2nd Grade Teacher wears a mask

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Lock these maskers up!

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Anonymous wrote:Thankfully our principal would (respectfully) tell you to pound sand if you complained about this. She is far more worried about a teacher quitting than a ridiculous parent being annoyed.

Great principal. Original poster is unhinged. They seriously need to get a life.

Seems like the key piece of information that's missing her is why the teacher is wearing a mask. Maybe the teacher has a good reason. Maybe not. A lot of judgment here from people who don't actually know boo.

Actually, I don’t think we need to know the teacher’s reason. Who are we to judge whatever that reason might be?We’re not her doctor and aren’t qualified to determine what’s best for her.

Eh. Didn't we just go through a pandemic where schools here were closed for a year and a half, FAR longer than almost anywhere else, and FAR longer than doctors said was necessary, because teachers didn't *feel* it was safe? You'll forgive parents if they are not automatically defer to a teacher's judgement. My kid's pediatrician doesn't wear a mask. My kid's dentist doesn't wear a mask. They see more sick kids more intimately than any teacher (and are far more educated about health risks). It's possible that a teacher has a good reason for wearing a mask. It's also possible the teacher is a bozo, and wearing a mask in the classroom is not costless. It can be hard to hear them, and little kids in particular get a lot of information by reading body language and facial expressions.

My kid's pediatrician does wear a mask--which is smart given that she's around sick kids all day. So does the pharmacist at my CVS for the same reason. Just because you have a single experience--don't feel the need to act like it's the norm for others. You don't get to choose how other people protect their bodies.

+1 Butt out. Their bodies, their choices and in many ways, smart choices given the amount of germs health care professionals and teachers are exposed to. I just saw a doctor yesterday who was masked. You can do the same. Or you can call administration, complain about the teacher and be told to butt out by the principal--or if you manage to make enough of a fuss--your kid can have a series of subs the whole year, and the teacher can have a paid vacation given that there's no cause to force her not to wear a mask.

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My fragile immune system my choice !

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Anonymous wrote:As an elementary teacher with a child in Hospice care, I wear a mask. This post is infuriating to me. Who is anyone to tell someone else what is appropriate for their own personal health or prioritizing the health of their family over your being uncomfortable by it? Do you know how many students show up to school on a daily basis sick. Parents can care less about their kid getting everyone else sick and you are over here mad at the teacher for wearing a mask while teaching. It's time for you to reflect on your privilege.

A lot, because of attendance policies that penalize parents who keep their sick kids out of school. And if the kid wears a mask, someone will ask him why he didn't stay home due to being sick. Parents can't win either.

A little communication from the teacher would go a long way here. Parents automatically jump to germophobe virtue signaller in the absence of any information.

Private medical information is just that - private. How dare you feel entitled to know someone elses reasons for masking. Mind your own damn business, it doesnt actually make a difference either way. You just like to be able to sh!t on people if their reasons aren't "good enough" for you.

+1 Some of the posters on this thread are unhinged. People can choose to wear a mask. It protects the health of the wearer and protects your child from germs too. You don't need to know why, and if you find that problematic--homeschool your precious snowflake.

+2 Keep your kid at home if you're so triggered by someone masking to try to protect their health.

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Anonymous wrote:As an elementary teacher with a child in Hospice care, I wear a mask. This post is infuriating to me. Who is anyone to tell someone else what is appropriate for their own personal health or prioritizing the health of their family over your being uncomfortable by it? Do you know how many students show up to school on a daily basis sick. Parents can care less about their kid getting everyone else sick and you are over here mad at the teacher for wearing a mask while teaching. It's time for you to reflect on your privilege.

A lot, because of attendance policies that penalize parents who keep their sick kids out of school. And if the kid wears a mask, someone will ask him why he didn't stay home due to being sick. Parents can't win either.

A little communication from the teacher would go a long way here. Parents automatically jump to germophobe virtue signaller in the absence of any information.

