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Covid school protocols
By: ricksterps Date: September 14, 2021, 12:24 pm
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I was wondering if the covid protocols vary from state to state.
At the kids' school, if someone gets covid in your classroom, if
you weren't within three feet of them and don't have symptoms,
you can still come to school. They are supposed to always wear
a mask and be three feet apart. The teachers track if that is
breached.
Is that how it is where you live?
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Re: Covid school protocols
By: animaniactoo Date: September 14, 2021, 12:35 pm
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Made me curious, I went and looked up what NYS schools are doing
(I could just ask my sisters the teachers, but I don't wanna bug
them right now... but may ask them later how well this is being
adhered to:
Quarantine and close contact – Consistent with CDC guidance, all
“close contacts”
with someone with COVID must quarantine unless they are fully
vaccinated. People
who are fully vaccinated do not need to quarantine after contact
with someone who is
suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 unless they also present
possible symptoms
of infection; however, they should be tested 3-5 days after
exposure and must wear a
mask indoors for 14 days or until they receive a negative
diagnostic test result.
In general, a “close contact” is anyone who was within 6 feet of
an infected
person (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically compatible illness)
for a cumulative total of
15 minutes1 or more over a 24-hour period (for example, three
individual 5-minute
exposures for a total of 15 minutes). However, in the P-12
indoor
classroom setting, the CDC specifies that students who were
within 3 to 6 feet of
an infected student (laboratory-confirmed or a clinically
compatible illness) where
both students were engaged in consistent and correct use of
well-fitting masks are
not considered close contacts. This exception to the close
contact definition does not
apply to teachers, staff, or other adults in the indoor
classroom setting.
As noted above this guidance addresses the minimum expectations
for classroom instruction
in P-12 schools. In accordance with applicable state and federal
laws, schools may impose more
restrictive requirements in support of the health and wellness
of students, faculty, and staff.
Therefore, after review of the aforementioned considerations
(which includes but is not limited
to student spacing in this instance), schools may choose to
select a shorter period of time than
provided for in this guidance (i.e., less than 15 minutes).
Here's the full thing if you're interested:
HTML https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/09/school-guidance.pdf
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Re: Covid school protocols
By: ricksterps Date: September 14, 2021, 12:48 pm
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That seems similar. The only place it gets weird is in middle
school because they have different rules for the vaccinated kids
versus the unvaccinated ones.
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Re: Covid school protocols
By: Roselynn39 Date: September 14, 2021, 2:10 pm
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Covid protocol not only varies from state to state, but between
school districts as well. At least in Georgia. So, it's nuts
here.
What is upsetting to me is to read about our Board of Regents,
who oversee the state university system, in holding to a mask
optional system. Clearly, won't work in the long run. Teachers
and professors have no say in requiring a mask mandate within
their own classrooms. To the point that teachers will be
disciplined if they go against that stance. There is no vaccine
mandate.
Considering this is upper education, it is atrocious. What the
hell are the Regents teaching with such behavior? This is where,
hopefully, students learn as much from life as in a textbook.
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Re: Covid school protocols
By: ricksterps Date: September 14, 2021, 2:37 pm
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[quote author=Roselynn39 link=topic=296.msg15886#msg15886
date=1631646621]
Covid protocol not only varies from state to state, but between
school districts as well. At least in Georgia. So, it's nuts
here.
What is upsetting to me is to read about our Board of Regents,
who oversee the state university system, in holding to a mask
optional system. Clearly, won't work in the long run. Teachers
and professors have no say in requiring a mask mandate within
their own classrooms. To the point that teachers will be
disciplined if they go against that stance. Their is no vaccine
mandate.
Considering this is upper education, it is atrocious. What the
hell are the Regents teaching with such behavior? This is where,
hopefully, students learn as much from life as in a textbook.
[/quote]Wow, that's crazy
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Re: Covid school protocols
By: Rufus711 Date: September 14, 2021, 2:37 pm
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Ours is about the same. School is sending out emails saying,
You will be contacted by the school if you will be required to
quarantine.
