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Nate Silver/538 just… :brickwallsmall:

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Suppose you think that school closures were a disastrous, invasion-of-Iraq magnitude (or perhaps greater) policy decision. Shouldn't that merit some further reflection?

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You think this was a policy decision (which of course is totally a decentralized one) equivalent to the deaths of 460,000 people and the destabilizing of an entire region?

And...do you think parents and educators have not been reflecting, ffs?

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Yeah, I think depriving tens of millions of school children of an in-person education for a year or longer is absolutely on that magnitude. No question.

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Fuck Nate.
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I don’t even get the comparison.
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LM K wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:05 amFuck Nate.
I follow him on Twitter as a reminder that just because you are an expert in one field, doesn't prevent you from being a howling doofus in another.

His social ineptitude and his lack of self-awareness are so off key that it's funny to me.
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pipistrelle wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:24 am I don’t even get the comparison.
That's because you're smart.
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School is back in business!

Not really. In Hawaii 12% of the teachers are absent during the first three days after schools reopenned. Additionally, 862 DOE personnel are calling in sick. And some teachers have reported between 20% to 25% of their students being out. DOE isn't considering remote learning, but it might not a choice soon.
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Our daughter the teacher has 3 students in her class of 19 who have covid positive people in their household yet they are asymptomatic and are allowed to come to school. :eek:

Our daughter has had the booster. We hope that is enough.

May God damn Gov. Abbott.
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Volkonski wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 4:40 am Our daughter the teacher has 3 students in her class of 19 who have covid positive people in their household yet they are asymptomatic and are allowed to come to school. :eek:

Our daughter has had the booster. We hope that is enough.

May God damn Gov. Abbott.
Sorry Volkonski, that sucks. What a mess. :bighug:
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Half of my child's 3rd grade class is out because they either have COVID or were exposed to the children who tested positive and have to quarantine.
On top of that the school district notified families a few days ago that only 14% of the students 5+ yrs old have been vaccinated.

If my child contracts COVID, not only is her health at risk but mine as well. My stage 4 cancer, immuno-compromised ass couldn't handle it. My cancer situation has progressed to the point that I'm too sick to work.

I worry about her health and I worry about the guilt my daughter might feel if she brought home COVID from school and I got sick.
My brain is on overload right now. I have to get off of twitter for a while.
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Volkonski wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 4:40 am Our daughter the teacher has 3 students in her class of 19 who have covid positive people in their household yet they are asymptomatic and are allowed to come to school. :eek:

Our daughter has had the booster. We hope that is enough.

May God damn Gov. Abbott.
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Lani wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:18 pm School is back in business!

Not really. In Hawaii 12% of the teachers are absent during the first three days after schools reopened. Additionally, 862 DOE personnel are calling in sick. Some teachers have reported between 20% to 25% of their students being out. DOE isn't considering remote learning, but it might not a choice soon.
Well, this is moving quickly. Friday 1,812 public school teachers were absent. One teacher reported that 30% of her students are out ill. DOH hasn't reported on how many school administrators, staff, maintenance workers, and bus drivers are also sick or quarantined.

DOE still refuses to consider using remote learning. It also won't consider allowing some students to go remote - that would reduce the number of students in a classroom and lessen the spread. Working parents could choose to have their kids in school.

To date, 9 charter schools and 2 universities have returned to remote learning.

Monday will be interesting....
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Kids With COVID 2.5 Times More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Diabetes, CDC Says
A new study from the CDC found kids who had COVID-19 were up to 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than their peers who didn't have COVID-19. The CDC is unsure if the diagnosis is transient or chronic or what's fueling the increase in diagnosis, but the agency says the increased risk highlights the importance of protecting children from contracting COVID-19.
https://www.newsweek.com/kids-covid-25- ... ys-1667002
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As More Teachers’ Unions Push for Remote Schooling, Parents Worry. So Do Democrats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/08/us/t ... &smtyp=cur
But in a number of other places, the tenuous labor peace that has allowed most schools to operate normally this year is in danger of collapsing.

While not yet threatening to walk off the job, unions are back at negotiating tables, pushing in some cases for a return to remote learning. They frequently cite understaffing because of illness, and shortages of rapid tests and medical-grade masks. Some teachers, in a rear-guard action, have staged sick outs.

In Milwaukee, schools are remote until Jan. 18, because of staffing issues. But the teachers’ union president, Amy Mizialko, doubts that the situation will significantly improve and worries that the school board will resist extending online classes.

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For many parents and teachers, the pandemic has become a slog of anxiety over the risk of infection, child care crises, the tedium of school-through-a-screen and, most of all, chronic instability.
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The Philadelphia School District announced that 46 of its schools will switch to virtual learning as the omicron variant and a winter storm take a toll on staffing.
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COVID-19 ALERT: The #Uniondale School District is switching their high school and both middle schools to remote learning starting today due to #COVID19
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Amid COVID-19 surge, Central Texas schools ask parents to be substitute teachers, bus drivers
Right now Hays CISD is waiving the 30 college credit hours needed to qualify to be a substitute, to speed up the process for community members who want to help.


https://www.kvue.com/article/news/educa ... a4c8196a06
Hays CISD is also calling on parents and anyone else who qualifies to fill paid sub jobs ASAP. Right now, the principal is waiving the 30 college hour credit required to be a substitute to help speed up the process.

"Is it better to have someone who didn't have the 30 college hours in the classroom teaching, or otherwise having those kids stay home?" said Hay CISD spokesperson Tim Savoy. "We think that it's better to have them in school."

Savoy said on Monday, the district needed 281 subs. That's 100 more than the district typically needed per day pre-pandemic. Savoy said Hays CISD also needs substitute bus drivers. On Monday, 18 bus drivers called out.

