ACPS' math is wrong in terms of the number of desks they can fit into a classroom. They are not calculating the six feet correctly. It runs from where the student is sitting. The way they are doing it leaves nine feet of space in most cases.
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The capacity overall is a straw man argument. They can figure it out. I am not as sure re: staffing—this might be legitimate.

I can't say what their reasoning is, but it is pathetic that a SCHOOL SYSTEM cannot do this super basic geometry.

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Anonymous wrote:I have heard that ACPS doesn't have the staff to do run a hybrid. That's from teachers on my block. They also said that other school systems have the same problem but they're faking it to get parents off their backs and then when there is a second shutdown the school system will be able to use that as the excuse.

That is clearly what is being said tonight. That is not what was in the PowerPoint distributed on Monday that was covered by the press. Is Hutchings trying to pass the buck to the school board for being responsible for not bringing students back? I think he is.

I agree. The current motion would put it back on ACPS to figure it the f out.

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Anonymous wrote:ACPS' math is wrong in terms of the number of desks they can fit into a classroom. They are not calculating the six feet correctly. It runs from where the student is sitting. The way they are doing it leaves nine feet of space in most cases.

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The capacity overall is a straw man argument. They can figure it out. I am not as sure re: staffing—this might be legitimate.

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Anonymous wrote:I have heard that ACPS doesn't have the staff to do run a hybrid. That's from teachers on my block. They also said that other school systems have the same problem but they're faking it to get parents off their backs and then when there is a second shutdown the school system will be able to use that as the excuse.

That is clearly what is being said tonight. That is not what was in the PowerPoint distributed on Monday that was covered by the press. Is Hutchings trying to pass the buck to the school board for being responsible for not bringing students back? I think he is.

I agree. The current motion would put it back on ACPS to figure it the f out.

ACPS' math is wrong in terms of the number of desks they can fit into a classroom. They are not calculating the six feet correctly. It runs from where the student is sitting. The way they are doing it leaves nine feet of space in most cases.

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that ACPS doesn't have the staff to do run a hybrid. That's from teachers on my block. They also said that other school systems have the same problem but they're faking it to get parents off their backs and then when there is a second shutdown the school system will be able to use that as the excuse.

How are other districts doing it around the country? Honest question.

But how are Arlington, Fairfax, London even getting started? They’ll start before a second wave.

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that ACPS doesn't have the staff to do run a hybrid. That's from teachers on my block. They also said that other school systems have the same problem but they're faking it to get parents off their backs and then when there is a second shutdown the school system will be able to use that as the excuse.

That is clearly what is being said tonight. That is not what was in the PowerPoint distributed on Monday that was covered by the press. Is Hutchings trying to pass the buck to the school board for being responsible for not bringing students back? I think he is.

I have heard that ACPS doesn't have the staff to do run a hybrid. That's from teachers on my block. They also said that other school systems have the same problem but they're faking it to get parents off their backs and then when there is a second shutdown the school system will be able to use that as the excuse.

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Anonymous wrote:What they presented was not a plan for reopening but a rationale for not letting any general students back until a vaccine, even if that is 2022.

This may be the most radical position in the world.

Sh*t when did he say that???

I didn’t hear it but I don’t think it is an unfair inference based on Hutchings disingenuous answers to questions in this hearing.

Anonymous wrote:What they presented was not a plan for reopening but a rationale for not letting any general students back until a vaccine, even if that is 2022.

This may be the most radical position in the world.

Sh*t when did he say that???

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Anonymous wrote:School Board meeting on zoom now. Not sounding good for reopening. The "school capacity" excuse is in full flower.

This is unbelievable (yet not). There is definitely capacity to at least bring back k-2 (maybe even elementary grades if they use middle school facilities). Instead, they’re claiming there isn’t capacity to bring everyone back so now almost no students will return. What a huge disappointed.

Hutchings is now talking about hybrid meaning one day a week. What’s the point of that?

Reif just called out Hutchings for lying in announcement earlier the week about k-5 phase in when the only option is one day a week which he is not actually recommending.

Anonymous wrote:What they presented was not a plan for reopening but a rationale for not letting any general students back until a vaccine, even if that is 2022.

This may be the most radical position in the world.

Unreal. There are no studies that support this. Everything coming out confirms schools, with proper mitigation strategies, are not superspreaders. Dr. Fauci has said schools can safely reopen depending on location so long as they are not in hotspots. Alexandria City numbers, including positive test rates and hospitalizations, are all very low and have remained stable. Why is there no discussion or consideration of public health data and metrics?

Is ACPS essentially abandoning any possibility of in-person education for all but a tiny group of kids for the remainder of the academic year? Are they trying to get more families to flee ACPS?

Anonymous wrote:What they presented was not a plan for reopening but a rationale for not letting any general students back until a vaccine, even if that is 2022.

This may be the most radical position in the world.

Suarez just brought up more asynchronous to allow more students go back in person. I think that is a legitimate question.

I just posted this link on another thread. I think that school staffing is going to be an even greater concern after people read the new CDC advice. This is scary and seems like a radical departure from what they've said before. I would really like to get Dr. Fauci's take on it before there are more discussions about putting our kids back into classrooms and exposing each other because they are asymptomatic. The long-term impact on the heart (another CDC reveal this week) is particularly concerning.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-cdc-now-says-you-can-catch-covid-from-someone-in-exactly-this-long/ss-BB1agYdC?ocid=msedgdhp

What they presented was not a plan for reopening but a rationale for not letting any general students back until a vaccine, even if that is 2022.

This may be the most radical position in the world.