I'm starting to get the feeling...

as a teachet, association president, and member of reopening task force I can tell you that Colorado is planning to open in the fall. Individual school districts can come up with plans, but right now all the districts that have made plans that I am aware of (both large city districts and small rural districts) are going 100% in the classroom with an option for a student to choose 100% online if the family does not deem it safe to return.
Right bow we will have up to 25 students (i think, could be 24 students plus a teacher) in a classroom and masks will not be required. They will be counting on handwashing and people staying home if they are sick.

I know our locals and state associations are talking about contingency plans, but the above is the state/district plans.

I think - baring a miracle - that Florida schools will be open in one form or another - in August. Not because I think that's a good idea - I don't. Not because I think teh decision will be made on sound medical practises - I don't. And certainly not because I think Florida will have coronavirus under control by early August - because it's obviously we won't.

But schools will open - and I suspect that there will be a fulltime face to face option for most students. Because schools are needed for childcare for essential workers. They are needed because Florida doesn't have universal internet access. They are needed because home isn't a safe place for all kids. They are needed because they provide breakfast and lunch for kids. But most importantly - opening schools signals "things are improving" and that fits perfectly with the rhetoric from our governor (and our President for that matter).

I also think they'll close again and re-open and close again...


I talked to DD13 just the other day and she said she's hoping for a hybrid option where she can see other people and her teachers at least a couple of days/week. I think that's probably the best option FOR her learning-wise. I have no idea if it'll be an actual option. I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with that though. I wonder if a full-online version might end up better both from an avoiding Covid19 perspective AND from a less disruption in her school year perspective. I just don't know

colorado can be shitty about it. Our rural districts really aren't. We have kids gone for state fair and stock show, they miss an entire week for hunting, or to mae their yearly trip back to Mexico.
I call my kids whenever they tell me they don't feel well. Our district doesn't mind at all. Hell one day ds started not feeling well in the morning, I called and asked if he could just stay home after lunch and I would come on plan and sign him out. They were like, no need, we'll take your phone call as checking him out and we will send him home now. It is one of the perks of the secretaries knowing everyone

It scares me for grandson to return to college. I can't imagine how scary it would be for little children that just don't think and touch stuff or put hands on face and in mouth. Sad, but I think I would have to be thinking of an alternative plan if I had little ones.

My state (WA) has said kids will be IN school in the fall but the districts get to decide how to do that.

I have a neighbor who has connections, and the latest rumor is our district is considering splitting kids by last name (A-L and M-Z) with one group at school all week, while the other is at home, then the next week they switch. The school day will be shorter but not a 1/2 day so the teachers can use the time to plan/record lessons. Temperature checks at the door (or bus) but no masks.

My guess is it will last one round because teachers will be doing twice the amount of work and then they'll have to figure something else out.

My daughter starts university this fall. She’s already been informed that at least for the fall semester, it will be 100% online. I’m not sure how she will do chem, physics and calculus labs online, but I guess we will find out 🤷🏼‍♀️

The California State University system is all on-line this fall.  And I hope it’s online for spring 2021.  

My Texas district is going full steam ahead with in person learning and, if they’re also preparing for virtual learning, they’re being extremely secretive about it. And they’ve asked for zero input from teachers in planning anything as far as I know (unless I’m just out of the loop.)

are you in Florida also?

I will repeat almost everyday regarding this virus. We do not have the information to make any decisions regarding the future of COVD19. We can guess, we can plan, but we do not know what is going to happen. August/September are light years away in COVID time.

Everyone is eager to open up and move on. Many disregard all guidelines to stop or slow down the spread. They refuse to wear masks, curb group activities or stay at home as much possible.

In order to get what we all want, we have to do the hard work. We were headed the right way, but selfishly lost the ground we made, because we wanted to be done with it. We should learn from this mistake and not rush into opening schools too soon. Kids trust adults to make decisions on their behave that will keep safe.

My son is starting summer school here in Tumwater, to pick up an extra high school credit he needs before starting Running Start at the community college. Right now it’s two days in class and two days online each week. I’m assuming this is a test run of maybe how they’ll do things in the fall. We’ll see how it goes   .

No, Utah. It's just that pervasive an attitude in the country.

August is 5 weeks away. I personally don’t believe that’s light years away in Covid time myself. 

Some school districts start the school year right at the beginning of August. If they are one of the states that has been showing increases in COVID recently, it would be very foolish for them to be planning on sending kids to school in 5 weeks.

oh you mean like Florida? where 1st day of school is August 10th?  45 days away? and we've had nearly 20, 000 new cases in the past three days?