Anonymous
Post 08/09/2022 11:05     Subject: Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
If you guys want to take a look at what an epidemiologist has to say, it's worth it.

https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-plan-for-the-upcoming-school-year?utm_source=email

In sum: We need to focus on air and vaccinations and only mandate masks when it's mandated elsewhere in the community.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2022 10:57     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Photos from Latin Cooper orientation this week show all the teachers and kids wearing masks. Is Latin requiring masks?


They required it for orientation. I'm guessing masks will be tied to community level. It's pretty high right now, so not surprised to see masks.

I know this isn't a welcome opinion on here - but if "mask theater" keeps kids in school, I'm ok with it. My kids don't mind wearing masks, but I'm fine if they do or don't. I just never want to go virtual again.


Latin never unmasked last year. If you are a new family, just be aware. They also required two masks for much of a pandemic. Community Transmission was low. Masks or vaccines? Who knows.


This is not true. There was a period in the early spring when Latin became mask optional. When there was a higher community transmission rate later in the spring they went back to masks required.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 21:18     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MV is requesting that people still mask I doors. I can’t believe it. These kids are going to be the last in America forced to mask at school.


Is "requesting" = "requiring"?


Good question and interesting choice of words.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 20:21     Subject: Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Any word on DCB?
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 19:56     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Capital City will still require indoor masking...smh


Capital City is a joke. Such a sad decline for what was once a great school.


Didn't they also close in Jan., 2022, and have to be forced to reopen by OSSE?
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 19:55     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:MV is requesting that people still mask I doors. I can’t believe it. These kids are going to be the last in America forced to mask at school.


Is "requesting" = "requiring"?
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 19:54     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:the cdc says 85 percent of kids in dc have already had covid. so apparently closing schools, masking and all the other stuff we did to try to stop it amounted to jack sh*t.


This.

There needs to be proof that these mitigation measures are actually effective. Without any data showing that masks/vaccine mandates/school closures actually are a difference, we need to life these useless policies.


Speak for yourself. There are many of us who were vigilant about masking everywhere indoors and have yet to catch covid. The people who complain there is no proof that mitigation worked are the people who ensured community spread by pretending "covid is over" as soon as adult vaccines were out.


Or....you can look at what studies exist, and try to rely on research rather than just talking points or straw men.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 19:09     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:the cdc says 85 percent of kids in dc have already had covid. so apparently closing schools, masking and all the other stuff we did to try to stop it amounted to jack sh*t.


This.

There needs to be proof that these mitigation measures are actually effective. Without any data showing that masks/vaccine mandates/school closures actually are a difference, we need to life these useless policies.


Speak for yourself. There are many of us who were vigilant about masking everywhere indoors and have yet to catch covid. The people who complain there is no proof that mitigation worked are the people who ensured community spread by pretending "covid is over" as soon as adult vaccines were out.


You can absolutely continue to send your kids in masks.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 19:09     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:the cdc says 85 percent of kids in dc have already had covid. so apparently closing schools, masking and all the other stuff we did to try to stop it amounted to jack sh*t.


This.

There needs to be proof that these mitigation measures are actually effective. Without any data showing that masks/vaccine mandates/school closures actually are a difference, we need to life these useless policies.


Speak for yourself. There are many of us who were vigilant about masking everywhere indoors and have yet to catch covid. The people who complain there is no proof that mitigation worked are the people who ensured community spread by pretending "covid is over" as soon as adult vaccines were out.


When you are talking about masking elementary school students it’s a total show. I am a teacher in another school division and only 3 out of all of my students masked well. The rest had them under their chins or pulled them down when they wanted to talk. So it was no surprise that our school rates didn’t skyrocket once we did away with masks.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 18:08     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:the cdc says 85 percent of kids in dc have already had covid. so apparently closing schools, masking and all the other stuff we did to try to stop it amounted to jack sh*t.


This.

There needs to be proof that these mitigation measures are actually effective. Without any data showing that masks/vaccine mandates/school closures actually are a difference, we need to life these useless policies.


Speak for yourself. There are many of us who were vigilant about masking everywhere indoors and have yet to catch covid. The people who complain there is no proof that mitigation worked are the people who ensured community spread by pretending "covid is over" as soon as adult vaccines were out.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 17:49     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:Capital City will still require indoor masking...smh


Capital City is a joke. Such a sad decline for what was once a great school.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 17:34     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
MV is requesting that people still mask I doors. I can’t believe it. These kids are going to be the last in America forced to mask at school.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2022 15:39     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Capital City will still require indoor masking...smh
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2022 06:33     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Photos from Latin Cooper orientation this week show all the teachers and kids wearing masks. Is Latin requiring masks?

I know this isn't a welcome opinion on here - but if "mask theater" keeps kids in school, I'm ok with it. My kids don't mind wearing masks, but I'm fine if they do or don't. I just never want to go virtual again.


I would normally be described as pretty far to the let it go side. But, my kids went from a mandatory indoor masking charter to whatever you want summer camps. They haven't gotten Covid but after almost 3 years with minimal illness, have been sick and sick and sick again. With some gross stuff we haven't seen in years. Maybe it means we should be unmasking and letting their immune systems get back to work? But, I miss the lack of sick days.


THIS. Our (kids and us) immune systems need to rebound. Put down the hand sanitizer.


I’m never putting down the hand sanitizer. Have you not seen how nasty people are? I watched a guy (IN A SUIT) stick his hands down his pants and start scratching his butt on the metro last week.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2022 02:28     Subject: Re:Charters: What covid precautions has your school announced for the upcoming year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Photos from Latin Cooper orientation this week show all the teachers and kids wearing masks. Is Latin requiring masks?

I know this isn't a welcome opinion on here - but if "mask theater" keeps kids in school, I'm ok with it. My kids don't mind wearing masks, but I'm fine if they do or don't. I just never want to go virtual again.


I would normally be described as pretty far to the let it go side. But, my kids went from a mandatory indoor masking charter to whatever you want summer camps. They haven't gotten Covid but after almost 3 years with minimal illness, have been sick and sick and sick again. With some gross stuff we haven't seen in years. Maybe it means we should be unmasking and letting their immune systems get back to work? But, I miss the lack of sick days.


THIS. Our (kids and us) immune systems need to rebound. Put down the hand sanitizer.