Latest Coronavirus - Yikes

[VolFootballIsLife]

It actually is. Cases dropped approximately 10% week over last, yesterday.

Given we dont really see reinfections, it has no choice.

Ughhhh....90% of the population has yet to catch it so I believe there is another possibility - which is why people are concerned.

 

[allvol123]

Ughhhh....90% of the population has yet to catch it so I believe there is another possibility - which is why people are concerned.

Perhaps. Some numbers would suggest more than 50 million have already had it. Could be even greater than that. As well as the idea that the herd immunity requirement is much lower than first suspected.

 

[08Vol]

Who the hell is unaware of risks associated with covid at this point?

A lot of people responding in this post apparently.

 

[dobre_shunka]

Kids don’t pay taxes, economic drain. Greater Good.

Kids don't vote (at least not before mail in voting), teachers do.

 

[VolFootballIsLife]

Perhaps. Some numbers would suggest more than 50 million have already had it. Could be even greater than that. As well as the idea that the herd immunity requirement is much lower than first suspected.

I’d like to know why you are so certain that you can’t catch it a 2nd time. So far all doctors I’ve heard from are unsure and some seem to think antibodies only last a couple months. So much unknown yet you come claiming to have medical facts that are yet to be proven.

 

[MG1968]

And there you have it, Fauci admits peer-review isn’t necessarily an end-all be-all.

I wonder what the climate change chicken littles are going to think about that?

 

[GordonC]

A.) They probably should have waited, if their intention was to provide a better experience for their students and not just upgrading what they have at home, until they got directives from the district about what school would look like.

Given the way the school year ended in the spring, why wouldn't any forward-thinking person try to plan ahead? No upgrades: previously without a cam, printer, or whiteboard. Some districts don't provide directives until it's way too late, and many of them are far too reactive in nature. Have you looked at the shipping timeline estimates on some of the tech lately?

B.) You got IT support at home?

If teachers go to the building but students access remotely, will students have IT support at home?

C.) No one should work sick. Use a sick day. Don’t drive to school. I assume in the past you didn’t. If you did then that was a stupid policy.

So on those days the students just go without any instruction then? Just make it an asynchronous assignment that day?

 

[VOLINVONORE]

The media is to blame for this. Convincing people this is a threat to anyone under 25.

BS

 

[allvol123]

I’d like to know why you are so certain that you can’t catch it a 2nd time. So far all doctors I’ve heard from are unsure and some seem to think antibodies only last a couple months. So much unknown yet you come claiming to have medical facts that are yet to be proven.

A small percent can in a short time. Most would probably need years between.

The same doctors should also know of the t and b cells, I believe where the memory is stored for fighting this. Antibodies disappearing after 3 months isnt the end of the story.

Europe and Asia are months ahead of us and we arent seeing this reinfection scenario.

 

[Rickyvol77]

You know what pisses me off is that people like you take the world of a handful of people and apply it to an entire group.

A couple of loudmouths and a wacko at a teachers union do not speak for the entire group.

Most teachers I know think last year was a disaster and believe kids need to be in class.

The issue is their dumbass parents saying their kid shouldn't have to wear a mask.

You have no respect for teachers? Fine teach your own kids at home and don't pollute everyone else's education.

My local high school was built in the 50s and the kindergarten has been in and out if condemnation. That's the environment were educating our kids in.

Parents let their kids run buck ass wild, put kids off on their grandparents or sometimes great grandparents to raise. Let them stay up all night on iPhones taking dick picks and cuberbullying and do nothing. But nothing is ever their fault, it's always the teacher's fault.
Parents are absolutely the most petulant children around and take zero responsibility for anything.

Sounds like you should take your own advice and realize that a few bad parents don’t speak for the whole group

 

[volfanhill]

Given the way the school year ended in the spring, why wouldn't any forward-thinking person try to plan ahead? No upgrades: previously without a cam, printer, or whiteboard. Some districts don't provide directives until it's way too late, and many of them are far too reactive in nature. Have you looked at the shipping timeline estimates on some of the tech lately?



If teachers go to the building but students access remotely, will students have IT support at home?



So on those days the students just go without any instruction then? Just make it an asynchronous assignment that day?

Forward thinking during a pandemic? Mother Nature is laughing at you.

One student losing connectivity is different then the whole class. Far easier to catch up.

No subs this year? Are you suggesting the board has no plan for teachers getting sick this year?

 

[peerless98]

And not one rioter, protestor, or other wise has been infected.

Please explain that.

The virus must be woke

 

[508mikey]

When ever someone says "You just can't make this stuff up."...

I mean really.... just "packed" in there. How could you could you get another person in there?

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[feathersax]

That is Fauci's latest recommendation. Expect hazmat suits by October.

Doktor Fakey? PLEASE!

 

[VolFootballIsLife]

A small percent can in a short time. Most would probably need years between.

You just made this up. I’ve read a lot of material and studies. It may or may not turn out to be true but it is absolutely not known. Here you are presenting as facts. I’m all for open debate and respect people’s opinions but I struggle with those like yourself presenting false information because you want it to be true.

 

[VolDaddy61]

I'm not buying a subscription to the Washington Post. If student athletes don't want to play, next man up. If you don't understand the economic impact(s) of playing SEC football this fall, you need to get an education. Are there risks? Sure! People are suffering brain damage, bad knees, all sorts of things from playing football. There are people dying from cancer, wrecks, heart disease, alzheimer's, gun violence, and on and on. I support opening up and playing. If you do not play, you lose your scholarship. Simple as that. This concept of taxpayers or fans paying for you to get an education and not playing football or working to pay for it is ridiculous. That dog don't hunt. It is a free country. Free not to work and free to go get a job.

