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[Books_Tea_Alone]

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[lapfog_1]

1. That would be a "no" if I was one of the parents.

I wouldn't worry too much about my teen contracting the virus as the mortality rate for this age group is fairly low. That said, why risk it... and why spread the infection back to your family and community.

The trip can be made at a later date.

[RockRaven]

2. This virus is going to be in every state soon, so I'd be more concerned about the air travel

and other aspects of being in close quarters with large numbers of people, and the schools apparent obliviousness of why that might be problematic, than worried about going to Northern CA in particular.

[elleng]

3. FIRST alarms me: 'chaperones said it never crossed her mind.'

I'll defer to others here.

[janterry]

4. Mine is supposed to go to Mexico in two months

I have no idea what the state of affairs will be.

[polichick]

5. My kid's trip would be cancelled and I'd gladly be the bad guy...

in this scenario.

[mr_lebowski]

6. Or they could stay home and the same thing could happen in your neighborhood

I wouldn't worry about going anywhere in the USA at this time, myself ... I really don't think the 'odds' are any different wherever you may happen to be.

If we start seeing major outbreaks in certain areas, then I would change my attitude. A couple of people having it in a huge county is not enough to make me afraid to go to that county.

That's just me, and I don't have kids. I might look at it different if I did

[cwydro]

20. This.

And kids are at very low risk anyway.

[defacto7]

7. I personally think there's little risk but a risk none the less.

I don't envy your position because we're on the cusp between being an issue of concern and not having to worry. Things may change rapidly so I wouldn't hesitate to make a last moment decision. The kids will likely be fine in any case but you need to consider the age and condition of the people you and your child live with. As far as being stuck there, I doubt that would be a problem right now. We can't really know the answers for certain.

[defacto7]

8. Sorry, can't edit my post for some reason...

The virus does seem to be in the wild in that area according to genetic research results.

[spooky3]

9. What about just raising the question with the school rather than

“Pressuring” at this point? Maybe if enough other parents also raised concerns, the school would consider rescheduling the trip.

[Karadeniz]

10. Trips like this, especially involving planes or buses, should be cancelled.

[skylucy]

11. Hi Books---I live in Solano County. San Francisco is not in Solano County.

[skylucy]

12. Hi Books---I live in Solano County. San Francisco is not in Solano County.

[Books_Tea_Alone]

18. Sorry- they are staying with families in Solano Co and visiting SF

[skylucy]

13. Oops. I can't figure out why my message got posted twice or how to delete it! This is the reason

I rarely post things on DU!!

[flibbitygiblets]

14. Hell no I wouldn't go.

I think about it from a public health perspective. Wouldn't it be prudent to encourage everyone to curb travel, public gatherings etc. for a few weeks, or until we better understand who's infected? Doing so while also engaging in safe hygiene practices could curb the spread significantly. Because it's not just about your teen being infected or quarantined, it's about all of the people who could be carrying and/or transmitting the disease, making the severity of outbreak worse than it would have been if we'd exercised some restraint.

As I understand, two Solano County school districts (Travis and Elk Grove) have told schools to be prepared for an outbreak. Hosting kids from all around the country doesn't sound like much of an outbreak preparation plan, but maybe those aren't the districts aren't the ones your child is planning to visit.

Still.

[Cartoonist]

15. I live in Solano county

Should I be panicking too?

[polichick]

16. It's not about "panicking" - just avoiding unnecessary risk.

[bluestarone]

21. True! also it's about

Spreading back home? I would not send these kids.

[Books_Tea_Alone]

19. Sorry- I didn't mean to convey I'm panicking about your area of the country..

We live in heavily populated NYC suburb. I just thought that if an area may be quarantined it may be an area that has cases already. Also concerned about spending time in touristy spots of SF and of course air travel in general.

[Cartoonist]

32. No apology needed

I understand the concern.

[Blues Heron]

26. I'd call it well-founded concern. You should be concerned too!

[LanternWaste]

31. You believe simple concern regarding unneeded travel is panicking, eh?

Well... ain't that adorable.

[MLAA]

17. I'm going with the no non essential travel for me and my husband.

I’m surprised the school trip leader hasn’t had a meeting or sent a document with the schools position on either why they think it is safe or why they advise cancelling. Doesn’t give me much confidence that they haven’t even considered the option of cancelling.

[hunter]

22. Remembering myself at that age I wouldn't have forgiven my parents if they held me back.

Nor would I have forgiven them if they hadn't let me quit high school for college.

Any more high school might have killed me. All those people who thought high school was important for MY social development were idiots. The only thing I learned in high school was how to be invisible, because whenever I failed at that horrible things happened to me.

Ask your child. The final decision is yours, but a high school child is old enough to discuss this like an adult.

My children, nephews, and nieces all feel at home in San Francisco and other large international cities (some have become world travelers) even when they can't afford to live in them.

I thank God my parents celebrated my escape from the wretched affluent white world they were trapped in by their employment.

My siblings and I all fled, just as my parents fled when they retired.

I actually feel sorry for my middle and high school classmates who stayed home and were successful. I could never have been successful in that environment.

The more I saw of the world, the more secure I felt about my place in it.

[aikoaiko]

23. Local school trip to Italy was cancelled at the last minutes.

Literally, the last minutes. The kids, freshmen in HS, were on the plane and seated and someone from the school pulled the plug. They all deboarded. You can imagine the panic of the other passengers when that happened.

[Demovictory9]

28. wow. depressing for the kids, i imagine

[aikoaiko]

30. Yep, I'm sure.

[NewJeffCT]

24. My daughter's school canceled a Spring Break trip to Italy

even though they were going to be doing some archaeology dig in a sparsely populated area near Pompeii in southern Italy, I guess they were worried about being stuck in Italy when the trip was over if travel restrictions were increased (they'd go through Rome airport both ways)

[Crunchy Frog]

25. I would not let my kid go, and I would be letting the school know how I felt.

If it's okay with the other parents to take those kinds of risks with their kids, then there's not much you can do other than let them experience the potential consequences.

[MenloParque]

27. Live in fear!

I’ll be in Solano county for work tomorrow. I won’t be cowering in fear in my house. Don’t touch your face, avoid coughing and sneezy persons, wash you hands well. Stop the insanity!!

[coti]

29. Yes. For now, you're overreacting.

By quite a bit.