Archdiocese of San Francisco schools will close for two weeks as a precaution against exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
Schools superintendent Pamela Lyons announced March 10 that all 90 archdiocesan K-12 schools in Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties, including Archbishop Riordan, Marin Catholic, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, and Junipero Serra high schools, will close from March 12-25.
There are 22 preschools, 55 elementary schools and 13 high schools in the archdiocese, with a student population of more than 24,000.
This decision was made following confirmation by the San Francisco Public Health Department on March 8 that a student at an archdiocesan school had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
Separately, ICA Cristo Rey, an independent all-girls Catholic school in the Mission District, had closed March 6 for two weeks after a custodian tested positive.
“The public’s health and safety are paramount to the Archdiocese of San Francisco and all of our community and educational partners,” Lyons said, adding that more COVID-19 cases are expected across the archdiocesan schools.
The closure includes any planned school events such as fundraisers and community activities, as well as field trips. School buildings will not be open to children, parents or community members during the closure.
Course content will be delivered by the archdiocesan distance learning protocol that has been distributed to all schools.
Riordan high school provided guidance for students and teachers to follow during the closure. Teachers work remotely during regular school day hours and students are expected to log in to classes by 9 a.m. each day and complete all posted assignments on a daily basis. Students are expected to communicate with their teachers on a regular basis if they need help with assignments. Teachers will respond to any student messages as quickly as possible to ensure student success in their academic progress. Messages from students during the regular school day will receive responses within 60 minutes. Any messages from students sent outside of school time will receive responses by 9 a.m. the next day….
The above comes from a March 10 story in Catholic San Francisco.
We are a nation of 329 million people. Every day, there are 7500 deaths reported in the US, from all causes.
So far, the CDC reports around 40 deaths TOTAL if that, for coronavirus. Sorry, people, we are human
and dangers and threats are all around us, and we must eventually die. Meanwhile, the number
of deaths in the construction industry is around 6000 a year, and of course US traffic deaths are
about 40,000 a year or more, for decades . We understand that these threats are a normal part of life,
and we must continue school, work, shopping, even though we might die that day crossing the street,
or driving. It is part of life, and we must have courage and endure it.
So why is this nationwide fear of coronavirus? Why this trembling and fear? Why are we damaging
our childrens education? What is going on in the News Media amounts to a nationwide stampede,
and our businesses and lives are suffering for this cowardice.
Buck up, folks, you are most likely not to die of coronavirus, far more likely to die of other common causes….
Have faith, believe in Jesus and Mary, go to Church, and keep on with your daily work and tasks.
Sometimes I think the world is going mad. Certainly the Church is. How many dioceses have now shut down Masses? Not sure when God became impotent to stop plagues… or when the bishops stopped believing that He could do so.
Lots of people die for lots of reasons, but we know why and we understand the underlying reason. Automobile accidents? We try to prevent them. Injuries at work? We try to prevent them. With this new virus, we don’t know who has it, how it is transmitted, etc. We get flu shots every year to try to prevent contagion. We don’t have a shot for this virus. Other countries were able to lock down, discourage mingling with those who carry the virus, isolate those who are sick. We can’t do that because we can’t test people for the virus. To say that we’re going to die anyway, sometime, is a very flat-earth approach to the problem. Please, listen to the scientist. Listen to health officials. Be safe.
Check back in a week. Let’s see if the infection and deaths are growing or decreasing.
also check back to see if student IQ has risen
during the hiatus
The authority for cv is the CDC, the Center for Disease Control. Their job is to monitor diseases and epidemics.
It is NOT the job of the newspapers or Bob One. What is reported below is definitely not flat earth. It is CDC.
As of March 14th, CDC reports in the US, for cv, 41 Deaths and 1629 cases due to cv.
Also reported for this flu season in the US, are data from usual flu: 22,000 deaths, 370,000 hospitalizations.
The CDC has declared this to be a low to moderate flu season. So 22,000 US flu deaths are not unusual.
The flu season usually ends at the start of April, where flu cases drop to low levels
So, where are these large casualties due to cv?
Isn’t the normal flu a much greater danger?