Teachers handing out masks

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Look, clearly, the teachers want the kids to wear masks. Maybe they have health conditions. Maybe they have family members with health conditions. If you guys are jerks to them about it, there’s a chance they might quit and get another job. So I would just go with the flow.

Personally, I think the guidance should be that if the teacher in the classroom wants kids to wear masks, they should wear masks unless they have a specific exception for like a developmental disability or something.

Given how little we know about the impact of masks on young children's development, I think such a policy would be horribly irresponsible as it amounts to indefinite masking of many young children during a time when the CDC does not recommend masks for anybody. It is amazing and honestly terrifying to me to see how differently my 3 yo interacts with other kids when neither is masked. This is a huge experiment we are putting our young kids in. If we do it it should at least be based on public health guidance, not individual people's feelings.

We know the impact COVID can have on someone, especially health issues. You don't care about those kids? What if it was your kid and you had to pay their medical bills?

Right- we know the impact is similar to the flu in kids, so we should treat it accordingly. What did we do for the flu before covid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look, clearly, the teachers want the kids to wear masks. Maybe they have health conditions. Maybe they have family members with health conditions. If you guys are jerks to them about it, there’s a chance they might quit and get another job. So I would just go with the flow.

Personally, I think the guidance should be that if the teacher in the classroom wants kids to wear masks, they should wear masks unless they have a specific exception for like a developmental disability or something.

Given how little we know about the impact of masks on young children's development, I think such a policy would be horribly irresponsible as it amounts to indefinite masking of many young children during a time when the CDC does not recommend masks for anybody. It is amazing and honestly terrifying to me to see how differently my 3 yo interacts with other kids when neither is masked. This is a huge experiment we are putting our young kids in. If we do it it should at least be based on public health guidance, not individual people's feelings.

We know the impact COVID can have on someone, especially health issues. You don't care about those kids? What if it was your kid and you had to pay their medical bills?

Right- we know the impact is similar to the flu in kids, so we should treat it accordingly. What did we do for the flu before covid?

Its not similar to the flu and these kids live with adults last time I checked. But, you are right we should mask every year during flu season. Great idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - I would. “Please do not place a mask on my child.”

It truly is possible, as someone suggested, that all the kids grabbed masks for themselves after seeing a classmate do it. Then what is the teacher supposed to do? This whole situation is filled with land mines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - I would. “Please do not place a mask on my child.”

This is exactly what I would do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look, clearly, the teachers want the kids to wear masks. Maybe they have health conditions. Maybe they have family members with health conditions. If you guys are jerks to them about it, there’s a chance they might quit and get another job. So I would just go with the flow.

Personally, I think the guidance should be that if the teacher in the classroom wants kids to wear masks, they should wear masks unless they have a specific exception for like a developmental disability or something.

Given how little we know about the impact of masks on young children's development, I think such a policy would be horribly irresponsible as it amounts to indefinite masking of many young children during a time when the CDC does not recommend masks for anybody. It is amazing and honestly terrifying to me to see how differently my 3 yo interacts with other kids when neither is masked. This is a huge experiment we are putting our young kids in. If we do it it should at least be based on public health guidance, not individual people's feelings.

We know the impact COVID can have on someone, especially health issues. You don't care about those kids? What if it was your kid and you had to pay their medical bills?

Right- we know the impact is similar to the flu in kids, so we should treat it accordingly. What did we do for the flu before covid?

Its not similar to the flu and these kids live with adults last time I checked. But, you are right we should mask every year during flu season. Great idea.

The virus itself isn’t similar to the flu, but health outcomes are very, very similar between the flu and covid in kids. Surely you must know already know that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - I would. “Please do not place a mask on my child.”

It truly is possible, as someone suggested, that all the kids grabbed masks for themselves after seeing a classmate do it. Then what is the teacher supposed to do? This whole situation is filled with land mines.

DP I find it hard to believe that every single 2yo grabbed a mask and put it on by themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look, clearly, the teachers want the kids to wear masks. Maybe they have health conditions. Maybe they have family members with health conditions. If you guys are jerks to them about it, there’s a chance they might quit and get another job. So I would just go with the flow.

Personally, I think the guidance should be that if the teacher in the classroom wants kids to wear masks, they should wear masks unless they have a specific exception for like a developmental disability or something.

