Classroom Concerns: 16,559 Students Quarantined, 4,042 Confirmed Student Covid-19 Cases In Maryland Schools

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s Board of Education revealed Tuesday determination person been 4,042 confirmed cases among students successful schools statewide and 681 cases among unit members. At least,16,559 students person been quarantined, on with 784 unit members since schools reopened.

And those numbers bash not see cases this week.

Maryland authorities committee of acquisition illustration shows 4,042 confirmed pupil #COVID19 cases and 681 among staff; 16,559 students person been quarantined; 784 unit person been quarantined (updated Sept 22) @wjz pic.twitter.com/JTGQTBbFcN

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) September 28, 2021

Barbara Carter is outraged implicit the handling of the covid outbreak astatine her grandson’s school, Cherry Hill Elementary-Middle successful South Baltimore, wherever determination person been astatine slightest 15 confirmed cases. She is disquieted some of them are astatine hazard of getting infected.

“Shut it down! Shut it down! Shut it down!” Carter told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren. “It has gotten wholly retired of control. I’m not sending [my grandson] backmost successful here.”

James Ward, who has a niece and nephew astatine the school, besides said helium believes the schoolhouse should not beryllium unfastened to in-person instruction.

And Cherry Hill is not adjacent the schoolhouse with the astir cases successful the city. There person been 24 successful the past 10 days astatine Calvin Rodwell Elementary Middle.

You tin spot metropolis schools’ covid dashboard here.

A raft of caller accusation connected the pandemic was revealed astatine a gathering of authorities acquisition leaders Tuesday.

When it comes to teacher vaccination rates, lone 49 percent of Harford County teachers who unrecorded successful the region are vaccinated, portion 84 percent of teachers are vaccinated successful Baltimore City.

Maryland State Board of Education releases percentages of teachers who are vaccinated statewide (as of 9/22). 49% successful Harford Co (of the teachers who unrecorded there) and 84% Baltimore City pic.twitter.com/FRkFetrsQ8

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) September 28, 2021

The Maryland Department of Health is expected to merchandise updated numbers connected cases successful schools Wednesday.

Some lawmakers are pushing the authorities to necessitate children to get vaccines successful bid to spell to school.

At a legislative proceeding Monday, respective senators told the Maryland Secretary of Health they would similar him to see requiring the vaccine for eligible students.

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“When I was successful school, they lined america up for polio and smallpox vaccines. There wasn’t immoderate question,” said Senator Ron Young, a Frederick County Democrat. “I deliberation we person the authorization to bash that, and if we privation to interruption this thing, we person to commencement taking much bold steps.“