DCPS: Masks Optional the rest of the year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So excited for Wednesday!! No more masks!!!

Funny though it's just in time for spring allergies.

Looks like my school is going to keep masking, by parent demand. And we're stuck because no way am I going to discourage my kid from masking when they will be the only one and labeled by other people's family's as irresponsible.

I found out today that most parents in my kids class don't even want them to remove masks outside. I am starting to feel crazy. In two years of Covid, all evidence indicates that Covid does not spread outside except in packed, confined spaces (which recess is not). I understand the fear about unmasking indoors a little better, but I'm still amazed that apparently we are the only family in class that has some concerns about masking very young kids for so long. The kids are trying to learn to read, and still just figuring out social cues and interactions.

Given what a minority we are in this situation, I don't see what fighting it will do beyond make our family a target for criticism and ostracize our kid. So we're going to go along with it. But it's not right. I can't believe we're at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So excited for Wednesday!! No more masks!!!

Funny though it's just in time for spring allergies.

Looks like my school is going to keep masking, by parent demand. And we're stuck because no way am I going to discourage my kid from masking when they will be the only one and labeled by other people's family's as irresponsible.

I found out today that most parents in my kids class don't even want them to remove masks outside. I am starting to feel crazy. In two years of Covid, all evidence indicates that Covid does not spread outside except in packed, confined spaces (which recess is not). I understand the fear about unmasking indoors a little better, but I'm still amazed that apparently we are the only family in class that has some concerns about masking very young kids for so long. The kids are trying to learn to read, and still just figuring out social cues and interactions.

Given what a minority we are in this situation, I don't see what fighting it will do beyond make our family a target for criticism and ostracize our kid. So we're going to go along with it. But it's not right. I can't believe we're at this point.

Ugh. That's disappointing to hear. What school, if you don't mind sharing?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Newsflash, if a kid hasn't gotten it yet, they aren't getting it now.

So all those people who claimed they were spreading doses out, or were waiting for more data were lying?

Well, the new data that has come in since then hasn’t been great… not sure what I would do if I hadn’t already vaccinated my kids in November.

We decided to wait for our 5 year old. We are not anti vaxers by any stretch. All 4 of us in the house over 12 are vaccinated and boosted. I’m glad we decided to wait and see more data. As of now, we are not looking to vaccinate the 5 year old.

Great. Don’t come on here b**tching when your kid is quarantined because 1 kid in their class tested positive

Nope. I will lie about vax status. As long as the city has non science based policies, I will skirt my way around them.

+1

People have been lying about vaccination status all school year to avoid their kids’ having to quarantine. I have no qualms doing the same with my child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So excited for Wednesday!! No more masks!!!

Funny though it's just in time for spring allergies.

Looks like my school is going to keep masking, by parent demand. And we're stuck because no way am I going to discourage my kid from masking when they will be the only one and labeled by other people's family's as irresponsible.

I found out today that most parents in my kids class don't even want them to remove masks outside. I am starting to feel crazy. In two years of Covid, all evidence indicates that Covid does not spread outside except in packed, confined spaces (which recess is not). I understand the fear about unmasking indoors a little better, but I'm still amazed that apparently we are the only family in class that has some concerns about masking very young kids for so long. The kids are trying to learn to read, and still just figuring out social cues and interactions.

Given what a minority we are in this situation, I don't see what fighting it will do beyond make our family a target for criticism and ostracize our kid. So we're going to go along with it. But it's not right. I can't believe we're at this point.

That is crazy. I can’t believe majority of families in your class want masks inside, let alone outside.

Are you at a title 1 DCPS school with a low vaccination rate?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Newsflash, if a kid hasn't gotten it yet, they aren't getting it now.

So all those people who claimed they were spreading doses out, or were waiting for more data were lying?

Well, the new data that has come in since then hasn’t been great… not sure what I would do if I hadn’t already vaccinated my kids in November.

We decided to wait for our 5 year old. We are not anti vaxers by any stretch. All 4 of us in the house over 12 are vaccinated and boosted. I’m glad we decided to wait and see more data. As of now, we are not looking to vaccinate the 5 year old.

