Are you going to send your kids back to school or are you going to homeschool them this fall?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 22:22:50 -0400

"Though data about the virus in children is limited, the CDC says children are believed to be less likely to get COVID-19 than adults, and when they do get it they generally have less serious illness. But children are not immune. According to the CDC, as of July 21, 6.6 percent of reported COVID-19 cases — but less than 0.1 percent of COVID-19-related deaths — in the U.S. were among children and adolescents younger than 18. "
https://www.yahoo.com/news/should-you-send-your-child-back-to-school-heres-how-to-weigh-the-coronavirus-risks-155918104.html

Should you send your child back to school? Here's how to weigh the coronavirus risks

As parents and caregivers grapple with whether to send their children to school for in-person learning this fall, Dr. Dara Kass, Yahoo News' medical contributor, explains how you can weigh the coronavirus risks based on CDC guidance.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2020 11:04 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 23:04:33 -0400

As a teacher, we were mandated to return to face to face classroom teaching. Some were able to do online learning, but only in limited numbers. Many took leaves of absence or early retirement. I do not know what will happen. I am high risk, but what alternatives do I have? I can't retire until I am 62 or until I have 25 years in, which coincidentally is two years for both. I was looking at an old newspaper yesterday from June 22, and it said that the number of cases in Florida was 97,000. Now we are at over a half a million and rank second in the country in total cases. Children may not get as sick, but they can give it to others. My friend got COVID 19, and it took her two weeks to get her results. She inadvertently gave it to her mother who subsequently died. From

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2020 11:19 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 23:19:00 -0400

My kids were provided the option of either home schooling via internet or in person classes. Both of my kids opted for in person classes.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2020 11:54 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 23:54:00 -0400

Unfortunately the shortsighted thinking of many public health officials still fails to take into account that kids can spread to adults and others who may be more susceptible to severe disease.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2020 11:55 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 23:55:49 -0400

https://apple.news/A6uUZ4Ir4Tr2-TcHkhLzF9Q

There has been a 90% increase in Covid-19 cases in US children in the last four weeks, report...

There has been a 90% increase in the number of Covid-19 cases among children in the United States over the last four weeks, according to a new analysis by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association that will be updated weekly.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 12 at 2020 1:11 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:11:07 -0400

We are waiting it out. But our oldest just turned 4, so the academic consequences of missing preschool are a fraction compared to older kids.

Honestly, I've never felt this well in a long time since we stopped taking him to his daily petri dish of a school.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 12 at 2020 1:18 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:18:57 -0400

My kids are going to be in school. They don’t learn much with the “online learning”.
When they have 16 year old “kids” bagging groceries all summer as “essential workers” and you see these same teachers in the walmart without masks on the credibility is damaged.

Response by SSG Steven Borders made Aug 12 at 2020 10:21 PM

SSG Steven Borders — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:21:42 -0400

As, having one just graduated. And one in High School and one in middle school we are both split. We see pros and cons to both sides. We have two options and it looks like our girls want to go to school. A lot of questions and so many unknowns.