in a global pandemic. We’re all tired. In a month, I’m sure things will look much better.

That said, a town hall would be helpful to communicate with parents.

Give her a chance.[/quote]

She's doing the absolute worst she can under the circumstances. She's had more than enough time for "grace." You are either a troll or completely naive. [/quote]

Nope, I am neither.

She is doing her job. She made a decision and had to pivot when the state said otherwise. Y’all just don’t like it. But she is doing her job.

We’re all anxious about omicron. I know I am. [b]But we’ll get through this with Dr McKnight[/b].

I’d personally like to see active cases (staff and students) and quarantined cases (staff and students) updated daily on the dashboard. Cumulative cases would also be nice.  Then we can see if the county should think about moving an individual school to virtual. All the kids at our MS are coming home with a test on Monday. We need more screening like that.  [b]I think we’re on the right track[/b].[/quote]

At what cost?  It's one thing to do well.. the question is what collateral damage is caused during her tenure?

You say, "[i]I’d personally like to see active cases (staff and students) and quarantined cases (staff and students) updated daily on the dashboard"[/i] - well guess what - that's exactly what she promised to do and then three days later flipped like a pancake when the numbers didn't go her way so it's not on record exactly how many schools were red and is waiting for the numbers to drop before republishing.  Why?  Because she truly believed that the schools would never be at 5%?  Why?  Precisely because of her lack of judgement and medical knowledge.  Anyone with proper training would have known the Omicron math was against her (and it was posted up on DCUMS at one time not too long ago).  This means that this outcome of red across the board was completely predictable and, no, she's not basing squat on science.

How many children will be hospitalized during her tenure?  How many families will lose someone in the process?  How much more load will doctors and hospitals have in the meantime, and will that be enough to be the straw that broke the camel's back?  Doctors, nurses, and technicians are already struggling with their mental health.  All-or-nothing, no hybrid or virtual?  Is she thinking of her teachers at all?

This is what happens when people like you are complacent and throw up your hands "oh, this must be the right track".  No, it's not.  This is the worst possible road we can be following during a pandemic.  Why?  What makes you think that Omicron is the last variant?  What will happen if another worse variant comes and the school entrenches in their stubborn and destructive policies- "we got through Omicron so this one won't be any different"?

People like you are part of the problem.[/quote]

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