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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If my kid classroom get quarantined for 10 days due to a positive kid, can my kid go outdoor to play, go to doctor appointment, go to my workplace, or he/she has to stay home for 10 days?[/quote]

Yes, kid should stay home in this scenario (unless sick and needed doc of course). If they could just go anywhere they wouldn’t be quarantined and could go to school. [/quote]

This rule is so unclear. Also, if one of your kids gets quarantined for a positive case in their class, it does not mean any of your other kids need to enter quarantine which makes no sense to me. If mcps is so worried your child who was exposed could contract covid then why do they allow other members of that same household to attend school while their sibling is at home potentially harboring covid?[/quote]

Maybe they’re hoping parents will use common sense? Unlike the parents who brought their child to soccer this morning when I know their youngest’s class is quarantined because of a positive in their classroom. [/quote]

Well according to mcps their older kid doesn’t need to quarantine and can attend school. So I can see why the parents think it is ok to bring their older child to soccer.   I don’t agree dog this rule at all but I get why you’d think your older kid can continue life as normal if they are allowed back at school. [/quote]

100% positive that the child who was participating in soccer was quarantined due to exposure in the classroom. It wasn’t a misinterpretation of the rule by the parent. It was willful ignoring. [/quote]

I thought parents were supposed to use common sense. The soccer player was in MCPS quarantine as part of a class, not as a close contact. The parents' had no reason to think he was a legitimate close contact, and certainly had no reason to think he was infected. And if he was infected, he might not be infectious. And if he was infectious, soccer is presumably outside where transmissions would be rare anyway.

Common sense would dictate that child isn't a greater transmission risk to others on the team as many, many others others that the teammates would interact with on a daily basis.[/quote]

Yeah I think what schools are slow to realize is that when you blanket send everyone home rather than identifying true close contacts, everyone assumes their kid was not *really* a close contact.  Our elementary school had around 75 kids quarantined for ONE positive case.  You can’t tell me that all 75 of those kids had really spent 15 minutes within 3ft of that child.  They say they’re just being cautious, but really they’re losing credibility, especially with no test-out option.  And they’re not even asking the quarantined kids to provide test results so they can document spread.  The whole system makes no sense to me.[/quote]

Yes, exactly, the policy means that no one is taking it seriously - some schools are quarantining entire grades for one positive. It's ridiculous. [/quote]

[b]Classes are quarantined because it's easier to remote teach a whole class.[/b]  Not sure what whole grades are quarantining tho...is that still happening beyond first week panic?

In terms of sports, if my child has to quarantine, we will follow CDC guidance or club guidance for going back, including getting a negative PCR test.[/quote]

Exactly this.  But again, it makes it hard for parents to take it seriously when classes are quarantined for this reason.  Parents have no way of knowing if the positive kid sat within 3ft of their DC, thus meeting the actual close contact definition.  Our school has assigned seats for everything other than recess, I thought in part for this reason of being able to more easily identify close contacts.  If they want to send the entire class home, that's within their power to do so, but it would be helpful for parents to know if their child was an actual close contact.[/quote]

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