Second Semester 2020/21 School Year

mellowskipper said:Yeah, because it's *only* the schools, right? I mean—Madison Square Garden and NYC are absolutely packed; you can't find a single parking spot, people spend an hour over a single coffee, and then they're out drinking late into the night. But sure, let's just blame the schools. In my fifth grader's class, everyone caught COVID, yet there was zero transmission between the kids themselves—they all picked it up from their parents.

So, you think that’s some kind of universal rule for all the schools out there?

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I suppose I'm just glad the folks in NYC decided everything would go back to in-person classes next week, even if the situation looks pretty much identical to how things were back in mid-October when everything first started getting messy in the school system.
I guess I'm putting all my hopes in this ten-day break to let everything "air out," just so we don't end up facing another total disaster right before Christmas.🙂

mellowskipper said:Yeah, because it's *only* the schools, right? I mean—Madison Square Garden and NYC are absolutely packed; you can't find a single parking spot, people spend an hour over a single coffee, and then they're out drinking late into the night. But sure, let's just blame the schools. In my fifth grader's class, everyone caught COVID, yet there was zero transmission between the kids themselves—they all picked it up from their parents.

Do you and nimbleranger17 really need me to draw you a map to show that everything doesn't revolve around Chicago?
What are you even talking about regarding Madison Square Garden and the City on USA??

Paul Kern12 said:Do you and nimbleranger17 really need me to draw you a map to show that everything doesn't revolve around Chicago?
What are you even talking about regarding Madison Square Garden and the City on USA??

Could someone please explain to me why we didn't see a total catastrophe in the USA following the earthquake?...
People were huddled together in tiny shelters and tents in the freezing cold for weeks. Others were arriving from all over the US to help. Some wore masks, but certainly not everyone, and they weren't always wearing them correctly or sanitizing their hands constantly...
There was a period where testing was less frequent, but if things had truly been spiraling, we would have seen it in the death toll or the number of people suffering severe complications. However, none of that happened. Not during those critical first few weeks, and even now, three months later, our numbers look much better compared to other places...

And then on the other hand, children are sitting alone in school desks, wearing masks, classes aren't mixing, their hands are being disinfected with who knows what, yet my child keeps coming home with sores on their hands, and no one except students and staff is even allowed in the building... and yet, they are still pushed forward as the primary problem...

Austin Garcia said:Could someone please explain to me why we didn't see a total catastrophe in the USA following the earthquake?...
People were huddled together in tiny shelters and tents in the freezing cold for weeks. Others were arriving from all over the US to help. Some wore masks, but certainly not everyone, and they weren't always wearing them correctly or sanitizing their hands constantly...
There was a period where testing was less frequent, but if things had truly been spiraling, we would have seen it in the death toll or the number of people suffering severe complications. However, none of that happened. Not during those critical first few weeks, and even now, three months later, our numbers look much better compared to other places...

And then on the other hand, children are sitting alone in school desks, wearing masks, classes aren't mixing, their hands are being disinfected with who knows what, yet my child keeps coming home with sores on their hands, and no one except students and staff is even allowed in the building... and yet, they are still pushed forward as the primary problem...

They aren't actually the main problem; they’re just the easiest "issue" to seemingly resolve without spending any real money... it's just a way to make it look like something is being done and that certain decisions are actually being made...

Paul Kern12 said:Do you and nimbleranger17 really need me to draw you a map to show that everything doesn't revolve around Chicago?
What are you even talking about regarding Madison Square Garden and the City on USA??

And what exactly is this "horde of infected" people in the North America you keep mentioning? I guess everyone is suddenly a threat just because you can't seem to avoid them on the subway, at the local bars, or in grocery stores.

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-skyfall- said:Exactly which horde of infected people are we talking about in Bratislava? It seems like everyone—even students—is being targeted, since you can't exactly round them up in subways, bars, or grocery stores.

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I suppose I couldn't say—one would probably have to ask those who made that decision.

-skyfall- said:So, what exactly is this "horde" of infected people you're talking about in Bratislava? It sounds like you're claiming they're all just school kids since you aren't seeing them on the subway, at the bars, or even in the grocery stores.

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That’s exactly why I found it so strange too....

