Anonymous wrote:If I wear a mask everyday and get tested weekly why do you all care if I'm vaccinated or not?

It’s not as good protection as vaccination, not even close. Why wouldn’t you use the best prevention method available to you?

Also, while I understand the need for masks in school right now, I do think they inhibit learning. The only way we’ll ever be able to have school without masks is if everyone who can vaccinate does.

Please get vaccinated. I did, and while it wasn’t fun, I’m so glad I did. I really wish my kid could get vaccinated. If she could, we would go it to help protect you, too.

Anonymous wrote:If I wear a mask everyday and get tested weekly why do you all care if I'm vaccinated or not?

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Because vaccination is much more effective than masks plus testing.
Are you going to teach in a mask for the rest of your life?

Because you don’t wear a mask 24/7. Because eventually we all want to stop wearing masks.

Anonymous wrote:If I wear a mask everyday and get tested weekly why do you all care if I'm vaccinated or not?

Because we got vaccinated so we don't have to keep jumping through ridiculous hoops like this. Get vaccinated.

Anonymous wrote:If I wear a mask everyday and get tested weekly why do you all care if I'm vaccinated or not?

I care about everyone who can getting vaccinated bcause that is the public health solution. Masks and testing are mitigation strategies that are important but don't achieve the same goal as mass vaccination.

If I wear a mask everyday and get tested weekly why do you all care if I'm vaccinated or not?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it not in the self interest of teachers to pressure their colleagues to be vaccinated?

I have no clue who of my colleagues is vaccinated. I haven't seen most of my colleagues in person in 18 months. I wouldn't have the first clue who to pressure and how to reach them right now.

Write to your union if it is important to you.

Anonymous wrote:Is it not in the self interest of teachers to pressure their colleagues to be vaccinated?

I have no clue who of my colleagues is vaccinated. I haven't seen most of my colleagues in person in 18 months. I wouldn't have the first clue who to pressure and how to reach them right now.

Is it not in the self interest of teachers to pressure their colleagues to be vaccinated?

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Anonymous wrote:ES Teacher here. I agree with PP about getting all teachers and staff in schools vaccinated. This is for the kids who can't be vaccinated.

I appreciate this sentiment. This is the community attitude we all need to have on the vaccine and other measures. Just be good humans who care as much about other humans as we care about ourselves. Lordy how many things would be different if everyone had your attitude.

Thank you from a parent of young kids!

Anonymous wrote:ES Teacher here. I agree with PP about getting all teachers and staff in schools vaccinated. This is for the kids who can't be vaccinated.

I appreciate this sentiment. This is the community attitude we all need to have on the vaccine and other measures. Just be good humans who care as much about other humans as we care about ourselves. Lordy how many things would be different if everyone had your attitude.

Does the WTU support vaxx or test policy?

ES Teacher here. I agree with PP about getting all teachers and staff in schools vaccinated. This is for the kids who can't be vaccinated.

Some states like Maine are going to start regularly publishing data on how many teachers and students are vaccinated. DC should do this too.

https://observer-me.com/2021/08/01/news/maine-will-report-how-many-students-and-teachers-are-vaccinated-this-fall/

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Anonymous wrote:So, Jeff, is this a place where only statements of fact are allowed, or can we draw logical conclusions or give opinions here?

If your idea of a "logical" conclusion is that teachers are not vaccinated because they are black, probably better to stick to statements of fact.

We know that 44% of the teachers responded to the DCPS survey and 94% were fully vaccinated. If you want to use logic (i.e. math) to draw conclusions from that, be my guest.

Like come on. Do we have any idea whether there was self-selection there? We know that 94% of the 44% who decided to answer were vaccinated. Do we know anything about the other 66%? Because that's a lot.