No one is paying these kids to get an education. They're not recruiting students, they're recruiting athletes.

 

[CascadeVolunteer]

Washington Post- all you needs to know. The whole COVID-19 thing is an election year scam. I work in the grocery business for a major retailer. Been going in every week. The folks I work with and I are exposed to the whole world daily so people can eat. Guess what, we aren’t falling over sick or dying. I have seen more people in past get impacted by the seasonal flu more than this COVID 19 scam. Teachers- get back to work, heck, everyone -get back to work and school and lets play football. Whole thing is a scam.

 

[GordonC]

Forward thinking during a pandemic? Mother Nature is laughing at you.

One student losing connectivity is different then the whole class. Far easier to catch up.

No subs this year? Are you suggesting the board has no plan for teachers getting sick this year?

I'd say it's a very real possibility that many boards haven't thought that far ahead, yes. Wouldn't you? How in the world would a sub function in a remote learning environment? Didn't you start this with a claim about teachers who didn't want to have to go to the school to teach remotely? My question was about having to take sick days if someone felt well enough to teach from home.

Oh, and BTW, be thankful you live in a district in which the board provides ample funding for subs. Some districts allocate a small amount and pass that cost back onto the schools, and those schools have small budgets.

 

[allvol123]

You just made this up. I’ve read a lot of material and studies. It may or may not turn out to be true but it is absolutely not known. Here you are presenting as facts. I’m all for open debate and respect people’s opinions but I struggle with those like yourself presenting false information because you want it to be true.

Asia and Europe are months ahead of us. Show me the stories of large numbers with second infections. Go.

 

[feathersax]

Washington Post- all you needs to know. The whole COVID-19 thing is an election year scam. I work in the grocery business for a major retailer. Been going in every week. The folks I work with and I are exposed to the whole world daily so people can eat. Guess what, we aren’t falling over sick or dying. I have seen more people in past get impacted by the seasonal flu more than this COVID 19 scam. Teachers- get back to work, heck, everyone -get back to work and school and lets play football. Whole thing is a scam.

AMEN, brother.

 

[landscapingvol]

Sounds like you should take your own advice and realize that a few bad parents don’t speak for the whole group

That is much more common than you think. I have been teaching in public schools for 15 years. I usually average 100 students per year in middle school; high school about 200 students per year. I figure I have taught roughly 1800 students in those 15 years. I would estimate that 60-70% of those students were obsessed with social media (Instagram, Vine, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), well over 90% were obsessed with their phones, I cannot tell you how many parent/teacher conferences I have been involved with were attended by grandparents, and meetings where students openly degraded their parents/guardians. It has gotten progressively worse the last five years or so. Schools are now responsible for providing meals for students to take home on the weekends and during the Summer. Corporal punishment has to be approved by the parent, assuming the school district allows it at all. I can’t tell you how many times I have been cussed out by another student and parents. Coaching provides its own set of headaches, many parents are unbearable over playing time and have to be escorted from games regularly. Many of you are naive as to what happens in schools on a regular basis

 

[allvol123]

That is much more common than you think. I have been teaching in public schools for 15 years. I usually average 100 students per year in middle school; high school about 200 students per year. I figure I have taught roughly 1800 students in those 15 years. I would estimate that 60-70% of those students were obsessed with social media (Instagram, Vine, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), well over 90% were obsessed with their phones, I cannot tell you how many parent/teacher conferences I have been involved with were attended by grandparents, and meetings where students openly degraded their parents/guardians. It has gotten progressively worse the last five years or so. Schools are now responsible for providing meals for students to take home on the weekends and during the Summer. Corporal punishment has to be approved by the parent, assuming the school district allows it at all. I can’t tell you how many times I have been cussed out by another student and parents. Coaching provides its own set of headaches, many parents are unbearable over playing time and have to be escorted from games regularly. Many of you are naive as to what happens in schools on a regular basis

I believe you. Sounds like a move to another district might be more enjoyable.

 

[landscapingvol]

I'd say it's a very real possibility that many boards haven't thought that far ahead, yes. Wouldn't you? How in the world would a sub function in a remote learning environment? Didn't you start this with a claim about teachers who didn't want to have to go to the school to teach remotely? My question was about having to take sick days if someone felt well enough to teach from home.

Oh, and BTW, be thankful you live in a district in which the board provides ample funding for subs. Some districts allocate a small amount and pass that cost back onto the schools, and those schools have small budgets.

Teaching from in general isn’t an option because it would still require the school having to fund a substitute teacher to monitor those students. My county pays substitute teachers 65$ a day which is barely above minimum wage. It’s a constant battle trying to find reliable subs so it’s usually easier just to come into work sick.

 

[landscapingvol]

I believe you. Sounds like a move to another district might be more enjoyable.

Nah, I don’t take it personal and it’s more rewarding when you do get those students who were turds and become productive citizens

 

[volfanhill]

I'd say it's a very real possibility that many boards haven't thought that far ahead, yes. Wouldn't you? How in the world would a sub function in a remote learning environment? Didn't you start this with a claim about teachers who didn't want to have to go to the school to teach remotely? My question was about having to take sick days if someone felt well enough to teach from home.

Oh, and BTW, be thankful you live in a district in which the board provides ample funding for subs. Some districts allocate a small amount and pass that cost back onto the schools, and those schools have small budgets.

If you are sick you shouldn’t work. Even remotely. You are slowing down your own recovery. My assumption is that subs won’t be “scared”, not saying you are claiming that’s how you feel, about reporting to an empty classroom. And they work part time for a reason.