Chances of mask mandate in school in the fall ?

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Anonymous wrote:rates are lower now than they were in mask-optional spring 2022. would make zero sense to reinsitute mandate

True. Who needs bus drivers, teachers, cafeteria staff. They aren't needed. Subs can handle everything. Summer school went so well without teachers and bus drivers, why not fall?

We stayed open all last spring, so.

No you didn't. Lots of students missed class, lots of students didn't have bus service or teachers. That's not open. That's faking it and pretending learning can go on when it can't.

You're describing virtual. Lots of students missed class. Lots of students didn't have anything close to a good home environment for learning. That's not open. That's faking it and pretending learning can go on when it can't. So now that that's settled, what is it you want? Masks?

Your post is a stretch. Kids in virtual did not use buses. If the did not participate it’s on the parents. Maybe you should monitor your kids better.

School last year was a helluva lot more effective than the virtual year. There's zero debate about that.

Only because kids whose parents were slack showed up to classes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:rates are lower now than they were in mask-optional spring 2022. would make zero sense to reinsitute mandate

True. Who needs bus drivers, teachers, cafeteria staff. They aren't needed. Subs can handle everything. Summer school went so well without teachers and bus drivers, why not fall?

We stayed open all last spring, so.

No you didn't. Lots of students missed class, lots of students didn't have bus service or teachers. That's not open. That's faking it and pretending learning can go on when it can't.

You're describing virtual. Lots of students missed class. Lots of students didn't have anything close to a good home environment for learning. That's not open. That's faking it and pretending learning can go on when it can't. So now that that's settled, what is it you want? Masks?

Your post is a stretch. Kids in virtual did not use buses. If the did not participate it’s on the parents. Maybe you should monitor your kids better.

School last year was a helluva lot more effective than the virtual year. There's zero debate about that.

Only because kids whose parents were slack showed up to classes.

Is this even worth replying to?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Even Katelyn Jetelina is now saying it doesn’t make sense to force kids to wear masks when the community around them isn’t willing to.

MCPS could align with the CDC, *recommending* masks when MoCo is at High, but it shouldn’t reimpose a mask mandate.

The bolded, right there.

If there is no county-wide mask mandate, insisting on one solely in schools is a complete non-starter, for so many reasons.

If we had decent leadership, the majority would be masking now to help with things like reopening schools. Or, decent adults in our community who thought more of others than themselves.

Funny, at this point, I think "decent" people would care more about kids' mental health and long-term well-being than their own health anxiety.

You don’t care about children’s mental health. You just pretend to.

Yes, that's exactly why we need a masking mandate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Even Katelyn Jetelina is now saying it doesn’t make sense to force kids to wear masks when the community around them isn’t willing to.

MCPS could align with the CDC, *recommending* masks when MoCo is at High, but it shouldn’t reimpose a mask mandate.

The bolded, right there.

If there is no county-wide mask mandate, insisting on one solely in schools is a complete non-starter, for so many reasons.

If we had decent leadership, the majority would be masking now to help with things like reopening schools. Or, decent adults in our community who thought more of others than themselves.

Funny, at this point, I think "decent" people would care more about kids' mental health and long-term well-being than their own health anxiety.

You don’t care about children’s mental health. You just pretend to.

Part of mental health is staying physically healthy. Part of mental health is home life. What is going on in your home that is so bad that mental health needs to be a huge focus? Are your kids in regular mental health treatment? Family sessions as well?

Being careful about not getting sick is not anxiety. Covid is miserable for some of us. It lasted weeks for me. Not something I want to repeat. If my kids had mental health issues, instead of complaining about it, I'd get them any and all help they needed and fix what is going on at home, school and activities to make it work better for their needs.

So, what are you doing about it beyond complaining here and using it as a talking point to justify your behavior of not masking and not thinking twice about the impact your choices have on others? Do you think about how mental health may be impacted when a child's parent cannot take care of them for a few weeks? They see their parent struggling with their health and cannot get out of bed? Nope, you don't care at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kids were way more affected by lack of teachers, constant subs, and shuffled into auditoriums not learning anything than virtual. You’re just lying to yourself if you think any differently.

