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Anonymous wrote:Our district has been in person since mid-August. We received a community report every Monday on the number of positive cases in the schools, broken down by ES, middle, and HS. The state in general has been flat in positive cases since then until very recently.

I would never have thought that we would make it this far into the school year in person. I thought for sure we'd be all virtual within the first three weeks. I was surprised to find that the strategies of distancing, tracking, and masks actually have worked. There have been positive cases in the school system but they are a tiny tiny percentage and there has been no community school spread. The school admins are on us all the time about these cases are coming from what we're doing on the weekends and we should cut it out.

The state, however, is starting to see a rise in cases. Why after doing okay for so long? I don't know but it's not the schools. The rise is uneven and concentrated in certain parts but it only takes a second to spread more widely.

There's a decent chance that we'll be all virtual for a while. Then, I expect that we'll go back in person and back and forth and so on. That's how this school year is going to be. I'm grateful that we've had this time in person. It really helps.

I’m grateful we are home and safe from the virus, but glad it’s working out for you for a while!

You are aware that some people are essential workers and CAN'T be home, because they are doing things like your medical care, mail delivery, stocking your grocery store, ect...what should their kids do? (ps the answer is going to school).

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Anonymous wrote:Our district has been in person since mid-August. We received a community report every Monday on the number of positive cases in the schools, broken down by ES, middle, and HS. The state in general has been flat in positive cases since then until very recently.

I would never have thought that we would make it this far into the school year in person. I thought for sure we'd be all virtual within the first three weeks. I was surprised to find that the strategies of distancing, tracking, and masks actually have worked. There have been positive cases in the school system but they are a tiny tiny percentage and there has been no community school spread. The school admins are on us all the time about these cases are coming from what we're doing on the weekends and we should cut it out.

The state, however, is starting to see a rise in cases. Why after doing okay for so long? I don't know but it's not the schools. The rise is uneven and concentrated in certain parts but it only takes a second to spread more widely.

There's a decent chance that we'll be all virtual for a while. Then, I expect that we'll go back in person and back and forth and so on. That's how this school year is going to be. I'm grateful that we've had this time in person. It really helps.

I’m grateful we are home and safe from the virus, but glad it’s working out for you for a while!

Anonymous wrote:Our district has been in person since mid-August. We received a community report every Monday on the number of positive cases in the schools, broken down by ES, middle, and HS. The state in general has been flat in positive cases since then until very recently.

I would never have thought that we would make it this far into the school year in person. I thought for sure we'd be all virtual within the first three weeks. I was surprised to find that the strategies of distancing, tracking, and masks actually have worked. There have been positive cases in the school system but they are a tiny tiny percentage and there has been no community school spread. The school admins are on us all the time about these cases are coming from what we're doing on the weekends and we should cut it out.

The state, however, is starting to see a rise in cases. Why after doing okay for so long? I don't know but it's not the schools. The rise is uneven and concentrated in certain parts but it only takes a second to spread more widely.

There's a decent chance that we'll be all virtual for a while. Then, I expect that we'll go back in person and back and forth and so on. That's how this school year is going to be. I'm grateful that we've had this time in person. It really helps.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is the data. Each state is tracking using different rules. And even within the state, each county is doing things differently. Its getting kind of ridiculous. There should be guidance coming out from the Federal government about how to track covid data and we can then compare apples to apples. Its not happening though.

There have been several conflicting reports at this point.

I can tell you that private schools in the area have been doing pretty well. Even the catholic ones that are not as well funded as the public schools.

My worry with the catholic schools is that many are pretty old and have poor ventilation systems. We’ll see what happens when they need to close the windows and turn the heat on.

Masking, cohorts and social distancing work. Our school has been open for over a month, and no cases have occurred. Opening with mitigation measures in place is a reasonable middle ground between full DL and taking no steps at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Ontario is surging a month after opening schools.

It seems at least somewhat climate related.

what are the trends for number of tests performed?

Anonymous wrote:Ontario is surging a month after opening schools.

It seems at least somewhat climate related.

Anonymous wrote:This study from New Hampshire shows increase in counties that had colleges attempt in person:

https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/study-reopening-colleges-drove-a-coronavirus-surge/article_cd1373f5-fab0-508e-be0a-03542b97dd75.html