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Hopefully the school districts will now close. Parents from every school districts in the Bay Area have collected thousands of signatures to close, but the pol

by yumraj 7y ago

Hopefully the school districts will now close. Parents from every school districts in the Bay Area have collected thousands of signatures to close, but the politicians are not doing their job. I was on call with Santa Clara county hotline and the school district and the standard answer I got was: Oh, the kids are at low risk and the numbers are low so we're not closing yet. What they don't realize is that the kids can still be carriers and many teachers and parents are in the danger zone (age or underlying conditions)

RandallBrown 7y ago
It's not that simple to just close schools, especially for long periods of time. Who is supposed to watch these kids if the parents can't stay home with them? What about the thousands of low income kids that rely on school for most of their meals? I'm sure these are solvable problems, but I think there are good reasons that it's taking longer than most people want.
- yumraj 7y ago
  I understand that. In which case at least they should make school optional. Several Universities are closed, several schools are closed and we need to worry more about the spread because if we don't we'll have the problems you mentioned in addition to a massive spread.
- jennyyang 7y ago
  Those are actually the least solvable problems. A disproportionate amount of poor people are going to lose their jobs during the next 3-6 months because of a recession. A lot of people especially in the US are going to suffer because of the vast income inequality that has arisen. So there is no good solution, just like quarantine isn't a good solution but at some point we have to do it.
jlisam13 7y ago
I listened to Joe Rogan's podcast with Michael Osterholm and he gave an interesting perspective. He said that most nurses who have children will suffer if kids have to be sent home. They most likely don't have people that can help take care of their children while they are supporting the influx of patients. Moreover, many children rely on school provided meals so sending them home will be very tough on the families.
- yumraj 7y ago
  Don't remember where I read, but some district or something has proposed (or implemented) an option where kids are able to get lunch/breakfast and take it with them without needing to attend school. It does not solve the nurse issue, which perhaps as a community we need to solve. Perhaps limited opening of school monitored by younger healthier teachers/PTA reps.
- goodcanadian 7y ago
  Only vaguely relevant, but the school district I grew up in had a policy of never closing for weather. The rationale was that if the school were closed and some children showed up anyway (didn't get the message or whatever), they would literally freeze to death. So, no matter how bad things were, there would be someone there to unlock the doors.
downerending 7y ago
Mine just announced that they will pack everyone into a meeting auditorium to discuss steps that might be taken in the future. (No, I'm not kidding.)

by yumraj 7y ago

RandallBrown 7y ago

It's not that simple to just close schools, especially for long periods of time. Who is supposed to watch these kids if the parents can't stay home with them? What about the thousands of low income kids that rely on school for most of their meals? I'm sure these are solvable problems, but I think there are good reasons that it's taking longer than most people want.

yumraj 7y ago
I understand that. In which case at least they should make school optional. Several Universities are closed, several schools are closed and we need to worry more about the spread because if we don't we'll have the problems you mentioned in addition to a massive spread.
jennyyang 7y ago
Those are actually the least solvable problems. A disproportionate amount of poor people are going to lose their jobs during the next 3-6 months because of a recession. A lot of people especially in the US are going to suffer because of the vast income inequality that has arisen. So there is no good solution, just like quarantine isn't a good solution but at some point we have to do it.

jlisam13 7y ago

I listened to Joe Rogan's podcast with Michael Osterholm and he gave an interesting perspective. He said that most nurses who have children will suffer if kids have to be sent home. They most likely don't have people that can help take care of their children while they are supporting the influx of patients. Moreover, many children rely on school provided meals so sending them home will be very tough on the families.

yumraj 7y ago
Don't remember where I read, but some district or something has proposed (or implemented) an option where kids are able to get lunch/breakfast and take it with them without needing to attend school. It does not solve the nurse issue, which perhaps as a community we need to solve. Perhaps limited opening of school monitored by younger healthier teachers/PTA reps.
goodcanadian 7y ago
Only vaguely relevant, but the school district I grew up in had a policy of never closing for weather. The rationale was that if the school were closed and some children showed up anyway (didn't get the message or whatever), they would literally freeze to death. So, no matter how bad things were, there would be someone there to unlock the doors.

downerending 7y ago

Mine just announced that they will pack everyone into a meeting auditorium to discuss steps that might be taken in the future. (No, I'm not kidding.)