Anonymous wrote:The same people who kept arguing that the CDC says opening schools is safe with mitigation are now demanding that schools be open without regard to CDC mitigation. They are not interested in safety. They just want their kids in school. I am done listening the the open schools advocates around here. They aren’t rational. And, I support opening with recommended mitigation.

Which is what's happening this spring.

There's no doubt that CDC guidance will change over the summer once the virus rate is lower.

Anonymous wrote:The same people who kept arguing that the CDC says opening schools is safe with mitigation are now demanding that schools be open without regard to CDC mitigation. They are not interested in safety. They just want their kids in school. I am done listening the the open schools advocates around here. They aren’t rational. And, I support opening with recommended mitigation.

I completely agree.

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Anonymous wrote:CDC guidance is 6feet. Schools can’t open 4/5 days a week and follow the current guidance. They can’t even get 3ft at full capacity.

NP. Sure, but why would that remain the current guidance after the adults are vaccinated?

Science just because they are vaccinated they can still spread.

SIL teaches HS Magnet RI 5th floor walk up no windows in room. Even vaccinated she is not comfortable because normally each class has 32 students. Building built in early 1900's ventilation system, non existent.

We want every back in school of course, 100% but we have challenges to over come.

For example Florida you sending your kid back to school after all the unmasked idiots at the super bowl celebrations. They go home they infect they go to work they infect, now we have those students or even teachers in the Florida schools.

Again how do we do this when a huge part of the population clearly could careless?

That's actually not the science. The science is that we don't have enough data yet to say that you CAN'T spread after you're vaccinated, but there are many reasons to think that a vaccinated person is less likely to spread COVID. In a couple of months, we'll likely have enough data to say with more certainty.

The same people who kept arguing that the CDC says opening schools is safe with mitigation are now demanding that schools be open without regard to CDC mitigation. They are not interested in safety. They just want their kids in school. I am done listening the the open schools advocates around here. They aren’t rational. And, I support opening with recommended mitigation.

Covid is part of our society's circulating viruses now. Get adults vaccinated and then life needs to get back to normal, including five day a week school with all its normal activities and learning. If people want to hide in their houses forever, that's their call.

The science of how vaccines work is that once you are vaccinated you do NOT transmit the virus. Jesus H. Stop repeating this BS.

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Anonymous wrote:CDC guidance is 6feet. Schools can’t open 4/5 days a week and follow the current guidance. They can’t even get 3ft at full capacity.

NP. Sure, but why would that remain the current guidance after the adults are vaccinated?

Science just because they are vaccinated they can still spread.

SIL teaches HS Magnet RI 5th floor walk up no windows in room. Even vaccinated she is not comfortable because normally each class has 32 students. Building built in early 1900's ventilation system, non existent.

We want every back in school of course, 100% but we have challenges to over come.

For example Florida you sending your kid back to school after all the unmasked idiots at the super bowl celebrations. They go home they infect they go to work they infect, now we have those students or even teachers in the Florida schools.

Again how do we do this when a huge part of the population clearly could careless?

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Anonymous wrote:Vaccinating teachers only ensures safety for teachers. The problem is that many parents and grandparents have not been vaccinated yet so if a kid gets COVID at school and brings it home, they may be infecting a multi-generational household (some that may be high risk).

Then those kids can stay virtual. I don't have those concerns for my children.

This is what all of the UMC families I know are saying. They've been with their kids for almost an entire year. They are done!

What does UMC stand for?

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Anonymous wrote:This year is a loss. We'll take whatever scraps FCPS will throw us. But next year needs to be 5 days a week IN school.

+100
Personally, I’m not interested in cobbling together some ridiculous schedule for the rest of this year, but fall had better be back in-person. I’d even take four days. Our kids have really benefited from having a three-day weekend.

I know. The ridiculous schedules throw me — the teacher — out of equilibrium. I can’t imagine how much worse it is for parents and students. I will try my best but i am really worried about how this will work.

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Anonymous wrote:Vaccinating teachers only ensures safety for teachers. The problem is that many parents and grandparents have not been vaccinated yet so if a kid gets COVID at school and brings it home, they may be infecting a multi-generational household (some that may be high risk).

Then those kids can stay virtual. I don't have those concerns for my children.

This is what all of the UMC families I know are saying. They've been with their kids for almost an entire year. They are done!

Anonymous wrote:This year is a loss. We'll take whatever scraps FCPS will throw us. But next year needs to be 5 days a week IN school.

+100
Personally, I’m not interested in cobbling together some ridiculous schedule for the rest of this year, but fall had better be back in-person. I’d even take four days. Our kids have really benefited from having a three-day weekend.

Anonymous wrote:This year is a loss. We'll take whatever scraps FCPS will throw us. But next year needs to be 5 days a week IN school.

Agree with this. Whatever few days of education we can get this year and I will be head of the pitchfork mob if there is even a hint of anything less than real school next year.

Anonymous wrote:Wired ran a long piece on this point recently:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-ethics-of-vaccinating-teachers-and-keeping-schools-closed/

Another “blame the teachers” news article. Nice. Most teachers I know are okay with in person or DL. Well, the ES teachers are not okay with DL. The hybrid model? No thanks.

Anonymous wrote:Vaccinating teachers only ensures safety for teachers. The problem is that many parents and grandparents have not been vaccinated yet so if a kid gets COVID at school and brings it home, they may be infecting a multi-generational household (some that may be high risk).

So THOSE kids stay home. Not ALL kids.

This year is a loss. We'll take whatever scraps FCPS will throw us. But next year needs to be 5 days a week IN school.