The executive order states that outdoor gatherings of 100 or more people have to be approved by local governments, so there are/will be plenty of exceptions. My daughter graduated high school last night. Outdoors on a football field, with hundreds graduating and hundreds more in the bleachers.

Camps have their own set of regulations they gave to operate under from the state.

The executive order had a specific exception for summer camps.

Prexys Moon said:

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talked to some of my friends in leadership at T Bar M and they said things are going great at both locations (NB and Lake Travis). Our daughter is going in two weeks.

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What are you hearing about T Bar M? PM me if you'd rather.

just sent pm

T Bar M update on their website is that they have closed until July 5 because "3 staff members tested positive for COVID- 19" the good news is "no campers have reported symptoms or a notice of COVID-19 test results."

Can I get that PM as well? We go in 2 weeks

We do too. But now we are thinking about not going given the latest issues.

Lol my in-laws let my two nieces go to camp with their church. Several counselors turned up positive. My in laws picked up my two nieces and now they and several of their church friends all have fever and chills. Way to go spread covid to every nook and cranny in Texas. All pics the nieces Instagramed showed zero masks and zero regard for SD

We cancelled T Bar M. Didn't want to send him and have him bring it back to the extended family.

Crap. Just got an email saying one of my daughters cabin mate tested positive after getting home.

Tests scheduled for tomorrow

Which camp?

aggielawyer00 said:

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Which camp?

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Camp Allen in Navasota.

mm98 said:

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aggielawyer00 said:

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Which camp?

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Camp Allen in Navasota.

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Looks like they closed for the next two weeks as well.

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mm98 said:

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aggielawyer00 said:

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Which camp?

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Camp Allen in Navasota.

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Looks like they closed for the next two weeks as well.

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Not surprised. This was the first camp session and the email update said there were two total cases. Prob freaked everyone out to close down.

With very limited information it seems these one week camps are having a hard time keeping things under control. The longer ones seem ok.

culdeus said:

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With very limited information it seems these one week camps are having a hard time keeping things under control. The longer ones seem ok.

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Agreed. Probably because of the quick turnover of campers with the one week camps. Former neighbor of mine posted on their Facebook page that their child tested positive after returning from camp. Was one of the big name one week camps.

Pine Cove has started to post daily updates on their site. Yesterday they stated 90% of their sessions have had no cases (this is across 11 camps). Most camps swap out a good portion of staff right around now, so hopefully that allows some reset.

Looks like this mess is going to impact activities next summer, too.

My son's Boy Scout troop is planning for Sea Base next summer. We were just about to commit to an adventure and date when everything shut down, so that got pushed back.

Now, they are asking for 2021 commitments, but availability is SEVERELY limited. Almost all the dates our troop was given as options are in August, and all but one or two will conflict with the start of school.

Basically, our troop is competing for dates with the troops that had their 2020 trips cancelled.

Additionally, our boys wanted to do a SCUBA adventure (some of the older boys have done the sailing adventure). Those dates were limited to two weeks in March (NOT during our spring break), one week in May (before school gets out), and 4 weeks in August (ALL of which will overlap with the start of school).

My son is taking it very well, and he may have the option to join another troop (which he really doesn't want to do), but my heart breaks for them. #firstworldproblems, I know, but this feels like it's never-ending!

Know the feeling. Son had both of his Philmont Treks cancelled, Fires and COVID, preventing him from the Triple Crown. However, he is happy as a clam, as he got accepted A couple of weeks ago and starts FOW on Aug 11th.

K2 kanakuk shutting down first term early for several cases. The rest of the camps will keep going.

K2 is the older kids.

Dropped my girl off at Mystic today, so far, so good. Much larger population than LaJunta so we are expecting some speed bumps. My three boys have been at LaJunta since 6/21 and we have had two covid scares - first was a set of twins whose nanny tested positive and boys were exposed eight days prior and second was a parent who tested positive when boys were day ten at camp. Whole families of those involved - including campers, of course - had rapid tests and all tested negative. It has given me pause to post about this because I do not want to disparage our beloved camps. At the same time, it is by no means a secret - all parents of campers were informed. My (sip) husband and I feel comfortable with our four children being at camp, even considering the circumstances, and believe LaJunta has responded completely appropriately. And we will not be shocked if we have similar issues at Mystic. We are staying in a house across the road from the Mystic gate - we have rented it for years for camp pick up, but due to all the changes this year we are here for our daughter's drop off. Listening to all those girls sing and chant from across the way warms my heart for my children who cherish camp. I am so grateful that they are able to attend this year.

To clarify on culdeus' post -

This is actually Term 3 of Kanakuk K2 for their 2 week camps. They made it through Term 1 and 2 unscathed (as far as anybody knows, anyway...no cases encountered).

I'll be making the drive tomorrow to get my kiddo from there as well. Bummer.

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To clarify on culdeus' post -

This is actually Term 3 of Kanakuk K2 for their 2 week camps. They made it through Term 1 and 2 unscathed (as far as anybody knows, anyway...no cases encountered).

I'll be making the drive tomorrow to get my kiddo from there as well. Bummer.

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Bummer, there is a 4 week term that was impacted that folds what is term 2 and 3 together. So when I think of Term 1 I'm thinking about the 4 week term.

Honest question for those who hear about cases at camp and are picking your kid up...are you being asked to pick them up or are you choosing to?

In me and culdeus' case, they are closing the camp, so no choice.

Huge bummer...we know they have had some cases where we are sending our son in mid-July but honestly I'm ok with how they are handling it (isolating and sending home symptomatic counselors/campers).

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I know this will offend many, but sending your child off to camp seems like a very poor choice. It's the anti social distancing.

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None taken.

In theory the families are supposed to shutdown two weeks prior to camp. In that way you basically get to quarantine in a safe place. I would imagine as the case count picked up some families quarantine wasn't strong enough.

My worry is if this is what happens when you ask families to shut things down for two weeks, what will school look like?

I am a little surprised that the news hasn't picked up a few of these stories.

They are for sure zoomed in on the risks teachers are taking with the start of school, however.

I think reason is that there has yet to be a camper or staff hospitalized out of any of these. I also think that all of these camps are being very responsible with reporting and even shutting down earlier than they "need" too.

To the poster who thinks it's a bad idea... camps are actually doing a ton of social distancing relative to normal. It's not risk free, but I think they mitigate as best they can.

I don't blame anyone for sending their kids to camp. I would have sent my daughter if the one up here didn't close. But you better be prepared for the **** storm if there is a big outbreak. Families that can afford 4 week fancy camps in the hill country make a really easy target for ridicule and scorn.