Just a vent- BIG parties over the weekend

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This is in my district where I live, not work, small town, we were green but now yellow.  Currently we are hybrid, 2 days/week in person.  Friday night a house party with easily 50-75 sophomores was broken up by police- kids scattered in every direction, only a few remained for questioning.  No masks in sight, alcohol present, etc.  We got a letter from our Superintendent last evening saying they are working with the police and will make a decision about switching us to full remote in the next 24 hours.  Fast forward to this morning where I find out another party, this time 8th graders was broken up last night ??? 

I am feeling so angry and frustrated by this.  I feel like this will never end because people just do not take it seriously enough.  We were moving towards lengthening our in person day to full day (currently it is only 8-12) but now that is totally off the table.  I understand people are tired of social distancing and tired of wearing masks, etc. but I am having a really hard time with the fact that these parents knowingly allowed their kids to have these big parties and just do not see the problem with it.  And these are the parents who have been the MOST vocal about why kids need to be in school in person and why remote is so terrible, etc., etc.  

I am just feeling hopeless and defeated about it all?

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Understand your concern.  Covid fatigue has hit the White House, many parents and much of the country. Unless message changes from the top, we will continue down the path of uncontrolled virus. 

Nov. 13th is my oldest 35th birthday; hoping by that date when the country realizes Covid numbers still rising, deaths increasing, not a political party issue.  Parents need to PARENT. That we have to buckle down, not party, immediate family only for Thanksgiving/Christmas/ New Years.  

HUGS for all the school nurses dealing with the aftermath of this pandemic.

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I don't know for whom to feel the most angst - you guys or the staff in LTC (my niche). Different problems, but yet ...

Prayers for all ... virtual hugs, too!

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Oh, I feel you. I know we are in the same state where I thought we were one of the ones taking it seriously. Parties are just a no now. Don't do it. My school just went fully remote because numbers in our community are just terrible right now. 

My husband and I are seriously planning now for Thanksgiving and Christmas to be just us (even though my parents do live in a lower-risk state I can currently travel it at this moment). Some schools are now planning to go to remote the week before Christmas break and the week after to account for all the family gatherings (staff and student) and I think that is super, super wise. 

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My school went all remote beginning last week until right after the election.  Not that we have political motivations here - it was just the way the dates fell.  I am not fully convinced we'll be going back then.  But same story - the 8th graders took it upon themselves to have a bonfire party at someone's house and at least 2 cases linked to that.  Hang in there, gang!  We're doing the best we can.  

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14 hours ago, amoLucia said:

I don't know for whom to feel the most angst - you guys or the staff in LTC (my niche). Different problems, but yet ...

Prayers for all ... virtual hugs, too!

Thank you for your service and your unwavering support of us. We both feel these deeply but for different reasons. The big house party is the reason that grandma/grandpa is in your LTC and is losing weight and lethargic because they can't have visitors....

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22 hours ago, MHDNURSE said:

This is in my district where I live, not work, small town, we were green but now yellow.  Currently we are hybrid, 2 days/week in person.  Friday night a house party with easily 50-75 sophomores was broken up by police- kids scattered in every direction, only a few remained for questioning.  No masks in sight, alcohol present, etc.  We got a letter from our Superintendent last evening saying they are working with the police and will make a decision about switching us to full remote in the next 24 hours.  Fast forward to this morning where I find out another party, this time 8th graders was broken up last night ??? 

8th graders???? I mean...many sophomores can drive themselves places (and it's probably best I did not know RJJ's shenanigans) but cheese and crackers, 8th graders rely 100% on parents for transportation around here.

22 hours ago, MHDNURSE said:

I am feeling so angry and frustrated by this.  I feel like this will never end because people just do not take it seriously enough.  

You cannot care more than those parents do. Unfortunately this has implications for YOUR health, not just theirs.

I have been saying since we went live in September that whether we remain in school full time or not 100% depends on the choices that parents make for their kids. Hang in there.

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On 10/26/2020 at 7:03 AM, JenTheSchoolRN said:

Oh, I feel you. I know we are in the same state where I thought we were one of the ones taking it seriously. Parties are just a no now. Don't do it. My school just went fully remote because numbers in our community are just terrible right now. 

My husband and I are seriously planning now for Thanksgiving and Christmas to be just us (even though my parents do live in a lower-risk state I can currently travel it at this moment). Some schools are now planning to go to remote the week before Christmas break and the week after to account for all the family gatherings (staff and student) and I think that is super, super wise. 

We had a discussion about going remote for 2 weeks after Christmas and decided that our Families would just travel for an additional 2 weeks.

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2 minutes ago, Queen of Icepacks said:

We had a discussion about going remote for 2 weeks after Christmas and decided that our Families would just travel for an additional 2 weeks.

That sounds like something the families at my school would do.  I'd love to have a couple extra weeks remote because I haven't seen my 92-yr-old grandma in person since January! Just hasn't been safe, but if I could stay home for 2 full weeks I'd go see her.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, school nursing.

I am anxiously awaiting the fallout from Homecoming next weekend.  The dance is canceled, but there is still a pep rally and football game.  The students are still planning parties, limo rentals, dinners out together, and beach house rentals for the weekend.  We'll be lucky if we get to remain in-person after that.

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