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These sorts of questions are probably why APE is encouraging people to direct their advocacy to both APS and to the governor/VDOE.  Virginia had a massive budget surplus at the end of the 2021 fiscal year - why shouldn't we put some of that money toward funding testing in schools to help them stay safe?[/quote]

To "stay safe"? I have some problem with that narrative given that test to stay is NOT recommended by the CDC. Quarantine is. [/quote]

The entire state of Massachusetts is implementing it as is Montgomery County, Maryland and many countries in Europe.  When the CDC is taking an ultra-cautious position that doesn't prioritize kids getting educated, the balance of the harms needs to be on kids getting educated.

We know COVID has less than a flu level risk for kids.  And we know from studies that less than 2% of close contacts in schools are testing positive for COVID.  And we know the massive harm caused by kids missing school.

Looks to just be a comment by the typical closed school activists of APS, still wanting to unnecessarily close schools to a large amount of kids.  So sad they're continuing with their closed school advocacy.[/quote]

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