Again, this is arguably the single largest issue with the non-plan "plan" from the @OntarioPCParty for #OntEd.

Let& #39;s look at the myriad of reasons why. https://twitter.com/TorontoStar/status/1297836435416838146">https://twitter.com/TorontoSt...
1. Not throwing up? Kids who *are* throwing up sometimes get sent to school. Why? Because there exists no mandatory financial safety support for their parents or guardians to stay home and care for them.

Result = children with #COVID will be sent to schools.
2. A week!? So a parent without paid sick days is now losing not a day of pay but a week of pay???

"Not easy"? Well, I guess being evicted or starving isn& #39;t easy, so it& #39;s not totally inaccurate.

Result = children with COVID will be sent to schools.
3. School staff (which here unfairly becomes just "teachers"; my wife is a school secretary and will be at risk too, for example) *also* do not have the financial support to make such precaution possible.

(cont)
3 (cont).

Teachers get 11 paid sick days. Following this deservedly rigorous isolation protocol will result in burning through all of them for almost every teacher by Jan the latest. (Sidenote: Equals tons of supply T& #39;s coming into schools; whole other problem).
3 (cont).

Remember my wife? The secretary? She gets even fewer paid sick days.

(Sidenote: The only reason either of us get any paid sick days is care of organized labour, aka. unions. These days aren& #39;t the result of employer benevolence. And you should have them too, so...
...if u don& #39;t, instead of getting pissed at those who get paid https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤮" title="Spuckendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Spuckendes Gesicht"> leave & calling them entitled, maybe get pissed off at ur employer + government, & unionize? Just a https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💭" title="Gedankenblase" aria-label="Emoji: Gedankenblase"> bc pretty much every job protection u currently have is care of a union, even if ur not in one. Fact-check me.)
3 (cont.)

But circling back, ed staff don& #39;t have the requisite paid https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤮" title="Spuckendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Spuckendes Gesicht"> days to stay https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏡" title="Haus mit Garten" aria-label="Emoji: Haus mit Garten"> for the suggested amount of https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⌚" title="Armbanduhr" aria-label="Emoji: Armbanduhr">. If one has just two runny https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👃🏾" title="Nase (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Nase (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">s during the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❄" title="Schneeflocke" aria-label="Emoji: Schneeflocke">, they& #39;ve now burned through all their paid https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤮" title="Spuckendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Spuckendes Gesicht"> days in isolation.

Result = ed staff with COVID will come to school.
4. Ok, this one isn& #39;t directly about lack of paid sick days, but it will lead to the exacerbation of that problem, and present other major issues, so we& #39;re getting into it.

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4 (cont).

But anyways, https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧒🏽" title="Kind (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Kind (mittlerer Hautton)"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👦🏿" title="Junge (dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Junge (dunkler Hautton)"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧒🏻" title="Kind (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Kind (heller Hautton)"> will have to be supervised in these iso rooms bc they& #39;re still https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧒🏽" title="Kind (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Kind (mittlerer Hautton)"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👦🏿" title="Junge (dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Junge (dunkler Hautton)"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧒🏻" title="Kind (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Kind (heller Hautton)">. Also bc they are now likely https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😰" title="Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß"> they have COVID bc an adult has brought them to the "COVID isolation room" which for anyone under I dunno, (pick any age), is likely scary AF.
4 (cont).

So now u have a non-medical professional in close proximity to a https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧒🏻" title="Kind (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Kind (heller Hautton)"> who may have COVID. They are in close proximity bc (a) they brought them down, and (b) they& #39;re not a monster, so when the kid is https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht"> bc they are https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Errötetes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Errötetes Gesicht">, offering platitudes at 6ft ain& #39;t going to cut it.
4 (cont).

Also, that ed staff with the kid in the COVID room isn& #39;t in full hospital grade PPE. They have a board issued mask which is the same material as the one you can buy at your local convenience store. So that& #39;s not great.

But wait, there& #39;s more!
4 (cont).

The iso room, no matter which room is used, is sure to be very small. Why? Bc remember that @Sflecce has funded only an #UnsafeSeptember, so any larger space in the school *must* be used for the purposes of teaching classes comprised of PRE-COVID CLASS SIZES.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙄" title="Gesicht mit rollenden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit rollenden Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😐" title="Neutrales Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Neutrales Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😑" title="Ausdrucksloses Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Ausdrucksloses Gesicht">
4 (cont).

And yes, even in HS where the classes have been capped at 15, space is at a premium.

So why does this matter?

Well, it might be worth considering the distinct possibility that more than one student in a school will be identified as sick at the same time.
4 (cont).

So now we have two, maybe three, maybe more (!) "isolating" (what a joke) in the same room. Think about how on edge staff will be. Every repeated cough from a kid, every repeated sniffle? Down to iso room.