Both education systems have similar criteria to fill gaps – pass a background check, fingerprinting and a quick training.
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Gosh, you mean you want parents exposed to the virus, too also? Yay!
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Lawton Public Schools moving to remote learning

https://www.kswo.com/2022/01/11/lawton- ... ntent=kswo
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Lawton Public Schools will move to remote learning starting Wednesday.

The district made the announcement on their website Tuesday, saying the decision was made due to an uptick in COVID cases across the district and the number of absences across schools.

The school district will wrap up its normally scheduled day on Tuesday first.

Lawton Public Schools will already be out for school Monday, Jan. 17 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Let's just save a little time and group them all together...choose your state

K-12 closings tracker: Remote learning rings in the new year across the country
Here’s a rundown of the latest in-person learning closures due to COVID:

ARKANSAS: Little Rock School District has shifted to virtual learning until Jan 12.

COLORADO: The Adams 14 district has moved to virtual learning until Jan. 14.

GEORGIA: Richmond County School System has transitioned 12 schools to remote learning for portions of this week.

ILLINOIS: Niles Township High School District 219 is on remote learning during the week of Jan. 10. The East St. Louis School District in Illinois is closed to in-person learning until Jan. 18.

KENTUCKY: Jefferson County Public Schools, the largest district in Kentucky, went remote Jan. 11, with administrators hoping to reopen classrooms on Jan. 18.

MAINE: York School Department has moved to remote learning through Jan. 18. The Biddeford and Saco school departments have closed buildings until after Martin Luther King Day.

MARYLAND: Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland has moved nearly 60 schools to virtual learning until on Jan. 10. Montgomery County Public Schools placed 11 schools on remote learning for 14 days starting Jan. 5 because the COVID positivity rate in those buildings climbed above 5%.

Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland shifted all students will shift to virtual learning through Jan. 14.

MICHIGAN: The School District of the City of Pontiac has moved to remote learning for two weeks until Jan. 18.

MINNESOTA: Robbinsdale Area Schools has closed a middle school and a high school until Jan. 18 due to high rates of COVID among students and staff. Minneapolis Public Schools were closed Jan. 10.

MONTANA: Great Falls Public Schools have moved to remote learning and expect to reopen classrooms on Jan. 18.

NORTH CAROLINA: Bladen County Schools moved two of its high schools to remote learning through Jan. 14.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: The Nashua School District is closed Jan. 10 and 11 due to staff absences.

NEW JERSEY: Lenape Valley Regional High School has moved to remote learning through Jan. 14.

Several of the state’s largest districts will be remote for the first two weeks of the year, including the Camden City School District, Elizabeth Public Schools, Newark Public Schools, New Brunswick Public Schools, Paterson Public Schools, and Trenton Public Schools. The districts expect to reopen for in-person learning on Jan. 18.

Phillipsburg School District has shifted to remote instruction through Jan. 14 “due to overwhelming COVID-related staffing shortages,” Superintendent Gregory A. Troxell said. “Skyrocketing cases” are forcing the Haddon Heights School District to move to remote learning until after Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 17.

NEW MEXICO: Taos Municipal Schools will spend the first school week of 2022 on remote learning, and bring students back on Jan. 14.

NEW YORK: The Rochester City School District is keeping 21 schools on remote learning until Jan. 18.

Mount Vernon City School District, which borders New York City, has announced one of the longest planned shifts to virtual learning, sending students home for remote through Jan. 18, 2022. Administrators say they will implement weekly COVID testing when schools reopen.

NORTH DAKOTA: Turtle Mountain Community School/Belcourt School District #7 is closed to in-person and virtual learning until Jan. 18 due to a rise in COVID cases. Ojibwa Indian School is also closed until Jan. 18.

OHIO: Cincinnati Public Schools will shift to remote learning from Jan. 12 through Jan. 24 “if staffing levels are sufficient to safely reopen schools.” West Carrollton Schools has only gone remote until Jan. 18.

OREGON: Parkrose School District has shifted to remote learning through Jan. 21 due to staffing shortages.

Indian Hills Elementary in the Hillsboro School District and Durham Elementary School in the Tigard-Tualatin School District have moved to virtual learning until Jan. 18. Portland Public Schools has moved a few of its buildings to remote learning through Jan. 14.

PENNSYLVANIA: The School District of Philadelphia has moved 91 of its more than 330 schools to virtual learning until at least Jan. 14 due to the impact of COVID on staff and students. The School District of Harrisburg in the state’s capital has also moved to virtual instruction until Jan. 18

SOUTH CAROLINA: The Sumter School District has moved seven schools to remote learning until Jan. 18.

TEXAS: Rio Vista ISD is closed Jan. 10 and 11 due to staff illnesses.
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My granddaughter was doing remote for four days last week, back in school this week. I'm trying to figure out which is worse for the kids: last year, all remote, or, this year, whiplash and uncertainty. I think my granddaughter prefers this year, but it's really awful, no matter what. :(

I think the rest of this school year is going to be very aggravating and complicated.
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Hawaii DOE is still refusing to provide remote learning. With sick teachers and substitute teachers, some schools are combining classes in gymnasiums and cafeterias. It's more like babysitting than teaching.

This photo has gone viral. DOE responded by saying that social distancing is not always possible on campus, but says masks and hygiene are always enforced. In part, DOE is concerned about the lack of childcare in Hawaii. Too many families can't leave work to stay home. Even so, some kids can stay home and learn remotely. At least that would reduce the number of kids in classrooms. But DOE sez no.
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I'm in AZ now so I don't know if it is still true, but last year in NYC public school, Covid testing was mandatory. You either signed and returned the form, or your child wasn't allowed in school. Period. I hope they are holding that line. I really, really hate the vehement opposition to simply testing.
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We have been back to school for a week- I alone have 30+ kids out due to corona



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