Things have kind of "exploded" in Ohio this week. There are four confirmed cases of the Coronavirus. Earlier in the week we were told that most things would continue with some inconveniences. By yesterday, most things were being cancelled, or in the case of sports, continued without fans. Now, I am convinced we will be told by the governor today that all schools must shut down next week. I suspect we will be allowed to have school tomorrow in an attempt to get information and resources to our students and families, but I completely expect to be off next week. The week following is spring break, so that would give us at least two full weeks off. However, I'm hearing that we may actually lose the two weeks following that as well, but we'll see what happens. And I could be wrong about it all, but it really doesn't sound like that is the case.
A friend of mine has a friend in Italy. That friend emailed my friend, and gave permission for it to be shared. Honestly, it confirmed what I had been thinking. Our country, our state, and us as individuals and families NEED to take this seriously. We don't need to completely isolate ourselves, but we need to keep distance between each other. We need to wash our hands continuously. We are going to be inconvenienced, yes, but it is for the public good. My sincerest hope at this point is that by taking precautions early, we can still salvage the last few weeks of our school year, especially since I have a senior. I would hate for prom and graduations to be cancelled, but there is already talk of that.
It is definitely an unprecedented time!
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