Anyone pulling kids out of school or thinking about it? (Austin: spring break, rentals)

[AGA]

Our 5th grade field trip to Fredricksburg for NEXT FRIDAY 5/8 has been cancelled by AISD, and MAYBE rescheduled to the 29th pending district approval.
Who knows what is really happening, but I did check out the CDC and WHO sites and it is easy to get caught up in the hysteria if you overthink it.

[austinaggie]

I have a suspicion that the schools are just trying cover their you know whats. If they do allow events to take place at their facilities and someone does get sick you can bet your bottom dollar they will get sued and in no time flat. Especially if the district is Eanes. So sorry, I have no problem with them cancelling a dance recital. Better safe than sorry.

Terri, an Eanes ISD parent.

[ILikeSmartHippies]

Everyone on this thread should keep in mind that the goal of closing public places is for containment. The idea is to contain the virus so that it dies out completely and is removed from the world forever (like smallpox), before it can mutate again into something worse. It is an attempt to nip things in the bud before it mutates. So of course it is better to close things now if the data suggests it, otherwise the alternative could be a worse flu.. Imagine if it stuck around forever like the normal flu does, rather than being contained & isolated from ever spreading; it would enter seasonal cycles as well, globally. That is why there may be closures even though "it is not even here yet".

[blakely]

Originally Posted by mm57553

But it's the auditorium, not an althletic field. And it's also an elementary school, so they don't have organized athletics anyway. I've also heard that all field trips have been cancelled. How does the UIL affect a trip to a public place that's not at all sports-related? Not trying to sound snippy, it just doesn't make sense.

UIL covers a lot more than athletics (there are UIL academic competitions, etc.). Facilities included are more than athletic fields.

Bottom line, they are being cautious. Don't want to take chance on kids' health. Don't have the resulting legal expenses in the budget.

While they are certainly erring on the side of caution, I can't imagine that any one event our kids will miss---whether it be the "big game" or "big performance" is going to affect them in the long run. I know it's a bummer for your daughter, but our kids are often more resilient than we think.

ETA: I don't mean that in a snarky way at all, just trying to put all of this in perspective.

[Driftwood1]

So, in effect there is a far greater danger out there than this pandemic...

---lawyers!!!! ---

Cheers .. and sorry ...I couldnt resist...

Originally Posted by austinaggie

I have a suspicion that the schools are just trying cover their you know whats. If they do allow events to take place at their facilities and someone does get sick you can bet your bottom dollar they will get sued and in no time flat. Especially if the district is Eanes. So sorry, I have no problem with them cancelling a dance recital. Better safe than sorry.

Terri, an Eanes ISD parent.

[austinaggie]

Well, I am an attorney so I know of which I speak!

Terri

[CarnivalGal]

Originally Posted by ILikeSmartHippies

Everyone on this thread should keep in mind that the goal of closing public places is for containment. The idea is to contain the virus so that it dies out completely and is removed from the world forever (like smallpox), before it can mutate again into something worse. It is an attempt to nip things in the bud before it mutates. So of course it is better to close things now if the data suggests it, otherwise the alternative could be a worse flu.. Imagine if it stuck around forever like the normal flu does, rather than being contained & isolated from ever spreading; it would enter seasonal cycles as well, globally. That is why there may be closures even though "it is not even here yet".

But that's the thing. They're not closing the schools. They are just eliminating certain things. If they were really interested in containment, they would be closing the schools as well. I don't see how a kid has a better chance of getting the virus by going to baseball practice than they do going to math or gym class.

[paul6835]

Originally Posted by ATX Homeboy

Yeah, I wouldn't worry too much. 1% of the US Population is only 3,000,000. I would rather not be one of those unfortunate souls.

Furthermore, I was reading that Spanish Flu killed between 50-100 million and the projections (worst case scenario) for this could be as high as 280 million worldwide.

I don't care if I get the flesh eating disease at the hospital. If I get the flu, I'm going to the hospital to get my antiviral meds and/or antibiotics, whatever I need.

nope, don't want be one of those unlucky souls either.

I just wanted to point out, since somebody brought up snake oil, I mean homeopathy, and avoiding modern medicine, that these modern medicines have reduced mortality rates significantly in Mexico and you should follow the advice of CDC as these people study this for a living and have real credientials to give you advice. Thier advice is to take the prescribed precautions made public to everyone, not panic.

My advice is don't let your irritation over media saturation drive your willingness to listen to medical professionals.

[CarnivalGal]

And the Spanish flu killed as many people as it did because back in 1918, we didn't have the meds we have now. If that outbreak were to happen today, the outcome would have been much, much different.

People still get the plague, for crying out loud. You just never hear about it because the problem is easily solved with medication.

[Southern Phoenician]

Honestly, I am little suspect of this email. Why haven't we heard anything about osccillococinum or the other supplement mantioned being an effective preventative measures? Does this doc have some sort of financial stake?

I received that very same e-mail, forwarded from a friend in San Marcos. The actual e-mail has the doctor's name. I was planning to check it out with a surgeon friend I have in San Marcos. We talked about this e-mail last night.