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Posted on 8/24/20 at 12:17 pm to Peazey
quote:We were closed the most when spread started through the rest of the state. The drop in cases started before any mask mandates could have any impact. But sure. Believe what you want about measures actually working.
It's the same thing with the coronavirus measures. People take measures to try to lesson the impact. Then people see that there is less impact and don't connect that maybe there was less impact because measures were taken.
But this isn’t a covid thread. LSU and Dunham have handled it correctly. The diocese seems to be saving face for other reasons. But sure... this was about “preparation”
Posted on 8/24/20 at 12:51 pm to Duckhammer_77
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EBR Catholic closed all week to hide/quarantine a Covid spike that came up last week. They can use the hurricanes as cover and not report new cases if everyone runs through symptoms at home - then students come back on the 31st asymptomatic w/ no fever.
Careful Brochepus. The OT loves 'em some Covid conspiracy theories, but generally only the "making up cases" type, not the "hiding cases" type.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 12:58 pm to Methuselah
The cases will be reported to the state but on a macro level. Details about the schools will not be released.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:05 pm to ell_13
quote:So go to school Monday and likely need to cancel for the remainder of the week? That's worse than just cancelling for the week. Greatly disagree with your assessment.
I'll give one school credit. Dunham has classes today. Email was sent at 2PM yesterday that classes would be held as normal because the timing made it obvious today would be fine. So it's not like this isn't doable for everyone else.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:16 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
You’re wrong. They’re going tomorrow too. And they’ll likely be back in Friday. It’s how it should be done. Canceling school for convenience and not out of necessity is simply wrong.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:18 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
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So go to school Monday and likely need to cancel for the remainder of the week? That's worse than just cancelling for the week. Greatly disagree with your assessment.
There's no need to cancel class in Baton Rouge until Thursday.. and even Thursday depends on if Hurricane Laura hits Lousiana or not. The models have no idea. If it trends into Texas then you can go to school all week in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:40 pm to ell_13
quote:This is where you are wrong in thinking that it is for convenience.
Canceling school for convenience and not out of necessity is simply wrong.
Yes, if the school year had been going on it is perfectly fine to go Monday and then miss a few days or the remainder of the week. But not when it's the first day of the school year. To go 1 day when you don't know for certain when you can return is not good form. You even said the word "likely" yourself to return Friday when factually you don't know that. It could be 2 or 3 weeks before power is restored to some areas and if so they return 3 weeks after going that one day and what is going to be retained? What good would it have done?
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:46 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
quote:My god. So much ignorance to address.
Yes, if the school year had been going on it is perfectly fine to go Monday and then miss a few days or the remainder of the week. But not when it's the first day of the school year. To go 1 day when you don't know for certain when you can return is not good form. You even said the word "likely" yourself to return Friday when factually you don't know that. It could be 2 or 3 weeks before power is restored to some areas and if so they return 3 weeks after going that one day and what is going to be retained? What good would it have done?
I don't care if it's day 2 or day 100, if school can be open, you should go. If anything, you only have a limited amount of "normal" days this year and they are precious and kids need to be there every chance they get. You are so damn backwards on this.
Second, the uncertainly is exactly why you DON'T cancel an entire week in advance. You can make decisions as they are needed. Some schools literally cancelled schools in anticipation of a storm that wasn't even in the gulf yet. Think about that and how stupid it is.
Finally, if you are concerned about 2 or 3 weeks without power, then you don't belong in Louisiana. For one, having that as some kind of expectation or excuse for missing a school day is a joke and asinine.
The excuses you are making are ridiculous. Given the times, kids in school is more important than ever. Throwing away days, even this early, is messed up.
This post was edited on 8/24/20 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:49 pm to ell_13
PREACH
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:51 pm to ell_13
quote:Reports are saying that plans have to be made by end of day tomorrow should things get bad. You are the one with the backward thinking. When there is an unknown you don't just sit around with your dick in your hand and say well if it turns out bad I'll deal with it when it comes. You deal with it now while you have the chance.
My god. So much ignorance to address.
I don't care if it's day 2 or day 100, if school can be open, you should go. If anything, you only have a limited amount of "normal" days this year and they are precious and kids need to be there every chance they get. You are so damn backwards on this.