Private medical information is just that - private. How dare you feel entitled to know someone elses reasons for masking. Mind your own damn business, it doesnt actually make a difference either way. You just like to be able to sh!t on people if their reasons aren't "good enough" for you.

+1 Some of the posters on this thread are unhinged. People can choose to wear a mask. It protects the health of the wearer and protects your child from germs too. You don't need to know why, and if you find that problematic--homeschool your precious snowflake.

It's 2024. The snowflakes are the ones in masks. If you're at a school and you're worried about germs, you're in the wrong profession.

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we all wore masks during the pandemic. fat lot that did us. maybe masks don't do as much as we assume they do.

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Anonymous wrote:Which is better: a teacher who wears a mask, a teacher who's out frequently due to illness, or a teacher who is a long-term sub because the actual teacher quit?

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Find a real problem OP. Not an imaginary one.

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Anonymous wrote:Thankfully our principal would (respectfully) tell you to pound sand if you complained about this. She is far more worried about a teacher quitting than a ridiculous parent being annoyed.

Great principal. Original poster is unhinged. They seriously need to get a life.

Seems like the key piece of information that's missing her is why the teacher is wearing a mask. Maybe the teacher has a good reason. Maybe not. A lot of judgment here from people who don't actually know boo.

Actually, I don’t think we need to know the teacher’s reason. Who are we to judge whatever that reason might be?We’re not her doctor and aren’t qualified to determine what’s best for her.

Eh. Didn't we just go through a pandemic where schools here were closed for a year and a half, FAR longer than almost anywhere else, and FAR longer than doctors said was necessary, because teachers didn't *feel* it was safe? You'll forgive parents if they are not automatically defer to a teacher's judgement. My kid's pediatrician doesn't wear a mask. My kid's dentist doesn't wear a mask. They see more sick kids more intimately than any teacher (and are far more educated about health risks). It's possible that a teacher has a good reason for wearing a mask. It's also possible the teacher is a bozo, and wearing a mask in the classroom is not costless. It can be hard to hear them, and little kids in particular get a lot of information by reading body language and facial expressions.

My kid's pediatrician does wear a mask--which is smart given that she's around sick kids all day. So does the pharmacist at my CVS for the same reason. Just because you have a single experience--don't feel the need to act like it's the norm for others. You don't get to choose how other people protect their bodies.

+1 Butt out. Their bodies, their choices and in many ways, smart choices given the amount of germs health care professionals and teachers are exposed to. I just saw a doctor yesterday who was masked. You can do the same. Or you can call administration, complain about the teacher and be told to butt out by the principal--or if you manage to make enough of a fuss--your kid can have a series of subs the whole year, and the teacher can have a paid vacation given that there's no cause to force her not to wear a mask.

Hey remember during the pandemic when the teachers union was carrying around child sized coffins and saying all of our kids would die if they went to school during the pandemic? Yeah, maybe, whatever teachers say on health risks, we should just do the opposite.

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Anonymous wrote:we all wore masks during the pandemic. fat lot that did us. maybe masks don't do as much as we assume they do.

Before you can assess whether or not masks worked, you need to understand how masks work.

Masks tend to be better at protecting others from the wearer than protecting the wearer from others, by limiting the amount of contaminants from the wearer that are allowed into the air to begin with. If there is a valve to allow you to exhale easier, it won’t catch your germs before they are released into the general air. If you wear a mask below your nose, or as I occasionally saw, under your chin, the mask isn’t going to be effective in containing your germs.

In order for the wearer to be protected, they have to wear an N-95 or equivalent and ensure it’s sealed against the face. If air is leaking around the edges, that air isn’t being filtered, meaning you aren’t protected from those germs. If the wearer takes it off to eat, drink, or for any other purpose, they’re exposed to whatever germs may be present, until the mask is again properly positioned.

Maybe you were extremely cautious, wearing the correct masks, correctly, without ever removing it in public, but I personally witnessed that “all” were NOT doing so.

