Thread by @ccsdcovid

Well said; however, @AJCGetSchooled, what if it is the super who is the problem? Ragsdale's quote in the MDJ yesterday, which is an either/or fallacy, indicates that Cobb is not doing anything to stop COVID because he (not board) believes the is nothing to do other than close.

https://twitter.com/SafetyGa/status/1431456132606857217

@AJCGetSchooled The quote, @AJCGetSchooled: 'Look, if you want to stop the spread of this virus in the classroom there’s only one thing you can do: (students) not being in a classroom. That’s it. There’s nothing in the world that we can do,” Ragsdale said' mdjonline.com/news/ragsdale-…

@AJCGetSchooled This is a classic example of a false dilemma or either/or fallacy and a way to justify inaction by blaming it on the problem just being too big, too hard to solve, or the solution being too unpalatable, ignoring any other solutions. fallacyinlogic.com/false-dilemma/

@AJCGetSchooled Repeatedly, both to stakeholders and in media, Ragsdale has stated that "safety is the top priority" for @CobbSchools and, yet, yesterday, he "chased the rabbit" and admitted that the district is taking no action, none recommended by @CDCgov, because it is all futile in his mind

@AJCGetSchooled This logical fallacy was accompanied, earlier in his speech, by broad brush ad hominem attack by the super of @CobbSchools against, well, no one specified ('So, it seems today that we found ourselves in a situation to where common decency and respect have left the building …')

@AJCGetSchooled @cobbcountygovt citizens, especially stakeholders of @CobbSchools, are left with no recourse---the board's majority has abdicated all responsibility, @CDPHga clearly has no power, @GaDPH puts out politically motivated guidance, and @SuptWoods and @GovKemp let schools be fiefdoms

@AJCGetSchooled There is no oversight and there is no one the district is listening to...other than a small, select group of very partisan members of the community who have an agenda that aligns with @CobbSchools super's stunning reversals from last year.

@AJCGetSchooled Ragsdale insists there are no politics behind his inaction. There is certainly no science, data, or common sense, either. @CobbSchools had mitigation last year. Now? Nothing combined with a refusal by Ragsdale to do ANYTHING. How is this not criminal negligence?

@AJCGetSchooled What can and should @CobbSchools be doing to help reduce the currently uncontrolled spread of @COVID19 in the schools and community? (1) masking, (2) improve ventilation, (3) follow proper quarantine, (4) distancing, (5) strategic use of virtual, (6) mandating vax for staff

@AJCGetSchooled What is @CobbSchools doing instead? Opening as normal with no mask mandate, low vax rate, no distancing, and laughable quarantine policy (quarantine-at-school and 3-days-and-you-good). Plus, refusing to do anything else.

@AJCGetSchooled Here, also from the @mdjonline, is a local infectious disease expert on the situation in @cobbcountygovt and what the community (including @CobbSchools) needs to be doing: mdjonline.com/news/infectiou…

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