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Lets just hope there is no 2nd wave. But, personally I think we need to have a vaccine by flu season to prevent one.
One thing I fear is that there is a vaccine, but in order for your kid to attend school, the state mandates it. I do NOT want this vaccine for myself or my children. Our district said today that kids in pre-K must have a flu vaccine to go to school.
For schooling, our district laid out three plans. One is the option to do all online. One is a hybrid. One is five days a week for all kids (except the ones who choose online), four hours a day, with some online in the afternoon. All kids and teachers will have to wear a mask. Kids with documented reasons for not masking will have to wear a face shield. We have eight periods at the middle and high school. They’re thinking about four per day to minimize time kids are crowded in the halls.
They attached a survey asking if we would send our kids back if they go with the every day option. Will update if they share the results of the survey.
Quite a few districts have announced half day schedules where students only meet 2-3 days a week half day and the rest is virtual. My question is, if the virus is so dangerous that such extreme measures have to be taken in the schools to keep staff and students safe, then is it really safe to open at all?
Posted this elsewhere, but adding it here. This girl has shown more eloquently than any words written what the online school experience has been like. I cried: this was us. Thankfully, it’s getting a lot of attention. Education administrators need to be made aware of how this is affecting our kids.
i wonder if there are any pre-existing online education platforms to cover this stuff. the offering last year was not sufficient so if they want to do it online they should use a proven platform, pay for it and refund to homeowners the difference in cost.
They also need to do something about the many kids who don’t have access to tech, or Internet.
the teachers are either fearful or living thier "best life" of staying home and getting paid. many ppl would love to stay home stare at a laptop for a few hrs and get paid. they know this is not true school, its bs to do as little work as possible and get paid the same.If you think this is not a major element on why the teachers dont wanna go back, then ur living in lala land
I don’t think it is. Every teacher that I know personally has been depressed about not being in the classroom. They feel like their kids are failing being outside the classroom, and believe it or not most teachers do actually care about their kids. My niece teaches in a low income semi rural area, and she knows a lot of the kids don’t have access to internet.
Quite a few districts have announced half day schedules where students only meet 2-3 days a week half day and the rest is virtual. My question is, if the virus is so dangerous that such extreme measures have to be taken in the schools to keep staff and students safe, then is it really safe to open at all?
My hope is that the districts are nimble and can up the hours in the classroom if the evidence and infection rate points to that modification.
My hope is that the districts are nimble and can up the hours in the classroom if the evidence and infection rate points to that modification.
Some Summer camps and some contact sports in a few towns/universities have already been cancelled in NJ due to people testing positive. I just don't see how the schools will be any different.a few positives will prompt Murphy to close them again.
Well that’s not going to happen, that’s only a month or 2 from now. They’ve just begun human trials, but they need longer than two months.
I believe AstraZeneca has been contracted by the U.S. to create 300m doses of the vaccine with the initial batch scheduled to be made available in early October.
Mike J is correct. I also hope the vaccine is successful. If so, we should begin seeing more normalcy as we approach November and December.
The big question about schools the Gov has dodged constantly is what would happen if a student or students are tested positive for COVID? Would the entire school have to close or would just those students be quarantined? What would be the protocall if a teacher tests positive? Basically none of the guidelines address how districts are supposed to deal with any positive cases that come their way. Yes, it is inevitable that at least one school somewhere in the state will see some COVID infections. Also, most likely none of those potential cases will be fatal. Bottom line, schools must open in person because many students are not learning at home and falling very far behind especially with our low infection rate. However, there does need to be a process in place in case someone in the school becomes infected.
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