COVID Classes (back-to-school related)

[bucket]

1.46% of enrolled students.

The University of Alabama COVID dashboard isn't very good. For instance, you can't see how many students they tested over the past week or the positivity rate.

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1.46% of enrolled students.

The University of Alabama COVID dashboard isn't very good. For instance, you can't see how many students they tested over the past week or the positivity rate.

I assume they're keeping track of that to see how if it looks like it's getting out of hand.  whether or not students should know those numbers to adjust their behavior  maybe some other communication would be better for that

Agreed, I'm just stating that's why the 1.46% of enrolled students testing positive isn't much of an indicator. I've seen dashboards from other institutions where that information is available. 500 cases in a week is a lot, though.

[michigancat]

UIUC has a decent dashboard

https://splunk-public.machinedata.illinois.edu:8000/en-US/app/uofi_shield_public_APP/home

not sure how close they're tracking to this but it looks like they may have more confirmed initial cases than they were projecting

https://twitter.com/CTHerman/status/1296873660670771202/photo/1

[michigancat]

side note K-State does not seem to have a dashboard and we're hoping to test 10% of dorm residents weekly

https://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=67106

[DaBigTrain]

First world Alabama doesn’t seem to be handling this very well.

[michigancat]

I lol'd

https://twitter.com/lmao_howsway/status/1298281859256852480

[Dugout DickStone]

I lol'd

https://twitter.com/lmao_howsway/status/1298281859256852480

the best tweets are the simplest

[michigancat]

Online school started today for a high schooler and middle schooler. It was kinda chaotic at the last minute with a shitload of emails and minor changes but I think it'll be OK.

Format is three or 4 classes per semester, with classes 4 days a week and Wednesday is kind of an office hours/homework day. Every class has a period of full class instruction, a break with solo work, and small group zoom breakout rooms. Granted it was day one but both kids were pretty positive about the whole thing and I think it can be a good experience for them.

Also can see this further knocking down the covid numbers because kids won't be running around town all day which could do us some good here.

[Institutional Control]

Almost 3 weeks of in-person classes for my daughter.  Only 3 cases of COVID so far.  Way better than I was expecting. 

[steve dave]

2 weeks plus one trial run day for us. No cases yet that I know of.


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[Sandstone Outcropping]

Almost 3 weeks of in-person classes for my daughter.  Only 3 cases of COVID so far.  Way better than I was expecting.

Great news

[michigancat]

bama's gonna burn right through this

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/1299852581812887552

https://twitter.com/JeremyKonyndyk/status/1300063163753299969

[steve dave]

2 weeks plus one trial run day for us. No cases yet that I know of.


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there is a greater than zero chance we may personally be responsible for breaking this streak. drive through test tomorrow at 8 AM. both kids have barky coughs and 4 year old puked last night. no fevers though. just a cold? allergies and unrelated barfing? stay tuned folks.

[steve dave]

also it would seem strange that both adults are asymptomatic and both kids have symptoms right? that gives me hope that this is something else at least.

[Phil Titola]

2 weeks plus one trial run day for us. No cases yet that I know of.


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there is a greater than zero chance we may personally be responsible for breaking this streak. drive through test tomorrow at 8 AM. both kids have barky coughs and 4 year old puked last night. no fevers though. just a cold? allergies and unrelated barfing? stay tuned folks.

T&p

[michigancat]

also it would seem strange that both adults are asymptomatic and both kids have symptoms right? that gives me hope that this is something else at least.

I'm guessing you are OK but one explanation might be that they caught it at school and you are a couple days behind. but according to the alex berensons and clay travises* of the world kids don't even get symptoms.


(*side note! it's weird how I follow those awful contrarians and am subconsciously influenced by them even if I know they are morons and kinda evil in their motives. I think it's because they're telling people what I want to hear amid lots of unknowns.)

[Dugout DickStone]

also it would seem strange that both adults are asymptomatic and both kids have symptoms right? that gives me hope that this is something else at least.

I'm guessing you are OK but one explanation might be that they caught it at school and you are a couple days behind. but according to the alex berensons and clay travises* of the world kids don't even get symptoms.


(*side note! it's weird how I follow those awful contrarians and am subconsciously influenced by them even if I know they are morons and kinda evil in their motives. I think it's because they're telling people what I want to hear amid lots of unknowns.)

I am like 95% influenced by them.  Hearing good news in this crap is a dopamine

[Kat Kid]

first day of school tomorrow!

I will update this thread soon.

One school in my district had a policy of only 20 desks per classroom to promote "social distancing" but then still had class sizes above 20 but refused to add more desks! Very cool! Teachers are bringing yoga mats and finding random chairs to bring to their classrooms.

As for me, I have 25+ students. in a room, desks spaced apart as much as I can, assigned seats for 9 weeks with no movement, everyone facing forward for 2 hour long classes so that I can teach a semester in 9 weeks to prevent too many students in the hall for passing periods.

I think I can take students outside and as long as they are 6 feet apart they can take their masks off, going to probably try to do that as much as possible weather allowing.

[michigancat]

One school in my district had a policy of only 20 desks per classroom to promote "social distancing" but then still had class sizes above 20 but refused to add more desks! Very cool! Teachers are bringing yoga mats and finding random chairs to bring to their classrooms.

sounds like a great way to place the blame on the students and teachers if there's an outbreak! very wise, administrators

[Kat Kid]

The HIPAA interpretation the district is using to limit information on positive cases/very limited contract tracing is also seemingly designed to just keep this jalopy moving down the road without doing much quarantining. We will see!

[steve dave]

Damn, they’ve thought of everything. Cool!


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[Institutional Control]

Daughter’s high school had their 4th case Friday.


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[Cire]

Read an article from Lawrence about how they can’t accommodate all the teachers that opted to teach remotely.

I wonder how many teachers resigning it will take to completely take down the district???

Doesn’t seem like it would take very many.

Olathe has become an absolute cesspool off teacher/union hate.

“If you don’t want to do your job then quit”

But in all seriousness what happens if people start quitting ???


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[Kat Kid]

I doubt most teachers could afford to quit. liquidated damages and not being able to claim UI would be a pretty big double whammy.

[Phil Titola]

also it would seem strange that both adults are asymptomatic and both kids have symptoms right? that gives me hope that this is something else at least.

I'm guessing you are OK but one explanation might be that they caught it at school and you are a couple days behind. but according to the alex berensons and clay travises* of the world kids don't even get symptoms.


(*side note! it's weird how I follow those awful contrarians and am subconsciously influenced by them even if I know they are morons and kinda evil in their motives. I think it's because they're telling people what I want to hear amid lots of unknowns.)

I am like 95% influenced by them.  Hearing good news in this crap is a dopamine

JB Handley was my drug