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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Before anyone posts about how safe private schools are, consider doing some actual reading. Also consider that teachers in private schools  have NO choice, as well as the fact that private schools don't have to address any legal requirements regarding student disabilities.  Private schools also have far less numbers, flexibility with time and space,  and all the $$ parents are willing to throw at them.

Stop acting like  private schools have prevailed in this mess. They  basically saw financial  opportunity,  that's all. They aren't open because they are more virtuous, caring,  or more informed. It's a business,  that's all- and that includes parochial schools.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/maryland-school-outbreaks/2020/11/20/464a0b08-29eb-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article246646938.html

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/virginia-private-schools-virtual-after-coronavirus-outbreak/65-8f17c9ae-e505-4c85-85ad-08ba9c3d3f32

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/08/09/schools-cite-hipaa-hide-coronavirus-numbers-they-cant-do-that/3323986001/

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/investigations/focus/kentucky-schools-required-disclose-info-covid-19-coronavirus/417-aa903102-622d-491a-ade2-de1ea6b8930e[/quote]

Why does private school success make you angry? Of course it is easier because the population is smaller.

Perhaps you should actually do some reading. All schools in Maryland are required to report COVID cases. The first article you cited involved public and private schools. Two of the articles you cited involve other states, not Maryland. One of your articles addresses a Virginia cluster associated with a non-school sponsored event, so it does not demonstrate school transmission.

Yes, there have been some outbreaks in private schools, but that was expected. The level of COVID in any school is related to the level of community spread, which is very high. Private schools, due in part to their smaller classes, were able to open their doors for in person learning when the metrics were lower; something HCPSS was not able to do.

I hope you aren't an HCPSS teacher. Whoever you are, ask yourself why a choice made by any family to find an educational environment outside of public school that works better for their family is so offensive. My family left HCPSS for a private school before the pandemic and have been happy with that choice. We are even more grateful for that decision this year.[/quote]

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