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There's a big problem with their testing push. Who is going to pay for it??? APE needs to say where the money will come from. There isn't money to spare as far as I know. So where are they going to take it from? Learning loss recovery? [/quote]
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 CDC's position on test to stay is that they don't yet have enough data to endorse it, but are working with multiple jurisdictions that are using test to stay to develop that data.  You know, doing research to see if a practice works before taking an official position.  If no one tests out a test-to-stay protocol, we will never know if perhaps it could be superior to mandatory quarantines for exposed students to balance all of students' physical, mental and emotional health needs. [/quote]

source? [/quote]

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/health/coronavirus-school-quarantine-testing.html[/quote]

Thanks. CDC says they don't endorse it. I'll wait til the data comes in from schools willing to use kids as guinea pigs. I don't want mine to be guinea pigs in this covid experiment. [/quote]

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