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Tower,

The founding fathers would roll over in their graves at your priest's suggestion. I thought the danger the left felt was from Trump "being a dictator". Now it's the solution? No thanks.

But I 100% agree with you - more love, less fear. And less judgement (including my own).

Instead of less fear, more love and less judgment, let's go with be considerate and don't be a scumbag.

Still a lot of scumbags around.

[tower912]

As I tell rookies...   Do the work.   Don't be a jerk.

[Lennys Tap]

Dude have you actually read up on the Founding Fathers and some of the things they supported?

Dude, I was talking about the form of government (a republic) that they wisely chose. But you knew that.

[MUfan12]

The founding fathers would roll over in their graves at your priest's suggestion. I thought the danger the left felt was from Trump "being a dictator". Now it's the solution? No thanks.

I'll be honest, my first thought when I read tower's post was "he's gotta be a Jesuit."

[tower912]

Not a Jesuit.   Two guys who tested positive have returned to work.   Another tested positive.   Now up to 12.

[BM1090]

Good friend who wears a mask 100% of the time outside the house has COVID. He got it from his son who returned to school last Monday.

[GooooMarquette]

Good friend who wears a mask 100% of the time outside the house has COVID. He got it from his son who returned to school last Monday.

Very sad for your friend, but I suspect we are going to be hearing a lot of stories like this in the coming weeks.

Hope your friend gets through OK....

[BM1090]

Very sad for your friend, but I suspect we are going to be hearing a lot of stories like this in the coming weeks.

Hope your friend gets through OK....

Thanks. He should be fine. We got tested today at UMOS. The good news is his results came back in less than 48 hours.

[MU82]

My county's schools just announced that there will be no middle school sports this semester.

So if I'm gonna get to coach hoops this season, we won't even be able to hold tryouts till Jan. 5, and then it would end up being a short season. I'm thinking they'll end up just killing the whole season.

I wasn't surprised by this, but still, to see it in black and white, it made me say, "Damn!"

I'm well aware that compared to those really affected by COVID-19, this "problem" is a microbe on a flea on a dog.

[Skatastrophy]

My county's schools just announced that there will be no middle school sports this semester.

So if I'm gonna get to coach hoops this season, we won't even be able to hold tryouts till Jan. 5, and then it would end up being a short season. I'm thinking they'll end up just killing the whole season.

I wasn't surprised by this, but still, to see it in black and white, it made me say, "Damn!"

I'm well aware that compared to those really affected by COVID-19, this "problem" is a microbe on a flea on a dog.

Sorry to hear.

I think there's an opportunity to keep kids engaged, somehow. I think there will be a lot of kids this year with energy to burn. Weekly drills or something to keep them engaged, and burning off energy, might be a fun creative outlet for you in lieu of coaching?

[MU82]

Sorry to hear.

I think there's an opportunity to keep kids engaged, somehow. I think there will be a lot of kids this year with energy to burn. Weekly drills or something to keep them engaged, and burning off energy, might be a fun creative outlet for you in lieu of coaching?

Absolutely, if the school allows it.

[MU82]

Former AP sportswriter colleague of mine just died of COVID-19.

https://apnews.com/d22cfa1ba412521063e314be1202c0e8?fbclid=IwAR2AKaWGXjGDkzhYjHSlWYgHn8mbmk9kQDqyuIIqT_qB_OiR9qSjETpZ_T0

I had worked a couple events with him, but we didn't really know each other well. Still, it sucks.

[Its DJOver]

Just found out a friend tested positive and is currently quarantined. Check back in 10 days.

[naginiF]

Sorry to hear.

I think there's an opportunity to keep kids engaged, somehow. I think there will be a lot of kids this year with energy to burn. Weekly drills or something to keep them engaged, and burning off energy, might be a fun creative outlet for you in lieu of coaching?

My kids coach has been running weekly conditioning sessions since May - all outside, mostly running and ball handling drills, some light scrimmage. It's a great way to keep the kids connected and active, the coach from totally losing his mind (not to mention his revenue stream), and the parents happy.

The school is TBD, but their fallback plan is to have some form of intramural season. I'm not sure what the public schools are doing.

[GooooMarquette]

A good friend's four-year-old son was exposed at daycare. Now he and the whole family need to quarantine and be tested.