Second, the uncertainly is exactly why you DON'T cancel an entire week in advance. You can make decisions as they are needed. Some schools literally cancelled schools in anticipation of a storm that wasn't even in the gulf yet. Think about that and how stupid it is.
Finally, if you are concerned about 2 or 3 weeks without power, then you don't belong in Louisiana. For one, having that as some kind of expectation or excuse for missing a school day is a joke and asinine.
The excuses you are making are ridiculous. Given the times, kids in school is more important than ever. Throwing away days, even this early, is messed up.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:57 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
quote:Then why did they cancel everything Saturday if they had until the end of Tuesday?
Reports are saying that plans have to be made by end of day tomorrow should things get bad.
quote:Lol. I'm not advocating for doing nothing, ever. I'm saying there was no need to cancel an entire week and to announce that before the weekend was even over. And we have a damn example of a school doing it the right way. It's not like EBR is being evacuated. And like I said in my OP, there's nothing to stop parents from preparing for a closure if needed. We call that responsibility. Then, if needed and the schools called it last night, parents would be prepared. And then you handle it day by day. If Laura goes to texas, the diocese would have lost an entire week and it wouldn't have even rained more than an inch. That's laughable. But if Laura does come here, you would have had 2, maybe 3 days of class that didn't need to be lost. Common sense is lost on people like you.
When there is an unknown you don't just sit around with your dick in your hand and say well if it turns out bad I'll deal with it when it comes. You deal with it now while you have the chance.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:58 pm to ell_13
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If parents don't make plans knowing a storm is coming and school could be cancelled, that's on them, not the schools. The precedent being set makes parents expect a 4-day notification on a school closure and they bitch if they have less than 2 days.
As someone who deals with this on the regular in winter for snow days, parents are gonna bitch either way. If we go to school, they bitch when there's an early dismissal if the front is delayed. They bitch about the inconvenience. They bitch if you cancel it the night before and the front shifts and you end up with no snow or ice. They bitch if you go ahead and hold it the next day, swearing that 1/2 inch of snow that made their "driveway slick" was too dangerous for kids to go.
This post was edited on 8/24/20 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 3:00 pm to ell_13
liberals run the schools now. they scared of the dark so.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 3:01 pm to ell_13
Same reason why people bought all the toilet paper
Posted on 8/24/20 at 3:02 pm to ell_13
quote:As a parent, I got my call Sunday evening, and as of the moment school is only closed through Wednesday.
Then why did they cancel everything Saturday if they had until the end of Tuesday?
Maybe we're talking about 2 different situations, but i hope you're not a parent who has a spouse, kids and pets lives in your hands.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 3:03 pm to BluegrassBelle
I doubt it's always the same group of parents. Put me in the group where the leaders use common sense and do their job when it's safe to do so and then make decisions when theyre actually necessary.
If they had waited until last night and still felt today would have been too dangerous, then by all means that's understandable. But even the timing was so off that even if Marco had remained a hurricane, today would have been safe for everyone and we knew that yesterday. Dunham sent out an email at 2pm yesterday that they would have classes today. That's how you do it. Plenty of time to prepare and make the most informed decision. When you make a decision 5 days early, you are putting yourself in a position to constantly guess. Imagine canceling schools for every storm that enters the Caribbean... not the Gulf... before it even hits Cuba. That's what happened here.
If they had waited until last night and still felt today would have been too dangerous, then by all means that's understandable. But even the timing was so off that even if Marco had remained a hurricane, today would have been safe for everyone and we knew that yesterday. Dunham sent out an email at 2pm yesterday that they would have classes today. That's how you do it. Plenty of time to prepare and make the most informed decision. When you make a decision 5 days early, you are putting yourself in a position to constantly guess. Imagine canceling schools for every storm that enters the Caribbean... not the Gulf... before it even hits Cuba. That's what happened here.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 3:03 pm to Tigers4Lyfe
quote:A wife, a 6 yo son, and 3 dogs.
i hope you're not a parent who has a spouse, kids and pets lives in your hands.
All of which have me to thank for evacuating in time for the 2016 flood and rebuilding our home that took on 4 ft.
This post was edited on 8/24/20 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 3:06 pm to ell_13
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before it even hits Cuba. That's what happened here.
This is bullshite
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