Schools and Covid 19 (part 5) **Mod warnings in OP**

expectationlost

what the purpose of CO monitors I though it was to indicate how well ventilated a space is, so really you only need a few Co2 monitors, not one for each room, put it in a room for day see how high it gets, and then if possible find ways to increase ventilation if goes above the recommended levels (whether that be the Dept of Eds level or the better level) and then test the next room...

jimmytwotimes 2013

What happens if the C02 monitor does give a high reading? Not much can be done if the windows and door are already open. Most schools wud be at capacity regarding rooms as is.

Haven't seen a C02 monitor yet mind so dunno what kind of reading we'd get 😊😊

the corpo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117859785#Comment_117859785

You take the kids out to the yard for 10 minutes to give the room a chance to change the air

History Queen

Our school still hasn't received any monitors. Are many others still waiting?

the corpo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117858568#Comment_117858568

They tell you when the air quality has degraded, not how well ventilated a room is. So, really, each room should have one on at all times. It kind of defeats the purpose to share them and move them around. Air quality can degrade very quickly, and lack of staff or human error could easily see too long an interval before a unit is brought back into a room.

Supplying one for every classroom seems a reasonable investment, for the benefit they bring.

expectationlost

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117860263#Comment_117860263

why would air quality suddenly degrade in a room ?

Chris_5339762

I have one of these https://www.ecowitt.com/shop/goodsDetail/97# Not for Covid but because it was an add on to my weather station.

It just gives you the ppm of CO2 in the room you're in. I do keep an eye on mine and when it gets up to ~1000ppm its definitely time to open the window. WHat I do notice though is that when you open up a window the CO2 goes down very quickly. The air gets refreshed fast, even if the heat in the room doesn't say that.

jimmytwotimes 2013

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117860250#Comment_117860250

We're not allowed bring kids outside. Management forbids it

Sunny Disposition

Unvaccinated pregnant teachers have to take sick leave if they want to take the time off, which is crazy. Okay, they still get paid, but they won't have as many sick days if something else happens.

In fairness they should just be given a few extra months off on full pay.

jules86

Pregnant women can now get the vaccine at any stage of pregnancy.

I think it's health and safety leave they take not sick leave.

Pregnancy related illness is usually discounted from sick days.

McDermotX

Are they prevented from getting the vaccine because they're pregnant ?

Thought the medical advice was very much in favour.

miamee

Some pregnant women have reported being refused the vaccine despite it being recommended elsewhere. There was definitely a lot of confusion and mixed messages about whether they should or should not get it up to very recently so a lot of them won't have had it or will only be getting dose 1 now.

https://www.thejournal.ie/covid-vaccine-14-weeks-pregnant-5541647-Sep2021/

blanch152

Is it seriously being claimed that teachers are looking to avoid vaccination and as a result be given paid time off?

Surely not even the teacher unions would be brazen enough to do that?

TTLF

Final update for those who have followed my Journey.

I have gotten into my first choice in UCD and I'm very happy. I received over what I needed for my course (until the points rose 9 billion %) but was thankfully 3 points off and got in with DARE.

I am now happily going to be attending college in 3 weeks time. :)

SusanC10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117863798#Comment_117863798

Well done. Delighted you got your 1st choice and best of luck in UCD.

appledrop

We are now at 1,200 schools have at least one case + 12,000 students are out of school due to being a close contact.

No need to worry though because according to Irish Times, they are looking at changing the idea of a close contact in the case of schools, so if you are an unvaccinated child and classed as a close contact ah sure you will be grand and allowed go to school unless you have symptoms.

That's one way to get school numbers down, just pretend cases don't exist.

Jinglejangle69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864012#Comment_117864012

At this stage everyone is going to catch covid one way or another. Covid is here forever.

Kids are fine if they catch it, probably best to leave it be.

Unless you think it's a good idea to send kids home for 14 days if they are a close contact forever???

It's not practical.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864012#Comment_117864012

98.7% of all schools age children attending as normal. Happy days

is_that_so

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864012#Comment_117864012

As community cases fall so will those in the schools.

harr

No confirmed case in my sons class yet 12 out sick because they have symptoms .. every year both my sons when they go back to school because of mixing again with other kids get a cold . So even the slightest sniffle now and school insists on doing a test no wonder the tests centres are over run .. I just can’t see why antigen tests aren’t used in this situation.

BobHopeless

5 kids in my daughters class sent home today as they are close contacts with a child who's tested positive. This will play havoc with 1 of the kids mental health in particular i know this for a fact the family went through an awful time with them the last year and the child has had to attend Pieta house to help her cope. But hey let's lock these kids away over a virus that has little to no effect on their health a few sniffles aside.

brickster69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864238#Comment_117864238

When do the colleges and University's go back ?

is_that_so

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864396#Comment_117864396

From the 3rd week of September usually.

brickster69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864422#Comment_117864422

And Ireland only has capacity to do 30K tests a day ?

godzilla1989

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864477#Comment_117864477

If we are anything like other countries we will be looking to ramp up that testing in schools

In Los Angeles you need a weekly negative test to go to school

"Every single student, teacher and administrator in the Los Angeles public schools must get tested for the coronavirus every single week — indefinitely.

Even the fully vaccinated are required to get tested. Those who test positive stay home for at least 10 days. And those who decline to get tested can’t come at all"

NPHET recommending a once a week negative test might be seen as better than kids self isolating for the woke parents?

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/in-los-angeles-price-for-school-admission-is-a-negative-covid-test-every-single-week/

History Queen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864272#Comment_117864272

Genuinely curious as to what you think the school should have done? They were close contacts, protocol is that they self-isolate. I'm also unclear as to how this will play havoc with student with mental health difficulties? Apologies if I'm being dense.

is_that_so

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864477#Comment_117864477

We'll be fine once this school nonsense calms down with a change in policy along with a reduction in community cases.

Darwin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864396#Comment_117864396

Most places resume fulltime classes final week of September. It'll all be fine though, some places have decided there is no requirement for social distancing, no need for CO2 monitors. There is also no requirement to show proof of vaccination. I couldn't care less at this stage to be honest.

brickster69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864629#Comment_117864629

If NASA and all the worlds space experts were saying a giant asteroid was 100% going to hit earth in 24 hours, you would still be on here telling everyone it will miss.

is_that_so

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864805#Comment_117864805

Doubtful but you're welcome to believe what you will.