[Spotcheck Billy]

Not necesarily "close to home" but unsure where to post this:
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20200902/reggae-singer-toots-hibbert-medically-induced-coma

Reggae singer Toots Hibbert in medically-induced coma

Legendary reggae singer Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals fame is now in a medically-induced coma at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

Toots, 78, was transferred there yesterday, his publicist Claude Mills told The Gleaner.

"Toots is fighting for his life and his family is asking for prayers," Mills said.   

It was revealed on Monday that the singer was awaiting results from a coronavirus test after displaying symptoms.

The test result is still pending, Mills said, but admitted that the Bam Bam singer was showing all the signs of the virus.

Members of the artiste's inner circle have self-quarantined and have taken COVID-19 tests as well.

Toots, a three-time winner of the Jamaica Festival Song competition, was one of the 10 finalists for 2020 and spoke with pride in an interview with The Gleaner in August about his entry, Rise Up Jamaicans.

He said he was pleased that he was able to contribute to the revitalisation of the competition.

It was less than a week ago that the prolific hitmaker, who has been in the business for close to six decades, released his latest album, Got To Be Tough, on the Trojan Jamaica label.

Toots is one of the most toured artistes out of Jamaica and is known for his hours-long sets on stages across the globe.

He has been consistently touring with his band, the Maytals, since the early 1970s, when his landmark album Funky Kingston made him a global superstar, opening for groups such as The Who and the Eagles.

Toots and the Maytals won the Grammy award for best reggae album in 2005 and he was awarded an Order of Distinction from the Jamaican government in 2012.

[Hards Alumni]

The wife and I tested negative. 

[GooooMarquette]

The wife and I tested negative.

Good to hear!

[mu_hilltopper]

Just got an email from my kids' middle school .. a student tested positive.

Took 3 whole days of in-person teaching.

(That being said, if in-person teaching is gonna work, our district has the best shot.  A third of the kids opted for all-virtual, a third are Mon-Tues, a third are Th-Fri.    Each classroom is about 12 kids total, and they highly manage the hallways, etc.)

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Just got an email from my kids' middle school .. a student tested positive.

Took 3 whole days of in-person teaching.

(That being said, if in-person teaching is gonna work, our district has the best shot.  A third of the kids opted for all-virtual, a third are Mon-Tues, a third are Th-Fri.    Each classroom is about 12 kids total, and they highly manage the hallways, etc.)

What is the countermeasure/response?

[mu_hilltopper]

What is the countermeasure/response?

Basically .. nothing.  Contact tracing of the students in "close contact" and sanitation. 

Irritatingly, no demographic information was given.  (e.g. it'd be nice to know what grade and what "cohort" (Mon-Tues/Thurs-Fri)) -- which means we need to rely on the grapevine for information.

[Marquette Fan]

Basically .. nothing.  Contact tracing of the students in "close contact" and sanitation. 

Irritatingly, no demographic information was given.  (e.g. it'd be nice to know what grade and what "cohort" (Mon-Tues/Thurs-Fri)) -- which means we need to rely on the grapevine for information.

At least you were notified.  Our District so far is only notifying a small set of parents.  Only 3rd grade parents at one school were notified of a recent positive in that grade - the parents of kids in other grades in that school were not notified.  But word got out pretty quickly via Facebook and local media of course.

They also announced that there were two positive cases at a Middle School with no student contact - not sure if that was like a night janitor or something with the no student contact...

[Jockey]

The wife and I tested negative.

Outstanding.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Just got an email from my kids' middle school .. a student tested positive.

Took 3 whole days of in-person teaching.

(That being said, if in-person teaching is gonna work, our district has the best shot.  A third of the kids opted for all-virtual, a third are Mon-Tues, a third are Th-Fri.    Each classroom is about 12 kids total, and they highly manage the hallways, etc.)

Pffftttt! It took 3 whole hours before we got the notice that someone at my highschooler's school tested positive, I shot you not. They didn't share if it was a student, teacher, administrator, or even custodial staff, but it implies someone went in after being tested. Where they symptomatic or just testing before in-person started? They haven't shared that information, but it is the cluster we all expected.

[The Sultan]

I mean, you don't really have a right to know anything beyond the basics. If it impacts your student, they will let you know.