Are you okay to send your kids to school?

gauchojake · 07-27-20, 09:27 PM

If I lived somewhere else I’d probably be on board. I’m a little hesitant at the moment.

ThaTopMoron · 07-27-20, 09:28 PM

my kids will be fine

not having any for at least another 5 years

Booya711 · 07-27-20, 09:28 PM

My kids are home schooled

lakerboy · 07-27-20, 09:28 PM

No chance my kids go. I don't care what they say. My kids are my entire life

Carseller4 · 07-27-20, 09:29 PM

2 grandkids getting ready to start in about 3 weeks. Pre-K and Kindergarten.

I'm fine with it.

Unrivaled · 07-27-20, 09:35 PM

Not a chance in hell but don't have kids.

JIBBBY · 07-27-20, 09:36 PM

Time to home school.. It's the better avenue over public schools anyways..

Get with other parents in your neighborhood and form a home schooling program or else your kids will quickly become retards and drive you crazy at home doing nothing!!!

lakerboy · 07-27-20, 09:39 PM

Originally posted by Carseller4

2 grandkids getting ready to start in about 3 weeks. Pre-K and Kindergarten.

I'm fine with it.

Do you interact with them regularly?

KVB · 07-27-20, 09:49 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

No chance my kids go. I don't care what they say. My kids are my entire life

What, you think your rolling the dice or something? The numbers, and even the numbers of scary unkowns with children specifically are really small.

When the school year ended in the spring the district came up with the option in the Fall for students to stay home and go through an internet home type schooling but still with the district. If parents weren't comfortable sending kids to school, they could choose the option.

We had always planned to send them back to school. My son starting Jr. High, it's a big deal.

Now, with recent numbers, they won't be having any students back to campus in August and they will be monitoring weekly the county cases and hospital stress.

But that decision by the district is directly related to not stressing the health care system, the way all shutdowns are supposed to be, not related to fear of children getting sick.

So yes, the moment the students can go to campus, my kids will go. I would send them now, as I don't think the county numbers are that bad, but they have been trending in a bad direction so I see why the decision was made.

KVB · 07-27-20, 09:52 PM

If we were fearful and decided to keep the kids home for that reason, then when would we send them back? There won't be a vaccine, it's a corona. Even when one is marketed, it will be unreliable and not actually tested in the current environment.

Maybe we could wait for a milder mutation to be prominent, but that's a bit ridiculous to say the least.

A cold virus, especially this one, can't stop the kids from living life, it just can't.

Carseller4 · 07-27-20, 09:52 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

Do you interact with them regularly?

Yeah, they live with me.

Wife's idea.

My son works at Walmart and his wife works at a Nursing Home. They both got COVID, both were a-systematic. Both had it for 2 weeks then tested negative. Kids were never affected. I stayed far away, so did my wife. Luckily we both didn't catch it.

Wish I could talk them into home schooling but it's not happening so far.

I think they will both enjoy Kindergarten and Pre-K.

pavyracer · 07-27-20, 09:57 PM

I'm OK with my kids going to school. But the school already decided to do digital learning so it's a moot point.

lakerboy · 07-27-20, 09:57 PM

Originally posted by KVB

What, you think your rolling the dice or something? The numbers, and even the numbers of scary unkowns with children specifically are really small.

When the school year ended in the spring the district came up with the option in the Fall for students to stay home and go through an internet home type schooling but still with the district. If parents weren't comfortable sending kids to school, they could choose the option.

We had always planned to send them back to school. My son starting Jr. High, it's a big deal.

Now, with recent numbers, they won't be having any students back to campus in August and they will be monitoring weekly the county cases and hospital stress.

But that decision by the district is directly related to not stressing the health care system, the way all shutdowns are supposed to be, not related to fear of children getting sick.

So yes, the moment the students can go to campus, my kids will go. I would send them now, as I don't think the county numbers are that bad, but they have been trending in a bad direction so I see why the decision was made.

I don't gamble with my kids. Sure it's extremely unlikely anything happens but I'm not in that business with my children. They will be fine staying home. You do what suits you bro.

Mr KLC · 07-27-20, 09:58 PM

Left it up to my senior in high school. She decided to do the Virtual Academy that is being offered.

lakerboy · 07-27-20, 09:58 PM

I do want them to go back but it's not safe

Unrivaled · 07-27-20, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

I do want them to go back but it's not safe

You are in Canada? In Alberta it is a full go for opening school when our cases are skyrocketing.

I think it's nuts.

lakerboy · 07-27-20, 10:03 PM

Originally posted by Unrivaled

You are in Canada? In Alberta it is a full go for opening school when our cases are skyrocketing.

I think it's nuts.

