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Post by freecharlie on Sept 18, 2021 15:07:46 GMT
Curious as to how it is going around the country.
Ds's school and my school are both 100% in person, no masks. Both schools will have regular homecoming activities with no precautions.
Across the country my BIL's SO posted her daughter's hs football fame was canceled at the last minute.
What's going on in your area?
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Post by roxley on Sept 18, 2021 15:19:27 GMT
We have had several football games including homecoming- no masks. Normal homecoming activities - no masks. The school was no masks for 2 weeks and then all hell broke loose (tons of sick kids) and they went to masks during school. But if you are in activities after school that require effort you don’t have to wear them.
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Post by seaexplore on Sept 18, 2021 15:24:41 GMT
I'm in CA so we have a mask mandate still in some parts- neither of the counties I'm talking about have a county wide mandate but we are required to mask in classrooms and on buses, not at lunch or outside.
My district- spirit week, parade, game, dance OUTSIDE at the softball complex. We're pretty good about masking at my site but I have no idea what the high school looks like in terms of masking. We've gone decent as a district keeping COVID out of our classrooms and quarantining kids/adults quickly when we find out.
The district I live in (red, anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers)- originally canceled due to the varsity team being quarantined the week of homecoming. Parents freaked the hell out and screamed and yelled and behaved like children making threats and going on and on about how their childrens lives will be ruined because they couldn't have homecoming AGAIN this year. So... the district moved it to a month later and they all simmered back down.
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Post by myshelly on Sept 18, 2021 15:26:40 GMT
Regular.
No masks, no precautions.
Parade, fireworks, spirit week, pep rally, football game, dance.
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 18, 2021 15:32:56 GMT
I'm in CA so we have a mask mandate still in some parts- neither of the counties I'm talking about have a county wide mandate but we are required to mask in classrooms and on buses, not at lunch or outside. My district- spirit week, parade, game, dance OUTSIDE at the softball complex. We're pretty good about masking at my site but I have no idea what the high school looks like in terms of masking. We've gone decent as a district keeping COVID out of our classrooms and quarantining kids/adults quickly when we find out. The district I live in (red, anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers)- originally canceled due to the varsity team being quarantined the week of homecoming. Parents freaked the hell out and screamed and yelled and behaved like children making threats and going on and on about how their childrens lives will be ruined because they couldn't have homecoming AGAIN this year. So... the district moved it to a month later and they all simmered back down. smdh |
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Sept 18, 2021 15:35:30 GMT
Ours is still coming in a couple weeks. I am not sure what’s going to happen. Games are normal around here and no mask mandate at out facilities.
I’d say at this time, it will be pretty “normal” but we have a lot of covid, but we are pretending we don’t, so who knows?
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 18, 2021 15:40:00 GMT
Ours is still coming in a couple weeks. I am not sure what’s going to happen. Games are normal around here and no mask mandate at out facilities. I’d say at this time, it will be pretty “normal” but we have a lot of covid, but we are pretending we don’t, so who knows? I'm pretty sure we are pretending until count day which us how we get our funding then who knows... |
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 18, 2021 16:19:41 GMT
No precautions; game, dance, and football game.
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Post by huskermom98 on Sept 18, 2021 16:22:10 GMT
We are just finishing homecoming--things seemed somewhat normal, but we don't really know what's normal because DS didn't participate much his freshman year and then nothing could happen last year because the high schools were 100% online the first quarter. This year they had the usual dress up days, a pep rally yesterday, the court was presented at halftime of the football game last night, and the dance is tonight. Masks have been required for anything indoors because the state law banning mask mandates was paused by a judge earlier this week, but outdoor events (including a movie night on the football field Thursday night and the football game last night) did not require masks.
Other schools in the area seem to be having completely normal activities for their homecoming.
