Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 14:19     Subject: Re:are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Anonymous wrote:Since COVID leave is different from sick leave, I don't think it's unreasonable for staff members to telework if they are physically able to do so.
While you are entitled to request a 504 evaluation any time, please do know that it is incredibly difficult for school teams to schedule these meetings at the end of the school year or during the summer. If there is an emergency, like your child suddenly suffers a serious illness or injury and may need services urgently, schools will typically do whatever it takes to coordinate services as soon as possible. But if it's not an emergency, like if your child was recently dx'd with ADHD or anxiety but doing basically fine in school, that can absolutely wait until the fall.



I agree, however we had an AP teacher in our building who was zooming from home during class so that their students will still receive instruction (the sub did not know the subject). However this teacher was strictly told that they must stop zooming their students because they were on COVID leave. I do not know all the ins and outs, I just know that a teacher was on COVID leave and was ordered to stop zooming.

Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 14:11     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, you need to check yourself here. No, people who are out sick are not available to meet with you.


The OP didn’t seem to be asking for a meeting. She was asking for a form. That seems roughly on par with responding to emails, which this staff member was apparently doing.


Person is on sick leave. They are a government employee. OP needs to wait till she gets back.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 13:56     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, you need to check yourself here. No, people who are out sick are not available to meet with you.


The OP didn’t seem to be asking for a meeting. She was asking for a form. That seems roughly on par with responding to emails, which this staff member was apparently doing.


And clearly shouldn’t have been. Because if you give a parent a cookie, they’re going to want a glass of milk to go with it.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 13:34     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Anonymous wrote:OP, you need to check yourself here. No, people who are out sick are not available to meet with you.


The OP didn’t seem to be asking for a meeting. She was asking for a form. That seems roughly on par with responding to emails, which this staff member was apparently doing.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 11:35     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
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Anonymous wrote:Collective bargaining gone mad.

Who here didn’t work a little while they were out with covid? Really.


I couldn’t. I was exhausted and was bed ridden for the most part. I only started to feel better after 7 days and only felt like my old self after 2 weeks.


That’s the usual experience. And obviously not for this particular MCPS staff member.


Its not unusual covid denier.


Surely you don't believe that. A significant number of cases are asymptomatic. The CDC even changed the isolation guidance because there were so many people five days in with no or mild symptoms. Nurses, a moderately physically demanding job, are asked to come into work when Covid positive during periods of staffing shortages.

It's not normal to be bedridden for 7 days.


Yes, it is normal.


Once a week or so there’s a post on dcum that gives me a small glimpse into the minds and motivations of the people that remain terrified of covid. This is such a post.

I’m sure you believe it’s normal. It’s not, by any common understanding of the word “normal”, but reality doesn’t influence you as much as perceptions do. And if you think it is normal to be bedridden for a week by covid, then it is much more understandable why you might be scared to get it.


Once a week or so on DCUM there’s an asinine, overly verbose post by an ignorant COVID minimizer spewing pop psych nonsense and making baseless assumptions about intelligent people who still take COVID seriously.

-not the PP, but someone who knows several adults in their 30s and 40s who felt quite ill for several days with COVID and did not work during that time (and yes, sweetie, whether you believe it or not, I really do)


I didn’t say it it didn’t happen. I said it wasn’t normal. Are you saying it is normal to be bedridden for a week? Or are you saying, like the subject of the OP, that is is normal to be able to do some daily tasks?


I was the poster who said I was bedridden for 7 days. I don't think it is normal either to be honest. My husband had very little symptoms and kid had no symptoms. My point is that you don't know how people are feeling. You shouldn't assume someone is fine even if a lot of people you know are fine. You should give the staff the benefit of doubt especially she/he is on Covid leave.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 11:30     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
OP, you need to check yourself here. No, people who are out sick are not available to meet with you.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 09:29     Subject: Re:are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Since COVID leave is different from sick leave, I don't think it's unreasonable for staff members to telework if they are physically able to do so.
While you are entitled to request a 504 evaluation any time, please do know that it is incredibly difficult for school teams to schedule these meetings at the end of the school year or during the summer. If there is an emergency, like your child suddenly suffers a serious illness or injury and may need services urgently, schools will typically do whatever it takes to coordinate services as soon as possible. But if it's not an emergency, like if your child was recently dx'd with ADHD or anxiety but doing basically fine in school, that can absolutely wait until the fall.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 07:50     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Anonymous wrote:I think when one is on sick leave they are not required to work. That is the point of leave. I do not think a parent should be questioning how sick they are etc. I do think the school should have a back up person for you to contact in their absence.


That argument starts to go out the window when the person is already working to some degree, as was the case in the OP’s message. It sounds like they were checking and responding to emails.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 07:13     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
I think when one is on sick leave they are not required to work. That is the point of leave. I do not think a parent should be questioning how sick they are etc. I do think the school should have a back up person for you to contact in their absence.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 07:08     Subject: Re:are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:1. If he is on covid leave, he is not allowed to work

2. It's a little insensitive of you to expect him to work while he is sick no matter how long or not long it will take him to do

3. You shouldn't have waited until June when school is almost over to have a 504 meeting


Please don't be such an a****** about this and sometimes people don't get a choice in the timeline for getting paperwork done and sometimes 504 and IEP reviews are done yearly so if you're slot is in June you're just stuck with that


Yes, there are meetings that occur in June when the school team sets it up. OP said "I'm trying to set up a 504 meeting for my son" so she was the one to try to set it up.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 05:41     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Collective bargaining gone mad.

