.@NYCMayor, what excuse could you have for making this change other than that you are surprised at how many students are in quarantine right now. You looking bad because of all the closures does not give you the right to make our schools even less safe. 1/
This will surely overwhelm your already overwhelmed Situation Room. Even KSO parents have been asking for test to stay, not "just don't quarantine kids who clearly are at high risk of exposure." Any expert who OKs this policy does not know NYC's context. 2/
Do we have C02 monitors in every room? no
Do we have HEPA air purifiers? no
Do all schools do outdoor lunch? no
How many schools are able to have students distance at 3ft at all times? zero
Are we testing all kids/staff weekly? NOT AT ALL
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Only a mayor who is motivated by his own agenda and aims would RELAX safety guidelines with 976 cases/947 closures in the first 4 days & 1 school closed due to in school spread. 4/
This move will also create chaos educationally. A classroom that would have pivoted to remote because all students are unvaccinated is now a mixture of in person & students at home. For continuity's sake this makes no sense. 5/
Does everyone understand that this means we will have more cases? It cannot mean anything but that. This is a complete failure to #ProtectTheKids, again!
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What's the spirit of @CDCgov's K-12 quarantine rules, you ask? It's a bit different from the letter. Check out @CDCDirector's testimony before an @USSenate hearing in July.
"CDC recommends schools implement layered prevention strategies to protect people
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who are not fully vaccinated, including students, teachers, staff, and other members of their
households. ...vaccination for children and adults ages 12 and up, the correct use of masks, physical distancing, handwashing & respiratory etiquette,
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cleaning & maintaining healthy facilities (including proper ventilation), & contact tracing, in combination with screening testing, isolation, and quarantine for those exposed and not vaccinated."
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