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MoonlitKnight

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53. The UK variant is hitting kids hard

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 06:00 PM

Feb 2021

They had to close schools.

Sure, there is one study of a school district that did everything right and spread was not as bad as the overall community. That should be the case. It should be safer than going to a restaurant or a store. But it’s not better than staying home and doing drive through, curbside and delivery.

I also think it’s worse to bounce from remote to on-site back to remote over and over. Enough with the half measures.

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A school-related Covid horror story [View all] markpkessinger Feb 2021 OP

Heartbreaking. The irresponsibility of the family that sent their child to school MLAA Feb 2021 #1

Couldn't agree more! n/t markpkessinger Feb 2021 #2

Not to defend them, but special needs families can often be in terrible shape. They are not able to lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #31

I taught SPED for a while. WinstonSmith4740 Feb 2021 #41

Well put. Both my wife and I retired to avoid going back to the classroom. iemitsu Feb 2021 #52

This scenario will! be repeated many, many times. notinkansas Feb 2021 #3

Far too many parents rely on schools as babysitters. Lonestarblue Feb 2021 #14

Pushing to open schools is ridiculous! SheltieLover Feb 2021 #4

Evidence is being ignored. Schools not as safe as headlines suggest. See link wiggs Feb 2021 #5

Why is such a child in a HS, instead of an appropriate institutional setting? Klaralven Feb 2021 #6

I was thinking the same thing! Ziggysmom Feb 2021 #12

Integration? Jimbo S Feb 2021 #19

I suppose that is the hope, but does it actually work? Klaralven Feb 2021 #20

Everyone involved defines "working" differently. There's the rub. lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #32

There are no longer VA_Jill Feb 2021 #37

There was a court ruling on this. wnylib Feb 2021 #38

It's part of American with Disabilities Act. (ADA) WinstonSmith4740 Feb 2021 #49

Then there are the anti vax people to consider - how many will do similar? BSdetect Feb 2021 #7

There are people still denying the seriousness of COVID who are going out with symptoms brewens Feb 2021 #8

This story breaks my heart. snacker Feb 2021 #9

Every day, we're hearing more about deadly mutations, Sugar Smack Feb 2021 #10

There's the rub. theaocp Feb 2021 #11

I've mentioned this before in other posts. wnylib Feb 2021 #40

exactly demtenjeep Feb 2021 #47

Utterly heartbreaking, and words are inadequate. The family of one of my friends are all niyad Feb 2021 #13

how awful NJCher Feb 2021 #15

I had a conversation about school transmission MontanaMama Feb 2021 #16

You have to trust the families of all the other kids at the school. Iggo Feb 2021 #17

And you have no reason to trust the families. Between maskholes and parents who are Nay Feb 2021 #24

I'm so 😢 sorry seta1950 Feb 2021 #18

Even during normal times DENVERPOPS Feb 2021 #21

My paralegal lost her best friend to COVID last September. Her friend was an elementary Dustlawyer Feb 2021 #22

It only takes one irresponsible person. MoonlitKnight Feb 2021 #23

+1, "There is absolutely no good reason to be opening schools, bars, restaurants and gyms right now" uponit7771 Feb 2021 #28

The UK variant is hitting kids hard MoonlitKnight Feb 2021 #53

Just damn, CV is a freakin horror movie and now there's a variant that hits kids ?! ... damn uponit7771 Feb 2021 #54

How absolutely sad and terrible. My wife is a teacher in our community PaulRevere08 Feb 2021 #25

Vaccinate all teachers and spouses now grantcart Feb 2021 #26

But then there's the variants. nt Susan Calvin Feb 2021 #29

The Moderna (and Pfiser) vaccine is equally effective against the variants grantcart Feb 2021 #42

I hope that's right. Susan Calvin Feb 2021 #50

Radio Lab Podcast on July 30th had a lengthy broadcast supporting this grantcart Feb 2021 #55

Well, I hope that's right. Susan Calvin Feb 2021 #57

This is one of the major reasons I Won't Go Back. Susan Calvin Feb 2021 #27

😡 mfcorey1 Feb 2021 #30

Heartbreaking. We have a relative dying of COVID; he was exposed by a 14-year-old Liberty Belle Feb 2021 #33

Yes indeed, all educators must be on the priority list FakeNoose Feb 2021 #35

sorry to hear about your relative. grantcart Feb 2021 #43

the people who killed her husband barbtries Feb 2021 #34

I think that that family's decision to blind-side the school like that is not only horrific, BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #36

This woman had been teaching for 37 years. iemitsu Feb 2021 #39

That seems a little harsh. N/t theaocp Feb 2021 #48

Perhaps. I had to deal with the same choice and I quit rather than put myself or my loved ones in iemitsu Feb 2021 #51

I think she has a legitimate lawsuit AwakeAtLast Feb 2021 #44

This doesn't sound to me like a reason to slow down the opening... LAS14 Feb 2021 #45

this is why I am off on medical until hubby and I get both vaccines demtenjeep Feb 2021 #46

Any teacher could have predicted this: Parents *will* send sick kids to school. Reader Rabbit Feb 2021 #56