Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 13:04     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how other places with worse health numbers than ours (cases per 100k, positivity rate, rate of spread) have had in person schooling and sports since late August. I know people in Ohio, FL and GA for example that have had soccer and marching band seasons. They are currently participating in football playoffs and seemingly have it had any issues doing so. Of course these things are happening with restrictions in place.

I’m not convinced they should be doing these things, but like I mentioned they seem to be pulling it off. Why such a difference?


Just because they did doesn’t mean they should. Their local leaders don’t care. Ours do. This isn’t a bad thing.


Whether they should or not they are and it is working fine. This area is convinced we can’t do anything.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 12:51     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how other places with worse health numbers than ours (cases per 100k, positivity rate, rate of spread) have had in person schooling and sports since late August. I know people in Ohio, FL and GA for example that have had soccer and marching band seasons. They are currently participating in football playoffs and seemingly have it had any issues doing so. Of course these things are happening with restrictions in place.

I’m not convinced they should be doing these things, but like I mentioned they seem to be pulling it off. Why such a difference?


Just because they did doesn’t mean they should. Their local leaders don’t care. Ours do. This isn’t a bad thing.


Their local leaders have different priorities. I wouldn't say they don't care.


I wouldn’t say they don’t care. How is it though they can have school, sports, etc without having to shut down due to outbreaks, student or teacher deaths?
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 12:43     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And yet clubs still cannot meet in person. The jocks get TJ see each other, but nerds are stuck on BBC.


Why can’t your child contact others in the club to get together outside of school? I am club sponsor and this is volunteer. I’m not paid and I’m not working in the building. I can’t drive there to organize a group on my own time. I don’t have time right row since I’m busy with my own young kids that are home. As a parent, there is nothing stopping you from organizing a social event for your kids that doesn’t involve school.


There is such a disconnect among elementary parents who don’t understand what a high school club is. Take, for example, the dance team. In FCPS, gymnastics and cheer are “sports”, but dance team, who compete on a national level, are not. They dance at football and basketball games, but can’t practice because they are not a sport. “Who is stopping them” is FCPS. Their coach is a paid contract employee, not a “volunteer”, who cannot violate FCPS guidelines. They get no booster money and have to fundraiser at 100% for costumes, competition fees, etc. Oh, but the kids are required to get a sports physical. Crew is also a club, so technically they can only do conditioning on the field. Not really what crew is about. But cheer is a sport. Come on, FCPS.


Crew is a club at our school but they are meeting and conditioning. Coaches are paid contract employees but at this point most of them are doing this for free. This is outside what they are contracted to do. I’m not really sure what your point is with your post.

Clubs can meet. It’s all about where there’s a will there’s a way.

Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 12:11     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how other places with worse health numbers than ours (cases per 100k, positivity rate, rate of spread) have had in person schooling and sports since late August. I know people in Ohio, FL and GA for example that have had soccer and marching band seasons. They are currently participating in football playoffs and seemingly have it had any issues doing so. Of course these things are happening with restrictions in place.

I’m not convinced they should be doing these things, but like I mentioned they seem to be pulling it off. Why such a difference?


Just because they did doesn’t mean they should. Their local leaders don’t care. Ours do. This isn’t a bad thing.


Their local leaders have different priorities. I wouldn't say they don't care.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 12:08     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how other places with worse health numbers than ours (cases per 100k, positivity rate, rate of spread) have had in person schooling and sports since late August. I know people in Ohio, FL and GA for example that have had soccer and marching band seasons. They are currently participating in football playoffs and seemingly have it had any issues doing so. Of course these things are happening with restrictions in place.

I’m not convinced they should be doing these things, but like I mentioned they seem to be pulling it off. Why such a difference?


I wish we had an impartial analysis to see how much spread is attributable to schooling and sports in those states. My understanding is that a lot of the spread in schools there can be traced to out of school activities like sports and socializing. It would probably make more sense to continue to restrict indoor and contact sports in order to limit cases in schools. If we took that approach in this area, we'd probably be fine.

Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 12:06     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how other places with worse health numbers than ours (cases per 100k, positivity rate, rate of spread) have had in person schooling and sports since late August. I know people in Ohio, FL and GA for example that have had soccer and marching band seasons. They are currently participating in football playoffs and seemingly have it had any issues doing so. Of course these things are happening with restrictions in place.

I’m not convinced they should be doing these things, but like I mentioned they seem to be pulling it off. Why such a difference?


Just because they did doesn’t mean they should. Their local leaders don’t care. Ours do. This isn’t a bad thing.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 11:49     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
They don't live in our nation's capital area.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 11:46     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
I don’t understand how other places with worse health numbers than ours (cases per 100k, positivity rate, rate of spread) have had in person schooling and sports since late August. I know people in Ohio, FL and GA for example that have had soccer and marching band seasons. They are currently participating in football playoffs and seemingly have it had any issues doing so. Of course these things are happening with restrictions in place.

I’m not convinced they should be doing these things, but like I mentioned they seem to be pulling it off. Why such a difference?
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 11:22     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And yet clubs still cannot meet in person. The jocks get TJ see each other, but nerds are stuck on BBC.


Why can’t your child contact others in the club to get together outside of school? I am club sponsor and this is volunteer. I’m not paid and I’m not working in the building. I can’t drive there to organize a group on my own time. I don’t have time right row since I’m busy with my own young kids that are home. As a parent, there is nothing stopping you from organizing a social event for your kids that doesn’t involve school.


There is such a disconnect among elementary parents who don’t understand what a high school club is. Take, for example, the dance team. In FCPS, gymnastics and cheer are “sports”, but dance team, who compete on a national level, are not. They dance at football and basketball games, but can’t practice because they are not a sport. “Who is stopping them” is FCPS. Their coach is a paid contract employee, not a “volunteer”, who cannot violate FCPS guidelines. They get no booster money and have to fundraiser at 100% for costumes, competition fees, etc. Oh, but the kids are required to get a sports physical. Crew is also a club, so technically they can only do conditioning on the field. Not really what crew is about. But cheer is a sport. Come on, FCPS.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 10:01     Subject: Re:Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:Interesting that a doctor doesn't pay attention to Dr. Fauci. In WaPo today Dr. Fauci is saying we're really heading into a bad time of it.


That is hard to accept so people are choosing to believe if they ignore it it won’t happen.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 09:47     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:I expect this will be the final straw that prevents us from reopening FCPS this year. There is no reason to have sports before school.


They won’t put sports ahead of school.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 09:44     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
I expect this will be the final straw that prevents us from reopening FCPS this year. There is no reason to have sports before school.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 08:54     Subject: Re:Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Interesting that a doctor doesn't pay attention to Dr. Fauci. In WaPo today Dr. Fauci is saying we're really heading into a bad time of it.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 08:51     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just released from the VHSL.org website.


I went to the website and cannot see it. Is there a specific link/document? If so, can you please share? Kind thanx


https://richmond.com/sports/high-school/virginia-amends-coronavirus-restrictions-allowing-high-school-sports-including-basketball-to-restart-in-december/article_e33297bd-b0c5-57b4-b5d5-14222bcd1927.html

https://dailyprogress.com/sports/northam-signs-executive-order-allowing-vhsl-sports-to-return-in-december/article_a0f56006-1ac4-11eb-9841-9394310752ec.html

Anonymous
Post 11/01/2020 08:44     Subject: Governor signs executive order allowing HS sports to officially commence in December.
Anonymous wrote:Just released from the VHSL.org website.


I went to the website and cannot see it. Is there a specific link/document? If so, can you please share? Kind thanx