DCPS: Masks Optional the rest of the year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really wish people would shut up about this. If you want your child to wear one they can, if you don't, the policy now says they don't have to. Is this discussion going to go on forever recycling the same tired stuff over and over? Or can we just stop?

Why do you care what people talk about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really wish people would shut up about this. If you want your child to wear one they can, if you don't, the policy now says they don't have to. Is this discussion going to go on forever recycling the same tired stuff over and over? Or can we just stop?

I am bored of the discussion of the virtues of masking or unmasking, but am finding the reports from various areas of what actually happened this morning quite interesting. That has not been discussed to death, since it just happened.

+1

[Anonymous]

My HS student said only 1 student in their first and second periods were un-masked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really wish people would shut up about this. If you want your child to wear one they can, if you don't, the policy now says they don't have to. Is this discussion going to go on forever recycling the same tired stuff over and over? Or can we just stop?

I am bored of the discussion of the virtues of masking or unmasking, but am finding the reports from various areas of what actually happened this morning quite interesting. That has not been discussed to death, since it just happened.

This. I love reading about how the change is playing out everywhere, just as I find it interesting to observe what's happening at our school.

[Anonymous]

I'm at a charter where we haven't lifted any mask mandates (outdoors or indoors), and I'm reading this thread with jealousy, and to understand the social tensions that could happen if and when we ever do lift mandatory masking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really wish people would shut up about this. If you want your child to wear one they can, if you don't, the policy now says they don't have to. Is this discussion going to go on forever recycling the same tired stuff over and over? Or can we just stop?

The pro-plague crowd just can’t help themselves.

You know you're talking about nearly the whole rest of the world? The U.S. was an outlier on masking, particularly of young children. DC was an outlier in the United States in terms of how long it's taking to end this. The CDC and the DOH - hardly conservative organizations on this topic - have looked at the evidence. If none of this makes any impact on you, you're in epistemic closure-land along with the qanon people and guys who think they're Jesus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really wish people would shut up about this. If you want your child to wear one they can, if you don't, the policy now says they don't have to. Is this discussion going to go on forever recycling the same tired stuff over and over? Or can we just stop?

The pro-plague crowd just can’t help themselves.

You know you're talking about nearly the whole rest of the world? The U.S. was an outlier on masking, particularly of young children. DC was an outlier in the United States in terms of how long it's taking to end this. The CDC and the DOH - hardly conservative organizations on this topic - have looked at the evidence. If none of this makes any impact on you, you're in epistemic closure-land along with the qanon people and guys who think they're Jesus.

Well said.

[Anonymous]

More kids were unmasked than not in my DD’s ward 3 school this morning, her included. The teachers were more mixed - I would say 1/3 unmasked 2/3 masked. My oldest is at Deal and he said he will keep masking through the end of the week but will take it off earlier if his friends do - ahh, the middle school desire to fit in.

[Anonymous]

W6 - Title 1 - DH said they didn't see any kids unmasked, so my son wanted his mask even though we had told him he doesnt have to wear it. He told him he could put it in his backpack later if he wanted to. We are ok with not masking when the numbers are low, but its not like I want him to be the unmasking warrior for the school, especially when I get a vibe that it's not accepted. We'll see what he says this afternoon.

[Anonymous]

I let my kids decide… K wore hers, 1st grader was ecstatic to leave his at home. I think my K is nervous for the change but will take it off by the end of the week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:W6 - Title 1 - DH said they didn't see any kids unmasked, so my son wanted his mask even though we had told him he doesnt have to wear it. He told him he could put it in his backpack later if he wanted to. We are ok with not masking when the numbers are low, but its not like I want him to be the unmasking warrior for the school, especially when I get a vibe that it's not accepted. We'll see what he says this afternoon.

I think this is the explanation for the high number of still masked kids at some schools. Kids want to fit in, parents don't want to be seen as "the unmasking warrior" (WTF?). It will take a few more courageous people to start a trend and the masks will be largely gone by the end of the month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really wish people would shut up about this. If you want your child to wear one they can, if you don't, the policy now says they don't have to. Is this discussion going to go on forever recycling the same tired stuff over and over? Or can we just stop?

The pro-plague crowd just can’t help themselves.

You know you're talking about nearly the whole rest of the world? The U.S. was an outlier on masking, particularly of young children. DC was an outlier in the United States in terms of how long it's taking to end this. The CDC and the DOH - hardly conservative organizations on this topic - have looked at the evidence. If none of this makes any impact on you, you're in epistemic closure-land along with the qanon people and guys who think they're Jesus.

This. The mask-humpers don’t realize just how far outside the worldwide scientific and educational mainstream they are. They’re like villagers from the Middle Ages who worship a king.

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher who plans to remain masked for 2 weeks or so to see what happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really wish people would shut up about this. If you want your child to wear one they can, if you don't, the policy now says they don't have to. Is this discussion going to go on forever recycling the same tired stuff over and over? Or can we just stop?

The pro-plague crowd just can’t help themselves.

You know you're talking about nearly the whole rest of the world? The U.S. was an outlier on masking, particularly of young children. DC was an outlier in the United States in terms of how long it's taking to end this. The CDC and the DOH - hardly conservative organizations on this topic - have looked at the evidence. If none of this makes any impact on you, you're in epistemic closure-land along with the qanon people and guys who think they're Jesus.

Well said.

Hella racist and untrue. Kids were masked all over Europe, Asia, mid-East. Some countries did not mask under 5, but many countries did mask young kids - Japan masked 2 year olds. Hong Kong is in lockdown as we speak.

[Anonymous]

PK4 JKLM class this morning - 1/3 masked 2/3 unmasked. Son chose to wear one, I think because he has some social anxiety. He is most ecstatic that they get to talk during lunch now (previously they prohibited talking - even outside (!!!!) - during lunch because talking makes the virus more likely to spread...).