Did kids actually unmask?

[Anonymous]

Curious what kids at different schools chose. At my HS every single kid I taught was masked today with a small number of noses poking out that used to be covered . No student was completely unmasked.

Multiple students commented they just don’t understand why adults are making a big deal about this and don’t understand why the decision was made now with cases going back up in Europe.

Did any school have a big change in masking % today?

[Anonymous]

I have two kids at a JKLM. All but six kids unmasked in one of their classes, the other said all but two unmasked. One of their teachers stayed masked, the other wore the mask part of the day.

I was glad to see that at pickup it looked like the majority of kids as well as some teachers were unmasked. (I also saw some kids who had walked in in their KN95s in the morning come out wearing it on their wrist.) My kids were certainly thrilled about the change!

[Anonymous]

Ward 6. My kids reported that a few were unmasked in the upper grades. Kindergarten kid said everyone wore their mask.

[Anonymous]

Teacher here. Seems like high schoolers and middle schoolers in general seem to stick with masks. Elementary is a mixed bag. But I think elementary parents are generally worried about deficits in early literacy and speech.

[Anonymous]

Charter here. Mask mandate hasn't been lifted so everyone masked.

[Anonymous]

JKLM teacher here. I’d say about 75% of kids masked. It was about 80% in my grade. 95% of staff masked.

[Anonymous]

It's hard to un-scare people once you have scared them for two years, and politics are a powerful force especially in this town, so I'm not surprised it's hard for parents and even kids to let go of masks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to un-scare people once you have scared them for two years, and politics are a powerful force especially in this town, so I'm not surprised it's hard for parents and even kids to let go of masks.

Maybe kids who lost a parent or guardian were scared of that and not a simple common sense public health measure.

[Anonymous]

Ward 6. Third grader said his teacher unmasked, and all but three kids in his class were unmasked. He didn’t think it was a big deal to not wear his mask (and was happy not to).

[Anonymous]

1st grader in DCPS bilingual program reported that all the teachers she saw were unmasked, some students were. No idea of percentages though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to un-scare people once you have scared them for two years, and politics are a powerful force especially in this town, so I'm not surprised it's hard for parents and even kids to let go of masks.

Maybe kids who lost a parent or guardian were scared of that and not a simple common sense public health measure.

At this point their parents and guardians should be triple vaccinated and shouldn't need to burden their children with the fear of transmitting the virus to somebody vulnerable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ward 6. My kids reported that a few were unmasked in the upper grades. Kindergarten kid said everyone wore their mask.

Ward 6 also. I reported in a different thread 60% (masked) / 40% (unmasked) at drop off. At post-club pickup it was more like 25% (masked) / 75% (unmasked). Two of my DD's friends went in with masks and came out without them (a third kept theirs on). I think the tide will turn quickly as it becomes normalized.

[Anonymous]

My 6th grader at deal said almost all kids were masked. All her teachers but one were masked. She (6th grader) also remained masked "I don't even notice it mom"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to un-scare people once you have scared them for two years, and politics are a powerful force especially in this town, so I'm not surprised it's hard for parents and even kids to let go of masks.

If we are all for “personal choice” what does it matter why they have a mask on?

[Anonymous]

Teacher (ES) and parent (MS) - in ES most of the kids were unmasked, I would say 70/30. Both my MS kids reported that it was basically the same and most kids were masked.