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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Going for one week and then home for two weeks is the least convenient for my working life, but it seems to make the most sense considering how the virus works (at least to my understanding). The two weeks at home should be enough time to find out if exposure happened during the school week.

Follow up questions would be: if/when cases show up, does everyone in the school stay home? Or just that one third of the kids? Or just the kids in classes on that floor? In that particular classroom?

The other options just seem like they add a lot of continuous risk of exposure.[/quote]

These are really important questions. How will schools be setup to minimize exposure/contact between student groups? [b]If kids are passing each other in the halls, sharing bathrooms without cleaning in-between student groups or going to lunch or recess together, then the entire school will likely have to close. if there is no contact between the small classroom groups, then just that floor or class can close. 
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I also wonder about rules for kids and adults. If there is refusal or inability to wear a mask, wash hands, get a temperature check or whatever is required, will schools have the authority to bar those individuals? Will teachers and admin be backed up if they refuse entry to those who won't comply?

We've had parents push past the security guard and refuse to follow procedures in normal circumstances. We've all seen the news of the people who are refusing to wear masks in stores and etc. What protections will our schools and children and teachers have against those who won't comply?[/quote]

I feel like it's virtually impossible to keep kids separate.  Kids with behavioral difficulties, or even energetic kids, will have trouble following the new social distancing guidelines.  Also, will kids need to come with backup masks, or will those be provided?  What if kids pull down their masks, or if the mask is too large and slips down so that their nose is exposed, or if they sneeze in their mask and need a new one?  What if a kid is coughing a lot in class?  Will that kid be sent to the nurse?  Our neighborhood school doesn't have a nurse present every day--will they hire more nurses?

I know they can't plan for everything, but just wondering about these likely scenarios.[/quote]

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