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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP above--coincidence that APS called in a real expert to pacify APS parents who veered WAY out of their lane (and [b]who basically said they were already doing just fine[/b])?  No, it's how APS does things--using their resources to please the (mainly white, wealthy) parents who scream the loudest.  [/quote]

Really? I hadn't heard that. I thought they came up with a list of action items (similar to SR's list).

Link to the expert's findings?

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They spoke w Joseph Allen from Harvard.  This was in either Duran’s update or the slides from the SB meeting.

And not in reply to your question but some of the other PPs, there are SR people pulling their kids from APS, so there are parents on all sides of this who should sit down.  Those of us who are suffering through a year from hell and have no money to do anything but stay along for the ride should get to have a turn to say what we want for our kids.  [/quote]

But other experts are recommending at least 5 air changes per hour, including the epidemiologist from here in Arlington. Even though Dr Allen has said 4-6 is enough, he apparently also wrote that schools should be aiming for 5. So why is that Joseph Allen is the end all and be all to APS? I’ve seen that air quality chart and it says that 4 air changes is good but also the bare minimum, and not all rooms are even at that level. How is that acceptable to people? [/quote]

The same way it acceptable at Giant, Target, and so on. No one really cares. That is the answer. You don’t care. You are just a teacher who doesn’t want to go back to the classroom and will grasp at any straw. [/quote]

This exactly. Our daycare, which is in a 1950s style cape cod converted house and hosts about 30 kids and 11 staff did not get any fancy hvac or air filter updates. They take care of kids who cannot social distance or wear masks due to age. They opened in June without a vaccine. They eat lunch inside. There have been no cases of COVID at all since June. And don't even come at me with "you can't compare the two", because I am beyond tired of people shooting down every example just because it's not 100% equivalent. There are countless public schools open around the country, so, talk to me about those equivalents. I just use an example of a place operating in the very same Arlington COVID metrics without all of the demands that are being imposed on APS, and managing to do it safely. [/quote]

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