The email states that as of Thursday, 31 students had been placed in quarantine after having contact with a positive case.
Upon closer examination of contact proximity and exposure time, Superintendent Jen Wimmer confirmed that the number was reduced to 24 students.
Graf and Schlass added there have been no transmissions of COVID-19 during the first week of school, which began Sept. 1.
Bear in mind, there will be an outbreak at some point. That is not the question. The question is how are we all going to react. Panic? Fear? Shut down? Or take reasonable actions and carry on with the duty to educate?
It’s almost as if we need a plan.
What if one student gets it in a classroom? One teacher?
From the exact same story:
Those who have tested positive or are a close contact will transition to distance learning instruction.
The district’s plan includes a guide of how long students should quarantine for. Staff follow the same time frames for quarantine.
Those who test positive for COVID-19 are assigned to quarantine for a minimum of 10 days from the date of testing or onset. Before the student can return to school, they must be symptom free.
They have a plan, and while I would quibble with some of the details, it is a good plan that is premised on ensuring that kids stay in school and learn. I commend the WBSD for it. But I have concerns that when there is an outbreak, the Karens and Kaydens will come out of the woodwork to insist that they close down anyway. I hope the WBSD has the fortitude to stick to their response plan.
There is a plan. This one is close to 40 pages, some of it devoted to contingencies (Virus Spread/COVID-19 Incidents Response Plan).
And it is subject to revision in response to new information.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12vD6erRvCSJn-v9bchL-U60Ha5ZUTMJltsepB5y9www/edit#
Ideally parents will take responsibility at home to minimize catching the bug from their kids and/or passing it on to the grandparents. Hopefully isolation of grandparents, social distancing, and mask wearing will work, as well as paying attention to sanitary practices.
Kids will be OK – in Wisconsin no one under the age of 20 has died of the COVID. Not sure if the science has come to a consensus as to what role young children play in the spread of the virus. I sense that at this time there is no consensus on that and it will take years after the virus is done before the science can make that determination.
Looking at social media chat by some parents, I am sensing a certain amount of confidence and trust in the school administration and staff. The superintendent has adopted a culture of accessibility. Parents have reported getting through on the phone from the Superintendent on down to the site principal to being given plenty of time to ask questions and voice concerns.
Sorry Owen – you got the jump on me with the information that there is a plan.
It just shows how easy it was to find :)
It’s not parents you have to worry about. It’s WEAC, which has its own plan.
Remember all those times the B&S-ers complained about the school employees who weren’t working – and yet somehow someone came up with a plan. Remember when the B&S-ers clamored to open up everything – even before anyone had a plan?
And now we wait to see what happens. Place your bets!
>Remember all those times the B&S-ers
>Remember when the B&S-ers
No, do you have any source for this? We aren’t going to debate your memory.
“Remember all those times the B&S-ers complained about the school employees who weren’t working – and yet somehow someone came up with a plan. Remember when the B&S-ers clamored to open up everything – even before anyone had a plan?”
Tep, I was one of them and it doesn’t take a whole school district to come with a plan.
And if the kids are in school, then you don’t need an entire of teachers, administrators and other school personnel to be working.
And what will happen? Gee, someone might get sick because of the Chinese virus, along with kids getting colds, flu, SARs, food poisoning and other illnesses.
I just wonder if schools will react in a panic to any illness.
If someone has the sniffles, will they close down a classroom? If a girl or teacher in high school gets pregnant and gets morning sickness, will they shut down a school? If a guy goes out and gets drunk and has a hangover, will they make him quarantine him?
Some businesses ar doing this to their employees now. Will the schools do the same?
Better question: will Evers’ health munchkins classify that as “Covid-related”?
Even better question:
Is pregnancy or a hangover communicable? Come on, you 40 year medical professionals, be truthful.
Actually, Le Roi,those are real life experiences at the Walmart in my town.
My son tied one the night before he was scheduled to work. They asked him if he felt nauseous and answered truthfully, yes. They sent him home for a week with pay.
Another lady my kids know at work Walmart, is pregnant, and they sent her home after she said was nauseous.
My son is off this week because he had a runny nose due to seasonal allergies.
Say what you want, Le Roi, but some of the reactions to symptoms are a hoax.
Better show some facts to prove those conditions are communicable. Dig deep in the science. This will be fun.
Ok, moron, Le Roi, I didn’t say it was related to science. I am just saying, from real life experiences, what has happened.
Learn to read.
So you admit you were wrong, or just clueless?
I said Le Roi is a moron, so, absolutely correct.
There’s your answer, Jason.