I am a New York City public high school student. The situation is beyond control

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jan 09, 2022, 2:17 AM UTC

PragmaticPulp wrote: post #531

thepasswordis wrote: post #501

I think I'm getting something different from this than what the author intended. * They mention their study hall as a "super spreader event". This feels...hysterical to me. Not just because it worries me that this kid is thinking about this in the way they are, but also because it's wrong . The risk this person faces is much more likely from the HVAC system in the school, not the study hall. * The way they talk about…

> * They mention their study hall as a "super spreader event". This feels...hysterical to me. Not just because it worries me that this kid is thinking about this in the way they are, but also because it's wrong. The risk this person faces is much more likely from the HVAC system in the school, not the study hall. The kids were packed into an overcrowded auditorium so much that they completely ran out of seats and had…

Post by nemothekid » Sun, Jan 09, 2022, 2:18 AM UTC

darth_avocado wrote: post #472

bryans wrote: post #364

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> Sweden has kept its schooling open (although it has had covid outbreaks, but the numbers were similar to Finland where the schools were closed). Sweden suffered 1,504 deaths per million, while Finland had 295. To call them "similar" is disinformative, at best.

Not really, you are talking about overall, while the data I was presenting was mostly specific to the topic at hand: School kids. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden...

Post by lokar » Sun, Jan 09, 2022, 2:19 AM UTC

danenania wrote: post #452

lokar wrote: post #257

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The vaccine does not work for people with suppressed immune systems

Considering there are immunosuppressed people who can’t get vaccinated, and that covid is unlikely to ever go away, are you saying that we should continue with covid restrictions forever?

Post by caddemon » Sun, Jan 09, 2022, 2:19 AM UTC

ransom1538 wrote: post #490

caddemon wrote: post #308

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Have you had COVID? Good luck teaching a room full of 6 year olds with active symptoms. This is what people are essentially asking for right now, at least in certain districts where 10%+ of the teaching staff are out with symptomatic COVID.

I had covid. My kids had covid. My parents had covid. My neighbors had covid. My cat had covid (snotting - no test). You will get covid. The war is lost. Unless, you move to northern Alaska and do no visit shops - and use the land. But that is death.

Post by mbg721 » Sun, Jan 09, 2022, 2:20 AM UTC

caddemon wrote: post #547

ransom1538 wrote: post #490

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I had covid. My kids had covid. My parents had covid. My neighbors had covid. My cat had covid (snotting - no test). You will get covid. The war is lost. Unless, you move to northern Alaska and do no visit shops - and use the land. But that is death.

I think you're missing my point. It's not about avoiding COVID right now. It's about the fact too many teachers have it simultaneously and do not feel well enough to teach.