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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]

Well if we're going by what others are doing why not just be like Texas or Florida?

And as for the Europe argument you can get back to me when we offer universal health and childcare, etc. [/quote]

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