Thread by @DrTracyTaylor

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…