Kid home teacher is high risk, should I consider that for mask optional

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it totally makes a difference for me. I’m partly treating the mask/no mask decisions as being respectful of others and aware of circumstances. So, if your teacher is masking because they are high risk, or because a classmate is, it is a kindness to continue wearing your mask.

If you want to keep masking for kindness, be my guest. But please don’t tell your kids that those who choose not to are unkind. We all have our reasons for the choices we make.

NP. So defensive. The PP never said anything about the non-maskers. Project much?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. Auto immunocompromised, and yes, teacher is fully vaccinated and fully recovered from covid 2 months ago ( through her own kids attending at other school, not from the school she is teaching). That is considered super high risk, right?

Why would she be "super high risk"? Autoimmune disorders confer some level of immune compromise, but it's hard to tell how much. That she had COVID already and recovered would likely confer some immunity. Also, there's Paxlovid now, which is extremely effective.

How old are your kids? Do they want to unmask? It may be hard to know the latter, since most kids will comply when told to.

The fact that she's a teacher and is still in the classroom suggests to me that she accepts the risk. Most people who are truly seriously immunocompromised wouldn't work as a teacher.

+1 to all this. Why not reach out to the teacher OP if you are concerned?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it totally makes a difference for me. I’m partly treating the mask/no mask decisions as being respectful of others and aware of circumstances. So, if your teacher is masking because they are high risk, or because a classmate is, it is a kindness to continue wearing your mask.

If you want to keep masking for kindness, be my guest. But please don’t tell your kids that those who choose not to are unkind. We all have our reasons for the choices we make.

Sorry, but you are raising kids to be selfish and unkind. You don't get to both sides this because of your white tears and fragility

[Anonymous]

It wouldn't change my decision. They can mask/de-mask as they like.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You know if a teacher gets seriously sick you’ll be stuck with a long term sub, right? If they can find one.
But go ahead…

If that teacher is wearing a well fitted N95 or similar, it really doesn’t matter what the kids do. If they’re not wearing a good mask themselves, then they probably aren’t as concerned about it as you are.

Have you spent time in any schools? So many kids with loose fitting cloth or surgical masks or wearing under the nose anyway, which is not effective masking to begin with.

Schools are providing n95 masks for children. Children can be educated about the right way to wear them.

ANYWAY guess you’ll find out soon enough if one way masking really works. Won’t you feel awesome if their teacher ends up in the hospital and your kid is left wondering if they were the one who infected her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know if a teacher gets seriously sick you’ll be stuck with a long term sub, right? If they can find one.
But go ahead…

If that teacher is wearing a well fitted N95 or similar, it really doesn’t matter what the kids do. If they’re not wearing a good mask themselves, then they probably aren’t as concerned about it as you are.

Have you spent time in any schools? So many kids with loose fitting cloth or surgical masks or wearing under the nose anyway, which is not effective masking to begin with.

Schools are providing n95 masks for children. Children can be educated about the right way to wear them.

ANYWAY guess you’ll find out soon enough if one way masking really works. Won’t you feel awesome if their teacher ends up in the hospital and your kid is left wondering if they were the one who infected her.

one-way masking is effective in hospital settings where doctors are working in negative pressure rooms. not so much in over-crowded schools with some raggedy diamond star ventialation rating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know if a teacher gets seriously sick you’ll be stuck with a long term sub, right? If they can find one.
But go ahead…

If that teacher is wearing a well fitted N95 or similar, it really doesn’t matter what the kids do. If they’re not wearing a good mask themselves, then they probably aren’t as concerned about it as you are.

Have you spent time in any schools? So many kids with loose fitting cloth or surgical masks or wearing under the nose anyway, which is not effective masking to begin with.

Schools are providing n95 masks for children. Children can be educated about the right way to wear them.

ANYWAY guess you’ll find out soon enough if one way masking really works. Won’t you feel awesome if their teacher ends up in the hospital and your kid is left wondering if they were the one who infected her.

Personally, I'd feel fine. It's a much bigger world than just the classroom.

[Anonymous]

One of my kid's teachers has asked the kids remain masked because of her medical condition. I have told my kids that the decision to mask / not mask is up to them, but I think it makes sense for DC1 to stay masked at least for these teacher's classes. Otherwise, if anything, I am gently encouraging them to unmask, and certainly at least for outdoor recess/sports. So, as is the case for most things in this pandemic, I think decisions should be situation specific...

[Anonymous]

Masks work better to protect others than to protect the wearer. Theoretically, an N95 should protect the wearer if it is correctly fitted, but the smallest gap could allow infection. Wearing a mask seems a small inconvenience compared to someone else’s safety. Since you know they are high risk, why wouldn’t you continue to mask around them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Masks work better to protect others than to protect the wearer. Theoretically, an N95 should protect the wearer if it is correctly fitted, but the smallest gap could allow infection. Wearing a mask seems a small inconvenience compared to someone else’s safety. Since you know they are high risk, why wouldn’t you continue to mask around them?

If they're that high risk, they shouldn't be in the classroom. So, it doesn't figure into my decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it totally makes a difference for me. I’m partly treating the mask/no mask decisions as being respectful of others and aware of circumstances. So, if your teacher is masking because they are high risk, or because a classmate is, it is a kindness to continue wearing your mask.

If you want to keep masking for kindness, be my guest. But please don’t tell your kids that those who choose not to are unkind. We all have our reasons for the choices we make.

NP. So defensive. The PP never said anything about the non-maskers. Project much?

Well they are being selfish and unkind having this kid unmask in a room with a high risk teacher so they weren't entirely off base with how we think of them......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know if a teacher gets seriously sick you’ll be stuck with a long term sub, right? If they can find one.
But go ahead…

If that teacher is wearing a well fitted N95 or similar, it really doesn’t matter what the kids do. If they’re not wearing a good mask themselves, then they probably aren’t as concerned about it as you are.

Have you spent time in any schools? So many kids with loose fitting cloth or surgical masks or wearing under the nose anyway, which is not effective masking to begin with.

Schools are providing n95 masks for children. Children can be educated about the right way to wear them.

ANYWAY guess you’ll find out soon enough if one way masking really works. Won’t you feel awesome if their teacher ends up in the hospital and your kid is left wondering if they were the one who infected her.

one-way masking is effective in hospital settings where doctors are working in negative pressure rooms. not so much in over-crowded schools with some raggedy diamond star ventialation rating.

You guys are really inspiring my confidence in masking if you think even an N95 isn't going to work- keep it up!!

[Anonymous]

I honestly think this is a conversation you need to have with the person in question versus a bunch of anonymous people on the internet.

[Anonymous]

My kids mask everywhere inside as they are good people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Masks work better to protect others than to protect the wearer. Theoretically, an N95 should protect the wearer if it is correctly fitted, but the smallest gap could allow infection. Wearing a mask seems a small inconvenience compared to someone else’s safety. Since you know they are high risk, why wouldn’t you continue to mask around them?

If they're that high risk, they shouldn't be in the classroom. So, it doesn't figure into my decisions.

Hopefully they will quit and your kid will go without a teacher.