APS mask policy

[Anonymous]

Woohoo! So happy. #unmaskthekids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Except for those parents who were screaming all this week and last about how their kid will continue to mask. Those kids still have to wear masks. Maybe they should be put into another room together. I mean I don't want my unmasked kid near them because my kid follows science and the recommendations of the CDC. If they are near those masked kids they might get bad ideas. Oh also, I think a bunch of immunocompromised kids just at his instant developed super immunity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Duran's Friday email just came out...they need to "review" the new guidance and will get back to us on Monday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Duran's Friday email just came out...they need to "review" the new guidance and will get back to us on Monday

I'm sorry, but, that is flipping BS. Is Syphax utterly unable to read the tea leaves and plan accordingly? COME ON. Prepare for the two most likely courses of action and then you have a plan and guidance in place to hit send as soon as you get the green light. This is basic common sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Duran's Friday email just came out...they need to "review" the new guidance and will get back to us on Monday

I think this is great actually. Maybe APS can save face, there doesn't have to be tension between kids about who is opting out, and teachers can get a break too (if they want one).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Duran's Friday email just came out...they need to "review" the new guidance and will get back to us on Monday

I think this is great actually. Maybe APS can save face, there doesn't have to be tension between kids about who is opting out, and teachers can get a break too (if they want one).

I agree, better to wait instead of having to send a second email
(I’m a teacher who may choose to be maskless come Tuesday if allowed.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Duran's Friday email just came out...they need to "review" the new guidance and will get back to us on Monday

I think this is great actually. Maybe APS can save face, there doesn't have to be tension between kids about who is opting out, and teachers can get a break too (if they want one).

I agree, better to wait instead of having to send a second email
(I’m a teacher who may choose to be maskless come Tuesday if allowed.)

+2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Except for those parents who were screaming all this week and last about how their kid will continue to mask. Those kids still have to wear masks. Maybe they should be put into another room together. I mean I don't want my unmasked kid near them because my kid follows science and the recommendations of the CDC. If they are near those masked kids they might get bad ideas. Oh also, I think a bunch of immunocompromised kids just at his instant developed super immunity

You’re a dick. My kid will wear a mask initially because their parent is immune compromised. We are trying to limit indoors without masking for the time being. Why would you belittle those in this situation? It’s no skin off your nose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Duran's Friday email just came out...they need to "review" the new guidance and will get back to us on Monday

I'm sorry, but, that is flipping BS. Is Syphax utterly unable to read the tea leaves and plan accordingly? COME ON. Prepare for the two most likely courses of action and then you have a plan and guidance in place to hit send as soon as you get the green light. This is basic common sense.

The VDH site still shows Arlington as high transmission- it was based on more than one metric. Obviously we knew they were going to lighten recommendations, but it wasn’t clear they were only going to be using the one metric which practically puts the whole country as low.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Except for those parents who were screaming all this week and last about how their kid will continue to mask. Those kids still have to wear masks. Maybe they should be put into another room together. I mean I don't want my unmasked kid near them because my kid follows science and the recommendations of the CDC. If they are near those masked kids they might get bad ideas. Oh also, I think a bunch of immunocompromised kids just at his instant developed super immunity

You’re a dick. My kid will wear a mask initially because their parent is immune compromised. We are trying to limit indoors without masking for the time being. Why would you belittle those in this situation? It’s no skin off your nose.

Why did you belittle those in the situation who wanted their child not to wear a mask? It’s no skin off your nose.
See how your BS works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Except for those parents who were screaming all this week and last about how their kid will continue to mask. Those kids still have to wear masks. Maybe they should be put into another room together. I mean I don't want my unmasked kid near them because my kid follows science and the recommendations of the CDC. If they are near those masked kids they might get bad ideas. Oh also, I think a bunch of immunocompromised kids just at his instant developed super immunity

You’re a dick. My kid will wear a mask initially because their parent is immune compromised. We are trying to limit indoors without masking for the time being. Why would you belittle those in this situation? It’s no skin off your nose.

Why did you belittle those in the situation who wanted their child not to wear a mask? It’s no skin off your nose.
See how your BS works.

You don’t know me. I believe in choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Duran's Friday email just came out...they need to "review" the new guidance and will get back to us on Monday

I think this is great actually. Maybe APS can save face, there doesn't have to be tension between kids about who is opting out, and teachers can get a break too (if they want one).

I think this just proves APS cares more saving face than timely communicating with families. Which seems just about right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Duran's Friday email just came out...they need to "review" the new guidance and will get back to us on Monday

I think this is great actually. Maybe APS can save face, there doesn't have to be tension between kids about who is opting out, and teachers can get a break too (if they want one).

I think this just proves APS cares more saving face than timely communicating with families. Which seems just about right.

Because they didn’t announce a whole new policy within minutes of CDC changing it’s guidelines, late on a Friday afternoon when there is no school the next day? I like my administrators and policy folks to think through what the policies will be going forward, and a weekend is a reasonable amount of time to do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Duran's Friday email just came out...they need to "review" the new guidance and will get back to us on Monday

I think this is great actually. Maybe APS can save face, there doesn't have to be tension between kids about who is opting out, and teachers can get a break too (if they want one).

I think this just proves APS cares more saving face than timely communicating with families. Which seems just about right.

Because they didn’t announce a whole new policy within minutes of CDC changing it’s guidelines, late on a Friday afternoon when there is no school the next day? I like my administrators and policy folks to think through what the policies will be going forward, and a weekend is a reasonable amount of time to do so.

No. Because regardless of what the CDC says, masks are coming off Tuesday. If there is going to be a formal “opt out” out process then that needs to be communicated with more than one day’s notice. And everyone has know for days now the CDC was going to change its metrics. The writing was on the wall that transmission would possibly be lowered. How did they not already have a plan/press release ready to go knowing this was a likely scenario? What exactly are these people at Syphax with bloated six figure salaries who responsible for writing these policies doing all day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So since the latest APS metric said that masks are not required for anyone once we fall in CDC's low transmission category, and CDC just announced that Arlington is in the low transmission category, does that mean no masks required next week? No opt out form necessary? I assume this will apply to teachers and staff too?

Duran's Friday email just came out...they need to "review" the new guidance and will get back to us on Monday

I think this is great actually. Maybe APS can save face, there doesn't have to be tension between kids about who is opting out, and teachers can get a break too (if they want one).

I think this just proves APS cares more saving face than timely communicating with families. Which seems just about right.

Because they didn’t announce a whole new policy within minutes of CDC changing it’s guidelines, late on a Friday afternoon when there is no school the next day? I like my administrators and policy folks to think through what the policies will be going forward, and a weekend is a reasonable amount of time to do so.

No. Because regardless of what the CDC says, masks are coming off Tuesday. If there is going to be a formal “opt out” out process then that needs to be communicated with more than one day’s notice. And everyone has know for days now the CDC was going to change its metrics. The writing was on the wall that transmission would possibly be lowered. How did they not already have a plan/press release ready to go knowing this was a likely scenario? What exactly are these people at Syphax with bloated six figure salaries who responsible for writing these policies doing all day?

And under their current policy, you’ll be able to opt out your kids on Tuesday. Any new policy would, if anything, be even more flexible. Since you seem to be of the view that your kids will go mask free on Tuesday, this really doesn’t impact you. As for me, we’ll probably follow whatever guidelines are ultimately issued, and since masks aren’t a big deal to my kids I think we’ll be fine waiting until Monday to find out what the new policy will be.