School Asking DC To Mask To Accomodate An Other

[Anonymous]

According to this the mental health crisis got worse after society removed all covid protections.

But sure go ahead and blame the masks kids wore 2years ago since it fits your agenda.

[Anonymous]

This thread is hard to read. I hope the other families who got this letter are kinder and more compassionate than OP and some of the posters on here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“The number of kids seeking psychiatric emergency care has grown from ~30 a month in recent years to 30 a day.

You can’t treat children like dirty vectors of disease constantly & think they’ll be ok.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/emergency-room-doctors-beg-help-treating-children-mental-health-illnes-rcna99951

But is masking the cause? I argue that isolating at home was far more damaging to young children than a mere mask. I worked in a school that remained open during Covid. We continued spirit and community building activities, just modifying them by using smaller groups or outdoor spaces. Keeping kids active and engaged was our priority, and masks allowed us the opportunity to do that.

That’s why I don’t see this as a big deal. So the kids wear a mask for a period. It allows a student who otherwise would be isolated the ability to participate. Good! If you don’t like it, the school gave you an easy out. I hope the school reaches out to parents in the other class, because I’m sure there are families who would happily transfer in since this is an opportunity to exercise community and compassion.

[Anonymous]

Am I the only one that thinks that if the parents are so worried, why are they sending to send DC into a public school? Masking is not very effective in esp children. Why take that chance with this child’s health?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that thinks that if the parents are so worried, why are they sending to send DC into a public school? Masking is not very effective in esp children. Why take that chance with this child’s health?

The family is surely following medical advice and who are you to second guess that. You sound pretty clueless- studies show 2way masking is very effective.

It’s far less effective when only the vulnerable person masks, hence the need for all to mask. But you don’t like that either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“The number of kids seeking psychiatric emergency care has grown from ~30 a month in recent years to 30 a day.

You can’t treat children like dirty vectors of disease constantly & think they’ll be ok.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/emergency-room-doctors-beg-help-treating-children-mental-health-illnes-rcna99951

But is masking the cause? I argue that isolating at home was far more damaging to young children than a mere mask. I worked in a school that remained open during Covid. We continued spirit and community building activities, just modifying them by using smaller groups or outdoor spaces. Keeping kids active and engaged was our priority, and masks allowed us the opportunity to do that.

That’s why I don’t see this as a big deal. So the kids wear a mask for a period. It allows a student who otherwise would be isolated the ability to participate. Good! If you don’t like it, the school gave you an easy out. I hope the school reaches out to parents in the other class, because I’m sure there are families who would happily transfer in since this is an opportunity to exercise community and compassion.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that thinks that if the parents are so worried, why are they sending to send DC into a public school? Masking is not very effective in esp children. Why take that chance with this child’s health?

No, you are being reasonable. What will the kid do at lunch? In the halls? This is a ridiculous request, and the kid should be virtual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that thinks that if the parents are so worried, why are they sending to send DC into a public school? Masking is not very effective in esp children. Why take that chance with this child’s health?

No, you are being reasonable. What will the kid do at lunch? In the halls? This is a ridiculous request, and the kid should be virtual.

I’m sure that’s all part of the plan. I’m guessing the kid will eat outside or in a different location than the cafeteria.

It’s awful to say kick the kid out of school. Let’s get rid at all the kids with medical conditions and disabilities too! Too much of a bother for the normal kids!

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope. Not having my kid mask. I have no problem if that kid masks but asking the rest of the class to mask is not appropriate. [/quote]

Are you the same parent who throws a hissy fit if your kid is in a nut free classroom? Must be a terrible way to live.[/quote]

HUGE difference between nut-free and masking. If you deny that, you’re just not being honest. [/quote]

Holy drama queen. It it a minor difference. They are both small sacrifices made by the group so another student can attend school safely.

If you can't give up nuts for a period, or wear a mask for a period, have your kid moved to the class for selfish people. The environment will be so great in that classroom with all those kind students.

[Anonymous]

This is the same as my son's class asking him not to bring peanut butter because a friend in his class is allergic. We changed his lunch and my son is really great about checking all snacks for nuts.

[Anonymous]

This doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. If the child’s medical condition is truly serious enough to warrant asking everyone else to mask, then I don’t see how 140 kids digging a dirty cloth mask out of their bag and wearing it for an hour, then stuffing it back in for the rest of the day, would be effective.

And if the child’s condition is mild enough to take these risks, then it’s not fair to ask everyone else to mask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. If the child’s medical condition is truly serious enough to warrant asking everyone else to mask, then I don’t see how 140 kids digging a dirty cloth mask out of their bag and wearing it for an hour, then stuffing it back in for the rest of the day, would be effective.

And if the child’s condition is mild enough to take these risks, then it’s not fair to ask everyone else to mask.

This. Leave aside the moralizing and deal with the facts. We’re not talking about properly worn And fitted n95s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the same as my son's class asking him not to bring peanut butter because a friend in his class is allergic. We changed his lunch and my son is really great about checking all snacks for nuts.

It’s not the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Please explain the problem to me. OP’s kid isn’t being told they have to mask, right? They’re being told if they don’t want to mask the school will move them to another class. Is the OP suggesting that the kid for whom the accommodation is being requested should instead be told he can’t to school at all? Or is OP’s point that the parents of the whole class should get a vote on whether the mask request makes sense?

I’m genuinely confused as to what the problem is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they worked. I really do. But unfortunately trial after randomized trial show they don’t.

They don’t work for flu (decades of research shows that), they barely work for wildfire smoke (and they need to be n95 for that). Unfortunately the data shows they are not an effective mitigation measure. I wish this child the very very best and I hope the vaccine is effective for them, but asking others to wear masks for them isn’t doing anything to keep them safer.

Then why are they required for visitors to ICU, pre-2020?

I spent a lot of time in an ICU in 2019 and never masked.