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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I have young learners in FCCPS.  We are desperate to get back to school.  Every week matters.   No, I am not okay waiting for just a 'few more weeks' for everyone to be vaccinated b/c 1) I don't believe it really would be just a few more weeks- It's 28 days from first shot (this Monday) to the second shot.  That means the earliest FCCPS teachers are getting the second shot is Feb 15th.  And so if we are waiting for that to kick in fully, we are looking at Feb 22nd at the earliest.  AND and this is a big and, that assumes that everything goes smoothly on Monday and the 2nd doses are available right on time.
2) We were told at the end of the summer that 'give us a few weeks to get things together...' then 'we'll go virtual week after thanksgiving...' it keeps on getting pushed back.   No more excuses.   
3) our rates are simply not increasing.  They are stable/ declining.     
4) IF there really is a new variant coming that is going to shut us down again, we need to push even harder to get some in person learning in.   
I have been crazy careful.  I have followed Dr. Noonan's directions about mask wearing, not going to indoor gatherings, social distancing, etc to the nth degree.  I have 'done my part to stop the spread.'   My kids need to be back in school now.[/quote]

I am also an FCCPS parent of 2 early elem kids and I can co-sign on this. We have done our part too. We haven’t participated in indoor gatherings and have been hunkered down with just our family in the hopes of getting our kids back in school. It has been brutal and they are a full grade level behind at this point. My spouse is in a deep depression that required hospitalization. My oldest child is being evaluated for depression and anxiety. All of it is COVID related. We just can’t continue on like this. There is a way to get kids in school safely and now we have the vaccine on top of this. We are grateful to Noonan for his dedication. It’s because of him that teachers are getting the Moderna vaccine on Monday. [/quote]

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