Showing posts with label reopening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reopening. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

MD COVID-19 Outbreak at Schools: Burning Tree Elementary (Bethesda) and Quince Orchard High School ( Gaithersburg - ongoing outbreak)

Allegany High School Allegany 4 09/08/21
Braddock Middle School Allegany 2 09/08/21
Fort Hill High School Allegany 4 09/08/21
Arundel Christian School Anne Arundel 4 09/08/21
Glen Burnie High School Anne Arundel 3 09/08/21
St. Paul's Lutheran School Anne Arundel 4 09/08/21
St. Philip-Neri School Anne Arundel 2 09/08/21
The Key School Anne Arundel 4 09/08/21
Friends School Baltimore City 2 09/08/21
Lillie May Jackson Charter Public School Baltimore City 16 09/08/21
Saint Frances Academy Baltimore City 2 09/08/21
Randallstown High School Baltimore County 2 09/08/21
Woodlawn High School Baltimore County 4 09/08/21
Century High School Carroll 6 09/08/21
Westminster High School Carroll 2 09/08/21
Bohemia Manor High School Cecil 3 09/08/21
Archbishop Neale School Charles 2 09/08/21
Ballenger Creek Middle School Frederick 4 09/08/21
Blue Heron Elementary School Frederick 2 09/08/21
Brunswick High School Frederick 2 09/08/21
Carroll Manor Elementary School Frederick 3 09/08/21
Frederick Christian Academy Frederick 4 09/08/21
Glade Elementary School Frederick 4 09/08/21
Lewistown Elementary School Frederick 5 09/08/21
Linganore High School Frederick 3 09/08/21
Monocacy Elementary School Frederick 3 09/08/21
Thurmont Middle School Frederick 11 09/08/21
Walkersville High School Frederick 4 09/08/21
Whittier Elementary School Frederick 2 09/08/21
C. Milton Wright High School Harford 3 09/08/21
John Carroll School Harford 5 09/08/21
Atholton Adventist Academy Howard 2 09/08/21
Dayton Elementary School Howard 2 09/08/21
Ducketts Lane Elementary School Howard 2 09/08/21
Hammond High School Howard 2 09/08/21
Marriotts Ridge High School Howard 4 09/08/21
River Hill High School Howard 2 09/08/21
Trinity School Howard 2 09/08/21
Burning Tree Elementary School Montgomery 2 09/08/21
Quince Orchard High School Montgomery 25 09/08/21
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School Prince George's 7 09/08/21
Potomac High School Prince George's 2 09/08/21
Reid Temple Academy Prince George's 3 09/08/21
Kent Island High School Queen Anne's 3 09/08/21
Chopticon High School St. Mary's 7 09/08/21
St. John's School St. Mary's 5 09/08/21
Broadfording Christian Academy Washington 2 09/08/21
Hancock Middle-Senior High School Washington 3 09/08/21
Old Forge Elementary School Washington 2 09/08/21
Parkside High School Wicomico 15 09/08/21
Wicomico Day School Wicomico 5 09/08/21
Steven Decatur High School Worcester 6 09/08/21

As a reminder, the Maryland Dashboard uses the following criteria for reporting COVID-19 cases.  Not all cases are reported, only those that satisfy the following criteria.

  Note: This dataset reflects public and non-public K-12 schools in Maryland that have COVID-19 outbreaks. Data are based on local health department reports to MDH, which may be revised if additional information becomes available. This list does not include child care facilities or institutes of higher education.

Schools listed meet 1 or more of the following criteria:

    1) At least two confirmed COVID-19 cases among students/teachers/staff within a 14-day period and who are epidemiologically linked, but not household contacts; or

    2) Three or more classrooms or cohorts with cases from separate households that meet the classroom/cohort outbreak definition that occurs within 14 days; or

    3) Five percent or more unrelated students/teachers/staff have confirmed COVID-19 within a 14 day period (minimum of 10 unrelated students/teachers/staff).

Cases reported reflect the current total number of cases. Schools are removed from the list when health officials determine 14 days have passed with no new cases and no tests pending. Archival data is available through the COVID-19 open data catalogue.

