Not at all. Just want to have productive conversations not a thread to indict teachers and the public school system. Probably, in my opinion, not the best timing to reform the system.Jebber said:
Are you sure you want to end the thread?
rojo_ag said:
Certainly don't want to stir the hornets' nest, but please chime in with your thoughts:
https://news.yahoo.com/over-100-quarantined-school-district-162332816.html
I realize that those infected will (more than) most likely survive especially the children. What would you do if you were superintendent of a district about to reopen?
In addition, I'm wondering about the teachers that are protesting? Are they concerned about returning to campus or just want a extended break?
Do you support teachers' protesting and support those who protested mask mandates?
That six feet standard is what is going to impact schools. Most school classrooms do not have room for six feet of spacing between desks. Students and teachers will be inside that six foot mark for more than fifteen minutes quite often unless the vast majority of families have chosen remote learning.planoaggie123 said:rojo_ag said:
Certainly don't want to stir the hornets' nest, but please chime in with your thoughts:
https://news.yahoo.com/over-100-quarantined-school-district-162332816.html
I realize that those infected will (more than) most likely survive especially the children. What would you do if you were superintendent of a district about to reopen?
In addition, I'm wondering about the teachers that are protesting? Are they concerned about returning to campus or just want a extended break?
Do you support teachers' protesting and support those who protested mask mandates?
I am not sure I follow all your questions.
7 people got the virus. 100+ people quarantined. Seems like they over quarantined unless they are having daily lap dances. The standard our company has used is within 6 feet for over 15 min at any one time. Using this method we have not had any spreading of the virus while having 6 different people have COVID while working in office. One of them worked an entire week thinking his symptoms were something else (he was wrong).
There is a risk. If you don't like it, collect unemployment/FMLA or find a way to work remote (new job, beg school, etc).
TEA has changed that description three times in the last two weeks.planoaggie123 said:
That policy is if unmasked.
If they have masks they are fine. 6th grade and up should wear masks so they are safe.
Elementary will not but most what I see says they are low transmitters anyways.
Your distance risk is severely mitigated with masks.
I deserve to be ribbed a bit. Totally understand.Jebber said:
I was messing bc you made three posts in a row after stating you wanted to end the thread.
I agree
No reason to attack schools or teachers.
The ones causing the mist trouble are using the schools and our kids as pawns which I'm not a fan of.
Sounds like you have a problem with the protocols that are being put into place every where in the country. Did they over quarantine, perhaps. Is that going to change? Nope. Seems like your office is making sound decisions regarding adults in a small space.planoaggie123 said:rojo_ag said:
Certainly don't want to stir the hornets' nest, but please chime in with your thoughts:
https://news.yahoo.com/over-100-quarantined-school-district-162332816.html
I realize that those infected will (more than) most likely survive especially the children. What would you do if you were superintendent of a district about to reopen?
In addition, I'm wondering about the teachers that are protesting? Are they concerned about returning to campus or just want a extended break?
Do you support teachers' protesting and support those who protested mask mandates?
I am not sure I follow all your questions.
7 people got the virus. 100+ people quarantined. Seems like they over quarantined unless they are having daily lap dances. The standard our company has used is within 6 feet for over 15 min at any one time. Using this method we have not had any spreading of the virus while having 6 different people have COVID while working in office. One of them worked an entire week thinking his symptoms were something else (he was wrong).
There is a risk. If you don't like it, collect unemployment/FMLA or find a way to work remote (new job, beg school, etc).
This is a great point and I'm just as guilty of falling into that trap as anyone else. By default I think it terms of high school because that's what I teach. I've got over 3k students and my average class size is 32 students. So when I think about social distancing and space, it's hard to see how I will maintain that 6ft guide during the day. My room is 734 sq ft. Take away the space occupied by bookshelf's and counters and it drops to 515. That makes it pretty difficult to keep my distance from my students or for them to keep away from each other. That doesn't even consider passing in the hallways. Unfortunately we just didn't design schools with this in mind. We try to stuff as many kids into a building as humanly possible.jenn96 said:
One thing that is also clouding the conversations is that we're talking about "school." There is a world of difference between elementary and high school, and we're (myself included) dumping them all together as though the students and teachers have identical needs and capabilities.
Hi papi,aTm papi said:
RojoAg, where do you teach? I'm at Bowie.
I think this has been discussed here, but my understanding is that kids, esp young kids, haven't acted as vectors for wider community spread in countries that have reopened schools.74OA said:
Is it my imagination or is the number of infected children growing quickly? Just a function of increased testing? Anyway, how can we expect them not to infect other kids, faculty and staff at school and them bring it home to vulnerable elderly and those with underlying conditions?
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The studies said very young kids are less infectious, teens more so, but with daily school contact with each other and their families it is inevitable that even with a lessor infection rate they eventually transmit the virus to each other and others at home.88planoAg said:I think this has been discussed here, but my understanding is that kids, esp young kids, haven't acted as vectors for wider community spread in countries that have reopened schools.74OA said:
Is it my imagination or is the number of infected children growing quickly? Just a function of increased testing? Anyway, how can we expect them not to infect other kids, faculty and staff at school and them bring it home to vulnerable elderly and those with underlying conditions?
97,000
I figured this would come almost immediately after Tomball's announcement last week. Heard this rumor from my neighbor this afternoon, too. Have you all heard from district peeps or just thinking out loud?Jebber said:
I heard last night board is voting to do the same as Tomball. Move start date to Sept 8 and go with original plan of in school or online.
Also SAC starting back up thankfully. We were one of the few districts not going because a Karen caused all kind of problems.
My guess is after the first 9 weeks many kids that started online will switch to in person. Going to be headaches with the online teaching.
88planoAg said:
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/511212-9-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-at-georgia-school-where-viral?fbclid=IwAR1R7KSoGhqw833lf7dUiBPUe3NuSBHc9_Y3SS0tkYVYhJ_TfO5Y1xPbuBY
This should be good news, right? After this crowd with few in facemasks, only 9 positive tests are the result?
