hunter Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Pa schools closed for 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyC Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 For 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 for next 10 school days starting monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaman Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Do you think the kids will really stay in quarantine? I will see them in the streets. Mahatma Kane Jeeves 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 As long as they're not in a confined building or coughing directly on each other, it's probably a safer place to be. THX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphire Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 hours ago, jaman said: Do you think the kids will really stay in quarantine? I will see them in the streets. Closing schools doesn't equal quarantine. The only people who are quarantined are those who have tested positive for the coronavirus or who have been exposed to the virus. The school closings are in the same realm as cancelling events where large numbers of people are in close proximity where it can easily be spread. Sanibel, MIM307 and Lyndsey33 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwacm Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Will Wolf refund 5.555% back to the school tax payers since there will be 10 less school days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikonSniper Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 This is an excellent opportunity for the schools to go in and do a super cleaning/disinfecting of all their buildings. Will it happen though?? BillyC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator11 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 49 minutes ago, pwacm said: Will Wolf refund 5.555% back to the school tax payers since there will be 10 less school days? Well I am guessing that the school year will be extended two weeks to make up for this time off sort of like snow days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, NikonSniper said: This is an excellent opportunity for the schools to go in and do a super cleaning/disinfecting of all their buildings. Will it happen though?? jeff tech said that is what they plan to do, kids had to EMPTY their lockers....saying and doing ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstan Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 44 minutes ago, Gator11 said: Well I am guessing that the school year will be extended two weeks to make up for this time off sort of like snow days. Governor says that the 10 days will not have to be made up at the end of the school year... Gator11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkCat Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 I always thought days off during a declared emergency were not made up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikonSniper Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 So in 10 days this virus magically disappears.... This is going to turn into a mess. After 10 days one person test positive and it's another 10 days, and another 10 days, and on and on... Lyndsey33 and WMJ77 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Soze Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, NikonSniper said: This is an excellent opportunity for the schools to go in and do a super cleaning/disinfecting of all their buildings. Will it happen though?? Should be easy using a electrostatic sprayer filled with a non rinse disinfecting solution. Many schools and daycare already do this. sapphire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphire Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Pennsylvania governor orders all schools closed for 10 days due to coronavirus concerns Updated: 9:17 AM EDT Mar 14, 2020 HARRISBURG, Pa. — All K-12 schools in Pennsylvania are being closed due to concerns about the potential spread of coronavirus, Gov. Tom Wolf's office said Friday. Schools will remain closed for 10 business days, starting Monday. At the end of the 10 days, state officials will reevaluate and decide whether continued closure is needed. CLICK HERE to read the full text of Wolf's announcement on school closures. Individually, some school districts have announced plans for longer closures. Check your local school district's website to see if they intend to remain closed past 10 days. Wolf's order -- affecting more than 1.7 million children, in public and private schools -- came as confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state leaped from 22 to 33, including the first patient under age 18. He said schools won't be penalized if they are unable to reach the 180 days of instruction required under state law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphire Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 The purpose of closures is to slow down/limit the spread (AKA "FLATTEN THE CURVE") in an effort to ease the load on our stressed health care system, attempt to reduce the number of cases and ultimately prevent deaths, especially of our most vulnerable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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