Recently had to submit some paperwork to the School Health Unit at our DPH. Normally they do not allow emailing documents (requiring snail mail or faxing) but are now requiring email as that staff is not going into the office. Mind you, our state Department of Education has forbidden any districts from doing remote learning this year.
So, let me get this straight...
Fully-vaccinated, mask-competent school health officials who can also easily socially distance in the office don't go INTO the office to stay safe, but it's okay to decree that staff and kids can go into a situation where the distancing rules have been lifted and not everyone is even eligible to be vaccinated. (Not to mention that there are also students who are not capable of staying masked...)
We had a few kids in TTS turn + two days after consecutive - tests ?
This is scary to me... because then you have more contact tracing to do for those previous two days... maybe it would be smart to utilize the extra space in the classroom provided by the positive student and try to create space between the original close contacts in TTS and their potential close contacts...
I was speaking to a colleague at another job whose daughter's elementary school has had many positives already this year (all positive from outside school) and one of the cases resulted in 4 other cases among the close contacts in the classroom. And yes, they're masking...
Yup, I knew it was MA, because I am in the boat! DESE S*CKS! Horrible!!
I had to email forms as well and they are all working from home, I actually spoke to someone who turned out to be very nice (so rare from them) and they send out all this stupid stuff saying "there is no covid in schools".....OK sure, spend a day at my school and see what we go thru!
And what kills me even more is they go on visits to districts, but its all "richer" districts, not the poorer larger ones. It's so sad, they don't care about kids, but at least they want them to wear masks.
I work in an outpatient clinic (sorry, not trying to invade your safe space!) and our administration works on the top floor. So, even before Covid hit, they were sequestered up there, far away from where any patient could interact with them. But since Covid, they installed LOCKING GLASS DOORS on the fifth floor lobby. “Due to Covid.” So, while the entire staff is on floors 1-4, interacting with and caring for patients and getting e occasional “Thank you heroes!” email from upstairs, there is a literal wall separating the administrative team from encountering any of the unwashed masses (which includes both patients and staff, as we do not have keys to the doors).
This is scary to me... because then you have more contact tracing to do for those previous two days... maybe it would be smart to utilize the extra space in the classroom provided by the positive student and try to create space between the original close contacts in TTS and their potential close contacts...
I was speaking to a colleague at another job whose daughter's elementary school has had many positives already this year (all positive from outside school) and one of the cases resulted in 4 other cases among the close contacts in the classroom. And yes, they're masking...
I saw some spread between a couple of kids at school after a parent sent their unvaccinated mildly symptomatic waiting for a PCR test result they had done the day before to school. I can't prove it 100% but think that kid resulted in spreading it to another kid, whose whole unvaccinated family got it, then spread it to two other students they carpool with (also unvaccinated). The first couple of weeks were rough. I also run regular testing weekly for students and staff.
And about to attend another DESE COVID testing webinar this morning. But this week thus far I have four kids in quarantine due to close contact exposure at home, but no official new cases. For now. The day is still young.
And about to attend another DESE COVID testing webinar this morning. But this week thus far I have four kids in quarantine due to close contact exposure at home, but no official new cases. For now. The day is still young.
Yeah, they (DESE) didn't acknowledge their part in the current testing poop-show related to their decision to award the whole state to a single vendor. (In spite of their earlier promises which were the equivalent of "oh, yes, they'll be up and running and able to handle it")
Yeah, they (DESE) didn't acknowledge their part in the current testing poop-show related to their decision to award the whole state to a single vendor. (In spite of their earlier promises which were the equivalent of "oh, yes, they'll be up and running and able to handle it")
I actually have no specific CIC complaints (aside from pools now taking up to 36 hours to turn around vs previous 12), but I have also been working with them as a vendor since November 2020 and had a standing contract with an ambulance group since then as well that I got to keep. But I do the program all in house myself with only the outside help of two EMTs that help swab/observe swabs.
I knew the issues before this started so I watched this webinar and as I took notes I was writing "duh!" a lot. Those folks just starting and trying to get this set up and sustainable - it is a rough, rough going. My colleague schools are struggling.
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This is scary to me... because then you have more contact tracing to do for those previous two days... maybe it would be smart to utilize the extra space in the classroom provided by the positive student and try to create space between the original close contacts in TTS and their potential close contacts...
I was speaking to a colleague at another job whose daughter's elementary school has had many positives already this year (all positive from outside school) and one of the cases resulted in 4 other cases among the close contacts in the classroom. And yes, they're masking...