Given how little we know about the impact of masks on young children's development, I think such a policy would be horribly irresponsible as it amounts to indefinite masking of many young children during a time when the CDC does not recommend masks for anybody. It is amazing and honestly terrifying to me to see how differently my 3 yo interacts with other kids when neither is masked. This is a huge experiment we are putting our young kids in. If we do it it should at least be based on public health guidance, not individual people's feelings.

We know the impact COVID can have on someone, especially health issues. You don't care about those kids? What if it was your kid and you had to pay their medical bills?

It is my kid with mental health issues exacerbated by the pandemic, and nobody else but me and DH arepaying her therapy bills. Are you offering to help with that?

Your three year old is in therapy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look, clearly, the teachers want the kids to wear masks. Maybe they have health conditions. Maybe they have family members with health conditions. If you guys are jerks to them about it, there’s a chance they might quit and get another job. So I would just go with the flow.

Personally, I think the guidance should be that if the teacher in the classroom wants kids to wear masks, they should wear masks unless they have a specific exception for like a developmental disability or something.

Given how little we know about the impact of masks on young children's development, I think such a policy would be horribly irresponsible as it amounts to indefinite masking of many young children during a time when the CDC does not recommend masks for anybody. It is amazing and honestly terrifying to me to see how differently my 3 yo interacts with other kids when neither is masked. This is a huge experiment we are putting our young kids in. If we do it it should at least be based on public health guidance, not individual people's feelings.

We know the impact COVID can have on someone, especially health issues. You don't care about those kids? What if it was your kid and you had to pay their medical bills?

It is my kid with mental health issues exacerbated by the pandemic, and nobody else but me and DH arepaying her therapy bills. Are you offering to help with that?

Your three year old is in therapy?

Yep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - I would. “Please do not place a mask on my child.”

It truly is possible, as someone suggested, that all the kids grabbed masks for themselves after seeing a classmate do it. Then what is the teacher supposed to do? This whole situation is filled with land mines.

But...what I don't understand is why the teachers were handing out masks to begin with? Wouldn't the kids whose parents want them to mask have arrived that day already equipped?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - I would. “Please do not place a mask on my child.”

It truly is possible, as someone suggested, that all the kids grabbed masks for themselves after seeing a classmate do it. Then what is the teacher supposed to do? This whole situation is filled with land mines.

But...what I don't understand is why the teachers were handing out masks to begin with? Wouldn't the kids whose parents want them to mask have arrived that day already equipped?

DP Yeah that's weird. At our daycare we need to proactively tell them we want to continue masking our child.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely say something. That’s messed up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - I would. “Please do not place a mask on my child.”

It truly is possible, as someone suggested, that all the kids grabbed masks for themselves after seeing a classmate do it. Then what is the teacher supposed to do? This whole situation is filled with land mines.

But...what I don't understand is why the teachers were handing out masks to begin with? Wouldn't the kids whose parents want them to mask have arrived that day already equipped?

Some kids prefer the disposable type to the cloth ones their parents provide though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look, clearly, the teachers want the kids to wear masks. Maybe they have health conditions. Maybe they have family members with health conditions. If you guys are jerks to them about it, there’s a chance they might quit and get another job. So I would just go with the flow.

Personally, I think the guidance should be that if the teacher in the classroom wants kids to wear masks, they should wear masks unless they have a specific exception for like a developmental disability or something.

Given how little we know about the impact of masks on young children's development, I think such a policy would be horribly irresponsible as it amounts to indefinite masking of many young children during a time when the CDC does not recommend masks for anybody. It is amazing and honestly terrifying to me to see how differently my 3 yo interacts with other kids when neither is masked. This is a huge experiment we are putting our young kids in. If we do it it should at least be based on public health guidance, not individual people's feelings.

We know the impact COVID can have on someone, especially health issues. You don't care about those kids? What if it was your kid and you had to pay their medical bills?

It is my kid with mental health issues exacerbated by the pandemic, and nobody else but me and DH arepaying her therapy bills. Are you offering to help with that?

Good one. Thank you! because kids' mental health doesn't matter in the DMV, isn't that obvious?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - I would. “Please do not place a mask on my child.”

This is exactly what I would do.

Same.

[Anonymous]

I’m impressed by the teacher. Good for her!