Anonymous wrote:If I didn’t believe in my child’s ability to make good decisions and in my child’s SLAC’s plan for prevention, testing, mitigation, quarantine, etc., I would not have sent my child back. Full stop. I would never send my kid to UNC, NC State, Alabama, UGA in a pandemic. But I believe my child’s SLAC can make it work, and that they have a good plan to prevent community spread, and a good plan to care for positive students. And so I sent a pulse ox monitor, will trust that the public health nurse will, in fact, do an in person check on my kid twice a day, and that my kid will ask for help if needed. And FaceTime several times a day.

The fact is that my kid is 8 hours away. There is no safe way to get him home. I can’t put a positive kid on a plane or train. And if a parent picks him up, that parent will be infected after 8 hours in the car.



Also, I take COVID very seriously. But for a healthy 18 year old, it really is no more dangerous than the flu. Last time I checked, their were zero deaths of teens in Fairfax County. So the pick up bodies at night thing seems hysterical.

Did people who sent their kids to school not play out all of the scenarios? I don’t get these parents who are now balking at the plan they agreed to.

If you don’t think your student can take care of themselves if they get COVID, do not send them.

Anonymous wrote:You could drive 8 hours to get your kid. That is pretty safe.

And drive back with them two feet away in an enclosed car coughing for 8 hoursL. Yeah. Completely safe.

Anonymous wrote:As a parent of two college freshman, if either one of my kids tested positive for Covid AND had symptoms, yes....I would bring them home 100% to be treated by their own pediatrician who knows their family history. I would not rely on college health system or have them quarantine at school.

BUT - if they were simply being quarantined for having been exposed to COVID, they should stay on campus. There is a difference between (a) Testing Positive w/ or w/out symptoms and (b) Being Exposed to Someone who Tested Positive.

Back in the day I had a bicycle accident while away at college....broke my leg....my mom drove down the next day..picked me up and took me home to see my orthopedic doctor...I stayed home for a few weeks....when up to it I went back to school. That's how it should be for any serious accident or illness -- and yes, COVID is a serious illness. You simply don't know how it will affect your child until it happens.

That’s completely different because no one can catch a broken leg.

Anonymous wrote:You could drive 8 hours to get your kid. That is pretty safe.

No it is not. Because then the parent would get Covid. And the parent is more at risk for complications than the kid is. If parents can’t deal with having their kid test positive for Covid and stay on campus in the quarantine dorm, then parents shouldn’t support their kids going to college on campus. Don’t send your kid with the plan that you will come pick him or her up if he or she tests positive for Covid. That will contribute to community spread. The kid who goes off to college, gets Covid, and then expects his parents to come pick them up is the height of selfishness.

As a parent of two college freshman, if either one of my kids tested positive for Covid AND had symptoms, yes....I would bring them home 100% to be treated by their own pediatrician who knows their family history. I would not rely on college health system or have them quarantine at school.

BUT - if they were simply being quarantined for having been exposed to COVID, they should stay on campus. There is a difference between (a) Testing Positive w/ or w/out symptoms and (b) Being Exposed to Someone who Tested Positive.

Back in the day I had a bicycle accident while away at college....broke my leg....my mom drove down the next day..picked me up and took me home to see my orthopedic doctor...I stayed home for a few weeks....when up to it I went back to school. That's how it should be for any serious accident or illness -- and yes, COVID is a serious illness. You simply don't know how it will affect your child until it happens.

You could drive 8 hours to get your kid. That is pretty safe.

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Anonymous wrote:If your kid gets sick, its your responsibility to take care of them, not the schools. They don't have the staff or housing to take care of your kid who shouldn't be at college in person anyway.

Exactly. Yet on another thread bunch of pps are saying students that get covid need to stay on campus. I am curious who do they think will take care of these young adults that are sick?

My kids SLAC has hired extra nursing staff and are working with the local public health department to have public health nurses check in person and the public health department contact trace.

There’s a difference between 60,000 kids on campus and 2,000.

If I didn’t believe in my child’s ability to make good decisions and in my child’s SLAC’s plan for prevention, testing, mitigation, quarantine, etc., I would not have sent my child back. Full stop. I would never send my kid to UNC, NC State, Alabama, UGA in a pandemic. But I believe my child’s SLAC can make it work, and that they have a good plan to prevent community spread, and a good plan to care for positive students. And so I sent a pulse ox monitor, will trust that the public health nurse will, in fact, do an in person check on my kid twice a day, and that my kid will ask for help if needed. And FaceTime several times a day.

The fact is that my kid is 8 hours away. There is no safe way to get him home. I can’t put a positive kid on a plane or train. And if a parent picks him up, that parent will be infected after 8 hours in the car.



