Mask policies at kid’s activities - who enforces, who cares?

[Anonymous]

How do you handle activities your kid is in when masks are required but not enforced? We have multiple situations like this. Some have higher risk than others and in all activities there are at least some parents who are very against masks.

Should I say something? And to whom? Is it the coaches and troop leader’s job to enforce policy?

[Anonymous]

If you’re outside I wouldn’t worry about it. If you’re inside you have to decide if the risk is worth it. They’re not going to enforce it so you can suck it up or leave. Unfortunate but so it goes.

[Anonymous]

Outside? Unclench.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Outside? Unclench.

Sports are outside. Scouting stuff is a mix. I don't worry about sports. It's outside and they're a bit distanced anyway. Scouting, they all together, hugging, etc. Maskless outside may be okay, but I worry about indoors.

Some parents seem to think their kids are being abused if they are forced to wear a mask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Outside? Unclench.

Sports are outside. Scouting stuff is a mix. I don't worry about sports. It's outside and they're a bit distanced anyway. Scouting, they all together, hugging, etc. Maskless outside may be okay, but I worry about indoors.

Some parents seem to think their kids are being abused if they are forced to wear a mask.

Not abuse. Just stupid.

Wearing a mask, outdoors, is pretty freaking useless. And throw in the high temps, and it DOES get uncomfortable.

It would be like going to a baseball practice in July and saying "it might rain, so you guys have to wear these raincoats, even though its 90 degrees, and its 'protecting' you from something of which you are not in any real danger"

[Anonymous]

I am a Troop leader. When we are outside, we don't make the girls wear masks. Our troop only meets outside right now. If it is very important to you, YOU tell your daughter to wear her mask no matter what. Or tell me to remind your daughter and I will do my best.

But in general, these are volunteer-led activities and if you don't like the way things are being run, don't send your kid.

My daughter is also on a softball team and one girl's parents make her wear a mask. I feel bad for the girl. But whatever. Everyone should make their own call. But I don't think that is the coach's role to enforce that. Show up at the practice/game and make sure yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a Troop leader. When we are outside, we don't make the girls wear masks. Our troop only meets outside right now. If it is very important to you, YOU tell your daughter to wear her mask no matter what. Or tell me to remind your daughter and I will do my best.

But in general, these are volunteer-led activities and if you don't like the way things are being run, don't send your kid.

My daughter is also on a softball team and one girl's parents make her wear a mask. I feel bad for the girl. But whatever. Everyone should make their own call. But I don't think that is the coach's role to enforce that. Show up at the practice/game and make sure yourself.

What if the organization, like Scouts, has a rule that masks should be worn? You just break the rule because you don’t agree with it?

Also, don’t masks protect others from the person wearing? From what I’ve heard, they don’t protect the kid wearing the mask. So wouldn’t it be important for everyone to wear one, not just the high-risk kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a Troop leader. When we are outside, we don't make the girls wear masks. Our troop only meets outside right now. If it is very important to you, YOU tell your daughter to wear her mask no matter what. Or tell me to remind your daughter and I will do my best.

But in general, these are volunteer-led activities and if you don't like the way things are being run, don't send your kid.

My daughter is also on a softball team and one girl's parents make her wear a mask. I feel bad for the girl. But whatever. Everyone should make their own call. But I don't think that is the coach's role to enforce that. Show up at the practice/game and make sure yourself.

What if the organization, like Scouts, has a rule that masks should be worn? You just break the rule because you don’t agree with it?

Also, don’t masks protect others from the person wearing? From what I’ve heard, they don’t protect the kid wearing the mask. So wouldn’t it be important for everyone to wear one, not just the high-risk kid?

Then contact the parent organization and complain.

[Anonymous]

If there are stated rules and all families agreed to those rules, then go to whomever informed you of the rules and complain. If there was never a formal "all participants must agree to wear masks" communication, then you don't have anyone to complain to.

Ultimately I think you have to determine if the risk is acceptable to your family, and stop attending the activity if it's not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Outside? Unclench.

+1. If a problem for you, keep your kid at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a Troop leader. When we are outside, we don't make the girls wear masks. Our troop only meets outside right now. If it is very important to you, YOU tell your daughter to wear her mask no matter what. Or tell me to remind your daughter and I will do my best.

But in general, these are volunteer-led activities and if you don't like the way things are being run, don't send your kid.

My daughter is also on a softball team and one girl's parents make her wear a mask. I feel bad for the girl. But whatever. Everyone should make their own call. But I don't think that is the coach's role to enforce that. Show up at the practice/game and make sure yourself.

What if the organization, like Scouts, has a rule that masks should be worn? You just break the rule because you don’t agree with it?

Also, don’t masks protect others from the person wearing? From what I’ve heard, they don’t protect the kid wearing the mask. So wouldn’t it be important for everyone to wear one, not just the high-risk kid?

Have you not read a news report since May 2020?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a Troop leader. When we are outside, we don't make the girls wear masks. Our troop only meets outside right now. If it is very important to you, YOU tell your daughter to wear her mask no matter what. Or tell me to remind your daughter and I will do my best.

But in general, these are volunteer-led activities and if you don't like the way things are being run, don't send your kid.

My daughter is also on a softball team and one girl's parents make her wear a mask. I feel bad for the girl. But whatever. Everyone should make their own call. But I don't think that is the coach's role to enforce that. Show up at the practice/game and make sure yourself.

What if the organization, like Scouts, has a rule that masks should be worn? You just break the rule because you don’t agree with it?

Also, don’t masks protect others from the person wearing? From what I’ve heard, they don’t protect the kid wearing the mask. So wouldn’t it be important for everyone to wear one, not just the high-risk kid?

Are we talking outside or inside? Inside I would say something (nicely) to the Scout leader. If it's outside, I would most certainly let it go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a Troop leader. When we are outside, we don't make the girls wear masks. Our troop only meets outside right now. If it is very important to you, YOU tell your daughter to wear her mask no matter what. Or tell me to remind your daughter and I will do my best.

But in general, these are volunteer-led activities and if you don't like the way things are being run, don't send your kid.

My daughter is also on a softball team and one girl's parents make her wear a mask. I feel bad for the girl. But whatever. Everyone should make their own call. But I don't think that is the coach's role to enforce that. Show up at the practice/game and make sure yourself.

What if the organization, like Scouts, has a rule that masks should be worn? You just break the rule because you don’t agree with it?

Also, don’t masks protect others from the person wearing? From what I’ve heard, they don’t protect the kid wearing the mask. So wouldn’t it be important for everyone to wear one, not just the high-risk kid?

I have a group of 5th graders and we, the parents, discussed what we are comfortable with. So when there is NO ONE ELSE AROUND OUTSIDE BUT OUR TROOP, yes I break a rule. For example, if we are on a hike and physically exerting ourselves and it's 85 degrees, yes we pull our masks down. If the Scouts want to fire me, then I guess I'll just deal with that and live in infamy forever.

[Anonymous]

What is your kid has asthma and you're concerned?

What if the leader isn't enforcing masks at indoor or outdoor gatherings?

What if you've been cautious about the leader's kid's peanut allergy for the past 4 years and now the leader couldn't care less about your kid's asthma?

The organization said masks indoor and outdoors. There were 19 unmasked people at the last event.

[Anonymous]

Indoor I would say something as others have said.

But at the end of the day, run things yourself if you want to be in charge. It’s a lot of work doing this stuff. How much are you doing?