I'm glad to know that Smash Mouth can still rock the house to a packed crowd of hundreds...that's right, I said hundreds.
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A school nurse in the district with the crowded hallway photo quit over a scarcity of Covid-19 precautions. Rising cases are 'not the validation' she wanted
A school nurse in Georgia who quit over what she considers a lack of Covid-19 precautions said a viral photo of students crowded last week in a high school hallway and the positive coronavirus cases that followed validates her decision.
Etowah High School Temporarily Closed After COVID-19 Cases Surge
Etowah High School is temporarily closed effective Tuesday after a surge of coronavirus cases was reported.
I need to get my kids computers. I have a feeling that this is going to happen when we start in September.Etowah High School Temporarily Closed After COVID-19 Cases Surge
Etowah High School is temporarily closed effective Tuesday after a surge of coronavirus cases was reported.www.gpb.org
Turbo
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Unfortunately, even with a low background community case loads and best practices, it will continue to happen here and there (and with high community spread, it's essentially a certainty). Best be as prepared as possible just in case.
Bull Shannon
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My sister and her partner are teachers; the partner is going straight into the classroom, which they both predict will involve ~2 weeks of classes which result in an outbreak or recognition that socially-distanced learning is untenable, followed by a return to remote learning. My sister has managed to "begin" her class with 2 weeks of remote learning with "plans" to start learning in-studio (art professor), but fully well plans on riding those two weeks out before her school admits remote learning is the way to go.
New Hampshire just issued a mask mandate. This mask mandate requires you to wear a mask when in gatherings of 100 people or more.
Yeah, you red that right. If you are out in public and are not participating in a gathering of 100 people or more you still don't need to wear a mask.
Why did they just enact this mandate? Bike week is coming up in Laconia next week. And this mandate comes in response to what they saw at other bike rallies just recently.
Yeah, you red that right. If you are out in public and are not participating in a gathering of 100 people or more you still don't need to wear a mask.
Why did they just enact this mandate? Bike week is coming up in Laconia next week. And this mandate comes in response to what they saw at other bike rallies just recently.
150 or so parents were outside of the statehouse in Boston today protesting to have the Governor allow schools to open back up.
They are saying clearer direction is needed from the governor. They either want direction to open all schools fully back up in September or want a date for when that happens. None of this let's play it by ear and see how things are going and make a decision when it's safe.
One parent the news interviewed said lets follow the data, which shows it's safe for kids to go back to school. Especially the younger ones. Sure, most younger kids won't get sick, but they can spread it.
They are saying clearer direction is needed from the governor. They either want direction to open all schools fully back up in September or want a date for when that happens. None of this let's play it by ear and see how things are going and make a decision when it's safe.
One parent the news interviewed said lets follow the data, which shows it's safe for kids to go back to school. Especially the younger ones. Sure, most younger kids won't get sick, but they can spread it.
debianlinux
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It's super tough for everyone. The public education system is the grease on the wheels of the 9-5 workday.
Chicken wings test positive for Covid-19 in China, but there's no evidence of food transmission, experts say
A sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, authorities said Thursday, the latest in a series of reports of contaminated imported food products.
Britain's anti-obesity coronavirus campaign is a nightmare for eating disorder sufferers
Boris Johnson's latest strategy to fight coronavirus aims to make Britain healthier -- but campaigners are worried about the impact the policy will have on people living with eating disorders.
It's like your sister's partner understands the basics of viral spread. You think our government officials could figure this out too.
I'm looking at this proposal and it's mostly pretty benign. They want no fast food advertising before 9 am and calorie counts on menus. We have calorie counts on menus over here and it's not too obtrusive. I like the cycling initiative, but they're right that it doesn't really go far enough to address some societal factors like the fact that foods low in nutrition and high in calories costs much less than nutritionally dense foods with lower calories. We really need to relook at our food subsidies and nutritional programs like SNAP and WIC to reward people, in some way, for purchasing nutritionally dense foods. The other issue is with homelessness and the ability for people to cook in their residences because that's not something that we can assume. Many people live in rentals or hotel rooms where there is no kitchen. Fresh food access should also not be assumed in these instances because where there is a large amount of poverty, there are usually food deserts--neighborhoods with no access to fresh food or groceries; the grocery store is not within walking distance.Britain's anti-obesity coronavirus campaign is a nightmare for eating disorder sufferers
Boris Johnson's latest strategy to fight coronavirus aims to make Britain healthier -- but campaigners are worried about the impact the policy will have on people living with eating disorders.www.cnn.com
So yeah, this is a good first step, but it will not impact the behavior of the poorest people who are also the most at risk.
22 Pictures Of In-Person Learning Every Teacher Wishes The World Could See
I've never seen anything like it.
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1,193 Quarantined for Covid. Is This a Successful School Reopening? (Published 2020)
A suburban Atlanta county opened its schools amid controversy and a growing case count, previewing a difficult national back-to-school season.
wokeupnew
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Parents Suing Over California School Closures Speak Out
Parents who are suing Gov. Gavin Newsom over COVID-19 safety restrictions that are keeping most students out of classrooms shared their concerns Thursday.
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I cannot tell you how many special needs moms are feeling left with no options.Parents Suing Over California School Closures Speak Out
Parents who are suing Gov. Gavin Newsom over COVID-19 safety restrictions that are keeping most students out of classrooms shared their concerns Thursday.
I'm waiting to see what this year has in store for us but if my childrens' IEPs aren't followed this year, I would also consider suing. An IEP is a legally binding document that spells out what services the school board will provide for your child. If the school board does not provide what they say they will, they are in breach of their contract. Our kids already have a lot of barriers to learning, and virtual learning is not going to cut it, especially for my oldest with developmental delay.
Face masks: in 2020, 'mask slacking' is more partisan than in 1918, historians say
Even during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic, some Americans were not fans of wearing masks. Still, there are important differences between the opposition to masks in the 1918 pandemic and what we are seeing in 2020, according to historians.