Exactly. MCPS screwed up with how they handled virtual with Wednesday's off and a reduced class schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kids were way more affected by lack of teachers, constant subs, and shuffled into auditoriums not learning anything than virtual. You’re just lying to yourself if you think any differently.

??? Okay, fortunately you're just a message board whiner not in charge of anything. See you in school (or not) in two weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even Katelyn Jetelina is now saying it doesn’t make sense to force kids to wear masks when the community around them isn’t willing to.

MCPS could align with the CDC, *recommending* masks when MoCo is at High, but it shouldn’t reimpose a mask mandate.

The bolded, right there.

If there is no county-wide mask mandate, insisting on one solely in schools is a complete non-starter, for so many reasons.

If we had decent leadership, the majority would be masking now to help with things like reopening schools. Or, decent adults in our community who thought more of others than themselves.

Funny, at this point, I think "decent" people would care more about kids' mental health and long-term well-being than their own health anxiety.

You don’t care about children’s mental health. You just pretend to.

Part of mental health is staying physically healthy. Part of mental health is home life. What is going on in your home that is so bad that mental health needs to be a huge focus? Are your kids in regular mental health treatment? Family sessions as well?

Being careful about not getting sick is not anxiety. Covid is miserable for some of us. It lasted weeks for me. Not something I want to repeat. If my kids had mental health issues, instead of complaining about it, I'd get them any and all help they needed and fix what is going on at home, school and activities to make it work better for their needs.

So, what are you doing about it beyond complaining here and using it as a talking point to justify your behavior of not masking and not thinking twice about the impact your choices have on others? Do you think about how mental health may be impacted when a child's parent cannot take care of them for a few weeks? They see their parent struggling with their health and cannot get out of bed? Nope, you don't care at all.

You responded to me as I am agreeing with you. The poster I was responding to always throws the children’s mental health topic as if they care about it when is really just a guide for their own selfishness of not wanting to mask.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The kids were way more affected by lack of teachers, constant subs, and shuffled into auditoriums not learning anything than virtual. You’re just lying to yourself if you think any differently.

??? Okay, fortunately you're just a message board whiner not in charge of anything. See you in school (or not) in two weeks.

Lol… as if that post was making a case for virtual. It wasn’t but apparently you can’t comprehend and read between the lines. Virtual wasn’t great but what happened in January was even worse. The fact that people refuse to understand this is baffling and it basically proves the point that people who claim to care about education just really care about someone else babysitting their kids. They learned close to nothing in those weeks (but they got to see people so it’s better!) most kids straight up ditched.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even Katelyn Jetelina is now saying it doesn’t make sense to force kids to wear masks when the community around them isn’t willing to.

MCPS could align with the CDC, *recommending* masks when MoCo is at High, but it shouldn’t reimpose a mask mandate.

The bolded, right there.

If there is no county-wide mask mandate, insisting on one solely in schools is a complete non-starter, for so many reasons.

If we had decent leadership, the majority would be masking now to help with things like reopening schools. Or, decent adults in our community who thought more of others than themselves.

Funny, at this point, I think "decent" people would care more about kids' mental health and long-term well-being than their own health anxiety.

You don’t care about children’s mental health. You just pretend to.

Part of mental health is staying physically healthy. Part of mental health is home life. What is going on in your home that is so bad that mental health needs to be a huge focus? Are your kids in regular mental health treatment? Family sessions as well?

Being careful about not getting sick is not anxiety. Covid is miserable for some of us. It lasted weeks for me. Not something I want to repeat. If my kids had mental health issues, instead of complaining about it, I'd get them any and all help they needed and fix what is going on at home, school and activities to make it work better for their needs.

So, what are you doing about it beyond complaining here and using it as a talking point to justify your behavior of not masking and not thinking twice about the impact your choices have on others? Do you think about how mental health may be impacted when a child's parent cannot take care of them for a few weeks? They see their parent struggling with their health and cannot get out of bed? Nope, you don't care at all.

You responded to me as I am agreeing with you. The poster I was responding to always throws the children’s mental health topic as if they care about it when is really just a guide for their own selfishness of not wanting to mask.

*guise not guide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids were way more affected by lack of teachers, constant subs, and shuffled into auditoriums not learning anything than virtual. You’re just lying to yourself if you think any differently.

