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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm ready to let this play out. Yes, it's going to be a messy month or two, but we have to figure out what the new normal is going to look like.  I, for one, am not interested in schools being remote at any point. Kids who are sick should be in bed. Kids who are well enough to attend school should come to school Everyone who is at any kind of risk has had plenty of time to be vaccinated. Now, if hospitals really are close to breaking, then we have to pull back, but unless someone can post reliable information about hospitals being overwhelmed in MoCo, I'm not in favor of closing schools. Given the state has not released county-specific hospitalization metrics since early December, that data is not available. I'd think the hospitals would be screaming if we were in trouble. Are they?[/quote]

Well enough means sending sick kids to school.  Kids don't live alone.  If they bring it back to younger unvaccinated siblings or other family members, it could have serious consequences.

If you want kids in person, what sacrifices are you willing to make to keep them there?  Sounds like none.[/quote]

I’m not sure what your point is- unvaccinated younger siblings would likely be fine.  Anyone who has extremely vulnerable family members at home yet didn’t apply for the VA may need to make some hard choices during this wave.  The solution should not be to demand all kids go virtual for a small number of families in this situation.[/quote]

Look, great covid denier, you cannot tell someone they will be fine getting covid when you don't know.

VA is 100% at capacity.  It is run like a regular school and just cannot take every family who now wants in due to their lack of planning as they don't have the staff to do it.  They'd have to get more funding/staff or pull teachers from other schools.

Schools aren't going virtual except if there is an outbreak.  So, the issue is how do you stop outbreaks?  And, if you don't know, then google is your friend.[/quote]

We don’t need to stop outbreaks, though.  That’s the whole point. Kids are low risk. Vaccinated/boosted teachers are low risk.

The morality rate from Covid is dropping. If you were fine with with in-person in the fall, you should still be fine with it now. If for some strange reason you’re not, homeschooling is always an option.[/quote]

Are you really living in an alternative universe?  Kids live with their families.  Families live in communities.  We absolutely need to stop outbreaks as selfish and entitled people like you cannot self regulate so we need the government to do it.   Its not just about mortality.  Kids also live with younger siblings who cannot be  vaccinated.

If grocery store workers get sick, how will you get groceries?  If medical professionals get sick, who will take care of you when  you get sick?  When your housekeeper gets sick, who will clean your house?

Is it really that bad in your home that no one wants to spend any time there?[/quote]

Grocery store workers and medical professionals and housekeepers are currently getting sick and then getting better and returning to work.  It is not a big deal anymore, and we are slowly starting to realize it.  Knock off with the hysteria.[/quote]

It's not a big deal for some except those that don't get better.[/quote]

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