Who here didn’t work a little while they were out with covid? Really.


I couldn’t. I was exhausted and was bed ridden for the most part. I only started to feel better after 7 days and only felt like my old self after 2 weeks.


That’s the usual experience. And obviously not for this particular MCPS staff member.


I was sick and was so dizzy and had trouble breathing when the coughing got out of control. I went back after 3 days as our principal was freaking out about staffing coverage ( we had 15 teachers out with illnesses of some sort). I did take covid leave but since I tested on a Saturday, she changed my infection date to Thursday get me back early. It was awful. She did that to everyone as there are no subs. I got very sick after covid with something worse and had to work sick. She said you'd better have Covid or be near death or else you are here. Some classes only had 8 out of 20 kids present as the sickness just ate through our school. April and early May were BAD!
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 03:12     Subject: Re:are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Anonymous wrote:1. If he is on covid leave, he is not allowed to work

2. It's a little insensitive of you to expect him to work while he is sick no matter how long or not long it will take him to do

3. You shouldn't have waited until June when school is almost over to have a 504 meeting


Please don't be such an a****** about this and sometimes people don't get a choice in the timeline for getting paperwork done and sometimes 504 and IEP reviews are done yearly so if you're slot is in June you're just stuck with that
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 02:46     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
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Anonymous wrote:Collective bargaining gone mad.

Who here didn’t work a little while they were out with covid? Really.


I couldn’t. I was exhausted and was bed ridden for the most part. I only started to feel better after 7 days and only felt like my old self after 2 weeks.


That’s the usual experience. And obviously not for this particular MCPS staff member.


Its not unusual covid denier.


Surely you don't believe that. A significant number of cases are asymptomatic. The CDC even changed the isolation guidance because there were so many people five days in with no or mild symptoms. Nurses, a moderately physically demanding job, are asked to come into work when Covid positive during periods of staffing shortages.

It's not normal to be bedridden for 7 days.


Yes, it is normal.


Once a week or so there’s a post on dcum that gives me a small glimpse into the minds and motivations of the people that remain terrified of covid. This is such a post.

I’m sure you believe it’s normal. It’s not, by any common understanding of the word “normal”, but reality doesn’t influence you as much as perceptions do. And if you think it is normal to be bedridden for a week by covid, then it is much more understandable why you might be scared to get it.


Once a week or so on DCUM there’s an asinine, overly verbose post by an ignorant COVID minimizer spewing pop psych nonsense and making baseless assumptions about intelligent people who still take COVID seriously.

-not the PP, but someone who knows several adults in their 30s and 40s who felt quite ill for several days with COVID and did not work during that time (and yes, sweetie, whether you believe it or not, I really do)


I didn’t say it it didn’t happen. I said it wasn’t normal. Are you saying it is normal to be bedridden for a week? Or are you saying, like the subject of the OP, that is is normal to be able to do some daily tasks?
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 01:13     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Collective bargaining gone mad.

Who here didn’t work a little while they were out with covid? Really.


I couldn’t. I was exhausted and was bed ridden for the most part. I only started to feel better after 7 days and only felt like my old self after 2 weeks.


That’s the usual experience. And obviously not for this particular MCPS staff member.


Its not unusual covid denier.


Surely you don't believe that. A significant number of cases are asymptomatic. The CDC even changed the isolation guidance because there were so many people five days in with no or mild symptoms. Nurses, a moderately physically demanding job, are asked to come into work when Covid positive during periods of staffing shortages.

It's not normal to be bedridden for 7 days.


Yes, it is normal.


Once a week or so there’s a post on dcum that gives me a small glimpse into the minds and motivations of the people that remain terrified of covid. This is such a post.

I’m sure you believe it’s normal. It’s not, by any common understanding of the word “normal”, but reality doesn’t influence you as much as perceptions do. And if you think it is normal to be bedridden for a week by covid, then it is much more understandable why you might be scared to get it.


Once a week or so on DCUM there’s an asinine, overly verbose post by an ignorant COVID minimizer spewing pop psych nonsense and making baseless assumptions about intelligent people who still take COVID seriously.

-not the PP, but someone who knows several adults in their 30s and 40s who felt quite ill for several days with COVID and did not work during that time (and yes, sweetie, whether you believe it or not, I really do)
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 01:05     Subject: are MCPS employees able to work while out with covid?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Collective bargaining gone mad.

Who here didn’t work a little while they were out with covid? Really.


I couldn’t. I was exhausted and was bed ridden for the most part. I only started to feel better after 7 days and only felt like my old self after 2 weeks.


That’s the usual experience. And obviously not for this particular MCPS staff member.


Its not unusual covid denier.


Surely you don't believe that. A significant number of cases are asymptomatic. The CDC even changed the isolation guidance because there were so many people five days in with no or mild symptoms. Nurses, a moderately physically demanding job, are asked to come into work when Covid positive during periods of staffing shortages.

It's not normal to be bedridden for 7 days.


Yes, it is normal.


Once a week or so there’s a post on dcum that gives me a small glimpse into the minds and motivations of the people that remain terrified of covid. This is such a post.

I’m sure you believe it’s normal. It’s not, by any common understanding of the word “normal”, but reality doesn’t influence you as much as perceptions do. And if you think it is normal to be bedridden for a week by covid, then it is much more understandable why you might be scared to get it.