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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's start a civil list of obtainable accommodations that parents can help with to get our kids in school in person (whether hybrid or full time)  anytime between now and next year. (Aside from basic cdc guidelines which seem to not be enough to all)

I'll start.

Reasonable

parents sending in extra masks with kids 
parent volunteer list to clean between classes/ on off days where there may not be custodial help.
Be NICE to teachers- we need you!

Unreasonable

New ventilation system

For any proponents of 100% DL/ [b]families of high risk or immunocompromised persons etc. This thread is not for you. 
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Please lets stick to the topic and not run this thread down.  I think we can make some great suggestions!

How can we help? Can we help?

~signed mcps 5 and 8 y.o mom
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Hi, thank you, but you cannot discount persons with disabilities from in person learning.  It's illegal disability discrimination.  If you want an in person schooling plan, you are going to have to take into account how persons with medical vulnerabilities can be reasonably included.  Because, FYI, the person with a medical vulnerability could eventually be you or your child!

Also, you have to take account of the science.  The reality is that COVID appears to be highly transmissible through some kind of droplet spread by air with in any enclosed space, particularly one where people are talking and it will be with us for awhile, even with a vaccine.  The vast majority of super spreading events have been in enclosed spaces of some kind - buses, markets, churches, restaurants, etc. Improving ventilation in accord with the science is imperative if you want to get kids back to school.  Local schools, in conjunction with the CDC and state and national governments need to figure out what kind of ventilation systems minimize risk of transmission of airborne pathogens.  [/quote]

Hi- op here. Thanks for your comments!

I would never discount those with disabilities.  I work in 2 venues where pretty much allbofbmy patients have disabilities and have given almost half of my life csring for them- including taking an oath to serve them.

The comment was regarding many high risk families have strongly chosen to do 100% DL for now and this thread is centered on return to in person as soon as safely able.

In regards to ventilation- we all get it. All the schools could use an upgrade. Is it going to happen in the next 6 months at all the schools? Liiiikely not.

As previously mentioned in a post- budget contraints would likely not allow that so to say no in person school until all systems are upgraded is not very reasonable though definitely needef at some point.[/quote]

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