Great. Don’t come on here b**tching when your kid is quarantined because 1 kid in their class tested positive

Nope. I will lie about vax status. As long as the city has non science based policies, I will skirt my way around them.

+1

People have been lying about vaccination status all school year to avoid their kids’ having to quarantine. I have no qualms doing the same with my child.

Imagine being proud of being this trashy. Wow. This is why we needed a centralized national registry for vaccines, to out selfish liars.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For at least the vast majority of preschoolers, COVID is less dangerous than the flu. Masking them isn’t to protect them and anyone who still insists it is is lying. If COVID affected everyone like it affects 0-5 year olds we would never have implemented any measures at all. Kids have been masked to prevent spread to others the whole time. That’s a choice that was made. But to pretend that we can’t unmask now because of the 2-5s themselves? That’s lunacy and a lie. If you have an immunocompromised 2-5 and/or at risk family members living in your house? Put your kid in an N95. That is way more protective than pretend masks on all kids. My husband is an ER doctor and is more or less bathed in COVID all day and no COVID. N95 for the win.

So much lunacy and lying in one post, hard to know where to start. Masks even cotton ones assist in filtering out COVID and other particles, and assist in blocking transmission: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00637-20. Can't wait to see the receipts of your donations of N95 for kids who can't be vaccinated....still waiting, Mde. Hypocrite. Since you are so worried about the flu, I guess you also support mandatory flu vaccines and masking during flu season?

COVID is far more likely to result in pneumonia, hospitalization, and serious complications than the flu: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-safety-outcomes/covid-19-in-kids-tied-to-more-complications-than-flu.html. I get that you think that your kids b/c of your privilege are shielded from dying of COVID. But many parents a) get that their kids could be the unlucky ones; or b) unlike you, actually care about other people's kids.

Cotton masks worn like PKers wear them are close to useless. Certainly one N95 >>>>> 2 cotton masks. That's not debatable. If individual kids need N95s because they can't be vaccinated, I'd be happy to spearhead a drive to get donations... but DC could absolutely pay for that for less money than all the COVID theater measures. And no, my point was that we don't require masks for the flu... and we shouldn't; though in terms of science w/r/t 2-5s themselves? Masks for flu makes more sense than masks for COVID. And I would actually support mandatory flu vaccines.

And the study you cite is 18 and unders... I am talking about the 2-5 population. In THAT population, the flu is more dangerous. The study your blurb is summarizing actually says that. So... perhaps read before responding?

I’m with you on everything except flu vaccine. Not subjecting my kid to an annual vaccine that is sometimes only 30-40% effective.

Yup, anti-vaxxers 4ever.

And you’re supposedly an adult raising minor children? You sound like a middle schooler. Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So excited for Wednesday!! No more masks!!!

Funny though it's just in time for spring allergies.

Looks like my school is going to keep masking, by parent demand. And we're stuck because no way am I going to discourage my kid from masking when they will be the only one and labeled by other people's family's as irresponsible.

I found out today that most parents in my kids class don't even want them to remove masks outside. I am starting to feel crazy. In two years of Covid, all evidence indicates that Covid does not spread outside except in packed, confined spaces (which recess is not). I understand the fear about unmasking indoors a little better, but I'm still amazed that apparently we are the only family in class that has some concerns about masking very young kids for so long. The kids are trying to learn to read, and still just figuring out social cues and interactions.

Given what a minority we are in this situation, I don't see what fighting it will do beyond make our family a target for criticism and ostracize our kid. So we're going to go along with it. But it's not right. I can't believe we're at this point.

There will always be unintelligent people who prefer their religion to science.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Newsflash, if a kid hasn't gotten it yet, they aren't getting it now.

So all those people who claimed they were spreading doses out, or were waiting for more data were lying?

Well, the new data that has come in since then hasn’t been great… not sure what I would do if I hadn’t already vaccinated my kids in November.

