School Asking DC To Mask To Accomodate An Other

[Anonymous]

I got an email asking my child to wear a mask in a certain class becuse another child had a 'medical situation'. If we decline, DC will be moved to another class.

Am I wrong to be put off by this? A 'medical situation', without further explanation, could be anything between luekemia and being the child of one of those drama queens that won't let go of the mask because of the politics behind it. I won't force my kid to endure another year of masking to support the latter but I would bend over backwars to accomodate the former.

How do I go about answering the request?

[Anonymous]

What school/district?

[Anonymous]

If it doesn’t work for your kid have them move to a different class. Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got an email asking my child to wear a mask in a certain class becuse another child had a 'medical situation'. If we decline, DC will be moved to another class.

Am I wrong to be put off by this? A 'medical situation', without further explanation, could be anything between luekemia and being the child of one of those drama queens that won't let go of the mask because of the politics behind it. I won't force my kid to endure another year of masking to support the latter but I would bend over backwars to accomodate the former.

How do I go about answering the request?

You are absolutely not entitled to the private medical information of another child.
How you go about answering is to have your kid wear a mask for a portion of the day so that another kid can actually remain in school for their entire day.

[Anonymous]

Imagine it is your child, and they are trying to have a "normal" life and that could be made possible by being in a mask wearing class.

What are we teaching our kids here? To be put off by thinking of others?

There is absolutely no way that the school would ask this if the kid just wanted to mask because of covid and nothing else.

Seems like it is only part of your child's day.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Not having my kid mask. I have no problem if that kid masks but asking the rest of the class to mask is not appropriate.

[Anonymous]

1. It’s none of your business

2. There are plenty of rule and laws we follow without judging other people and determining whose rights are more important or who is more deserving. This is a good life lessons . I hope you didn’t share your example with your kid.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]Nope. Not having my kid mask. I have no problem if that kid masks but asking the rest of the class to mask is not appropriate. [/quote]

+1. We've bent over backwards for too long, just desperate for our kids to be in school. I'm not doing it anymore.

I would request a meeting with the school to discuss it in person.

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry to say I’d have my kid moved to a different classroom assuming they are too young to decide for themselves. HS/MS I’d let them decide.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]Nope. Not having my kid mask. I have no problem if that kid masks but asking the rest of the class to mask is not appropriate. [/quote]

Are you the same parent who throws a hissy fit if your kid is in a nut free classroom? Must be a terrible way to live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Imagine it is your child, and they are trying to have a "normal" life and that could be made possible by being in a mask wearing class.

What are we teaching our kids here? To be put off by thinking of others?

There is absolutely no way that the school would ask this if the kid just wanted to mask because of covid and nothing else.

Seems like it is only part of your child's day.

there’s absolutely no proof that masking will help the child in question.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope. Not having my kid mask. I have no problem if that kid masks but asking the rest of the class to mask is not appropriate. [/quote]

Are you the same parent who throws a hissy fit if your kid is in a nut free classroom? Must be a terrible way to live.[/quote]

HUGE difference between nut-free and masking. If you deny that, you’re just not being honest.

[Anonymous]

There is absolutely no way that the school would ask this if the kid just wanted to mask because of covid and nothing else.

I wouldn't be asking the question if that were true.

[Anonymous]

What school district is this? I agree with PP. For elementary kid, it would be a hard no. Move my kid to another class. We're already dealing with speech issues from masking at young ages.

I would let MS or HS kid make their own decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got an email asking my child to wear a mask in a certain class becuse another child had a 'medical situation'. If we decline, DC will be moved to another class.

Am I wrong to be put off by this? A 'medical situation', without further explanation, could be anything between luekemia and being the child of one of those drama queens that won't let go of the mask because of the politics behind it. I won't force my kid to endure another year of masking to support the latter but I would bend over backwars to accomodate the former.

How do I go about answering the request?

You are absolutely not entitled to the private medical information of another child.
How you go about answering is to have your kid wear a mask for a portion of the day so that another kid can actually remain in school for their entire day.

But you and others are allowed to have a ces to a Covid shot. Hypocrite.