Apparently, McGough did not remove dancers on the travel advisory list like they said they would. -- New England Irish Dancers

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Subject: Apparently, McGough did not remove dancers on the travel advisory list like they said they would.
Author: Not Right	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 22:13:01 11/14/20 Sat In reply to: How?? 's message, "I see a few MA dancers in the results???" on 12:46:54 11/14/20 Sat [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: While I agree that McGough should have removed these entries, I also think it reflects poorly on those that did attend from a "banned" state - who have to think that rules don't apply to them. This it-wont-be-me mentality is a part of why infections are skyrocketing.
Author: DM [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:06:24 11/15/20 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: You have no way of knowing if they adhered to 14 day quarantine. With many schools and jobs on remote, very easy to do. Our dance school provides zoom classes for those on quarantine
Author: Never assume [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:34:31 11/15/20 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Actually you can for the most part assume for two reasons, first being that no one correctly quarantines. Quarantining for travel means no one IN THE HOUSEHOLD can leave for any reason for two weeks. No grocery trips, no picking up takeout, no walks on public beaches. Secondly, all you need to do is look at
Author: DM [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:56:26 11/16/20 Mon schools social media to see that several of these dancers were in class, at feis, or out and about in the 14 days prior. So no assuming there. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Actually I blame McGough. If they didn't contact people offering a refund and telling them not to come, then they were a bit disingenuous expecting that people would simply stay home. I heard they didn't offer refunds unless you contacted them to expressly ask for it.
Author: they should have done better [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:18:01 11/15/20 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: I blame McGough too.
Author: DM [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:26:33 11/15/20 Sun Heritage, Hershey, Sweetest Feis all refunded people and told them they were not allowed to come, if their state was on the travel advisory list. People had no choice in the matter. That is what McGough should have done, especially since that is what they said they were going to do as an additional precaution. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]