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    From Alpha@21:4/158 to All on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 08:00:11
    Just got word that the kiddos may be returning to school here in
    Berkeley, CA as soon as late March.

    My wife is a teacher, and is getting her first shot this Friday --
    they've agreed to vaccinate any teacher returning.

    That, plus the declining hospitalizations, gives me hope for a return to normal... sometime this year...


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  • From Bob Roberts@21:2/118 to Alpha on Thursday, February 18, 2021 08:56:52
    Just got word that the kiddos may be returning to school here in
    Berkeley, CA as soon as late March.

    My wife is a teacher, and is getting her first shot this Friday --
    they've agreed to vaccinate any teacher returning.

    Good for Berkeley. I heard they're able to prioritize teachers because they run their own health department. As far as I know the other Bay Area counties aren't doing this (yet?).

    It does seem the vaccine is becoming more available in California. My mom was able to get her first shot of Moderna at a CVS on Monday, and is scheduled for her second in 3 weeks.

    I'm just worried that those of us under 65 won't see a shot anytime soon.

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  • From mseifert@21:1/192 to Alpha on Thursday, February 18, 2021 12:05:40
    Alpha said to All <-

    Just got word that the kiddos may be returning to school here in
    Berkeley, CA as soon as late March.

    My wife is a teacher, and is getting her first shot this Friday --
    they've agreed to vaccinate any teacher returning.

    That, plus the declining hospitalizations, gives me hope for a return
    to normal... sometime this year...

    Here is hoping! I have a friend who is currently home-schooling her 4 & 7 year old boys and will be thankful when school resumes here in Canada, as the new math is rotting her brain, or so she says.



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Alpha on Thursday, February 18, 2021 06:30:00
    Alpha wrote to All <=-

    Just got word that the kiddos may be returning to school here in
    Berkeley, CA as soon as late March.

    Our school district's superintendant just confirmed that they're not going
    to hit their earlier goal of March 1, and were cautiously shooting for the late March as well.

    I don't know how they're going to do it without mass innoculations. There's
    no room in the high school to spread people out, unless they go to a 50% hybrid plan - have half of the kids go in Monday/Wednesday, the other half Tuesday/Thursday, and have them all remote on Fridays.

    My son's graduating this year, it'd be nice for him to get some social/in- school days before he does.




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  • From Utopian Galt@21:4/108 to Poindexter Fortran on Saturday, February 20, 2021 08:35:40
    POINDEXTER FORTRAN(21:4/1 wrote to Alpha <=-

    Alpha wrote to All <=-
    I don't know how they're going to do it without mass innoculations. There's no room in the high school to spread people out, unless they go
    to a 50% hybrid plan - have half of the kids go in Monday/Wednesday,
    the other half Tuesday/Thursday, and have them all remote on Fridays.
    Two days of in person is better than nothing. I even known of a two year old who got the rona, it does happen
    to kids.

    The teachers who may have severe conditions or have family members with severe conditions should be able to do
    online only, but those who want to do classroom should do classroom service.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Utopian Galt on Sunday, February 21, 2021 08:02:00
    Utopian Galt wrote to Poindexter Fortran <=-

    Two days of in person is better than nothing. I even known of a two
    year old who got the rona, it does happen to kids.

    Agreed. The social aspect is a huge part of schooling.

    The teachers who may have severe conditions or have family members with severe conditions should be able to do online only, but those who want
    to do classroom should do classroom service.

    It'll be interesting to see how that shakes out. I'd be leery to be a
    teacher in an enclosed space with a room full of kids who are understandably lax when it comes to sanitary protocols, because they're kids.


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