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Anonymous wrote:OP. I stayed quiet for a bit to see what conversations took place and I noticed two things.

1. Totally glossed over the point that last January required shutting down schools due to sick teachers, staff and bus drivers. The point was that schools would have to shut down again if it's as bad as last year, so say all you want how you need schools open. But a school is only a building. Without teachers and bus drivers, it's really not a school.

2. No. MCPS is not telling the truth. Multiple infections occurred. Infections were tested. Parents were notified (they had to be - the school couldn't conceal it - it was way too visible an issue). I took another capture of the reported numbers (again, that claims to show the last seven days worth of data). Yes, I have the proof, so I'm pretty comfortable that no one at MCPS would be dumb enough to challenge it or claim I'm not telling the truth since others also know. But whatever. Keep telling yourself whatever little white lie helps you sleep at night.

I get the people who are clinging to the idea there's no issue. I don't want there to be an issue either. But I took a hard look at the numbers.

https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMDA1MDhjYjUtMTNmYS00MjBlLWIxNWMtM2UyN2E0ODNiYjAyIiwidCI6IjZlMDFiMWY5LWIxZTUtNDA3My1hYzk3LTc3ODA2OWEwYWQ2NCJ9&pageName=ReportSectionffca70206ad46cd2c9dc

Anyone notice anything unusual about today's data and the exact same time period last year? It's the same pre-Christmas bump, but this year we're higher.

If we're very lucky, maybe it's a fluke and there will be no massive January spike. But since the "tripledemic" is already a thing, if it happens, will you all be blogging how no one could have predicted the issue?

Please.

If they sent out notifications to parents, then it sure doesn’t sound like they’re concealing it.

Op what do you expect the dashboard to accomplish? It didn’t change anything last year. And what motive would the school have to lie about it as you suspect? I think a lot of students and teachers are masking now, I don’t think any responsible person is willing to force virtual learning again given the toll on the kids. You seem to see a massive conspiracy here but I’m not clear that there’s any high stakes decisions that would be affected by your claims. We’d probably be better off handing out free N95 masks in classes with those resources rather than maintaining the dashboards.

There’s nothing being concealed. There’s just no incentive.

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Anonymous wrote:OP. I stayed quiet for a bit to see what conversations took place and I noticed two things.

1. Totally glossed over the point that last January required shutting down schools due to sick teachers, staff and bus drivers. The point was that schools would have to shut down again if it's as bad as last year, so say all you want how you need schools open. But a school is only a building. Without teachers and bus drivers, it's really not a school.

2. No. MCPS is not telling the truth. Multiple infections occurred. Infections were tested. Parents were notified (they had to be - the school couldn't conceal it - it was way too visible an issue). I took another capture of the reported numbers (again, that claims to show the last seven days worth of data). Yes, I have the proof, so I'm pretty comfortable that no one at MCPS would be dumb enough to challenge it or claim I'm not telling the truth since others also know. But whatever. Keep telling yourself whatever little white lie helps you sleep at night.

I get the people who are clinging to the idea there's no issue. I don't want there to be an issue either. But I took a hard look at the numbers.

https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMDA1MDhjYjUtMTNmYS00MjBlLWIxNWMtM2UyN2E0ODNiYjAyIiwidCI6IjZlMDFiMWY5LWIxZTUtNDA3My1hYzk3LTc3ODA2OWEwYWQ2NCJ9&pageName=ReportSectionffca70206ad46cd2c9dc

Anyone notice anything unusual about today's data and the exact same time period last year? It's the same pre-Christmas bump, but this year we're higher.

If we're very lucky, maybe it's a fluke and there will be no massive January spike. But since the "tripledemic" is already a thing, if it happens, will you all be blogging how no one could have predicted the issue?

Please.

If they sent out notifications to parents, then it sure doesn’t sound like they’re concealing it.

Op what do you expect the dashboard to accomplish? It didn’t change anything last year. And what motive would the school have to lie about it as you suspect? I think a lot of students and teachers are masking now, I don’t think any responsible person is willing to force virtual learning again given the toll on the kids. You seem to see a massive conspiracy here but I’m not clear that there’s any high stakes decisions that would be affected by your claims. We’d probably be better off handing out free N95 masks in classes with those resources rather than maintaining the dashboards.

Anonymous wrote:OP. I stayed quiet for a bit to see what conversations took place and I noticed two things.

1. Totally glossed over the point that last January required shutting down schools due to sick teachers, staff and bus drivers. The point was that schools would have to shut down again if it's as bad as last year, so say all you want how you need schools open. But a school is only a building. Without teachers and bus drivers, it's really not a school.