We decided to wait for our 5 year old. We are not anti vaxers by any stretch. All 4 of us in the house over 12 are vaccinated and boosted. I’m glad we decided to wait and see more data. As of now, we are not looking to vaccinate the 5 year old.

Great. Don’t come on here b**tching when your kid is quarantined because 1 kid in their class tested positive

Nope. I will lie about vax status. As long as the city has non science based policies, I will skirt my way around them.

+1

People have been lying about vaccination status all school year to avoid their kids’ having to quarantine. I have no qualms doing the same with my child.

Imagine being proud of being this trashy. Wow. This is why we needed a centralized national registry for vaccines, to out selfish liars.

Trashy? LOL

5-12 year olds cannot get boosters. My 8 year old got vaccinated 6 months ago with the micro dose. Do you really think that’s stopping any spread? Especially after Omicron. Are you really thinking with your brain or anxiety driven agenda?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So excited for Wednesday!! No more masks!!!

Funny though it's just in time for spring allergies.

Looks like my school is going to keep masking, by parent demand. And we're stuck because no way am I going to discourage my kid from masking when they will be the only one and labeled by other people's family's as irresponsible.

I found out today that most parents in my kids class don't even want them to remove masks outside. I am starting to feel crazy. In two years of Covid, all evidence indicates that Covid does not spread outside except in packed, confined spaces (which recess is not). I understand the fear about unmasking indoors a little better, but I'm still amazed that apparently we are the only family in class that has some concerns about masking very young kids for so long. The kids are trying to learn to read, and still just figuring out social cues and interactions.

Given what a minority we are in this situation, I don't see what fighting it will do beyond make our family a target for criticism and ostracize our kid. So we're going to go along with it. But it's not right. I can't believe we're at this point.

That is crazy. I can’t believe majority of families in your class want masks inside, let alone outside.

Are you at a title 1 DCPS school with a low vaccination rate?

+1

Why is this based on parent preferences instead of science? Covid has made me seriously question how this area of the country thinks and views individual rights. Give parents a choice at this point and the majority can choose to mask. School leadership just doesn’t want to deal with any conflict. Everything has become political.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Newsflash, if a kid hasn't gotten it yet, they aren't getting it now.

So all those people who claimed they were spreading doses out, or were waiting for more data were lying?

Well, the new data that has come in since then hasn’t been great… not sure what I would do if I hadn’t already vaccinated my kids in November.

We decided to wait for our 5 year old. We are not anti vaxers by any stretch. All 4 of us in the house over 12 are vaccinated and boosted. I’m glad we decided to wait and see more data. As of now, we are not looking to vaccinate the 5 year old.

Great. Don’t come on here b**tching when your kid is quarantined because 1 kid in their class tested positive

Nope. I will lie about vax status. As long as the city has non science based policies, I will skirt my way around them.

+1

People have been lying about vaccination status all school year to avoid their kids’ having to quarantine. I have no qualms doing the same with my child.

Imagine being proud of being this trashy. Wow. This is why we needed a centralized national registry for vaccines, to out selfish liars.

I find it trashy to continue to force working families to keep kids home and keep kids out of school for two weeks at a time. You kept schools closed for almost a year and a half. Every effort should be made to keep kids in school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Newsflash, if a kid hasn't gotten it yet, they aren't getting it now.

So all those people who claimed they were spreading doses out, or were waiting for more data were lying?

Well, the new data that has come in since then hasn’t been great… not sure what I would do if I hadn’t already vaccinated my kids in November.

We decided to wait for our 5 year old. We are not anti vaxers by any stretch. All 4 of us in the house over 12 are vaccinated and boosted. I’m glad we decided to wait and see more data. As of now, we are not looking to vaccinate the 5 year old.

Great. Don’t come on here b**tching when your kid is quarantined because 1 kid in their class tested positive

Nope. I will lie about vax status. As long as the city has non science based policies, I will skirt my way around them.

+1

People have been lying about vaccination status all school year to avoid their kids’ having to quarantine. I have no qualms doing the same with my child.

