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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are any schools recommending vaccines?  Our school has a hands off approach. I wish they would at least encourage them. So frustrating![/quote]

I’m really frustrated with our school, St. Luke in McLean, about this as well. The school does not mention vaccines at all, or testing. It’s odd and every e-mail feels like they try to thread a needle of concerned but not pissing anyone off. Candidly the middle of the road approach misses the mark. We received an email today that school is planned as scheduled next week (good), the priority is in person school (great), and they are following the CDC guidelines (good). [b]But, there is not a single mention of vaccinations, either requiring or recommending them (odd and disappointing)[/b], no testing required to come back to school next week (cringey), and not a mention of what the plan will be if a sizable number of children or staff are out with positive cases (shortsighted).

I hope the “please do not send your kid to school if they are sick” ask will work, but I am skeptical without a firmer approach, and concerned that we don’t know what the plan is if that falls apart. [/quote]

People won’t accept a mandate for a EUA vaccine for their small kids. Of course the school is not requiring them.[/quote]

Then just strongly recommend and encourage it until fully approved. Shouldn’t be anything wrong with that, and only upsides for the school’s ability to operate in-person, which they articulated as their main priority. [/quote]

Until it can be required, I believe weekly testing is a reasonable compromise. At a minimum there should be required testing to return to school next week. No testing at this point is the equivalent of covering your ears, shutting your eyes and shouting “LA LA LA, I CAN’T HEAR YOU!” to the current situation. [/quote]

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