These data are updated weekly on Wednesdays during the 10 a.m. hour. MDH is continuously evaluating its data and reporting systems and will make updates as more data becomes available.

 https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/school-resources


Wednesday, September 1, 2021

MD COVID-19 Outbreak at Schools: Bullis (Football Team), Damascus High School, RICA, Quince Orchard HS (now 25 cases), Seneca Valley HS

Friends School Baltimore City 2 09/01/21

Lillie May Jackson Charter Public School Baltimore City 13 09/01/21

Century High School Carroll 5 09/01/21

Gerstell Academy Carroll 2 09/01/21

South Carroll High School Carroll 3 09/01/21

Westminster High School Carroll 2 09/01/21

Butterfly Ridge Elementary School Frederick 2 09/01/21

Carroll Manor Elementary School Frederick 3 09/01/21

Frederick Christian Academy Frederick 4 09/01/21

Hillcrest Elementary School Frederick 2 09/01/21

Lewistown Elementary School Frederick 5 09/01/21

Monocacy Valley Montessori Public Charter School Frederick 2 09/01/21

Orchard Grove Elementary School Frederick 2 09/01/21

Success Program Frederick 2 09/01/21

Thurmont Middle School Frederick 2 09/01/21

Tuscarora Elementary School Frederick 2 09/01/21

Tuscarora High School Frederick 5 09/01/21

Walkersville High School Frederick 3 09/01/21

Atholton Adventist Academy Howard 2 09/01/21

Marriotts Ridge High School Howard 4 09/01/21

Bullis School - Football Team Montgomery 3 09/01/21

Damascus High School Montgomery 2 09/01/21

John L Gildner - RICA Montgomery 2 09/01/21

Quince Orchard High School Montgomery 25 09/01/21

Seneca Valley High School Montgomery 2 09/01/21

Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School Prince George's 4 09/01/21

Potomac High School Prince George's 2 09/01/21

Reid Temple Academy Prince George's 3 09/01/21

Chopticon High School St. Mary's 6 09/01/21

St. John's School St. Mary's 3 09/01/21

Hancock Middle-Senior High School Washington 3 09/01/21

Parkside High School Wicomico 4 09/01/21

Wicomico Day School Wicomico 3 09/01/21

Steven Decatur High School Worcester 4 09/01/21

As a reminder, the Maryland Dashboard uses the following criteria for reporting COVID-19 cases.  Not all cases are reported, only those that satisfy the following criteria.

  Note: This dataset reflects public and non-public K-12 schools in Maryland that have COVID-19 outbreaks. Data are based on local health department reports to MDH, which may be revised if additional information becomes available. This list does not include child care facilities or institutes of higher education.

Schools listed meet 1 or more of the following criteria:

    1) At least two confirmed COVID-19 cases among students/teachers/staff within a 14-day period and who are epidemiologically linked, but not household contacts; or

    2) Three or more classrooms or cohorts with cases from separate households that meet the classroom/cohort outbreak definition that occurs within 14 days; or

    3) Five percent or more unrelated students/teachers/staff have confirmed COVID-19 within a 14 day period (minimum of 10 unrelated students/teachers/staff).

Cases reported reflect the current total number of cases. Schools are removed from the list when health officials determine 14 days have passed with no new cases and no tests pending. Archival data is available through the COVID-19 open data catalogue.

These data are updated weekly on Wednesdays during the 10 a.m. hour. MDH is continuously evaluating its data and reporting systems and will make updates as more data becomes available.

 https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/school-resources



Wednesday, August 25, 2021

COVID-19 Outbreak at Quince Orchard High School makes Maryland Schools Outbreak List with 24 Cases

Maryland School for the Blind Baltimore City 2 08/25/21

Reginald F. Lewis High School Baltimore City 2 08/25/21

Century High School Carroll 2 08/25/21

Gerstell Academy Carroll 2 08/25/21

South Carroll High School Carroll 2 08/25/21

Winfield Elementary School Carroll 3 08/25/21

Butterfly Ridge Elementary School Frederick 2 08/25/21

Hillcrest Elementary School Frederick  2 08/25/21

Lewistown Elementary School Frederick 3 08/25/21

Orchard Grove Elementary School Frederick 2 08/25/21

Success Program Frederick 2 08/25/21

Tuscarora Elementary School  Frederick 2 08/25/21

Tuscarora High School Frederick 4 08/25/21

Quince Orchard High School Montgomery 24 08/25/21

Parkside High School Wicomico 2 08/25/21

Wicomico Day School Wicomico 2 08/25/21

Wicomico High School Wicomico 2 08/25/21

Steven Decatur High School Worcester 2 08/25/21



As a reminder, the Maryland Dashboard uses the following criteria for reporting COVID-19 cases.  Not all cases are reported, only those that satisfy the following criteria.

