Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 16:47     Subject: Re:Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
Hogan can shut the schools down. He can't force schools which are already providing online classes to provide in-person classes.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 16:42     Subject: Re:Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
Anonymous wrote:I don't know why you think Hogan has to step in. The state BOE has to approve all school system's plans. Either they will approve this plan or they won't. But don't assume MCPS has been operating in a vacuum. They've had workgroups working on this across districts for a couple of months now. MCPS should have a good idea already of what will be accepted and what won't.


The BOE couldn’t find their own ass with both hands and a mirror. Hogan needs to step in if they can’t make a sound decision.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 16:34     Subject: Re:Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
I don't know why you think Hogan has to step in. The state BOE has to approve all school system's plans. Either they will approve this plan or they won't. But don't assume MCPS has been operating in a vacuum. They've had workgroups working on this across districts for a couple of months now. MCPS should have a good idea already of what will be accepted and what won't.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 15:08     Subject: Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
Anonymous wrote:Since the numbers are trending worse, I don't think you should put that much energy into this idea.


Maryland’s numbers are NOT trending worse.

OP, I certainly hope so. I like Hogan as it is and would like him even more if he puts some pressure on MCPS leadership.

MCPS desperately needs some oversight.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 15:04     Subject: Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Since the numbers are trending worse, I don't think you should put that much energy into this idea.



Maryland numbers are going up. We flattened for a little bit and now our numbers are going up again. Death toll is thankfully down, but that is a delayed reflection of the state of health.

WTF are you talking about? Are you not capable to interpret basic curves, or do you purposely try to spread false info in the hope that people are idiots. We are still improving. As we approach the tail end, the rate of improvement is slower, but that's statistically expected.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 15:01     Subject: Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Since the numbers are trending worse, I don't think you should put that much energy into this idea.



Maryland numbers are going up. We flattened for a little bit and now our numbers are going up again. Death toll is thankfully down, but that is a delayed reflection of the state of health.


The positivity rate has continually gone down. The only reason the numbers go up from time to time (although they are down like 30 from yesterday) is because the testing capacity is going up. But since the positivity rate is not that shows our actual number of positive case percentage is not going up.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 15:00     Subject: Re:Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
The way the numbers are trending in MoCo (latest 7-day average is under 4.5%, hospitalization way down from 1700 to less than 400), and continuing to improve every week, I'm really having a hard time to grasp why we open indoor dining, bars, etc and yet close schools. I'm with you OP. I hope Hogan overrides this.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 14:56     Subject: Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
Anonymous wrote:Since the numbers are trending worse, I don't think you should put that much energy into this idea.



Maryland numbers are going up. We flattened for a little bit and now our numbers are going up again. Death toll is thankfully down, but that is a delayed reflection of the state of health.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 14:54     Subject: Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
Anonymous wrote:Since the numbers are trending worse, I don't think you should put that much energy into this idea.


This is the Maryland Public Schools forum, not the Florida Public Schools forum.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 14:50     Subject: Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
Anonymous wrote:No. Because the school system needs time to prepare for whatever rolls out.


Not if they go back full time f2f.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 14:50     Subject: Re:Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
The numbers aren't even close to the levels the existed when other countries returned kids to school, so probably not. However, the MSDE has to review all the county plans, so I guess anything is possible.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 14:49     Subject: Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
Anonymous wrote:Since the numbers are trending worse, I don't think you should put that much energy into this idea.


The numbers are trending better? Where are you reading that they are worse? Your imagination?
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 14:42     Subject: Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
Since the numbers are trending worse, I don't think you should put that much energy into this idea.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 14:40     Subject: Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
No. Because the school system needs time to prepare for whatever rolls out.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2020 14:38     Subject: Any chance if numbers are ridiculously good in August Hogan will override Smith?
If numbers continue to go in the direction they are we could be looking a very very small number when school is supposed to start.

At that point with absolutely nothing to back up the decision to do dL do you think Hogan will intervene?