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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, of course. Why do you ask such asinine questions?

We have been mostly quarantined for 7 months.  We both work from home. We grocery shop, and that's pretty much it.  DS is back at school. [b] If we get the call from school that he's a close contact, he will stay home for the shorter of 14 days or until a negative test. [/b] Technically, best practices says that close contacts of close contacts (i.e., DS's immediate family) do not have to also quarantine. But because we are mostly quarantined anyhow, we would probably all stay home until the negative test result.

DS's in person school offers virtual too.  They set it up so all kids are part of an in person class. Sucks for the virtual kids to sit in front of the computer from 9-3 every day, but it allows the flexibility that if anyone needs to stay home for any period of time, they can be fully tied in with the class still.  It's actually pretty smart.

We already did this once this summer - DS started morning only outdoor camps. On day two of week three, he had the sniffles. I immediately withdrew him from camp for two full weeks, and quarantined him in his bedroom.  And when i also got the sniffles, i got tested (negative).  We didn't leave the house during that period.

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You don't get the positive test right away.  14 days was selected because it's the end of the window in which you can start showing symptoms and testing positive.

[b]A test before 14 days doesn't mean you won't get it.  It just means that it hasn't developed yet.  [/b]

More testing would be great, but it wouldn't change the 14 day time frame.  [/quote]

This is a good point.  At the very least it will be 14 days from exposure plus another 2-5 days for testing and results, so it is almost 3 weeks in elapsed time right there.  My problem with reopening of schools is that it is too disruptive to the schools and most households to have the starts and stops of individual classes as the testing and quarantining process takes place.[/quote]

I have been saying that too, but everyone tells me I'm an idiot. [/quote]

We are aware of the disruptions that might occur with hybrid, we are willing to accept that in order to have in-person school. We know.  You think we're idiots that haven't considered this.  No, we have.  We accept it.[/quote]

You may be willing to take the risk of getting covid, but many of us are not.  And, because you are so willing and don't care about others, it greatly concerns me if we open.[/quote]

I said we're willing to deal with disruptions.  Not that we're planning on getting covid.  Are you greatly concerned about disruptions?[/quote]

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