  Note: This dataset reflects public and non-public K-12 schools in Maryland that have COVID-19 outbreaks. Data are based on local health department reports to MDH, which may be revised if additional information becomes available. This list does not include child care facilities or institutes of higher education.

Schools listed meet 1 or more of the following criteria:

    1) At least two confirmed COVID-19 cases among students/teachers/staff within a 14-day period and who are epidemiologically linked, but not household contacts; or

    2) Three or more classrooms or cohorts with cases from separate households that meet the classroom/cohort outbreak definition that occurs within 14 days; or

    3) Five percent or more unrelated students/teachers/staff have confirmed COVID-19 within a 14 day period (minimum of 10 unrelated students/teachers/staff).

Cases reported reflect the current total number of cases. Schools are removed from the list when health officials determine 14 days have passed with no new cases and no tests pending. Archival data is available through the COVID-19 open data catalogue.

These data are updated weekly on Wednesdays during the 10 a.m. hour. MDH is continuously evaluating its data and reporting systems and will make updates as more data becomes available.

 https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/school-resources


Thursday, June 17, 2021

Masks in MD Schools: It'll be a decision for local school systems to make.

 From Twitter:

Rachel Baye 
Reporter for .
My question: If the children are under 12 and therefore cannot be vaccinated, isn't the CDC's recommendation that they be masked?



Michael Ricci
Replying to and
It'll be a decision for local school systems to make.

Communications Director, , State of Maryland.

Thursday, May 27, 2021

MCPS RELEASES FALL REOPENING PLANS AND MASK WEARING REQUIREMENTS


Montgomery County Public Schools released on Thursday a community message with information about fall reopening plans, mask-wearing requirements, vaccinations, summer school, and the Virtual Academy. Here’s a list of what’s ahead for the district:

  • MCPS will require masks for students and staff while on school grounds. Students will be required to wear masks inside the building and outdoors during recess or Physical Education (P.E.) classes (masks may be removed during high heat and humidity).
  • Schools will be open for traditional, in-person learning for students and staff during the 2021-2022 school year.
  • The school district is encouraging all students and staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine. MCPS is partnering with the county’s Department of Health and Human Services to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics at several MCPS schools. The next clinic will be on June 2 at Montgomery Village Middle School.
  • Registration for MCPS summer programs will close on June 4. MCPS officials say summer programs are an essential part of the district’s efforts to address learning loss and provide access to fun and engaging programs.
  • Applications open on June 1 for the MCPS Virtual Academy. While in-person learning five days a week is an option, MCPS also offers a virtual academy this fall. MCPS officials say the Virtual Academy will provide a full-time virtual learning program for students in kindergarten to Grade 12...

 

Friday, May 21, 2021

Rapid school reopenings may have led to thousands of COVID cases, hundreds of deaths in Texas


 A plan to rapidly reopen schools in Texas may have contributed to thousands of COVID-19 cases and hundreds of deaths, according to an analysis by economists and public policy experts from the University of Kentucky.

The analysis, which has not yet been peer reviewed, used a statistical model to estimate that roughly 43,000 people contracted COVID-19 and 800 people possibly died in Texas two months after schools reopened statewide, when virus transmission already was high...

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/rapid-school-reopenings-led-thousands-covid-cases-hundreds/story?id=77778717

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in US schools


MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore, New York and Chicago. In other parts of the U.S., school districts are reluctant to check even students showing signs of illness for COVID-19.



Education and health officials around the country have taken different approaches to testing students and staff members — and widely varying positions or whether to test them at all as more children give up virtual classrooms for in-person learning. Some states have rejected their share of the billions of dollars the Biden administration made available for conducting virus tests in schools...

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-education-health-082ade974a5c3257b9f7baa35cb9eec2

Saturday, May 15, 2021

@DrLeanaWen A question on many parents’ mind: What about unvaccinated young children? First, the facts. Kids constitute nearly 25% of all current #covid19 infections. Over 300 have died. For parents who want to remain cautious, here’s my advice.