Imagine being proud of being this trashy. Wow. This is why we needed a centralized national registry for vaccines, to out selfish liars.

I find it trashy to continue to force working families to keep kids home and keep kids out of school for two weeks at a time. You kept schools closed for almost a year and a half. Every effort should be made to keep kids in school.

I’m confused. My kids DCPS school requires the actual vaccination card if you say they are vaccinated for quarantines. Are you saying you would buy a fake card?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So excited for Wednesday!! No more masks!!!

Funny though it's just in time for spring allergies.

Looks like my school is going to keep masking, by parent demand. And we're stuck because no way am I going to discourage my kid from masking when they will be the only one and labeled by other people's family's as irresponsible.

I found out today that most parents in my kids class don't even want them to remove masks outside. I am starting to feel crazy. In two years of Covid, all evidence indicates that Covid does not spread outside except in packed, confined spaces (which recess is not). I understand the fear about unmasking indoors a little better, but I'm still amazed that apparently we are the only family in class that has some concerns about masking very young kids for so long. The kids are trying to learn to read, and still just figuring out social cues and interactions.

Given what a minority we are in this situation, I don't see what fighting it will do beyond make our family a target for criticism and ostracize our kid. So we're going to go along with it. But it's not right. I can't believe we're at this point.

Ugh. That's disappointing to hear. What school, if you don't mind sharing?

This must be a charter? I’m guessing Cap City, or Stokes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So excited for Wednesday!! No more masks!!!

Funny though it's just in time for spring allergies.

Looks like my school is going to keep masking, by parent demand. And we're stuck because no way am I going to discourage my kid from masking when they will be the only one and labeled by other people's family's as irresponsible.

I found out today that most parents in my kids class don't even want them to remove masks outside. I am starting to feel crazy. In two years of Covid, all evidence indicates that Covid does not spread outside except in packed, confined spaces (which recess is not). I understand the fear about unmasking indoors a little better, but I'm still amazed that apparently we are the only family in class that has some concerns about masking very young kids for so long. The kids are trying to learn to read, and still just figuring out social cues and interactions.

Given what a minority we are in this situation, I don't see what fighting it will do beyond make our family a target for criticism and ostracize our kid. So we're going to go along with it. But it's not right. I can't believe we're at this point.

How do you know this? Parent list serve?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Newsflash, if a kid hasn't gotten it yet, they aren't getting it now.

So all those people who claimed they were spreading doses out, or were waiting for more data were lying?

Well, the new data that has come in since then hasn’t been great… not sure what I would do if I hadn’t already vaccinated my kids in November.

We decided to wait for our 5 year old. We are not anti vaxers by any stretch. All 4 of us in the house over 12 are vaccinated and boosted. I’m glad we decided to wait and see more data. As of now, we are not looking to vaccinate the 5 year old.

Great. Don’t come on here b**tching when your kid is quarantined because 1 kid in their class tested positive

Nope. I will lie about vax status. As long as the city has non science based policies, I will skirt my way around them.

+1

People have been lying about vaccination status all school year to avoid their kids’ having to quarantine. I have no qualms doing the same with my child.

Imagine being proud of being this trashy. Wow. This is why we needed a centralized national registry for vaccines, to out selfish liars.

I find it trashy to continue to force working families to keep kids home and keep kids out of school for two weeks at a time. You kept schools closed for almost a year and a half. Every effort should be made to keep kids in school.

I’m confused. My kids DCPS school requires the actual vaccination card if you say they are vaccinated for quarantines. Are you saying you would buy a fake card?

Not pp, but our principal has said she relies on the “honor system” (whatever the close contact tells her about vax status).

[Anonymous]

My kindergartener is super excited for tomorrow and has been counting down the days since I told her last week. She knows it’s each kids choice, but says she’s “so exhausted with” wearing a mask “ALL DAY”, so she’ll take it off even if she’s the only one in the class. We are fully vaccinated and had omicron over the holidays, so I’m happy for her. And happy for the teachers that don’t have to remind kids one million times a day to pull up their masks.