Comments on: Escambia Schools Announce Complete Reopening Plans; Parents Must Choose From Three Education Plans

By: Disgusted

Disgusted — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:17:29 +0000

There are no words that can express the stupidity behind the decision to allow children to return to a traditional classroom setting. Didn’t the director of Education say, ” only about 14,000 something children will die from the reopening of schools?” Question……… What is meant by “only?” One child dying from COVID-19 and the ignorant decision to play Russian Roulette with childrens’ lives, is one too many. Shame on you all for deciding to reopen schools. Mine will not be attending a traditional classroom setting at all. This is truly disgusting.

By: BRANDI CROSBY

BRANDI CROSBY — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 23:39:50 +0000

My question/confusion is this: will any fever a child has mandate a 14 day quarantine? I mean a fever could mean a multitude things, not just COVID-19; same as a cough…i.e., allergies/sinus issues.

Maybe I missed the clarification in the video.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 22:02:20 +0000

@Too2Tired – If we return to school without even the requirement for students to wear masks we will be shut down within the month. As of today we’ve had a 127% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations just since July 1st, and who knows what numbers will be when we see the effects of the July 4th weekend. Even if kids aren’t sick they can spread it. Schools have a difficult getting subs in a regular school year. What’s the plan once teachers get sent home and classes have no coverage? Splitting classes and sending them to other rooms won’t be an option. Sounds like we are letting what we want to do override what we need to do.

By: terry b lewis

terry b lewis — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:50:53 +0000

Kids will never practice social distancing. Won’t happen.

By: Too2tired

Too2tired — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:48:40 +0000

Emily and Kathy… Thank you! You make perfect sense of the situation at hand! People, why are you complaining? You have three options for your kids! Do what is best for your family and leave everyone else alone. If you fear for your kids, keep them home! If you want your kids to go to brick and mortar schools, send them! It is a personal decision so please do not put tags and guilt trips on people that feel different about their decisions! And Michelle… stay home if your calling as a teacher is not as great as a need to teach! Bus drivers, wear a mask yourselves to protect you from these kids that you are afraid of. Common sense people! Can’t we all just get along?

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 01:36:34 +0000

And that’s why we Love our job?

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 22:22:50 +0000

Today the CDC said it will NOT revise its guidelines as the WH announced. Does that mean students will now be expected to wear masks? The majority of health experts say masks are the most effective way to stop the spread. What are we waiting for???? Obviously only some people wearing masks and others acting like people are not getting sick or dying is not working.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:25:55 +0000

REGARDING:
“Only about 1% (3188 positives out of 318000 population) of Escambia County has tested positive fore COVID-19 since February. That is TOTAL. If you are uncomfortable with those odds,”

Actually, those aren’t odds. They are just numbers. Consider the fact that the population of the county hasn’t risen, but the number of infections has.

Of those who have been exposed, infected, and tested 3,188 in Escambia County came back positive as of yesterday. Those would be the odds if everyone had been exposed and those who would be infected were infected and they had all been tested and the total was still 3,188.

“Of the 763 test results returned on Monday, 13.1% were positive in Escambia County” doesn’t even tell us anything about the big picture, just that a hundred more were added to the total. It doesn’t even tell us that the 663 or so who came up negative were ever exposed or if they might get sick later. In fact, quite often people test negative for a few days after exposure, so people exposed two days before the test, could be sick before the results came back.

There COULD be some who could wallow in the virus and never get sick. It isn’t likely, but we don’t know. A lot of times we don’t actually know what all we don’t know.

We don’t know how many have avoided exposure or been lucky enough to have only been around people who either were not infected or were decent enough to take measures to not infect them. That is unlikely to be the situation when children get together in school.

We do know as more become infected, more are able to infect. A better measure would be to know how many have been infected and never showed symptoms. If you donate blood, they will test and tell you. I don’t think there are enough tests for everybody in Escambia County.

Some believe the ones who had it and are over it will not catch it again. Others believe they will — or at least might. We don’t know, they just believe. Belief won’t give real answers, “gut feelings” have been wrong more often than not.

The ultimate decision is that of the parents. It is bad to intentionally give them false information to work from.

David for better knowledge, such as how to cure it

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:23:27 +0000

@Emily – Countries returning to school successfully got their numbers under control FIRST. We seem to be doing it backwards. Some areas of our country might be okay, but certainly not those where numbers are rising. On Monday it was reported that even people who tested positive but exhibit no symptoms of COVID-19 are showing lung damage. Young people with permanent lung damage? Because we can’t figure out testing and some people wont do something as simple as wearing a mask??? We lead the world in COVID cases because we are foolish. We need to get a real testing program in place if we are serious about getting back to anything that looks like normal. Our children and school employees should not be treated like Guinea pigs. I’d like to know what precautions are being taken at the schools attended by the children and grandchildren of the folks who decided to reopen schools. I doubt most of them have any idea what a regular school day involves.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:18:53 +0000

These are all excellent choices for ANY family. Mr. Thomas did an excellent job of explaining each one and answering questions (as best he could at this point) at the press conference. If you haven’t listened to it, please take the time to do so. It is on the district webpage.

This is not an easy time for any of us and tough/hard decisions are having to be made. Make the choice that is BEST for YOUR family and do not criticize others for making a different choice.

We will get through this.