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Let me remind the people who proudly declared during winter break that they were SOCIALIZING AND LIVING THEIR LIFE...







... I don't want to hear a peep out of you regarding school closures due to Covid. You made your bed. Lie on it.

Including teachers, right?

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Let me remind the people who proudly declared during winter break that they were SOCIALIZING AND LIVING THEIR LIFE...







... I don't want to hear a peep out of you regarding school closures due to Covid. You made your bed. Lie on it.

It’s funny how you’ve drawn the lines. How about those of us who were cautious over break and didn’t Live Our Lives yet still want school open? Like me. Can I complain when it’s closed since we saw no friends and didn’t travel over break?

Where did the 10 yr old who died of CoVID live? I’m saddened to hear of this. Anyone know if he/she was vaccinated or had underlying health conditions?

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Anonymous wrote:So is this how it’s going to go? Every night we sit on pins and needles to see if there is school the next day? Who thought this would be a good idea?

I can’t believe I’m saying this but it’s worse than PG county’s approach. Now I see why many PG county parents supported the decision. They trust the system. Must be nice to have that sort of trust!!

Yup! It’s been consistent and chaos free. Kids are virtual till next Friday and since we started Mon before break everything’s all in place and we are teaching live, following the same daily schedule as when we were in person.

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Anonymous wrote:So is this how it’s going to go? Every night we sit on pins and needles to see if there is school the next day? Who thought this would be a good idea?

Yes. It's a fluid situation. It changes day by day, so they have to adapt. When the surge passes, it will no longer be an issue. What's the problem?

I want it my way and I want it now!

Or something else like that Violet Beauregarde would say.

The news announced tonight a 10-year-old died of covid and MCPS leadership is playing games with whether or not they'll keep kids in-person. All-or-nothing. In-person-only.

Keep making jokes. Feel free to laugh. Those of us who feel differently hope you are never responsible for the safety of our children.

A child died. Let’s destroy the lives of 160,000 more plus their families plus their mom’s careers, lifetime earning potential, their parents mental and physical health, their marriage, their childhood everything. It’s sad that a child died. Maybe they should have been vaccinated. Or maybe they were a primo candidate for virtual academy. Or maybe they got it over break. Or maybe it was just bad luck. It was bad luck to be a first grader in Newtown years ago. We didn’t cancel first grade.

Your Newton example is disgusting and you should be banned. How horrible must you be to say such a thing.

Let me remind the people who proudly declared during winter break that they were SOCIALIZING AND LIVING THEIR LIFE...







... I don't want to hear a peep out of you regarding school closures due to Covid. You made your bed. Lie on it.

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Anonymous wrote:So is this how it’s going to go? Every night we sit on pins and needles to see if there is school the next day? Who thought this would be a good idea?

Yes. It's a fluid situation. It changes day by day, so they have to adapt. When the surge passes, it will no longer be an issue. What's the problem?

I want it my way and I want it now!

Or something else like that Violet Beauregarde would say.

The news announced tonight a 10-year-old died of covid and MCPS leadership is playing games with whether or not they'll keep kids in-person. All-or-nothing. In-person-only.

Keep making jokes. Feel free to laugh. Those of us who feel differently hope you are never responsible for the safety of our children.

A child died. Let’s destroy the lives of 160,000 more plus their families plus their mom’s careers, lifetime earning potential, their parents mental and physical health, their marriage, their childhood everything. It’s sad that a child died. Maybe they should have been vaccinated. Or maybe they were a primo candidate for virtual academy. Or maybe they got it over break. Or maybe it was just bad luck. It was bad luck to be a first grader in Newtown years ago. We didn’t cancel first grade.

Please, for the love of God, get psychiatric help. This level of histrionics and hysterics about temporary virtual learning during a spike in a pandemic is NOT NORMAL.

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Anonymous wrote:So is this how it’s going to go? Every night we sit on pins and needles to see if there is school the next day? Who thought this would be a good idea?

Awful system. Terrible leadership. How are parents supposed to operate in this environment? Needing childcare on a day's notice?

Yup. Ridiculous and unfathomable that anyone thought this was a good idea.

A lot of posters on DCUM?
Those who kept spewing "I don't care", "Omicron needs to burn through", "I'm living my life"?

No no no. We want schools open unless there is a reason to close them. So if too many staff are out then you go virtual not for an arbitrary period of time but for as long as necessary. Maybe 2 days. Maybe 10. It would be situation specific. All central office folks are subs. The NYC approach.

NYC has a terrible approach. Situation-specific is what's posing problems here. As I said two weeks ago, most families might have preferred to be able to plan ahead, let's say for a two week closure. But there were a heck ton of trolls who kept drowning out the discussion with insults and explanations for why closures would never happen, Omicron was milder than Delta, etc. Graphs were posted about hospitalization trends, data from the UK was shared about how their intense Omicron wave was paralyzing the country (they're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, it seems, now!), but precious few were ready to listen, and those people were told to go hide in their basement.

