Charters: When is yours dropping the outdoor mask mandate?

[Anonymous]

Still waiting on a mask update from our charter, but after reading above I'm SO happy we dropped the health check months ago. And that our quarantine rules allow vaccinated close contacts (including siblings) remain in school and monitor / test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please know that if you are emailing your child's school this week to badger about this...everyone thinks you are an ass.

Why? DCPS changed their policy and lots of charters follow DCPS. It makes sense to ask when we will follow, and asking politely isn't badgering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please know that if you are emailing your child's school this week to badger about this...everyone thinks you are an ass.

Why? DCPS changed their policy and lots of charters follow DCPS. It makes sense to ask when we will follow, and asking politely isn't badgering.

This exactly. If we want to teach our children that science is important, that needs to include schools following protocols recommended by the CDC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please know that if you are emailing your child's school this week to badger about this...everyone thinks you are an ass.

Why? DCPS changed their policy and lots of charters follow DCPS. It makes sense to ask when we will follow, and asking politely isn't badgering.

This exactly. If we want to teach our children that science is important, that needs to include schools following protocols recommended by the CDC.

Honestly I just want to give my kid a break from the constant feeling that everything is abnormal and potentially life-threatening. He's stressed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing but there are bigger fish to fry in my very personal likely not shared by other parents opinion.

Like, if there is a positive in a prek3 class, the whole class is still home for at least 7 days. If a kid tests positive, they are home at least 10 days. If a kids sibling tests positive, both are home at least 10 days.

And then there is the daily form where you state your kid doesn't have covid symptoms. At this point, we should agree that is just a waste of time?

At the same time, last year was so bad I'm just happy they get to go most days.

Oh many you need to push for test-to-stay.

It would be akin to banging my head against a brick wall. They have already said that because kids eat lunch together unmasked, they cannot do test to stay. The app and the masks feel mild compared to the real possibility of more weeks at home but I learned last year that screaming into the wind only left me tired and changed nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing but there are bigger fish to fry in my very personal likely not shared by other parents opinion.

Like, if there is a positive in a prek3 class, the whole class is still home for at least 7 days. If a kid tests positive, they are home at least 10 days. If a kids sibling tests positive, both are home at least 10 days.

And then there is the daily form where you state your kid doesn't have covid symptoms. At this point, we should agree that is just a waste of time?

At the same time, last year was so bad I'm just happy they get to go most days.

Oh many you need to push for test-to-stay.

It would be akin to banging my head against a brick wall. They have already said that because kids eat lunch together unmasked, they cannot do test to stay. The app and the masks feel mild compared to the real possibility of more weeks at home but I learned last year that screaming into the wind only left me tired and changed nothing.

I'm sorry. I feel similarly. It's so shocking how they don't seem to give a whit about kids' education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing but there are bigger fish to fry in my very personal likely not shared by other parents opinion.

Like, if there is a positive in a prek3 class, the whole class is still home for at least 7 days. If a kid tests positive, they are home at least 10 days. If a kids sibling tests positive, both are home at least 10 days.

And then there is the daily form where you state your kid doesn't have covid symptoms. At this point, we should agree that is just a waste of time?

At the same time, last year was so bad I'm just happy they get to go most days.

Oh many you need to push for test-to-stay.

It would be akin to banging my head against a brick wall. They have already said that because kids eat lunch together unmasked, they cannot do test to stay. The app and the masks feel mild compared to the real possibility of more weeks at home but I learned last year that screaming into the wind only left me tired and changed nothing.

Our charter has actually said that it is looking to drop outdoor masking but needs OSSE to weigh in on the test to stay program currently in place. For me, at this point, I would be happy to see the end of masking all together, but it seems very reasonable to make sure that removing masks outdoors doesn't threaten the ability of the (what are mostly the) PK3 and PK4 kids to stay in school following an exposure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please know that if you are emailing your child's school this week to badger about this...everyone thinks you are an ass.

On the flip side, you were probably one of the parents emailing asking about outdoor lunches and wanting them to happen

Nope. Haven't emailed about anything. Because I am not annoying enough to think my opinions should dictate policy.

The thing is, unmasking kids outdoors AND indoors is now CDC guidance, so it's not really about my opinion if I ask when this guidance is going to be implemented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please know that if you are emailing your child's school this week to badger about this...everyone thinks you are an ass.

On the flip side, you were probably one of the parents emailing asking about outdoor lunches and wanting them to happen

Nope. Haven't emailed about anything. Because I am not annoying enough to think my opinions should dictate policy.

The thing is, unmasking kids outdoors AND indoors is now CDC guidance, so it's not really about my opinion if I ask when this guidance is going to be implemented.

It is awful that getting schools to follow CDC GUIDANCE is something we have to push for. What is wrong with the people here that they think this is ok?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please know that if you are emailing your child's school this week to badger about this...everyone thinks you are an ass.

On the flip side, you were probably one of the parents emailing asking about outdoor lunches and wanting them to happen

Nope. Haven't emailed about anything. Because I am not annoying enough to think my opinions should dictate policy.

The thing is, unmasking kids outdoors AND indoors is now CDC guidance, so it's not really about my opinion if I ask when this guidance is going to be implemented.

You don't get to dictate school policy. Why is this so hard to understand for some people?

[Anonymous]

Considering that cdc guidance flips and flips I don’t see the need to rush unmasking.

I do see a lot of parents frustrated or looking to be frustrated about something and passing it on to their kids. It’s sad really.

My kids are fine masking and I’m less paranoid (DC “low status and kids vaccinated).

I reall hope all the “follow the science” people don’t sit around the table and talk to their kids like the do on here. You might want to stop and see if the “issues” w your kid stops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Considering that cdc guidance flips and flips I don’t see the need to rush unmasking.

I do see a lot of parents frustrated or looking to be frustrated about something and passing it on to their kids. It’s sad really.

My kids are fine masking and I’m less paranoid (DC “low status and kids vaccinated).

I reall hope all the “follow the science” people don’t sit around the table and talk to their kids like the do on here. You might want to stop and see if the “issues” w your kid stops.

Dying laughing that following the science is now an insult. You sound like one of those climate change denying nut jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering that cdc guidance flips and flips I don’t see the need to rush unmasking.

I do see a lot of parents frustrated or looking to be frustrated about something and passing it on to their kids. It’s sad really.

My kids are fine masking and I’m less paranoid (DC “low status and kids vaccinated).

I reall hope all the “follow the science” people don’t sit around the table and talk to their kids like the do on here. You might want to stop and see if the “issues” w your kid stops.

Dying laughing that following the science is now an insult. You sound like one of those climate change denying nut jobs.

It’s because the “follow the science” people here are freaking out over very little and say things like DC will NEVER remove masks at schools. And the next day DCPS removed masks outside.

These people also no zero about public health or communication outside of here is a 500 page report.

We should follow the science and I think schools w a certain percentage vax rate should remove masks. This would prevent schools w pre schools from doing that. That to me would be follow the science.

[Anonymous]

It’s hard to explain to children the dichotomy that now exists. They heard me say my federal building is calling us back and does not require masks. I explained that their school is just really careful. But it’s confusing to them. I’m OK if schools take a couple extra weeks to catch up but this can’t be permanent.

[Anonymous]

MV announced ending the outdoor mandate mid-March, and I’m very thankful.