Are you going to send your kids to school ??
Absolutely!!!! The actual death rate from the virus for those below age 25 is comparable and some studies claim less than past year's flu. Please don't send your kid to school if they have any kind of flu because getting any kind of flu is not fun for them or you or me.supermanrv said:
Are you going to send your kids to school ??
ftworthag02 said:
would you send your 3yo to preschool when both sets of grandparents (one set is 80 and grand dad has parkinsons and the other set is in their 70s and healthy) watch her before and after school? They are also watching the 3 month old.
What school district? My son is in Plano, and we are most likely keeping him home, for some of the same reasons you mentioned. Also, my ex-wife's 73 year old mom lives with them (he goes back and forth between my house and theirs), so there is that concern. The only thing we have not been able to determine, is if he will have the option of going back to school, if we choose to do that (say in the spring). At this point, we have to make a decision one way or the other next week. That's the deadline Plano has given.TxAgLaw03RW said:
Sending our youngest back to private to start kindergarten since they are capping class size at 10 and have stated they are going to remain in-person. Our older two are going to start out virtual and we're coordinating with other families to supplement with a tutor or group learning at different homes in the neighborhood.
The concern for us is not the virus, it's the anticipated reaction to the virus. My understanding is they will close down certain classes for two weeks if a kid tests positive, including the class of any siblings. The stopping and starting sounds like a complete disaster, so we'd rather just keep some stability for now.
We have the option of switching back and forth each grading period, so wouldn't hesitate to put them back to in-person learning if the school handles things well. I also don't really like the idea of them being confined to the classroom the entire day and wearing a mask or face shield all day. I'd rather them work a few hours at home or with other kids, then go outside for a little while.
According to the info we received from Plano, students at home can still fully participate in extra-curriculars and sports. According to them at least. They do throw out the caveat that UIL may say something different, and if so, they would have to abide by it.AggieLumberjack said:
We are in Birdville ISD and leaning towards keeping them at home at first. Not because of the virus but because of the inevitable response to the virus. The constant back and forth that will happen throughout the Fall will not be good for our youngest. My high school daughter is all dual credit next year anyway and since the college is on-line only I assume she will be also. She plays a sport so I wonder how that will go.
I do not have a kid that plays UIL sports. I don't have an opinion on it. Just relying what we have been told.planoaggie123 said:
I dont have a dog in this fight but the allowance to participate in extracurriculars if you stay home initially seems laughable. Why would someone not be ok with school but be ok with sports. I know outdoors and all but let's not pretend there will not be close contact.
Pick a side...you are either concerned or you are not.
planoaggie123 said:
I dont have a dog in this fight but the allowance to participate in extracurriculars if you stay home initially seems laughable. Why would someone not be ok with school but be ok with sports. I know outdoors and all but let's not pretend there will not be close contact.
Pick a side...you are either concerned or you are not.
I think it obviously depends on the sport. Football, of course a lot of close contact with a rather large group. Cross country? Not so much...murphyag said:planoaggie123 said:
I dont have a dog in this fight but the allowance to participate in extracurriculars if you stay home initially seems laughable. Why would someone not be ok with school but be ok with sports. I know outdoors and all but let's not pretend there will not be close contact.
Pick a side...you are either concerned or you are not.
What I've read is that since the kids practice their sport outdoors that it is considered to be safer than being in a school building all day with hundreds-1,000s of kids (suburban junior highs and high schools often have this many kids nowadays). Hadn't really thought much about it until I saw some people talking about it. Guess it depends on the sport- Golf, tennis, cross country, etc. seem like they would support that line of thought.
cc_ag92 said:
Starting in September means schools could not release in May unless TEA removes the minimum minutes or days requirements.
As a teacher, I think it would be great if we could do that this year. Every teacher I know WANTS to go back to school. We just want to know that there will be safety provisions and reasonable plans put in place.
Honestly, I don't know what the right plan is right now, but it feels like we're flying by the seat of our pants.
cc_ag92 said:
Are you saying businesses aren't putting safety plans into place? That's different from what I've seen around here and with my friends who work in the business world.
Or, did I misunderstand that response?
cc_ag92 said:
That I understand completely. I'm probably feeling a little sensitive about the people who are saying teachers don't want to do the work so I misread your intent. Thank you for clarifying!
J.P. 03 said:
Houston announced they're going online-only for the first 6 weeks of the school year. Likelihood of Dallas following suit?