Anonymous wrote:CDC issued a press release on the XBB1.5 variant and said that may be more transmissible than other variants, but we don’t know if it causes more severe disease. We’re closely watching this variant to see how well our vaccines & treatments are working against it.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-variant-xbb-1-5-cdc-tracking-us-cases/
Anonymous wrote:CDC issued a press release on the XBB1.5 variant and said that may be more transmissible than other variants, but we don’t know if it causes more severe disease. We’re closely watching this variant to see how well our vaccines & treatments are working against it.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-variant-xbb-1-5-cdc-tracking-us-cases/
Anonymous wrote:Didn't you hear? School's closed until spring break due to potential bad weather and triple-demic of illnesses.
Anonymous wrote:There was snow last year.
Anonymous wrote:CDC issued a press release on the XBB1.5 variant and said that may be more transmissible than other variants, but we don’t know if it causes more severe disease. We’re closely watching this variant to see how well our vaccines & treatments are working against it.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-variant-xbb-1-5-cdc-tracking-us-cases/
Anonymous wrote:Seriously? The weather forecast for next week is for highs between 40-65 degrees. Schools will be open.
As for last year, there was a good amount of snow last year. The need to close schools for the first part of the week was legit. They probably could have opened on Thursday and Friday but there were probably areas that were still borderline enough to justify keeping the schools closed. More likely then not, the Thursday and Friday closures were more COVID related then weather related but there was enough snow and ice to be able to pass them off as weather related.
Anonymous wrote:There was snow last year, OP. You are refusing to admit that it snowed.
There's no snow in the forecast next week and no reason to think there would be an issue with school.
Anonymous wrote:This isn’t last year. Most people aren’t even testing for covid anymore so that’s not a concern. A significant percentage of staff will not be stranded because of southwest. School will happen.
Anonymous wrote:Last year FCPS shut down for the week after Winter Break. The stated reason was due to snow, but there was no snow and it was due to covid concerns.
Are there any rumblings that this will happen again this year? There seemed to be quite a few emails about snow day procedure the week before Winter Break, but maybe I’m reading too much into that. Boston and LA are considering reinstating a mask mandate in schools.
I guess if it happens it will only be four days since Monday is already a scheduled day off. There is rain in the forecast for 1/3-1/6, so it would be possible in theory.
Anonymous wrote:There was snow last year, OP. You are refusing to admit that it snowed.
There's no snow in the forecast next week and no reason to think there would be an issue with school.