Covid… I didn’t realize

Good luck. My daughter was exposed at school on Thursday— at lunch so unmasked — so we’re playing the same waiting game. And of course it’s my kid who has had multiple health problems. But so far, so good. Fortunately the child who is positive is vaccinated and my daughter is fully vaccinated

So you can be denied sick leave? I am so glad I work in my district. I have 130 days of sick time. I can take them all if I wanted- it isn't up to the school.

I have covid and my 5 days are up tomorrow. Right now I don't know if I'm going in or not. I still have an occasional cough or sneeze. I know I would feel super awkward if I'm at work, after being home for covid, and coughing. I'm going to wait until early evening to decide. I only have these students until the end of this week and then we are changing classes, so I'd like to be back- I just feel weird about it.

I think they might switch up brands under this heading, but this is in my previous orders:
100pcs Black Disposable Face Masks 3Ply Black Face Mask Disposable Masks Breathable www.amazon.com/dp/B09CPSZ1HM/ref=cm_sw_r_apanp_L8fa9jpMfO7uv

I've bought these twice and was very pleased with the fit (not huge, not too tight on the ears), no smell (some masks stink), and no little fibers inside that get tickly after a few hours. Many of my coworkers use these too.

The ones they give us for free at work vary all the time and some are awful. In general, a surgical mask is a surgical mask as far as protection. It's all I use unless someone is very sick coughing all over or getting a nebulizer--then I do use an N95 and other PPE.

That is NOT what the CDC has said.
If you are Asymptomatic, without symptoms you can return to work after 5 days of quarantine. And you should wear a mask for the next five days.

If you have symptoms you are to quarantine 10 days.

I am sick right now and don't know if its a horrible cold or Covid. My symptoms started Saturday. I got tested yesterday (Tuesday), but I don't have the results back yet. Technically, if I feel better on Friday I can go back to work. It feels weird. I will wear a KN95 mask when I do go back.

We can test at school. If we’re a close contact and have no symptoms we can test to stay. We can do it at home or at school. Our principal has made sure there is a box of rapid test kits in the office every day and staff can take what they need. We were encouraged last Friday to take a box and test before we returned. 2 staff tested positive but no symptoms. They still have to quarantine for 5 days, as does anyone who tests positive, regardless to vax status. We’ve started testing students (with permission) if they go to the nurse with symptoms. Parents have been very good with testing.

I’m vaccinated but not boosted.  My fever ended and I was feeling better 12/29, 8 days after my first symptom!  I also tested positive 12/29.  I’m STILL coughing and have a taste in my mouth like I’ve been licking envelopes!  I’ve been back in my classroom masked since 1/4 coughing my brains out.  Hopefully I’m getting kick ass stomach muscles.  Lol

I am a little annoyed at this new policy. Our school district is following these procedures when we are exposed. As long as we are vaxxed, we are expected to come in. If you get COVID, you have to be able to prove you were originally exposed to it in school or you won’t be paid. Meanwhile, a small pocket of people in the same position are unvaxxed and every time they are exposed to positive students, they get to stay home and get paid for the time off. The rest of us get to scramble to cover their duties. Some of them are on their 4th paid quarantine.

Our district does not test. They tell you that you should “probably” test on your own but finding a test around here is Next to impossible.

I don’t get why precautions are reducing when cases are sky high. Here in the UK things have got so bad that ambulances in my area are unable to cope and the military have been drafted in help out.

Hospitals are so full of covid again that they have officially declared it as a critical incident.

Meanwhile testing and precautions here are so slack they have gone backwards.

Also the Hospitals here are asking family to collect their relatives asap upon discharge because even a delay of 30 mins can mean a new patient is without a bed. 

Four out the six grade levels in my school had to split classes so teachers have 50% more kids all day this week. Wonder how much learning is actually going on.

I got this today.... (please note the use of "where" in the last sentence)

Dear Friends,

CalOSHA’s revised COVID-19 workplace regulations go into effect Friday, January 14, 2022. Here is what you need to know.

1. For employees who have to test for COVID-19 test after exposure in the workplace, self-administered, self-read tests — in other words, tests taken at home — will no longer be allowed under the new regulations.
a. Such a test can go to a laboratory, an employee can take a test in front of a supervisor or an employee can take a test in front of a health care representative.
b. The regulations do not prohibit the tests, in other words, but regulate the circumstances under which the tests may be administered or verified.

2. The regulations tighten the definition of “face coverings.”
a. The new definition includes “a surgical mask, a medical procedure mask, a respirator worn voluntarily or a tightly woven fabric or non-woven material of at least two layers.”

b. In the case of a fabric mask, it must not let light pass through when held up to a light source.

These revised regulations track similar guidance from the California Department of Public Health recommending that people where surgical masks or N95 and KN95 respirators instead of cloth masks.