But it's an evolving situation. I expect it to change.
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Re: Covid school protocols
By: pamelaaos Date: September 14, 2021, 3:40 pm
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[quote author=rickroll link=topic=296.msg15905#msg15905
date=1631648236]
[quote author=Roselynn39 link=topic=296.msg15886#msg15886
date=1631646621]
Covid protocol not only varies from state to state, but between
school districts as well. At least in Georgia. So, it's nuts
here.
What is upsetting to me is to read about our Board of Regents,
who oversee the state university system, in holding to a mask
optional system. Clearly, won't work in the long run. Teachers
and professors have no say in requiring a mask mandate within
their own classrooms. To the point that teachers will be
disciplined if they go against that stance. Their is no vaccine
mandate.
Considering this is upper education, it is atrocious. What the
hell are the Regents teaching with such behavior? This is where,
hopefully, students learn as much from life as in a textbook.
[/quote]Wow, that's crazy
[/quote]
Rick, as Roselynn pointed out, remember it's GA...i.e. yes,
sadly, it's crazy at this point. I hate to have to say that
because that is where I was born and my relatives are all still
there.
#Post#: 16060--------------------------------------------------
Re: Covid school protocols
By: Aardtacha Date: September 14, 2021, 8:39 pm
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My district (in Texas, so you know this will vary widely,
courtesy of Abbott and his minions) notifies the families when a
student in the classroom has tested positive. As long as the
students aren't symptomatic they may still come to school. They
are also appallingly slow at the notifying -- one of my students
let me know last week that he'd tested positive and wouldn't be
back until after the quarantine period. I just got notified by
the campus this morning that a student had tested positive. He
was in my first period class, and yes we try to disinfect
between classes, but who knows how many other kids breathed in
the virus he was shedding over the course of the day?
I'm going in for the covid test tomorrow.
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Re: Covid school protocols
By: ricksterps Date: September 15, 2021, 8:46 am
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[quote author=Aardtacha link=topic=296.msg16060#msg16060
date=1631669956]
My district (in Texas, so you know this will vary widely,
courtesy of Abbott and his minions) notifies the families when a
student in the classroom has tested positive. As long as the
students aren't symptomatic they may still come to school. They
are also appallingly slow at the notifying -- one of my students
let me know last week that he'd tested positive and wouldn't be
back until after the quarantine period. I just got notified by
the campus this morning that a student had tested positive. He
was in my first period class, and yes we try to disinfect
between classes, but who knows how many other kids breathed in
the virus he was shedding over the course of the day?
I'm going in for the covid test tomorrow.
[/quote]Wow, that's nuts! Masks or no?
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Re: Covid school protocols
By: badpoodle Date: September 15, 2021, 12:01 pm
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[quote author=Aardtacha link=topic=296.msg16060#msg16060
date=1631669956]
My district (in Texas, so you know this will vary widely,
courtesy of Abbott and his minions) notifies the families when a
student in the classroom has tested positive. As long as the
students aren't symptomatic they may still come to school. They
are also appallingly slow at the notifying -- one of my students
let me know last week that he'd tested positive and wouldn't be
back until after the quarantine period. I just got notified by
the campus this morning that a student had tested positive. He
was in my first period class, and yes we try to disinfect
between classes, but who knows how many other kids breathed in
the virus he was shedding over the course of the day?
I'm going in for the covid test tomorrow.
[/quote]
It is very slow here, as well. I got a call from the middle
school principal yesterday about a positive case who was last in
school last Wednesday. I'm not sure it was the school's fault -
they had just found out that morning. Because my son is
vaccinated and didn't have symptoms, he can continue going to
school. They have all students in masks, which makes me feel
much better when combined with the vaccine.
No cases for my elementary aged daughter's class yet - but I am
sure it's coming. Her pediatrician also says they are
anticipating a very bad flu season this year since we basically
didn't have one last year.
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