So now MCPS families are in this mess, somewhat of their own making, if you believe that administration responds to population demands, as it surely does.

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Anonymous wrote:So is this how it’s going to go? Every night we sit on pins and needles to see if there is school the next day? Who thought this would be a good idea?

Awful system. Terrible leadership. How are parents supposed to operate in this environment? Needing childcare on a day's notice?

Yup. Ridiculous and unfathomable that anyone thought this was a good idea.

A lot of posters on DCUM?
Those who kept spewing "I don't care", "Omicron needs to burn through", "I'm living my life"?

No no no. We want schools open unless there is a reason to close them. So if too many staff are out then you go virtual not for an arbitrary period of time but for as long as necessary. Maybe 2 days. Maybe 10. It would be situation specific. All central office folks are subs. The NYC approach.

Yes yes yes. Many of your fellow open schoolers have been screaming on DCUM that they want schools open No. Matter. What.

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Anonymous wrote:So is this how it’s going to go? Every night we sit on pins and needles to see if there is school the next day? Who thought this would be a good idea?

Awful system. Terrible leadership. How are parents supposed to operate in this environment? Needing childcare on a day's notice?

Yup. Ridiculous and unfathomable that anyone thought this was a good idea.

A lot of posters on DCUM?
Those who kept spewing "I don't care", "Omicron needs to burn through", "I'm living my life"?

This.

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Anonymous wrote:So is this how it’s going to go? Every night we sit on pins and needles to see if there is school the next day? Who thought this would be a good idea?

Yes. It's a fluid situation. It changes day by day, so they have to adapt. When the surge passes, it will no longer be an issue. What's the problem?

I want it my way and I want it now!

Or something else like that Violet Beauregarde would say.

The news announced tonight a 10-year-old died of covid and MCPS leadership is playing games with whether or not they'll keep kids in-person. All-or-nothing. In-person-only.

Keep making jokes. Feel free to laugh. Those of us who feel differently hope you are never responsible for the safety of our children.

A child died. Let’s destroy the lives of 160,000 more plus their families plus their mom’s careers, lifetime earning potential, their parents mental and physical health, their marriage, their childhood everything. It’s sad that a child died. Maybe they should have been vaccinated. Or maybe they were a primo candidate for virtual academy. Or maybe they got it over break. Or maybe it was just bad luck. It was bad luck to be a first grader in Newtown years ago. We didn’t cancel first grade.

Anonymous wrote:And how does it work for the red schools? Do they automatically come back after 14 days...does the 14-day clock reset every day a school is over 5%...does the 14-day clock reset if a school is over 5% when the 14 days are up?

Is there planned transparency about actual cases in a 14-day window (i.e., cases 15 days ago drop off)?

I would imagine they still collect cases and keep a count...just while they kids are out.

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Anonymous wrote:So is this how it’s going to go? Every night we sit on pins and needles to see if there is school the next day? Who thought this would be a good idea?

Awful system. Terrible leadership. How are parents supposed to operate in this environment? Needing childcare on a day's notice?

Yup. Ridiculous and unfathomable that anyone thought this was a good idea.

A lot of posters on DCUM?
Those who kept spewing "I don't care", "Omicron needs to burn through", "I'm living my life"?

No no no. We want schools open unless there is a reason to close them. So if too many staff are out then you go virtual not for an arbitrary period of time but for as long as necessary. Maybe 2 days. Maybe 10. It would be situation specific. All central office folks are subs. The NYC approach.

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Anonymous wrote:So is this how it’s going to go? Every night we sit on pins and needles to see if there is school the next day? Who thought this would be a good idea?

Yes. It's a fluid situation. It changes day by day, so they have to adapt. When the surge passes, it will no longer be an issue. What's the problem?

I want it my way and I want it now!

Or something else like that Violet Beauregarde would say.

The news announced tonight a 10-year-old died of covid and MCPS leadership is playing games with whether or not they'll keep kids in-person. All-or-nothing. In-person-only.

Keep making jokes. Feel free to laugh. Those of us who feel differently hope you are never responsible for the safety of our children.

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Anonymous wrote:So is this how it’s going to go? Every night we sit on pins and needles to see if there is school the next day? Who thought this would be a good idea?

Awful system. Terrible leadership. How are parents supposed to operate in this environment? Needing childcare on a day's notice?

Yup. Ridiculous and unfathomable that anyone thought this was a good idea.

A lot of posters on DCUM?
Those who kept spewing "I don't care", "Omicron needs to burn through", "I'm living my life"?