2021/2022 School Year

mellowskipper said:So you'd just be shoving a stick up kids' noses every single day?!
That sounds like a total disaster, and thank God we don't deal with that kind of madness here.

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Up the nostril. I mean, it’s basically what 99.99% of kids already do with their fingers anyway. And it's not even every day, maybe just once a week.
Plus, so many parents jam cotton swabs into their kids' ears, which is super unrecommended, yet nobody goes on an online moral crusade about it. On the flip side, cleaning a nose with a swab is actually a suggested method—it's literally printed on every label that says ear cleaning isn't.

jadetinker85 said:Are you sure those tests actually work? My niece is in isolation right now with a fever of 99.5, she took one, and it came back negative. We're pretty skeptical about them.

Well, they're definitely more reliable than just guessing. They aren't quite as perfect as a PCR, but you can do them at home. People around my way have had pretty good luck with them. Statistically, the accuracy hits around 98%, even for people without symptoms.
I went for a PCR test once with my kids, but I'm probably not doing that again. It's honestly just a hassle for them. I guess I don't really care about the official paperwork and stuff.

jadetinker85 said:Are you sure those tests actually work? My niece is in isolation right now with a fever of 99.5, she took one, and it came back negative. We're pretty skeptical about them.

Well, why wouldn't it be negative? It's not like every other virus just vanished from the face of the earth, I suppose.

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COVID-19 certificates for parent-teacher conferences:

Man, I’m actually kind of bummed that I won't be making it to those school meetings anymore.
It’s like, if they want to show their proof, I should be able to just pull mine out too, right?👍

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I'm satisfied with how things are... masks are only required while walking through the elementary school hallways—once you're outside for recess, they're off.

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boldotter2 said:Why don't we just start letting kids do self-testing, like they do over in Canada or Mexico? You get results in 15 minutes, it’s just a quick swab in the nose, way less invasive than a PCR, and I guess the accuracy is more than enough. They only cost about 50-$20.
Instead, they'll probably just let everything spiral out of control so we can have that classic showdown again—the geniuses in the emergency headquarters versus the geniuses on the internet. Just endless nonsense and pointless arguments.

If they would just test the kids who show up to school with symptoms, I think they’d actually see better results in slowing down the spread than all those other measures combined.
I honestly get the feeling they want to trigger maximum chaos over the next month just to ramp up the fear factor for people who aren't vaccinated. It's happening through the kids again.

But why would we bother testing kids who don't even have symptoms?
And who's picking up the tab for all those tests?

$50-$20 isn't exactly pocket change.

mellowskipper said:Well, why wouldn't it be negative? It's not like every other virus just vanished from the face of the earth, I suppose.

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Of course they don't exist anymore 🤦

Kenneth Brown5 said:COVID-19 certificates for parent-teacher conferences:

Man, I’m actually kind of bummed that I won't be making it to those school meetings anymore.
It’s like, if they want to show their proof, I should be able to just pull mine out too, right?👍

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Nah, let's just hit the local pub with the teachers instead. No paperwork required there. 🎉

Kenneth Brown5 said:COVID-19 certificates for parent-teacher conferences:

Man, I’m actually kind of bummed that I won't be making it to those school meetings anymore.
It’s like, if they want to show their proof, I should be able to just pull mine out too, right?👍

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Honestly, it’ll probably just end up being over Teams again anyway. Our local district certainly isn't going to waste their time worrying about COVID-19 certificates...

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Amanda Hughes37 said:I'm satisfied with how things are... masks are only required while walking through the elementary school hallways—once you're outside for recess, they're off.

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Does that rule apply just to teachers, or are the kids stuck with it too?

mellowskipper said:Well, why wouldn't it be negative? It's not like every other virus just vanished from the face of the earth, I suppose.

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Because she spent a few days living with people who have since tested positive. She moved out once the first person in the house started showing symptoms. They're all positive now, and while she has a fever, her home test came back negative.

Fuchs mentioned in an interview with a major news network tonight that COVID-19 test results won't be required for parent-teacher conferences—unless, of course, a principal decides to make it an issue.

fadedranger162 said:Does that rule apply just to teachers, or are the kids stuck with it too?

Everyone.

Students in grades 1 through 4 won't be wearing masks—only those in classrooms with enough space between desks or where the local Civilian Headquarters of Čabro decides to ease things up. It’s pretty much the exact same setup we had last school year, I guess.

Terry Hernandez10 said:Fuchs mentioned in an interview with a major news network tonight that COVID-19 test results won't be required for parent-teacher conferences—unless, of course, a principal decides to make it an issue.

Basically, he just got totally owned, because just a few hours earlier he was insisting they'd definitely be required.

jadetinker85 said:Because she spent a few days living with people who have since tested positive. She moved out once the first person in the house started showing symptoms. They're all positive now, and while she has a fever, her home test came back negative.

Well, it doesn't necessarily mean that... I mean, sure, there's a higher chance, but it isn't a certainty. I can just go back for another swab in 48 hours—a PCR test, obviously.
Those rapid tests aren't exactly bulletproof; you see people testing positive for the flu constantly. Students were testing before even getting the actual test results back.

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Terry Hernandez10 said:Fuchs mentioned in an interview with a major news network tonight that COVID-19 test results won't be required for parent-teacher conferences—unless, of course, a principal decides to make it an issue.

Principals don't actually have that kind of authority, and if they even attempt to encourage segregation or discrimination, they should face criminal charges.

coastalorca43 said:Principals don't actually have that kind of authority, and if they even attempt to encourage segregation or discrimination, they should face criminal charges.

Most of them are just gonna follow whatever the Department of Education tells them to do.

Susan James said:But why would we bother testing kids who don't even have symptoms?
And who's picking up the tab for all those tests?

$50-$20 isn't exactly pocket change.

The government will end up picking up the tab with our own money—they’re already claiming they’re short on funds and need to hike up health insurance premiums.

James Phillips92 said:The government will end up picking up the tab with our own money—they’re already claiming they’re short on funds and need to hike up health insurance premiums.

And they'd actually need parental consent for that, too—which, let's be honest, some parents definitely wouldn't give. I know I wouldn't. So what then? What's their move if we say no?

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School starts back up this Monday, so here’s the lowdown on everything happening. Looks like Fuchs had a change of heart regarding those COVID-19 certificates