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Muh Muh Muh My Corona (virus)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Twirling Time, Jan 21, 2020.

  1. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

  2. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    Maybe we'll get lucky and she'll be taken on the front end of those numbers.
     
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  3. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Yes, but in elementary schools the teachers are taught to lock and barricade the door while the children get as far away from it as possible - preferably behind something large and heavy or in a supply closet.

    And in tornado drills, the entire school goes to one storm shelter, sitting side-by-side against the walls - often two or three deep depending on the size of the shelter.
     
  4. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    I love how the person who doesn't have kids and never will thinks he can weigh in on any of this and people should give a fuck.
     
  5. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    If it's like the preschool, it's month to month and we won't have to sign a contract saying she'll go the whole year. Plus, the tuition is about half of what it was for the all-day preschool. The school day is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
     
  6. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

  7. wchDr

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  8. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    My school is in the middle of San Jose. The heart of Silicon Valley. The number of kids who don't have a computing device that isn't a phone is staggering. The numbers who don't have internet are not zero. We're in Silicon f'ing Valley.

    So today we were handing out computers to 130 some odd seventh graders. We have at least that many on Monday for eighth graders. We must have handed out 30 hot spots. It's a problem. The alternative is we expose these kids who can't afford internet or a computer to Covid. And mom and dad. And grandma. And aunty. And baby bro.

    We also were among those BTE mentioned who had a large amount of kids who either didn't log into class or did maybe one class. We also didn't take attendance or grade anything. It was triage. We had this shutdown, no training for what do we do if we can't come to school and we did our best. We called kids and parents. Hounded them and have bullshit reasons to do the work. Our smartest kids basically told us to F off because there were no grades (the others went along because we hounded them). This year, we're giving grades. Attendance will be taken. Kids must show up to zoom lessons. Now we're moving beyond crisis management and actually trying to teach. Fingers crossed. We won't get it right but we're going to try.

    And anyone who thinks they can do better is welcome to get a sub application and put their money where their mouth is.
     
  9. gingerbread

    gingerbread Well-Known Member

    One of strongest Nebraska football players in history battling COVID-19 in Lincoln hospital

    from the story:
    Erin Lightner said it required nine hospital staff members to restrain the former Husker.

    "They said it was like the Incredible Hulk," she said. "He's super-strong, super-fit. He had no underlying conditions. He works out six days a week."

    For the past five seasons, Lightner has been coaching football in a Japan professional league. Although he was visiting Lincoln, he had been scheduled to fly back to Japan on July 4, but coronavirus-related travel issues prohibited it.

    He spent two seasons as offensive line coach at Vanderbilt (2014-15) after working nine seasons in the same role at Ohio University under former Nebraska coach Frank Solich.
    In addition to Lightner's health complications, his situation is made more challenging by the fact that his health coverage in Japan doesn't cover him in the United States.
     
  10. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    so

    what's the plan?
     
  11. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    Spartan-

    Is your union not doing shit for you? I am sorry to hear about the abuses. All of this will be known - someday.
     
  12. Machine Head

    Machine Head Well-Known Member

    Don't be such a downer, put your Positive Pants on!

    I mean, the gov of South Dakota says it's the way to go and only old people will die.

     
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