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Anonymous wrote:we all wore masks during the pandemic. fat lot that did us. maybe masks don't do as much as we assume they do.

Before you can assess whether or not masks worked, you need to understand how masks work.

Masks tend to be better at protecting others from the wearer than protecting the wearer from others, by limiting the amount of contaminants from the wearer that are allowed into the air to begin with. If there is a valve to allow you to exhale easier, it won’t catch your germs before they are released into the general air. If you wear a mask below your nose, or as I occasionally saw, under your chin, the mask isn’t going to be effective in containing your germs.

In order for the wearer to be protected, they have to wear an N-95 or equivalent and ensure it’s sealed against the face. If air is leaking around the edges, that air isn’t being filtered, meaning you aren’t protected from those germs. If the wearer takes it off to eat, drink, or for any other purpose, they’re exposed to whatever germs may be present, until the mask is again properly positioned.

Maybe you were extremely cautious, wearing the correct masks, correctly, without ever removing it in public, but I personally witnessed that “all” were NOT doing so.

Look what happened during the pandemic. In many (red) parts of the country, no one ever wore masks. They didnt close anything. Kids went to school everyday. DC did the opposite. We closed everything. Kids were kicked out of school forever. Most everyone wore masks all the time. Given all that, we should have seen a *dramatic* difference between the number of people getting sick in DC and the number of people getting sick in cities in red states. We didn't. Which suggests masking and all the other things we did didnt actually make much difference in the end. Which makes sense if you think about it. Covid was extremely contagious, and perhaps masks were just not up to the job of stopping it.

If your argument is that DC didnt wear their masks correctly then that seems to suggest that in the real world masking doesnt actually do much. If it only makes a difference if every person does everything right every single time, then that's an impossible standard that no city will ever meet in a million years.

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Anonymous wrote:As an elementary teacher with a child in Hospice care, I wear a mask. This post is infuriating to me. Who is anyone to tell someone else what is appropriate for their own personal health or prioritizing the health of their family over your being uncomfortable by it? Do you know how many students show up to school on a daily basis sick. Parents can care less about their kid getting everyone else sick and you are over here mad at the teacher for wearing a mask while teaching. It's time for you to reflect on your privilege.

A lot, because of attendance policies that penalize parents who keep their sick kids out of school. And if the kid wears a mask, someone will ask him why he didn't stay home due to being sick. Parents can't win either.

A little communication from the teacher would go a long way here. Parents automatically jump to germophobe virtue signaller in the absence of any information.

This is a complete and utter lie, created to shift the blame for sending sick kids to school from their lazy, disengaged parents to the school district.

You must send your kids to private school. Public school parents absolutely get a district attendance officer breathing down their necks if their kid misses 10 days for being sick during cold and flu season.

+1. I've also been yelled at by teachers if my kid misses assessment days because it screws with their paperwork. Our school requires a doctor's note if your child misses more than two consecutive days for illness which basically means everyone sends kids back to school after two days whether they are contagious or not because taking a sick kid to the pediatrician or urgent care just to get a note is a huge hassle.

I WFH and my kid is easy so I have no problem keeping her home when sick. But the school makes it hard and I know other families have less ability to do it than I do.

The conclusion I've come up is that even post-Covid health and wellness (if kids, teachers, or parents) is not a priority for the schools. The extended closures during Covid indicates that education is also not a priority. I'd personally love to know what public school's are for because I truly don't know anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:As an elementary teacher with a child in Hospice care, I wear a mask. This post is infuriating to me. Who is anyone to tell someone else what is appropriate for their own personal health or prioritizing the health of their family over your being uncomfortable by it? Do you know how many students show up to school on a daily basis sick. Parents can care less about their kid getting everyone else sick and you are over here mad at the teacher for wearing a mask while teaching. It's time for you to reflect on your privilege.

A lot, because of attendance policies that penalize parents who keep their sick kids out of school. And if the kid wears a mask, someone will ask him why he didn't stay home due to being sick. Parents can't win either.

