I would love to hear from you all who work in states/districts where students have been back FT in person for several weeks. What have your numbers been like? Have you had to shut down and reopen? Has there been significant spikes in cases and hospitalizations in your area since the start of schools?
I am in MA where nearly every district is either fully remote or some sort of hybrid. My own district which is "red" this week after being "yellow" the past several weeks is still planning on bringing back K-3 in November. There is a big divide b/c the teachers are fighting to remain status quo which is remote other than our neediest students. The school nurses are about 50/50 in terms of move forward with bringing back or remain status quo. Admin wants to bring them all back.
In my home district where my kids attend, they are hybrid- in person two half days a week. As a parent I REALLY want them back in person as soon but safely and reasonably as possible. They are easily able to be more than 6" in the classrooms, classes are small (anywhere from 7-10 students), mandatory masks, one way hallways, etc., etc. So far this has been working really well. That being said, I think everyone is nervous about ruining a good thing.
I guess I am thinking if those of you who have been back FT (like those schools in GA that were all over the news in August) and the numbers/cases have remained steady, why would opening up more in the Northeast be any different. Not sure if this is coming across correctly, hopefully it is. Would love to hear your experience since being back FT- pros/cons, etc.