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Sept 18, 2021 16:36:24 GMT
Ours is still coming in a couple weeks. I am not sure what’s going to happen. Games are normal around here and no mask mandate at out facilities. I’d say at this time, it will be pretty “normal” but we have a lot of covid, but we are pretending we don’t, so who knows? I'm pretty sure we are pretending until count day which us how we get our funding then who knows... I always forget about count since we aren't as involved as we used to be with it. This could explain a few things happening in our area. |
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Post by snugglebutter on Sept 18, 2021 16:49:11 GMT
They are doing all of the activities. We have masks required at school/indoor events but they are just "recommended" for the dance because they are supposedly doing a lot to increase ventilation.
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Post by seaexplore on Sept 18, 2021 16:53:22 GMT
They are doing all of the activities. We have masks required at school/indoor events but they are just "recommended" for the dance because they are supposedly doing a lot to increase ventilation. I don't think there is ANYTHING that can be done that would be enough to increase ventilation at an indoor dance! OMG! Do you remember high school dances? Sweaty kids all bunched together, slow dances all up on each other, bleacher make outs, sneaking off to make out (not that all of that doesn't happen anyway at school/outside of school). UGH! LOL |
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Post by garcia5050 on Sept 18, 2021 16:58:56 GMT
School and all activities are fully masked. There will be a game, rallies and dance. Though the dance will be held at the high school to keep it outside. This is a first. It’s usually at the local country club.
Im curious to see how nice they do it.
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 18, 2021 17:40:23 GMT
They are doing all of the activities. We have masks required at school/indoor events but they are just "recommended" for the dance because they are supposedly doing a lot to increase ventilation. I don't think there is ANYTHING that can be done that would be enough to increase ventilation at an indoor dance! OMG! Do you remember high school dances? Sweaty kids all bunched together, slow dances all up on each other, bleacher make outs, sneaking off to make out (not that all of that doesn't happen anyway at school/outside of school). UGH! LOL I'd like to know why they aren't ventilating like that during the school day. Fwiw. The dance here and at my school will both be inside, unmasked. |
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Post by Sarah*H on Sept 18, 2021 17:55:56 GMT
Our school will hold the homecoming dance in a tent on the football field.
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Post by seaexplore on Sept 18, 2021 18:12:05 GMT
I don't think there is ANYTHING that can be done that would be enough to increase ventilation at an indoor dance! OMG! Do you remember high school dances? Sweaty kids all bunched together, slow dances all up on each other, bleacher make outs, sneaking off to make out (not that all of that doesn't happen anyway at school/outside of school). UGH! LOL I'd like to know why they aren't ventilating like that during the school day. Fwiw. The dance here and at my school will both be inside, unmasked. I'm so sorry. I hope that everything is ok after the fact. Sigh. |
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 18, 2021 18:12:59 GMT
I'd like to know why they aren't ventilating like that during the school day. Fwiw. The dance here and at my school will both be inside, unmasked. I'm so sorry. I hope that everything is ok after the fact. Sigh. everything here is unmasked and inside, so the dances aren't anything different |
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Post by snugglebutter on Sept 18, 2021 18:45:47 GMT
They are doing all of the activities. We have masks required at school/indoor events but they are just "recommended" for the dance because they are supposedly doing a lot to increase ventilation. I don't think there is ANYTHING that can be done that would be enough to increase ventilation at an indoor dance! OMG! Do you remember high school dances? Sweaty kids all bunched together, slow dances all up on each other, bleacher make outs, sneaking off to make out (not that all of that doesn't happen anyway at school/outside of school). UGH! LOL
My sarcasm probably didn't come out in what I typed, but I am definitely not thrilled with it. It is at an indoor athletics facility with large garage doors on all sides that will be open and industrial fans. It won't quite be a stuffy gymnasium, but we are having dd take a few extra precautions.
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Post by SabrinaP on Sept 18, 2021 18:48:16 GMT
They are limiting pep rallies and the homecoming dance to juniors and seniors, but other than that it’s normal.