Also, I take COVID very seriously. But for a healthy 18 year old, it really is no more dangerous than the flu. Last time I checked, their were zero deaths of teens in Fairfax County. So the pick up bodies at night thing seems hysterical.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think this is exactly what most people are saying....

I have two college freshman - one already on campus and one about to go next week.....

If either of my kids gets sick - meaning tests positive for Covid AND has symptoms - I would 100% bring them home.

But kids going to quarantine may have tested positive but have no symptoms or they were in contact with someone who tested positive. That being said...here's my two cents...

If your kid tests positive....he/she must quarantine for 14 days AT HOME if within 3-4 hrs drive. All others must quarantine on campus, hotel, etc.

If your kid has Covid symptoms and tests positive...he/she MUST GO HOME for treatment at home.

I think ALL students should be directed to get tested on their own/parents dime.

Also all students caught violating Covid protocol should be suspended and sent home! Violating COVID protocol should be treated same as violating the honor code/cheating on test.

Is this perfect? No....but this way...the students who test negative and follow protocol get to stay on campus.

The problem with a strict send home for violating the rules is kids will be unlikely to say who they were with trying to protect their friends. Nope it was just my roommate and I all week. We had no one else in the room. It would be better for everyone to know that there were 5 other people there Saturday who all need to quarantine.

Schools could require the use of Covidwise (app on phone that uses bluetooth) or something like that. If someone's positive and their phone was near enough your phone to for enough time to be considered a contact (15 min) then you are signaled to get tested. It doesn't tell which contact caused it or if you were wearing masks or whatever.

Anonymous wrote:If your kid gets sick, its your responsibility to take care of them, not the schools. They don't have the staff or housing to take care of your kid who shouldn't be at college in person anyway.

Exactly. Yet on another thread bunch of pps are saying students that get covid need to stay on campus. I am curious who do they think will take care of these young adults that are sick?

If your kid gets sick, its your responsibility to take care of them, not the schools. They don't have the staff or housing to take care of your kid who shouldn't be at college in person anyway.

Anonymous wrote:I don't think this is exactly what most people are saying....

I have two college freshman - one already on campus and one about to go next week.....

If either of my kids gets sick - meaning tests positive for Covid AND has symptoms - I would 100% bring them home.

But kids going to quarantine may have tested positive but have no symptoms or they were in contact with someone who tested positive. That being said...here's my two cents...

If your kid tests positive....he/she must quarantine for 14 days AT HOME if within 3-4 hrs drive. All others must quarantine on campus, hotel, etc.

If your kid has Covid symptoms and tests positive...he/she MUST GO HOME for treatment at home.

I think ALL students should be directed to get tested on their own/parents dime.

Also all students caught violating Covid protocol should be suspended and sent home! Violating COVID protocol should be treated same as violating the honor code/cheating on test.

Is this perfect? No....but this way...the students who test negative and follow protocol get to stay on campus.

The problem with a strict send home for violating the rules is kids will be unlikely to say who they were with trying to protect their friends. Nope it was just my roommate and I all week. We had no one else in the room. It would be better for everyone to know that there were 5 other people there Saturday who all need to quarantine.

I don't think this is exactly what most people are saying....

I have two college freshman - one already on campus and one about to go next week.....

If either of my kids gets sick - meaning tests positive for Covid AND has symptoms - I would 100% bring them home.

But kids going to quarantine may have tested positive but have no symptoms or they were in contact with someone who tested positive. That being said...here's my two cents...

If your kid tests positive....he/she must quarantine for 14 days AT HOME if within 3-4 hrs drive. All others must quarantine on campus, hotel, etc.

If your kid has Covid symptoms and tests positive...he/she MUST GO HOME for treatment at home.

I think ALL students should be directed to get tested on their own/parents dime.

Also all students caught violating Covid protocol should be suspended and sent home! Violating COVID protocol should be treated same as violating the honor code/cheating on test.

Is this perfect? No....but this way...the students who test negative and follow protocol get to stay on campus.

Who are pps that are suggesting this? Do you have college students? Teens? Did you forget what it was to be young and clueless about being ill and how bad it is? That you thought you were ok, and went to class even if burning with fever? Out of fear, making sure you attend, etc. Did you forget what it is to be young in a place you don't know whom to call to help? Bcs most young adults do not know to call 911 until it is too late.
Yes, they will spread it back to their communities if they come back sick. Yes, that is still a better option than what some have suggested here. Lock the sick and those in contact up and let them out when they are well. Or the alternative...pick the bodies up at night? I cannot believe the callousness of some pps. Which college has field hospitals? The plan I've heard it to quarantine the sick, leave them two meals a day and make a phone call twice per day. As if they are having a pink eye! And imagining some herd immunity miracle stories where they are fine henceforth when we have no evidence that we can develop her immunity to covid 19, or that we are even at 1%her immunity. I am appalled by the lack of care and humanity here. Rant over.