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Anonymous wrote:There are tons of cases at Lowell. There are also lots of cases among kids of my co-workers at schools all around the DMV. I think Lowell made a choice to try remote in order to have as many kids as possible join trips coming soon. Long term I think everyone is going to get it and there needs to be a new way to handle COVID going forward because the constant testing and quarantining is not going to stop kids from getting it. I think one of my kid's classes is close to 50% have had it already.

This is asinine. There are not TONS of cases at Lowell. The caseload there has been incredibly low throughout the pandemic. They masked and went remote for a week to protect the trips. They’ve done a phenomenal job keeping transmission at the school very low.

The majority of kids there have not had it. Not even close.

I think we are disagreeing on the meaning of tons. While the number of cases is small in whole numbers, I think 10 percent of a group in roughly a week is a ton. I do think they have been doing everything they can to slow and stop the spread but it’s just been a slow roll since January. I think the remote school to protect the trips was a reasonable decision. And while most kids there have not had it, roughly 50 percent of my child’s grade has. I have been counting and that doesn’t include whoever got it over winter break and didn’t have to report it.

Rumor has it that Congressional is going remote.

Paying a lot of money so my kid can watch Netflix in school with a specials teacher while subject teachers are out with + tests.

Much worse in lower grades.

But at least it isn't virtual? What a great way to appease parents.

Older kid asked if they could leave school since all they were doing was watching Encanto.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks: the only way over this is through it

No. The way over it is a national plan to deal with air quality and limit transmission. But we have abandoned that bc, capitalism. And people being generally selfish AF.

Come back when someone you love dies or is disabled with LongCovid.

Well let's get to that plan. Indoor air quality and a lot of outdoor time are not bad things. We all love how the Scandinavian countries do education . They spend a heck of a lot of time outside. We can barely pry a painted over window open to save our lives..inertia is sad.

Anonymous wrote:Folks: the only way over this is through it

No. The way over it is a national plan to deal with air quality and limit transmission. But we have abandoned that bc, capitalism. And people being generally selfish AF.

Come back when someone you love dies or is disabled with LongCovid.

Anonymous wrote:There are tons of cases at Lowell. There are also lots of cases among kids of my co-workers at schools all around the DMV. I think Lowell made a choice to try remote in order to have as many kids as possible join trips coming soon. Long term I think everyone is going to get it and there needs to be a new way to handle COVID going forward because the constant testing and quarantining is not going to stop kids from getting it. I think one of my kid's classes is close to 50% have had it already.

This is asinine. There are not TONS of cases at Lowell. The caseload there has been incredibly low throughout the pandemic. They masked and went remote for a week to protect the trips. They’ve done a phenomenal job keeping transmission at the school very low.

The majority of kids there have not had it. Not even close.

No school is ever going remote again.

In my kids’ classes, all vaccinated kids don’t have to quarantine if a classmate testes positive, but they have to mask.

Unfortunately I also have a 3 year old who already had covid (mildest diseases he ever had) and he needs to quarantine anytime a classmate testes positive. Can’t wait until he is vaccinated so we can put an end to this travesty

It seems like Covid is going to be around for the long haul and we can't keep freaking out as a society! We have vaccines and medicines now and the virus is much milder. Everyone I know who's gotten Covid since Jan have had it super mildly. No need for in person learning, mask requirements or any of that BS. Get a grip OP!

Anonymous wrote:Folks: the only way over this is through it

+1

Eliminating it isn't possible at this point - that's not an opinion but just a fact. Learning to live with it is the only path.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s all over right now, including our household. Lots of teachers and students out, missing spring activities and events. Our school went back to masking for those grades with multiple cases. This was totally predictable given the masks being dropped followed by spring break travel.

And guess what no one’s dying hospitals are overwhelmed vaccines are working and we’re living with the virus which is what you’re gonna have to get used to

No one’s dying? My coworker passed away from COVID recently. I’m incredibly grateful for vaccines and that COVID has become less deadly but there is no reason to be cavalier and dismissive of reality for many that are still at risk and affected in unimaginable, heartbreaking ways.

I think the poster meant kids are not dying of Covid.

Majority of kids live with adults and can bring covid home to them.

Folks: the only way over this is through it

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s all over right now, including our household. Lots of teachers and students out, missing spring activities and events. Our school went back to masking for those grades with multiple cases. This was totally predictable given the masks being dropped followed by spring break travel.

And guess what no one’s dying hospitals are overwhelmed vaccines are working and we’re living with the virus which is what you’re gonna have to get used to

No one’s dying? My coworker passed away from COVID recently. I’m incredibly grateful for vaccines and that COVID has become less deadly but there is no reason to be cavalier and dismissive of reality for many that are still at risk and affected in unimaginable, heartbreaking ways.

I think the poster meant kids are not dying of Covid.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s all over right now, including our household. Lots of teachers and students out, missing spring activities and events. Our school went back to masking for those grades with multiple cases. This was totally predictable given the masks being dropped followed by spring break travel.

And guess what no one’s dying hospitals are overwhelmed vaccines are working and we’re living with the virus which is what you’re gonna have to get used to

No one’s dying? My coworker passed away from COVID recently. I’m incredibly grateful for vaccines and that COVID has become less deadly but there is no reason to be cavalier and dismissive of reality for many that are still at risk and affected in unimaginable, heartbreaking ways.

Some people just wanna live in fear. And that’s their choice.