2. No. MCPS is not telling the truth. Multiple infections occurred. Infections were tested. Parents were notified (they had to be - the school couldn't conceal it - it was way too visible an issue). I took another capture of the reported numbers (again, that claims to show the last seven days worth of data). Yes, I have the proof, so I'm pretty comfortable that no one at MCPS would be dumb enough to challenge it or claim I'm not telling the truth since others also know. But whatever. Keep telling yourself whatever little white lie helps you sleep at night.

I get the people who are clinging to the idea there's no issue. I don't want there to be an issue either. But I took a hard look at the numbers.

https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMDA1MDhjYjUtMTNmYS00MjBlLWIxNWMtM2UyN2E0ODNiYjAyIiwidCI6IjZlMDFiMWY5LWIxZTUtNDA3My1hYzk3LTc3ODA2OWEwYWQ2NCJ9&pageName=ReportSectionffca70206ad46cd2c9dc

Anyone notice anything unusual about today's data and the exact same time period last year? It's the same pre-Christmas bump, but this year we're higher.

If we're very lucky, maybe it's a fluke and there will be no massive January spike. But since the "tripledemic" is already a thing, if it happens, will you all be blogging how no one could have predicted the issue?

Please.

If they sent out notifications to parents, then it sure doesn’t sound like they’re concealing it.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you checking the dashboard? Nobody has to report anymore. If you can't handle the germs, online school may be better for you. We are not going to go back to 2020-2022

We just did. Hospitals are full of children with covid/RSV/flu. We are in a public health crisis. Again.

This. Which is why those of us who care have already pulled our kids. They'll go back when things are better again. There's few masks, no mitigation. No thanks.

If they really cared about the welfare of our kids, they'd go virtual again.

True but the same people would complain that their kids were an undue burden and caused them to miss yoga class.

I can't believe we're 17 days away from 2023, and you're still saying stuff like that.

After all we've learned, and you're still so willing to sacrifice children.

I could never understand people that complaining about spending time with their kids either.

A lot of parents see it as the county's job to raise their kids and prioritize their interests (i.e. yoga) over their kids. It's not exactly news.

A lot of parents think school is important, as is having a job. We don’t all have SAHMs, WFH jobs, or neurotypical kids that can learn with limited supports.

OP. I stayed quiet for a bit to see what conversations took place and I noticed two things.

1. Totally glossed over the point that last January required shutting down schools due to sick teachers, staff and bus drivers. The point was that schools would have to shut down again if it's as bad as last year, so say all you want how you need schools open. But a school is only a building. Without teachers and bus drivers, it's really not a school.

2. No. MCPS is not telling the truth. Multiple infections occurred. Infections were tested. Parents were notified (they had to be - the school couldn't conceal it - it was way too visible an issue). I took another capture of the reported numbers (again, that claims to show the last seven days worth of data). Yes, I have the proof, so I'm pretty comfortable that no one at MCPS would be dumb enough to challenge it or claim I'm not telling the truth since others also know. But whatever. Keep telling yourself whatever little white lie helps you sleep at night.

I get the people who are clinging to the idea there's no issue. I don't want there to be an issue either. But I took a hard look at the numbers.

https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMDA1MDhjYjUtMTNmYS00MjBlLWIxNWMtM2UyN2E0ODNiYjAyIiwidCI6IjZlMDFiMWY5LWIxZTUtNDA3My1hYzk3LTc3ODA2OWEwYWQ2NCJ9&pageName=ReportSectionffca70206ad46cd2c9dc

Anyone notice anything unusual about today's data and the exact same time period last year? It's the same pre-Christmas bump, but this year we're higher.

If we're very lucky, maybe it's a fluke and there will be no massive January spike. But since the "tripledemic" is already a thing, if it happens, will you all be blogging how no one could have predicted the issue?

Please.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you checking the dashboard? Nobody has to report anymore. If you can't handle the germs, online school may be better for you. We are not going to go back to 2020-2022

We just did. Hospitals are full of children with covid/RSV/flu. We are in a public health crisis. Again.

This. Which is why those of us who care have already pulled our kids. They'll go back when things are better again. There's few masks, no mitigation. No thanks.

If they really cared about the welfare of our kids, they'd go virtual again.

Truth. But if people like you would just be responsible they wouldn’t have to. School should be the priority but no one wants to regulate their behavior.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you checking the dashboard? Nobody has to report anymore. If you can't handle the germs, online school may be better for you. We are not going to go back to 2020-2022

We just did. Hospitals are full of children with covid/RSV/flu. We are in a public health crisis. Again.

This. Which is why those of us who care have already pulled our kids. They'll go back when things are better again. There's few masks, no mitigation. No thanks.