A little communication from the teacher would go a long way here. Parents automatically jump to germophobe virtue signaller in the absence of any information.

Private medical information is just that - private. How dare you feel entitled to know someone elses reasons for masking. Mind your own damn business, it doesnt actually make a difference either way. You just like to be able to sh!t on people if their reasons aren't "good enough" for you.

+1 Some of the posters on this thread are unhinged. People can choose to wear a mask. It protects the health of the wearer and protects your child from germs too. You don't need to know why, and if you find that problematic--homeschool your precious snowflake.

It's 2024. The snowflakes are the ones in masks. If you're at a school and you're worried about germs, you're in the wrong profession.

Luckily for us, it’s not up to you!

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Anonymous wrote:As an elementary teacher with a child in Hospice care, I wear a mask. This post is infuriating to me. Who is anyone to tell someone else what is appropriate for their own personal health or prioritizing the health of their family over your being uncomfortable by it? Do you know how many students show up to school on a daily basis sick. Parents can care less about their kid getting everyone else sick and you are over here mad at the teacher for wearing a mask while teaching. It's time for you to reflect on your privilege.

A lot, because of attendance policies that penalize parents who keep their sick kids out of school. And if the kid wears a mask, someone will ask him why he didn't stay home due to being sick. Parents can't win either.

A little communication from the teacher would go a long way here. Parents automatically jump to germophobe virtue signaller in the absence of any information.

This is a complete and utter lie, created to shift the blame for sending sick kids to school from their lazy, disengaged parents to the school district.

You must send your kids to private school. Public school parents absolutely get a district attendance officer breathing down their necks if their kid misses 10 days for being sick during cold and flu season.

Nope! Public school teacher and parent! We don’t want your sick kids.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:As an elementary teacher with a child in Hospice care, I wear a mask. This post is infuriating to me. Who is anyone to tell someone else what is appropriate for their own personal health or prioritizing the health of their family over your being uncomfortable by it? Do you know how many students show up to school on a daily basis sick. Parents can care less about their kid getting everyone else sick and you are over here mad at the teacher for wearing a mask while teaching. It's time for you to reflect on your privilege.

A lot, because of attendance policies that penalize parents who keep their sick kids out of school. And if the kid wears a mask, someone will ask him why he didn't stay home due to being sick. Parents can't win either.

A little communication from the teacher would go a long way here. Parents automatically jump to germophobe virtue signaller in the absence of any information.

This is a complete and utter lie, created to shift the blame for sending sick kids to school from their lazy, disengaged parents to the school district.

You must send your kids to private school. Public school parents absolutely get a district attendance officer breathing down their necks if their kid misses 10 days for being sick during cold and flu season.

+1. I've also been yelled at by teachers if my kid misses assessment days because it screws with their paperwork. Our school requires a doctor's note if your child misses more than two consecutive days for illness which basically means everyone sends kids back to school after two days whether they are contagious or not because taking a sick kid to the pediatrician or urgent care just to get a note is a huge hassle.

I WFH and my kid is easy so I have no problem keeping her home when sick. But the school makes it hard and I know other families have less ability to do it than I do.

The conclusion I've come up is that even post-Covid health and wellness (if kids, teachers, or parents) is not a priority for the schools. The extended closures during Covid indicates that education is also not a priority. I'd personally love to know what public school's are for because I truly don't know anymore.

If you send your kid to school sick, I am not calling them over for small group until they are symptom free. If they come ask me a question I will stand up and take several steps back.

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I feel you. My daughter's teacher wore one two years in a row (kinder and first). She struggled to learn to read and I think it was related. Experts say seeing the mouth form letters and sounds is important. In any event, even though I hated it and it made me angry that she was in my opinion harming a generation of kids there is nothing I could do so I didn't say anything. Basically, this is just one of those things that you can't control unless you are willing to ask for a class change or move to private.