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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There will be a vaccine by the end of the year. It will work, but for how long, no one knows. In the meantime, schools will be on line until scientists know more. If there is a chance for a working vaccine, school systems in this area would be nuts to open up completely. If it turns out there is no hope for a efficacious vaccine, that’s when the scenario changes. But until that happens, people need to be patient. There are too many people at risk of dying. Yes, it is inconvenient, but it is a necessary evil.[/quote]

There is no reason to believe that a vaccine will be available to the general public in early 2021. We really don't know when we'll get a vaccine. I think we need to move forward assuming that a vaccine is not imminent. [/quote]
+1. You would be nuts to suggest that schools stay closed until there is a vaccine. Schools should be priority. Not the last place to open. PRIORITY.[/quote]

I don’t need a vaccine. I just need PPE, soap in the bathrooms, and classrooms that accommodate 6 foot distancing. I do not believe MCPS will be able to provide any of those things. At least not consistently. [/quote]

I think you are right the 6 foot rule will be impossible to implement in schools. So if you insist on it, you do need to wait for a vaccine. Which is insane.[/quote]

+1. I think teachers who want to wear a mask should be provided one. Certainly lots of soap available and refilled regular, as well as hand sanitizer, for teachers, administrators, staff, and kids. But it is not reasonable to maintain social distancing while a teacher. And those who don't want to teach anymore or can't should transition to different jobs, whether within MCPS or elsewhere. This means that there would necessarily be many new teachers, but that is better than distance learning for all.[/quote]

Pp, your post makes me chuckle. You sound very young and naive. Teachers who want to stay alive because they are in high risk groups should lose their jobs? Shame, shame, shame. You are not living in the real world.[/quote]

DP. Do you really suggest that schools should stay closed or semi-closed because there is a fraction of teachers/staff for whom it would be too risky to return under normal operations (even with precautions that should absolutely be put in place)? That is insane. Of course those people need to find new jobs or retire, with incentives/support provided. Most of them will be near/at/past retirement age anyway.

You are the one who sounds naive and not living in the real world, where people retire or find new jobs all the time when their previous one becomes unsuitable for them for whatever reason.[/quote]

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