??? Okay, fortunately you're just a message board whiner not in charge of anything. See you in school (or not) in two weeks.

Lol… as if that post was making a case for virtual. It wasn’t but apparently you can’t comprehend and read between the lines. Virtual wasn’t great but what happened in January was even worse. The fact that people refuse to understand this is baffling and it basically proves the point that people who claim to care about education just really care about someone else babysitting their kids. They learned close to nothing in those weeks (but they got to see people so it’s better!) most kids straight up ditched.

100%-absolutely they want the school to be a free babysitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids were way more affected by lack of teachers, constant subs, and shuffled into auditoriums not learning anything than virtual. You’re just lying to yourself if you think any differently.

??? Okay, fortunately you're just a message board whiner not in charge of anything. See you in school (or not) in two weeks.

Lol… as if that post was making a case for virtual. It wasn’t but apparently you can’t comprehend and read between the lines. Virtual wasn’t great but what happened in January was even worse. The fact that people refuse to understand this is baffling and it basically proves the point that people who claim to care about education just really care about someone else babysitting their kids. They learned close to nothing in those weeks (but they got to see people so it’s better!) most kids straight up ditched.

The January disruption was MASSIVELY overstated. This auditorium thing gets passed around like it was the norm and not the extreme exception.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even Katelyn Jetelina is now saying it doesn’t make sense to force kids to wear masks when the community around them isn’t willing to.

MCPS could align with the CDC, *recommending* masks when MoCo is at High, but it shouldn’t reimpose a mask mandate.

The bolded, right there.

If there is no county-wide mask mandate, insisting on one solely in schools is a complete non-starter, for so many reasons.

If we had decent leadership, the majority would be masking now to help with things like reopening schools. Or, decent adults in our community who thought more of others than themselves.

Funny, at this point, I think "decent" people would care more about kids' mental health and long-term well-being than their own health anxiety.

You don’t care so why do you think others do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids were way more affected by lack of teachers, constant subs, and shuffled into auditoriums not learning anything than virtual. You’re just lying to yourself if you think any differently.

??? Okay, fortunately you're just a message board whiner not in charge of anything. See you in school (or not) in two weeks.

Lol… as if that post was making a case for virtual. It wasn’t but apparently you can’t comprehend and read between the lines. Virtual wasn’t great but what happened in January was even worse. The fact that people refuse to understand this is baffling and it basically proves the point that people who claim to care about education just really care about someone else babysitting their kids. They learned close to nothing in those weeks (but they got to see people so it’s better!) most kids straight up ditched.

100%-absolutely they want the school to be a free babysitter.

For many folks this is an absolute reality. Will you be making a real point soon?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids were way more affected by lack of teachers, constant subs, and shuffled into auditoriums not learning anything than virtual. You’re just lying to yourself if you think any differently.

??? Okay, fortunately you're just a message board whiner not in charge of anything. See you in school (or not) in two weeks.

Lol… as if that post was making a case for virtual. It wasn’t but apparently you can’t comprehend and read between the lines. Virtual wasn’t great but what happened in January was even worse. The fact that people refuse to understand this is baffling and it basically proves the point that people who claim to care about education just really care about someone else babysitting their kids. They learned close to nothing in those weeks (but they got to see people so it’s better!) most kids straight up ditched.

The January disruption was MASSIVELY overstated. This auditorium thing gets passed around like it was the norm and not the extreme exception.

Many disagree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids were way more affected by lack of teachers, constant subs, and shuffled into auditoriums not learning anything than virtual. You’re just lying to yourself if you think any differently.

??? Okay, fortunately you're just a message board whiner not in charge of anything. See you in school (or not) in two weeks.

Lol… as if that post was making a case for virtual. It wasn’t but apparently you can’t comprehend and read between the lines. Virtual wasn’t great but what happened in January was even worse. The fact that people refuse to understand this is baffling and it basically proves the point that people who claim to care about education just really care about someone else babysitting their kids. They learned close to nothing in those weeks (but they got to see people so it’s better!) most kids straight up ditched.

100%-absolutely they want the school to be a free babysitter.

For many folks this is an absolute reality. Will you be making a real point soon?

First, you make a real point. School is not an never has been a babysitter.