https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht">Massachusetts yet again changed how they are calculating covid data in order to minimize concern - presumably because Baker and the DESE commissioner want to keep schools open at all costs.

https://www.mass.gov/doc/weekly-covid-19-public-health-report-november-5-2020/download?fbclid=IwAR0ws8HQO_pE80W2LbEwwBYHcS-p1fBZYgzdEQDlfHcSuUO7TgHIRW-qFdo">https://www.mass.gov/doc/weekl...

You’ll notice on this weekly a report they have added new parameters to how color coding is determined, drastically reducing the number of red towns and cities.

Also, they did not include a map. Perhaps trying to hide it so folks wouldn’t see a drastically different looking map despite a surge of cases https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">

We see you @MassGovernor

Not that we didn’t also see you in this weeks press conference when you said our stepping back was to “keep the economy going” rather than because you wanted to save lives.

#Disgraceful

Accompanying the new Massachusetts color coding, DESE “conveniently” changes their guidance regarding in person learning. Effectively mandating schools remain open regardless any amount of covid. Period.

https://www.doe.mass.edu/covid19/on-desktop/interpreting-dph-metrics.html?fbclid=IwAR1deS3sP9VZZ7ZOVvUNF1rl40wXv9GeREWkHJ4IecHaoo-j76GAXHfDhP8">https://www.doe.mass.edu/covid19/o...

The department of “education” then proceeds to suggest a “growing body of evidence” supports this, and cites 4 studies, none of which have been done in US schools.

Never mind the fact that those studies were either done JUST at the start of schools opening, or were in countries with FAR superior covid responses and control than the US, or who provided significantly more resources to schools in order to open safety

Germany, for example, has a rigorous testing protocol for their schools.

What an embarrassment that the department of ed produced such a dubious report, based on studies largely irrelevant to what schools are doing in the US because they are normed to entirely different populations and circumstances.

Apparently commissioner Riley went to Trump U

Cc: @SenMarkey @SenWarren @KarenSpilka @JamieEldridgeMA

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