Blue Valley North prematurely lifting mask requirementGood afternoon, Dr. Ostroski at Blue Valley North has communicated that the building is returning to masks-optional policy on Monday, January 24th. Per the language of the board's policy from January 10: Beginning...
November 22, 2021 An Open Letter to the Blue Valley School District: Community Request for an Emergency Review of Mask MandatesDear Blue Valley Board of Education: Four days after suspending mask mandates in Blue Valley high schools, the district reported a tripling...
School year 2021-22, Week 12 An Open Letter to the Blue Valley School DistrictFor over a year — ever since the first attempt to implement public health policy in response to the COVID pandemic — a vocal minority of our community has cultivated anger and resentment to...
School year 2021-22, Week 8 One quarter down, three to goFor the 7 days of October 7 to 13, 2021: (Editor's note: I took last week off to spend with my father, who succumbed to leukemia on October 10. He was a big fan of this little website and our efforts to discuss...
School year 2021-22, Week 6 Fall is in the air...For the 7 days of September 23 to September 29, 2021: This week, I'm writing the BVSD COVID update from brisk-aired Vermont as the school district holds the first of 82 school closures for parent-teacher conferences....
School year 2021-22, Week 4 Over the Hump?Uh oh! Guess what day it is?GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS. Anybody?Julie! Guess what day it is? –CamelFor the 7 days of August 26 to September 2, 2021: Can it be true? Did the COVID Dumpster Fire Rating get downgraded to two masks...
School year 2021-22, Week 2 The Roof is onThe roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!We don't need no water—Let the motherfucker burn!Burn, motherfucker, burn! –Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic ThreeFor the 7 days of August 26 to September 2, 2021: Well, that was a...
School year 2021-22, Week 1 The BAD DATA COVID ScaleWelcome back, data junkies! It's that moment we've all been waiting for: another year of playing did-my-kid-catch-COVID-at-school. For this inaugural data dump from the Blue Valley School District, I'm going to...