Will your DC wear mask to school when Youngkin lifts school mask mandate next week?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Read it and weep

https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1482427364747497472?s=10

Youngkin has immediately put school children at risk. Absolutely disgusting.

And endangered school operations. There are already not enough subs.

[Anonymous]

"The way that Virginia works is that the governor cannot ban mask mandates. Schools make those decisions,” he said. “We will in fact, then, also make sure that schools allow parents to exercise their rights for what’s best for their children, to opt-out of those mandates."

[Anonymous]

So he's blowing smoke just like with non existent CRT. Nothing to see here people. Masks are staying as long as school boards require it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"The way that Virginia works is that the governor cannot ban mask mandates. Schools make those decisions,” he said. “We will in fact, then, also make sure that schools allow parents to exercise their rights for what’s best for their children, to opt-out of those mandates."

Why does Youngkin pretend he care about parent rights when he only means a narrow section of parents’ rights? I am a parent and do not feel like he is respecting my rights or those of my children by encouraging the spread of a virus during the surge and decreasing the number of people willing to work at our school. Why can’t he actually try to do the job instead of continuing to play politics? The Republican Party is so focused on control they don’t care about doing the job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So he's blowing smoke just like with non existent CRT. Nothing to see here people. Masks are staying as long as school boards require it.

But in essence any parent can now opt their child out so doesn’t need that mean from a practical standpoint no mandate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"The way that Virginia works is that the governor cannot ban mask mandates. Schools make those decisions,” he said. “We will in fact, then, also make sure that schools allow parents to exercise their rights for what’s best for their children, to opt-out of those mandates."

Why does Youngkin pretend he care about parent rights when he only means a narrow section of parents’ rights? I am a parent and do not feel like he is respecting my rights or those of my children by encouraging the spread of a virus during the surge and decreasing the number of people willing to work at our school. Why can’t he actually try to do the job instead of continuing to play politics? The Republican Party is so focused on control they don’t care about doing the job.

They just want power. They DGAF about parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Read it and weep

https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1482427364747497472?s=10

Youngkin has immediately put school children at risk. Absolutely disgusting.

Looks like intelligent caring Virginia families and educators need to plan a walk out!

[Anonymous]

I’ll just separate their desks, tell them they can’t work in groups or join us on the carpet without a mask.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So he's blowing smoke just like with non existent CRT. Nothing to see here people. Masks are staying as long as school boards require it.

But in essence any parent can now opt their child out so doesn’t need that mean from a practical standpoint no mandate?

They can opt them out and the school can remove the child from the class and put that kid in an isolation room. Masks required to attend class.

[Anonymous]

Also need masks to ride a bus so feel free to drive them and pack a book for them to spend the day in the nurse's office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll just separate their desks, tell them they can’t work in groups or join us on the carpet without a mask.

+1 put unmasked kids in the back and group them among themselves for class projects.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No way - teacher here - this is a serious deal breaker for me. I was considering maybe we wouldnt need masks anymore last summer, but not right now when we have more cases than ever before and I have more of a chance of catching it.

I feel the opposite way. I don’t see how their poorly worn masks are doing anything and hear how schools have been open without masks throughout the pandemic. I will enforce whatever rules my district, FCCPS sets. I am concerned they want to mask forever and will keep the mask mandate next year too. If that’s the case I will go to any district nearby that doesn’t require them.

I’m in FCCPS and think a lot of people here want to mask forever. Please stay and be a reasonable voice! My kids will keep masking because it makes them feel comfortable and they’re very aware of the social blow-back they’d get if they unmasked. I’ll leave it up to them to decide if/when they stop wearing masks once it’s no longer mandated.

A lot there do want to mask forever. While I would love to be a reasonable voice, I will never speak up because that would not be well received by those making the highest decisions. The mask forever and push on vaccinations is a turn off for many. I am fully vaccinated and boosted but do not like the constant pressure on parents to vaccinate and booster their children. I think it should be a personal decision and find it overreaching and upsetting. I can only say that on an anonymous forum. I believe in vaccines but think it’s up to parents to decide for their own children and don’t like the constant announcements, emails and tweets.

FCCPS has instituted a "vaccine passport"-you cant attend indoor sporting events nor musicals without a vaccine--I believe even the 5-11 kids need the "passport"---will this stay legal under Youngkin?

Totally pro vax here but FCCPS has really created a hostile atmosphere, if you dont subscribe to "Dr" Noonan, DR or ED SCIENCE LOL then you feel like living as a gay person in the most homophobic town back in the 50s.....so at a certain point---can I pay these taxes and support this hostility? Or the bigger question is--do I want to?

I’m the teacher and this is what I’m taking about. I don’t think it’s right now they are pushing the vaccines like they are and making them mandatory for participation in anything. Students can’t even join a club if they can’t prove they are vaccinated, even if the club meets virtually. I don’t see this changing soon unless someone forced the issue legally.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No way - teacher here - this is a serious deal breaker for me. I was considering maybe we wouldnt need masks anymore last summer, but not right now when we have more cases than ever before and I have more of a chance of catching it.

I feel the opposite way. I don’t see how their poorly worn masks are doing anything and hear how schools have been open without masks throughout the pandemic. I will enforce whatever rules my district, FCCPS sets. I am concerned they want to mask forever and will keep the mask mandate next year too. If that’s the case I will go to any district nearby that doesn’t require them.

I’m in FCCPS and think a lot of people here want to mask forever. Please stay and be a reasonable voice! My kids will keep masking because it makes them feel comfortable and they’re very aware of the social blow-back they’d get if they unmasked. I’ll leave it up to them to decide if/when they stop wearing masks once it’s no longer mandated.

A lot there do want to mask forever. While I would love to be a reasonable voice, I will never speak up because that would not be well received by those making the highest decisions. The mask forever and push on vaccinations is a turn off for many. I am fully vaccinated and boosted but do not like the constant pressure on parents to vaccinate and booster their children. I think it should be a personal decision and find it overreaching and upsetting. I can only say that on an anonymous forum. I believe in vaccines but think it’s up to parents to decide for their own children and don’t like the constant announcements, emails and tweets.

FCCPS has instituted a "vaccine passport"-you cant attend indoor sporting events nor musicals without a vaccine--I believe even the 5-11 kids need the "passport"---will this stay legal under Youngkin?

Totally pro vax here but FCCPS has really created a hostile atmosphere, if you dont subscribe to "Dr" Noonan, DR or ED SCIENCE LOL then you feel like living as a gay person in the most homophobic town back in the 50s.....so at a certain point---can I pay these taxes and support this hostility? Or the bigger question is--do I want to?

I’m the teacher and this is what I’m taking about. I don’t think it’s right now they are pushing the vaccines like they are and making them mandatory for participation in anything. Students can’t even join a club if they can’t prove they are vaccinated, even if the club meets virtually. I don’t see this changing soon unless someone forced the issue legally.

Other types of vaccines are required to attend school. Why should the Covid vaccine be any different?

[Anonymous]

School nurse here. The clinic is the last place that unmasked children should be placed, with the asthmatic kids, diabetic kids, kids with cancer, autoimmune diseases, organ transplants that I care for every day. I have all of these at my school.

[Anonymous]

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Other types of vaccines are required to attend school. Why should the Covid vaccine be any different?

This has been debated so many places. Short answer: it’s not approved and under EAU, unlike the other vaccines.