1/ “... and he said that the school had taken legal advice and been told that they needed to be ‘seen’ to be mitigating risk.”

I believe that wholeheartedly.
2/ Ystrdy my kids had issue w/schl staff taking temp. Each time they’ve gone (today is day #5 since 3/13/2020; NOT by choice but b/c GOVERNOR won’t allow back in schl) they’ve had it taken from car, in ~30°-40° F, at wrist by request. 1 time got puzzled look but request was met.
3/ Yesterday was different. We made the wrist request, a teacher said, “I was told to take it at the forehead,” and started to walk toward the car and point the gun at Thing 2’s forehead. I yelled, “NO” and she stopped. She said, “We have to do it at the forehead.”
4/ So, I drove up about 20 feet to 2 teachers and asked them to take the temps. 2 more puzzled looks followed by, “I have to ask ‘him’ (man standing 50 feet away). She came back and said it was ok, then asked me why. Twice. My response:
5/ 1. I do NOT want my kids desensitized to someone pointing an object that resembles a gun, complete with trigger pull, at their forehead. It’s not normal.

2. Taking the temp at wrist is perfectly acceptable, just as oral thermometer is at axillary (armpit) location.
6/ Here’s the issue: schl staff aren’t trained HCP’s. What I’ve seen here in Wake County NC is consistent dependency on “guidance,” whether for teaching/grading last yr when schools closed, or in this case, how to take temp at wrist. What happened to critical thinking skills?
7/ I remember how WCPSS BoE member Martin continuously opines how college students lack critical thinking skills. Might it be that they’re “learning,” what they see - teachers who lack critical thinking skills because they’re forced into (or buy into) “guidance?”
8/ Parents, WAKE UP!
Parents, STAND UP!
Parents, COURAGE is CONTAGIOUS!

Teach your kids to question/reason using logic. WE are OUR kids parents. NOT the school. NOT the healthcare system. NOT the government. telegraph.co.uk/family/schooli…

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14 Mar
1/ @APDillon_ @PeteKaliner @Chad_Adams NC SC-2 data post for 2/9/21 w/comparison to 2/2/21 in parentheses unless otherwise noted. I’m still playing catch-up; will try to be within 2 week window within a week!
2/ But FIRST, let me preface data w/ this: as of 3/9, there are ~26,484 active Covid cases in ALL of NC. This means 0.252% of NC pop has Covid. Said in a different way, 99.747% of NC population does NOT have Covid; that’s roughly 10.463 MILLION people who don’t have Covid.
3/ Via NCDHHS, on 2/9 there were 802,065 (+) cases (⬆️ 37,837) & 730,454 recovered cases (⬆️ 46,757), 10,894 deaths (⬆️ 359), w/2,297 hospitalized (⬇️ 426). There were 60,717 active cases in NC (⬇️ 9,279). NCDHHS continues to backfill/edit tests on their dashboard back ~1 month
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9 Mar
1/ Cooper presser. Covid metrics. <1000 cases yesterday. Vax “fast and fair.” Huge milestone. Soon we can hug our loved ones w/out fear of severe illness.” (Aside: some of us never stopped/needed you permission to hug our loved ones.) Thanks vax administrators. We got nat’l recog
2/ for being fast/fair. More schls returning to in-person learning. Others pressing to get kids in schls. It’s a priority. (Aside: if it really was a priority, Cooper could mandate Plan A & tells districts to #FigureItOut.) More signs of hope. Positivity rate consistently ~5%.
3/ Hispitalizations ⬇️. But we can’t stop preventative efforts. Until vax widely available, can’t relax. One day soon we can turn corner. (Aside: when will that be, Cooper?!? Give us DATA/TARGET or you’re going out of constitutional authority to keep us closed.) Vax event in
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4 Mar
1/ @APDillon_ @Chad_Adams @PeteKaliner @JohnLockeNC @jonpsanders NC SC-2 Trends through 2/2/21 including current data on graphs to show how things are trending in real time. Discussing thru 2/2 since NCDHHS consistently modifies their dashboard (drives incidence down).
2/ Overall incidence has ⬆️ for the 12th wk to 8.55% (⬆️ 0.08%). Overall incidence has never been at 5% since testing began; no statistically significant change since the mask mandate. Image
3/ Daily incid fluctuated b/w 6.87% & 16.5% (reporting inconsistency) over last 14 days. Jan avg daily incid is 12.0% (⬆️ 1.1% compared to Dec, stat sig). Avg daily incid each month:
May: 6.8% Sept: 5.7% Jan: 12.0%
June: 7.6% Oct: 6.4%
July: 8.1% Nov: 7.4%
Aug: 6.9% Dec: 10.9% Image
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26 Feb
1/ @APDillon_ @JohnLockeNC @PeteKaliner @Chad_Adams @jonpsanders NC SC-2 Trends thru 1/26/21 including current data on graphs to show how things are trending in real time. Discussing thru 1/26 since NCDHHS consistently modifies their dashboard (drives incidence down).
2/ Overall incidence ⬆️ for 11th wk to 8.47% (⬆️ 0.04%). Overall incidence has never been at 5% since testing began; no statistically significant change since the mask mandate.
3/ Daily incid b/w 6.5% & 17.1% (reporting inconsistency; see graph) last 14 days. Avg daily incid (1/1-26) =12.5% (⬆️ 1.6% compared to Dec, stat sig). Avg daily incid each month:
May: 6.8% June: 7.6% July: 8.1%
Aug: 6.9% Sept: 5.7% Oct: 6.4%
Nov: 7.4% Dec: 10.9% 1/1-26: 12.5%
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24 Feb
1/ Cooper presser: NC metrics, vaccines (65+ and frontline workers). 3/10 more people eligible. More stdts returning to classroom. Getting kids into classrooms critical for their health. Schools serving 96% is stdts will offer in-school instruction (fails to mention NOT plan A).
2/ SB37: reiterates why he won’t sign, but doesn’t say he’ll veto. (Aside: if it really was about the KIDS, why is he stringing them along? Playing politics w/kids’ lives has deleterious long-term effects.) NC trends ⬇️ & stabilized. Cohen: we’ve used data to guide approach.
2/ NC can be proud of our data quality/transparency. 🙄 Bloomberg rated NC as best in nation on vax race/ethnicity quality. (Aside: this doesn’t mean NC doing well w/vax rollout. Shows data/graphs that eerily resemble other historical virus graphs. Hospitalizations still high.
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8 Dec 20
1/ @APDillon_ @JohnLockeNC @NC_Governor @SecMandyCohen Let’s discuss NC Executive Order 180 (governor.nc.gov/documents/exec…) and the evidence/studies cited for having stricter guidelines, shall we?
2/ 1.1st study cited published 6/16/20: data examined included (+) rates 3/31-5/22 anywhere from 1-21 days after mask mandate. Study cites ⬆️ mask use/mandates for 15 states, DC, + 29 counties & NYC. See graphs to compare a few things: timeframe, curve shapes & timeframe to
3/ today (DE, MD, MA). Then compare to some states w/o mandates (SD, GA, SC). Then compare to NC w/our mandate effective on 6/30.
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