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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you not explain to me why Hogan wanted to prioritize teachers getting vaccinated while simultaneously saying that vaccines weren't a criteria for reopening schools? why did he prioritize teachers over other groups of people who are more vulnerable if vaccines weren't there important criteria?

Is he just basically admitting that it's not possible to get everybody vaccinated by March? [/quote]

Yes.  He originally though there would be enough vaccines for everyone in Tier1b and 1c and so wanted to move teachers to tier 1b so we could finally get everyone back to work.

Then realized that there was no way there would be enough vaccines, but couldn't take back moving educators to tier 1b.

So it is being used as a carrot but with the understanding that in his opinion, schools are simply not a source of COVID infection so there is no health reason to wait for teacher vaccines before reopening schools to in person instruction.[/quote]

[b]Not a bad theory. Has he ever clarified why the metrics the State established for reopening (less than 5% positivity) no longer apply? Or is that the new understanding we for which no research has been cited?
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My theory is that he felt the need to so something to nudge districts with no hybrid plans to take action and stop delaying.  That's the only part I support. If DL must be available as a choice, concurrent teaching is not a possibility, and it won't be safe to return all who want in person at the same time necessitating different cohorts in school on different days, there's nothing to be done but keeping schools given current staffing. Something major would have to change to make hybrid work unless teachers agree to a concurrent model.[/quote]

THe new understanding is that getting to 15 cases per 100,000 will probably not happen anytime soon. Maybe by summer. and then you have an entire year online for many students. So he picked March 1 so there's one last quarter of school in person.[/quote]

Thanks. That makes sense. Again, I have been a critic of the Gov. and his approach to returning to school. However, the guidance about metrics are tied to mitigation measures in place - the actual measures and the extent to which the mitigation strategies in place and are being implemented. If schools remain closed indefinitely without a specific plan for return, there is no way to budget for or assess strategies or even to see if they can be implemented. I wish districts would finalize plans, start with small populations and go from there, adjusting as they go along. But without some students in school, there is no way to learn what works. 
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