Ontario. It's not happening here

KVB · 07-27-20, 10:04 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

I don't gamble with my kids. Sure it's extremely unlikely anything happens but I'm not in that business with my children. They will be fine staying home. You do what suits you bro.

You gamble with your kids every day, especially with viruses.

And especially with cold viruses.

Everyone in the world does.

jjgold · 07-27-20, 10:05 PM

Does anyone realize kids
the lowest risk??

Young lad this is not even a mild cold for 99.9% of people if you’re under 30

lakerboy · 07-27-20, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by KVB

You gamble with your kids every day, especially with viruses.

And especially with cold viruses.

Everyone in the world does.

The American response. Gambling is sending them to school to get sick from people who have the attitude you do bro.

KVB · 07-27-20, 10:05 PM

Better to let your kids get dirty and catch colds while they are young because, as you can see, catching bad colds as an adult can turn very bad very quick.

Immunity systems must be built up.

Unrivaled · 07-27-20, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by KVB

You gamble with your kids every day, especially with viruses.

And especially with cold viruses.

Everyone in the world does.

Cold different than covid. We don't know long term symptoms and shows many people who were recovered actually have really bad lung damage.

KVB · 07-27-20, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

The American response.

Nonsense, it's 100% true.

lakerboy · 07-27-20, 10:07 PM

Immunity must be built up you are right. Death must be avoided.

KVB · 07-27-20, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by Unrivaled

Cold different than covid. We don't know long term symptoms and shows many people who were recovered actually have really bad lung damage.

I agree, and it's scary. But you can't keep them indoors forever and the cold will never go away.

I'm not advocating reckless behavior, I agree with lockdowns and social distancing, but when the time is right, there is no sense on stopping life.

KVB · 07-27-20, 10:09 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

Immunity must be built up you are right. Death must be avoided.

Cases are rising and death is being avoided as they supportive care, including the use of HQ, has really improved.

We lockdown to flatten the curve and avoid overwhleming the health system.

We don't lock down to avoid getting sick altogether.

They are two different things.

lakerboy · 07-27-20, 10:09 PM

Originally posted by KVB

I agree, and it's scary. But you can't keep them indoors forever and the cold will never go away.

I'm not advocating reckless behavior, I agree with lockdowns and social distancing, but when the time is right, there is no sense on stopping life.

Your kids are not playing outdoors?

ace7550 · 07-27-20, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by KVB

You gamble with your kids every day, especially with viruses.

And especially with cold viruses.

Everyone in the world does.

Exactly. Kids are not dying from this. They are more likely to die on the car ride there than from covid. That being said I don't have a choice. Here in Santa Cruz it's gonna be "zoom school." F that. I'm just gonna home school. Was thinking about it before covid anyways.

lakerboy · 07-27-20, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by KVB

Cases are rising and death is being avoided as they supportive care, including the use of HQ, has really improved.

We lockdown to flatten the curve and avoid overwhleming the health system.

We don't lock down to avoid getting sick altogether.

They are two different things.

You guys NEVER flattened the curve though.

jjgold · 07-27-20, 10:10 PM

Americans live in fear always have and always well including myself

KVB · 07-27-20, 10:12 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

Your kids are not playing outdoors?

Nope. But if they wanted to, there's hardly anyone to be exposed to, things are really quiet.

I'm not going to be the guy that takes his kids to the park when no one else does, because no one else did...lol.

Plus it's hot, they swim at home and are inside for the most part. Most activites are curtailed around here anyway and we aren't traveling right now, that's for sure.

KVB · 07-27-20, 10:14 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

You guys NEVER flattened the curve though.

Exactly, we shutdown, especially in California, and never even got a curve.

Now we are managing what we should have managed in March.

But it's easy to be a Monday morning QB, the broad shutdown early on when we didn't know shit was necessary.

But staying shutdown so long when we didn't have cases just gave everyone lockdown fatigue.

Now, when local shutdowns are needed, nobody listens, they turn it political and become idiots.

JIBBBY · 07-27-20, 10:16 PM

Kids are immune you scared fools!!! Turn off the Liberal fear baiting fake news... Maybe kids bring it home and you get the flu for a few days and then recover and right around the time the actual vaccine comes out..

Corona is gonna be over sooner then most think.. Virus is getting weaker, fewer people are dying from it, and a vaccine is coming soon..

ALL GOOD!!

lakerboy · 07-27-20, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Kids are immune you scared fools!!! Turn off the Liberal fear baiting fake news... Maybe kids bring it home and you get the flu for a few days and then recover and right around the time the actual vaccine comes out..

Corona is gonna be over sooner then most think.. Virus is getting weaker, fewer people are dying from it, and a vaccine is coming soon..

ALL GOOD!!

Shut the fukk up. You don't have kids.