CT Teachers Supporting a SAFE Reopening Plan

We welcome any fact checkers/change makers/concerned parties to check on the how and if ARPA funds paid for ventilation and air quality in your school district. It would be unconscionable for districts/states to not have spent the money on air quality while our kids and educators continue to get sick. Who received upgraded ventilation or air purifiers in their schools? Connecticut Education Association (CEA)

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italian-study-shows-ventilation-can-cut-school-covid-cases-by-82-2022-03-22/

Italian study shows ventilation can cut school COVID cases by 82% An Italian study published on Tuesday suggests that efficient ventilation systems can reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in schools by more than 80%.

People's PPE is a mask bloc located in New Haven and an organization promoting civic responsibility/public health and getting N95s in people's hands. Support them and their work.

Our distribution hubs — The People's PPE Our distribution hubsThe People’s PPE currently operates two distribution hubs in the Hudson Valley of New York and in New Haven CT. Each distribution hub is fully stocked with KN95 masks and other available inventory, depending on the site. Each hub delivers PPE to folks within 1-2 hours of our h...

https://x.com/masknerd/status/1828991368850444411

JAMA and NYU Langone: Up to 25% of kids looking at long covid and 1 in 13 adults. Article from a leading pediatric infectious disease doctor is calling this "a public health crisis for kids."

Long COVID is a "public health crisis for kids," experts say New research sheds light on the growing burden of pediatric long COVID while it continues to be ignored

We don't care about political affiliations. We do care about public health and the health of schools. This was interesting news this morning:

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta was 'pressured' by Biden administration to censor Covid-related content Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and CEO of the social media company Meta, said in a letter to the House Judiciary committee that his teams were "pressured" by the Biden White House to censor some content around the Covid-19 pandemic.

Make it the norm to have students and educators mask in schools and improve air quality to preserve the health of our kids.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/more-70-us-household-covid-spread-started-child-study-suggests #:~:text=News-,More%20than%2070%25%20of%20US%20household%20COVID%20spread,with%20a%20child%2C%20study%20suggests&text=A%20study%20published%20yesterday%20in,transmissions%20originated%20with%20a%20child.

Yes, we are back here again!!! I've got a list of several school districts ALREADY dealing with closings and the school year hasn't even started. We are starting the school year with the biggest wave in 3 years.

San Perlita ISD cancels classes due to COVID-19 cases SAN PERLITA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The San Perlita Independent School District is cancelling classes for the rest of the week due to students and staff testing positive for COVID-19, the district…

STOP TALKING ABOUT ABSENTEEISM WHILE IGNORING C-19, POOR AIR QUALITY IN CLASSROOMS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

If you are a parent/young adult/teacher/administrator/community member interested in assessing your current risk and your kids' (because, let's face it, it's the Wild West out here now), follow the National Covid Wastewater Tracker. We need to decide how we are going to show up as parents for our kids' wellbeing. CT is in the upswing of a very very active summer spike that is showing the C-19 viral load is, and has been, VERY HIGH nationally with some respectable spikes for CT.

Wastewater COVID-19 National and Regional Trends CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System, U.S. National trends

If you want to approve attendance, address air quality in classrooms.

Can air purifiers help keep kids in school? New study seeks to find out CU Boulder researchers, funded with $2.2 million from the Centers for Disease Control, are studying whether installing simple air purifiers in Colorado classrooms can keep students from missing school.