When you look at the overall numbers and consider how people actually live their lives, you have to wonder why anyone would even opt for the C model... unless the only ones getting hit are students in schools...
at that rate, folks in New York City should probably be getting their meals handed out by the National Guard...

Austin Garcia said:They aren't really the core issue; they're just the easiest "target" to address without actually spending any money... it gives the illusion of taking action and making progress when nothing truly changes...

Oh, absolutely...

If parents dare to speak up, they're immediately labeled as oversensitive, lazy, or just completely out of touch with how things work... it's all just a way to dismiss them while pretending everything is being handled perfectly... 🧐

copperharbor59 said:That’s exactly why I found it so strange too....

When you look at the overall numbers and consider how people actually live their lives, you have to wonder why anyone would even opt for the C model... unless the only ones getting hit are students in schools...
at that rate, folks in New York City should probably be getting their meals handed out by the National Guard...

Exactly. And if we were actually dropping dead in hospitals left and right, things would be different. But since that isn't happening, everything is supposedly fine and under control.

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slice.of.life. said:Why hasn't there ever been any mass testing for the flu?
Kids really need to stay in school. If a kid gets sick, they just stay home—it’s that simple. Why is everyone making such a big deal out of it?

They haven't done it up to this point. Now, they're using PCR tests for the flu. Most people end up having either the flu or some other respiratory virus anyway.

James Phillips92 said:It’s high time these so-called child mental health experts actually started working with kids instead of just ranting in the media—stirring up public outrage and pushing boycotts under the guise of "protecting children."

Look, you know we're in a pandemic. You know there are public health protocols in place (and I won't get into how logical or questionable those specific rules are right now—that’s a whole other rabbit hole). You also know kids are struggling. So, instead of just talking, why not roll up your sleeves? Get out there, handle the data, and start doing the actual work.🙂

That's exactly the point. They should be taking the job. She's saying that's where the real issue lies. For most people, that seems obvious enough. It's always easier to prevent something than to fix it after the fact—especially with mental health issues, where "treatment" isn't exactly a magic wand.

Athena said:Can someone please explain to me how we didn't end up with a total disaster in Chicago after the earthquake hit?
People were crammed into tiny trailers and tents in the freezing cold for weeks on end. Folks were flying in from all over the US to help out. Some people wore masks, sure, but definitely not everyone, and even then, they weren't wearing them right or bothering to sanitize their hands every five minutes.
There was a window where testing wasn't as intense, but you’d eventually see the truth in the death toll or the number of people suffering from severe cases if things were actually going south. But that just didn't happen. Not during those critical first few weeks, and honestly, even three months later, our numbers look way better compared to everywhere else.

Then you look at schools—kids sitting alone at desks, masked up, classes kept separate, hands being disinfected with god knows what... meanwhile, my kid keeps coming home with scratches on their hands. Nobody besides students and staff is allowed in the building... yet they still treat the kids like they're the primary problem.

Now, look, I'm certain there wasn't a catastrophe, but back in January, Chicago was basically one of the top two counties for infection rates, whereas before that, we were way down the list...

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/UserDocsI...df?vel=1154778

Roger Castillo9 said:Now, look, I'm certain there wasn't a catastrophe, but back in January, Chicago was basically one of the top two counties for infection rates, whereas before that, we were way down the list...

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/UserDocsI...df?vel=1154778

Yes, there were about ten new cases reported back then, and things felt serious enough that they decided it was finally time to start easing up on the restrictions...

Just heard they're moving everything to online classes at Manhattan Prep this week.

It feels like they're lurking online every single damn second.

driftingtinker said:It feels like they're lurking online every single damn second.

Six grade levels stuck in isolation, nine students tested positive.

So, get this—we’ve got 9 positive cases popping up, and that’s just within the school itself, while there are another 160 people stuck in self-isolation elsewhere. It's just one of those things, isn't it?

nimbleranger17 said:So, get this—we’ve got 9 positive cases popping up, and that’s just within the school itself, while there are another 160 people stuck in self-isolation elsewhere. It's just one of those things, isn't it?

The Department of Education just went ahead and followed Štampar's recommendation on those numbers.

Sean Peterson76 said:Six grade levels stuck in isolation, nine students tested positive.

It seems that all nine students—each one individually—contracted the virus directly from their parents.😒

So, are we supposed to go online for a whole week right after the holiday break?