Result = The "isolation" room will actually spread #COVID19.
5. "But Zack, surely teachers can discern btwn non-COVID coughs or sniffles & the real deal!"

Yeah. Our *one day* of health and safety training will definitely turn us into doctors.

Result = Kids w/out COVID will be sent to iso room w/kids who have it. Iso room spreads COVID.
6. "Wait...Zack...I want to go back a point. I think you& #39;re wrong about the isolation rooms. I heard that the government invested significant money for the hiring of nurses. Won& #39;t *they* staff the iso rooms?"

Read the quote.
7. "Students won& #39;t be penalized if they are absent."

True. But you know who will be? Their parent/guardian that didn& #39;t show up to work and that doesn& #39;t have paid sick leave or job security.

Result = children with runny noses, and maybe COVID, will be sent to school.
8. I& #39;m cheating here, but I& #39;ve got to rewind again. Read the quote. Now imagine the reality. A child is terrified & crying bc they have been brought to the COVID iso room. Do you really believe a school worker will stay a perfect 6ft away? Would you actually want them to do so???
9. I stand corrected on my "iso room" PPE point. Looks like necessary PPE will be offered. Cool. I& #39;m sure the 1-day of training will cover proper use and disposal.

Oh...disposal.

Will the PPE get replaced every time a https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧒" title="Kind" aria-label="Emoji: Kind"> gets brought down? Every 4 times? Every 40 times? Ever?
9 (cont).

Wait. Sorry. One more question while we& #39;re here.

"...signs will indicate if a room is available and has been cleaned."

What if a kid gets brought down and it *isn& #39;t* available? What if it *hasn& #39;t* been cleaned?

Result = possible COVID exposure outside of iso room.
10. Ohhhhh boy. We started with lack of paid sick leave being the clear winner for "things that make clear the @Sflecce and @fordnation plan is a dumpster fire", but we may have a serious contender here.
10 (cont).

"After a positive case, Peel Public Health...may recommend closing a class, a section of a class, or the entire school."

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙄" title="Gesicht mit rollenden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit rollenden Augen"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😐" title="Neutrales Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Neutrales Gesicht"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😑" title="Ausdrucksloses Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Ausdrucksloses Gesicht">

So there is no definitive plan or protocol for positive COVID exposures in school.

Let that sink in.
10 (cont).

But what fresh hell is THIS?

"(M)ay recommend closing...a section of a class."

How do you close a "section of a class"???

Obviously they mean only tell a portion of students in a class to stay home due to exposure...which is equally mind boggling.
10 (cont).

Have any of the ppl wrking on this been in a school since Y2K?

Do they truly believe that in a rm of 30 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👧🏾" title="Mädchen (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Mädchen (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)"> , where 6ft has been impossible 2 maintain, that there& #39;s any1 who isn& #39;t a close contact?

Result = Kids who& #39;ve been exposed 2 COVID won& #39;t b mandated 2 isolate.
11. “There will be a domino effect of absenteeism"?

No. There will be a domino effect of kids coming to https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚸" title="Kinder überqueren" aria-label="Emoji: Kinder überqueren"> with COVID.

Asymptomatic https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👧🏾" title="Mädchen (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Mädchen (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)"> in rms of 30+.
Mildly symptomatic https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧒🏻" title="Kind (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Kind (heller Hautton)"> getting sent to school due to no paid sick leave and job security.

Result = this is getting old fast, no?
11. “There will be a domino effect of absenteeism"?No. There will be a domino effect of kids coming to https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= with COVID.Asymptomatic https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👧🏾" title="Mädchen (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Mädchen (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)"> in rms of 30+.Mildly symptomatic https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧒🏻" title="Kind (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Kind (heller Hautton)"> getting sent to school due to no paid sick leave and job security.Result = this is getting old fast, no?" title="11. “There will be a domino effect of absenteeism"?No. There will be a domino effect of kids coming to https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚸" title="Kinder überqueren" aria-label="Emoji: Kinder überqueren"> with COVID.Asymptomatic https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👧🏾" title="Mädchen (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Mädchen (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)"> in rms of 30+.Mildly symptomatic https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧒🏻" title="Kind (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Kind (heller Hautton)"> getting sent to school due to no paid sick leave and job security.Result = this is getting old fast, no?" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
13. Response: Come to school sick and with COVID.
14. It would be nice, wouldn& #39;t it?

Too bad the @OntarioPCParty, with @fordnation at the helm, and @Sflecce on the selfie-stick, have refused to ethically fund a safer reopening or ethically lead for one either.

Write & call your MPP. Write & call Lecce and Ford.

Demand more.
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