Friday, April 16, 2021

About 39 percent of the system’s 161,000 students are expected back. #MCPS


...In neighboring Montgomery County, with the state’s largest school system, the return to campus has rolled out gradually since March 1.

Thursday marked another phase in Montgomery’s reopening, with the return of thousands of students in prekindergarten and grades 4, 5, 6 and 12, along with more students in special education. About 39 percent of the system’s 161,000 students are expected back...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/prince-georges-county-maryland-schools-reopen/2021/04/08/8ebdeb2c-972b-11eb-a6d0-13d207aadb78_story.html?fbclid=IwAR008XwMQHU2J78TYpncGYN4VnfKCz5z1u8Zb3ijtwiS5raGPsgpqSmpDUQ

Friday, March 19, 2021

Elementary school teachers filing 3 times as many COVID-19 infection claims as secondary teachers: union


Teachers in B.C. elementary schools are filing more than three times the number of COVID-19 infection claims than those working in secondary schools, the B.C. Teachers' Federation says.

In a news release Tuesday, the BCTF cited data from WorkSafeBC, which the union says shows 80 occupational COVID-19 infection claims were approved by the agency for kindergarten to Grade 7 teachers.

That's compared to 25 reports from teachers of students in Grades 8 to 12, the BCTF says. Those figures were collected as of March 11 of this year...

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/elementary-school-teachers-filing-3-times-as-many-covid-19-infection-claims-as-secondary-teachers-union-1.5349608

The CDC said 6 feet should still be maintained in common areas, such as school lobbies, and when masks can’t be worn, such as when eating.

 


NEW YORK (AP) — Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chorus practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines...

...— Says spacing can also be 3 feet in middle and high schools, so long as there is not a high level of spread in the community. If there is, spacing should be at least 6 feet.

The CDC said 6 feet should still be maintained in common areas, such as school lobbies, and when masks can’t be worn, such as when eating.

Also, students should be kept 6 feet apart in situations where there are a lot of people talking, cheering or singing, all of which can expel droplets containing the coronavirus. That includes chorus practice, assemblies and sports events.

Teachers and other adults should continue to stay 6 feet from one another and from students, the CDC said...

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-72584a00c039546f02eceb3715063e35?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP

Monday, March 15, 2021

MCPS Creating Maskless Lunchrooms: Association of State-Issued Mask Mandates and Allowing On-Premises Restaurant Dining with County-Level COVID-19 Case and Death Growth Rates — United States, March 1–December 31, 2020

 What MCPS and the Board of Education are doing at this link.

CDC Advisory Below.  Anyone in MCPS or at the Board of Education reading this CDC information?


Summary

What is already known about this topic?

Universal masking and avoiding nonessential indoor spaces are recommended to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

What is added by this report?

Mandating masks was associated with a decrease in daily COVID-19 case and death growth rates within 20 days of implementation. Allowing on-premises restaurant dining was associated with an increase in daily COVID-19 case growth rates 41–100 days after implementation and an increase in daily death growth rates 61–100 days after implementation.

What are the implications for public health practice?

Mask mandates and restricting any on-premises dining at restaurants can help limit community transmission of COVID-19 and reduce case and death growth rates. These findings can inform public policies to reduce community spread of COVID-19.

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Opinion: I chose to go back to school on a hybrid schedule. My first day back was miserable.


Henry Smith is a senior at Justice High School in Falls Church, Va.

In elementary school, at the slightest forecast of snow, I would observe the superstitious rituals of flushing an ice cube down the toilet and wearing my pajamas inside out, dreaming of a massive storm canceling school for the whole year. Now, after a year without going into my high school, I realize it’s nothing to dream about. It’s just depressing.

Last fall, when students in my Virginia district were asked to decide whether they would return to the classroom when schools eventually reopened, the decision was an easy one for me. Those with last names beginning with A through L would attend on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; M through Z on Thursdays and Fridays. Eager to return to “normal,” I chose to go back to in-person learning when the time came. I wanted to spend at least part of my senior year with some friendly, familiar faces...


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/if-this-version-of-in-person-school-is-normal-let-me-out/2021/03/12/b6968e78-81f6-11eb-9ca6-54e187ee4939_story.html