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Post by my3freaks on Sept 18, 2021 23:43:31 GMT
I don't think there is ANYTHING that can be done that would be enough to increase ventilation at an indoor dance! OMG! Do you remember high school dances? Sweaty kids all bunched together, slow dances all up on each other, bleacher make outs, sneaking off to make out (not that all of that doesn't happen anyway at school/outside of school). UGH! LOL I laughed at this. I can just feel the angst of those dimly lit gyms. It wasn't a school dance if there wasn't tears and drama at some point. But then 'your song' came on and everything was fine again.  |
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Post by Kerri W on Sept 18, 2021 23:48:12 GMT
I’m in Kentucky. Our numbers are high. Our district does have a mask mandate. Classes are all in person. Homecoming was this week. Outdoor pep rally, typical dress up days, homecoming court. Our opponent cancelled for Covid week prior but they were able to find another team to play. It was an excellent game! No dance afterward.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Sept 19, 2021 0:02:55 GMT
I haven't heard yet, but at my son's school they are wearing masks during the day, in doors. Activities (ie, after school sports) are still happening, although I have seen games cancelled at the last minute due to whole teams being exposed.
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Post by birdy on Sept 19, 2021 1:06:49 GMT
Ours is being moved outdoors to the football field this year. They're soliciting businesses for donations so they can rent large tents. DD isn't currently enrolled at our high school... she's doing online school (not through our district) so isn't going anyhow.
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Post by seaexplore on Sept 19, 2021 1:53:20 GMT
I don't think there is ANYTHING that can be done that would be enough to increase ventilation at an indoor dance! OMG! Do you remember high school dances? Sweaty kids all bunched together, slow dances all up on each other, bleacher make outs, sneaking off to make out (not that all of that doesn't happen anyway at school/outside of school). UGH! LOL I laughed at this. I can just feel the angst of those dimly lit gyms. It wasn't a school dance if there wasn't tears and drama at some point. But then 'your song' came on and everything was fine again. Yes! Omg! We have grades 6-8 at dances at my site and OMG! I hate them so much. I volunteer to run detention for the naughties because I don’t do drama and dumbness. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Sept 19, 2021 1:56:55 GMT
My son’s homecoming dance is tonight. They have to wear masks. I’m not sure about any other precautions.
ETA that it is a perfect night and wish they would have moved the dance outside.
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Post by SockMonkey on Sept 19, 2021 13:20:48 GMT
Homecoming week is next week for us. Our statewide mask mandate does not extend to outside (indoors only), so all of our activities will be outside (pep rally, game night, and the dance). Students are not required to mask.
I will not be participating.
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Post by Belle on Sept 19, 2021 15:51:19 GMT
DD's homecoming is next month and I (unofficially) heard that it will be held on the football field. We have a mask mandate for everybody when indoors and I believe the mask mandate for outdoors is for groups of 500+ which would likely apply to the kids at Homecoming.
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Post by Jennifer C on Sept 19, 2021 18:20:02 GMT
Football games are going on as usual. About 1/3 of the stadium wearing masks.
Pep rally's are being held outside and all the dances are up in the air right now.
Covid isn't running rampant at the schools, but we are getting emails about once every other week.
Jennifer
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Post by Linda on Sept 19, 2021 20:05:16 GMT
everything is normal here - no masks, few vaccinations, no restrictions, there's a homecoming dance this year (which I don't remember from my older kids). But they do have to show ID to get into the football games because a couple of teens brought guns the other week.
I hate my state! I hate my governor! I'm starting to hate my neighbours.
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Post by rickmer on Sept 20, 2021 1:46:54 GMT
i don't actually know what homecoming is? we don't really have that? our kids weren't in school very much at all last year - so i am just grateful they get to be back in class (masks required). i haven't heard much about sports yet - but my middle son goes to an arts school and they have been advised there will be no performances this school year at all. vocal is outside, dance classes also must wear masks. and i believe all wind and brass instruments are out. ds plays piano - so he is grateful he still gets to play.  i know it *shouldn't* - but reading different replies about "everything is back to normal!!!" is so weird to me. |
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