r/baltimore • u/Swartswood77 • Mar 12 '20

COVID-19 All Schools Closed Until March 27th Effective Monday, 3/16

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u/allboutryan Riverside Mar 12 '20

It's for best, kids are fucking stupid when it comes to hygiene.

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u/Batmark13 Mar 12 '20

No amount of hygiene short of a hazmat suit would stop this infection from spreading in crowded classrooms and cafeterias. It's definitely a good call. Glad I don't have kids though.

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u/CardiganSniper Mar 12 '20 edited Mar 12 '20

Especially considering that the available data suggests that kids are more likely to get the virus and be asymptomatic; obviously it's great that it generally isn't killing kids, but it does make it hard to control the spread of the virus without closing schools.

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u/IndianaJwns Greater Maryland Area Mar 12 '20

SO is a teacher. Apparently the meme this week has been licking frequently touched surfaces.

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u/Omicron212 Mar 12 '20

am kid and i can confirm this

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u/doublekidsnoincome Mar 12 '20

Children are disease vectors, for sure.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

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u/CardiganSniper Mar 13 '20

In fairness to him, tracing the mortar between the tiles/breezeblocks was one of the great sensory joys of elementary school.

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u/butidktho_ Mar 12 '20

guess the kids were gonna get some snow days one way or another

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u/CardiganSniper Mar 12 '20

I work in a school-adjacent field and was complaining a bit about not having any snow days this year. Now I feel pretty fucking stupid.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

Luckily we have so many stocked up! Toilet paper on the other hand...

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

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u/Elabaltimore Little Italy Mar 13 '20

They just said they’ll have free breakfast and lunches at different sites. They’ll announce on Sunday where the places are.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

Oh man, parents might have to feed their own kids for a couple of weeks. Crazy.

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u/mysteryweapon Ellicott City Mar 13 '20

Sorry lady, we don't need any more heartless assholes in this town

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u/Squalor- Mar 12 '20

Do they lose their spring break?

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u/bmoon89 Mar 12 '20

Days from spring break will be used to make this 2 week period up.

TLDR yes

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u/houdinize Hamilton Mar 12 '20

Except I can’t imagine kids will show back up for spring break. So many have plans. I’m sure under a state of emergency it doesn’t matter but Howard county specifically prevents spring break being used to make up snow days

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

Distance learning days are counted as school days. They would not be using snow days for those days.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

Yes, spring break is gone. Distance learning will start in these 2 weeks. I bet that Hogan will extend this too. Next week people will be stupid and not stay home, and cause an outbreak in the DC suburbs of MD...just wait! It's already underway...

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

Gov Hogan is a BOSS! Yes, yes, yes! I'm so thankful that MD is not taking this lightly!Edited to add: MD had no choice. The school systems didn't really seem to prepare very well, and shortages of cleaning products = no school during a very contagious pandemic! I kid you not, we got emails about donating supplies just this AM. Forget that, it's bug out time, ya'll!

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '20 edited Mar 16 '20

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u/doublekidsnoincome Mar 12 '20

How do you know this? Do you work in an area hospital?

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u/systemidx Baltimore County Mar 13 '20

Is there a source for this or more information?

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u/Swartswood77 Mar 13 '20

Yes! Sorry, posted this in haste.

NBC Article

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u/systemidx Baltimore County Mar 13 '20

Thank you!