If they really cared about the welfare of our kids, they'd go virtual again.

True but the same people would complain that their kids were an undue burden and caused them to miss yoga class.

I can't believe we're 17 days away from 2023, and you're still saying stuff like that.

After all we've learned, and you're still so willing to sacrifice children.

I could never understand people that complaining about spending time with their kids either.

A lot of parents see it as the county's job to raise their kids and prioritize their interests (i.e. yoga) over their kids. It's not exactly news.

Which is a shame because public school is so yesterday. All the cool parents are homeschooling now.

When my kids got Covid, I emailed the schools about their absences and the attendance office/nurse called me to calculate the number of days the kid would have to stay out. I told them I’d fill out the Covid reporting form online. Parents are probably not as conscientious and are not filling out the form.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you know how often the dashboards are updated?

Yes. The date of the information is posted on the dashboard. And it reflects the last seven days worth of data.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/coronavirus/dashboard/

I have both the proof from this website as well as the corroborating statement. Throw shade all you want, but it's true.

I’m pleasantly surprised that the numbers for Eastern more or less match what I know from emails. I think the dashboard is only a couple days behind.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you checking the dashboard? Nobody has to report anymore. If you can't handle the germs, online school may be better for you. We are not going to go back to 2020-2022

We just did. Hospitals are full of children with covid/RSV/flu. We are in a public health crisis. Again.

This. Which is why those of us who care have already pulled our kids. They'll go back when things are better again. There's few masks, no mitigation. No thanks.

If they really cared about the welfare of our kids, they'd go virtual again.

True but the same people would complain that their kids were an undue burden and caused them to miss yoga class.

I can't believe we're 17 days away from 2023, and you're still saying stuff like that.

After all we've learned, and you're still so willing to sacrifice children.

I could never understand people that complaining about spending time with their kids either.

A lot of parents see it as the county's job to raise their kids and prioritize their interests (i.e. yoga) over their kids. It's not exactly news.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you checking the dashboard? Nobody has to report anymore. If you can't handle the germs, online school may be better for you. We are not going to go back to 2020-2022

We just did. Hospitals are full of children with covid/RSV/flu. We are in a public health crisis. Again.

This. Which is why those of us who care have already pulled our kids. They'll go back when things are better again. There's few masks, no mitigation. No thanks.

If they really cared about the welfare of our kids, they'd go virtual again.

True but the same people would complain that their kids were an undue burden and caused them to miss yoga class.

I can't believe we're 17 days away from 2023, and you're still saying stuff like that.

After all we've learned, and you're still so willing to sacrifice children.

I could never understand people that complaining about spending time with their kids either.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you checking the dashboard? Nobody has to report anymore. If you can't handle the germs, online school may be better for you. We are not going to go back to 2020-2022

We just did. Hospitals are full of children with covid/RSV/flu. We are in a public health crisis. Again.

This. Which is why those of us who care have already pulled our kids. They'll go back when things are better again. There's few masks, no mitigation. No thanks.

If they really cared about the welfare of our kids, they'd go virtual again.

True but the same people would complain that their kids were an undue burden and caused them to miss yoga class.

I can't believe we're 17 days away from 2023, and you're still saying stuff like that.

After all we've learned, and you're still so willing to sacrifice children.

Please. This troll doesn't have kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait, people still test for Covid?

RIGHT!

Why wouldn't you test if you have symptoms and are sick? I know you all aren't alone in thinking that but that is irresponsible when there is still so much sickness around.

Why would you test for Covid? Are you suggesting that if you’re sick, but are negative for Covid, then you can carry on like normal? Otherwise, how are you expecting it to affect behavior?

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Anonymous wrote:Wait, people still test for Covid?

RIGHT!

Ha- I currently have a cold and DID give myself a rapid test, out of curiosity more than anything (I had Covid over the summer) and because now that we don't really need them, I somehow have a stockpile of rapid tests, so why not. Negative. Now DD has the cold and I didn't bother testing.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you checking the dashboard? Nobody has to report anymore. If you can't handle the germs, online school may be better for you. We are not going to go back to 2020-2022

We just did. Hospitals are full of children with covid/RSV/flu. We are in a public health crisis. Again.

This. Which is why those of us who care have already pulled our kids. They'll go back when things are better again. There's few masks, no mitigation. No thanks.

If they really cared about the welfare of our kids, they'd go virtual again.

True but the same people would complain that their kids were an undue burden and caused them to miss yoga class.

I can't believe we're 17 days away from 2023, and you're still saying stuff like that.

After all we've learned, and you're still so willing to sacrifice children.