In Texas, everything is bigger, including folly

 Barbara Tuchman defined political folly as “the pursuit of policies [by rulers and leaders] contrary to the government’s own interests, despite the availability and knowledge of feasible alternatives.” What is happening today in Florida and Texas qualifies as folly.

"As cases of COVID-19 soar in Texas, all parents won’t be informed if there’s an outbreak of coronavirus in their children’s public schools.

Notifications will only be required if a district learns a child was a “close contact” of someone with the virus. Those parents can then “opt” to keep their child at home, according to new guidelines issued earlier this week by the Texas Education Agency.

Vaccinated people are not considered a close contact who should be informed, according to the guidelines, even though vaccinated individuals can catch and spread the disease.

The TEA also warns: “School systems cannot require students or staff to wear a mask.”

In addition, schools will no longer be required to carry out contact tracing of a COVID-19 outbreak to determine the source of the virus and how it’s spreading in the school community."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-school-covid-parents-guidelines_n_610f1b26e4b0cc1278bce720?fbclid=IwAR0FTlotTt7ve1t9CgJrIshj_iZS8ZrpUya_mBp2iQls4aLcmDJzDqQ0u6s