WOOHOO SB 739 has passed the house- it is on its way to the Governor-

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Anonymous wrote:Next Youngkin is going to ban hand sanitizer and soap from schools and businesses that sell food. "We're sick as he11 and we're not going to take it anymore!"

Seriously, I do worry that red states will start overturning all vaccine requirements and we'll see more measles and mumps. The school vaccine requirements are a really important public health measure, and it's absolutely crazy there are people out saying they want to overturn them.

OMG. Youngkin’s proposal has bipartisan support and is very reasonable, based on the numbers and science.

PP - you hysterical reaction, along with the other political sniping, is proof that progressivism is a mental disorder.

It is disingenuous to say it has bipartisan support. I think it has 3 democratic senators and even fewer (if any) delegates. It’s not based on numbers or science — the cdc, the aap and other heath groups say we need masks now. If another variant comes along, districts won’t be able to reinstate the mandate. Their hands are tied from handling the conditions. That is not reasonable. It is based on an Atlantic article and a Republican political strategy. If the law had metrics for mask removal, it would be based on science. If it allowed local districts to decide based on their own conditions, it would make sense (like what NJ and CT did). Parental opt out is not science.

Local decisions may make sense elsewhere in the state, but in Northern Virginia they're only going to follow the political winds from the Federal government. At this point, I don't trust the school system to EVER remove masks willingly, so I'm thankful they're being taken out of the decision. The only way ACPS would willingly make masks optional is if Biden called up Hutchings personally, and asked, with a photo op, of course... With every single jurisdiction removing mask mandates, for literally everywhere except schools, I'm kind of losing my mind, and thankful I live in Virginia.

Completely agree, NoVA will never stop voluntarily for the foreseeable future. The D politicians love their power over our lives, yet call Republicans the authoritarians.

You only call it "power over our lives" because you disagree. Drama queen much?

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Anonymous wrote:Our family is getting a cake tonight to celebrate. The kids are so happy to soon no longer be forcibly masked at school anymore. VICTORY!

Us too. We haven't been this happy over a political development since Trump lost.

You're right. This is pure politics and has nothing to do with health or science. Not sure why it is worth celebrating that politicians instead of medical professionals are setting public health policy.

It doesn’t make sense from a public health perspective to to have optional masking virtually everywhere but then require them in schools.

Have you ever considered schools are doing it right and everywhere else is doing it wrong? Or are you a lemming and generally decide to do what everyone else is doing?

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Worst case, it’s just over two weeks until we find out which kids have completely antisocial, self-absorbed parents, and therefore are best avoided.

Yep - just look for the kids wearing masks and then you will know who has parents like that !

While the masking wearing will tell us about parents, in fact kids we see not wearing masks in school will suggest that their parents are selfish, uncaring, jerks who should be avoided.

Honestly, my heart just sunk because I have to navigate my Kindergarten class through this. This is so sad because we try so hard to teach the kids in school respect for others rights etc and now here we are parents gathering “intel” on each other to see who is social or antisocial based on making preference. What you don’t get is that the “fake concern” about the law, is really an attempt to put the kids first so we aren’t in this place where parents and kids are making fun of each other at school.

My heart sinks at the idea of parents having to decide whether to pull their kids out of in-person schooling because mom is going through chemo and this bill would mean their kid could be stuck sitting next to someone spewing an active covid infection all over because they aren’t wearing a mask.

How is that different from the seasonal flu? Been there and done that, caught the flu while my wife was going through chemo. She took Tamiflu and I did as well, there are preventions for those unique situations.

NP. Your wife had access to Tamiflu for treatment? Is there readily available treatment for COVID for all ages? Has it been tested and refined for years? No and no. Surely you see the difference.

DP. There's remdesivir and the new one. Etc. There are good proven treatments for covid. It's not 2020 anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Worst case, it’s just over two weeks until we find out which kids have completely antisocial, self-absorbed parents, and therefore are best avoided.

Yep - just look for the kids wearing masks and then you will know who has parents like that !

While the masking wearing will tell us about parents, in fact kids we see not wearing masks in school will suggest that their parents are selfish, uncaring, jerks who should be avoided.

Honestly, my heart just sunk because I have to navigate my Kindergarten class through this. This is so sad because we try so hard to teach the kids in school respect for others rights etc and now here we are parents gathering “intel” on each other to see who is social or antisocial based on making preference. What you don’t get is that the “fake concern” about the law, is really an attempt to put the kids first so we aren’t in this place where parents and kids are making fun of each other at school.

My heart sinks at the idea of parents having to decide whether to pull their kids out of in-person schooling because mom is going through chemo and this bill would mean their kid could be stuck sitting next to someone spewing an active covid infection all over because they aren’t wearing a mask.

How is that different from the seasonal flu? Been there and done that, caught the flu while my wife was going through chemo. She took Tamiflu and I did as well, there are preventions for those unique situations.

NP. Your wife had access to Tamiflu for treatment? Is there readily available treatment for COVID for all ages? Has it been tested and refined for years? No and no. Surely you see the difference.

DP. There's remdesivir and the new one. Etc. There are good proven treatments for covid. It's not 2020 anymore.

Plus fluvoxamine for down to age 8, and evushield as a preventative, and the vaccine itself as a preventative.

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Anonymous wrote:Our family is getting a cake tonight to celebrate. The kids are so happy to soon no longer be forcibly masked at school anymore. VICTORY!

Us too. We haven't been this happy over a political development since Trump lost.

You're right. This is pure politics and has nothing to do with health or science. Not sure why it is worth celebrating that politicians instead of medical professionals are setting public health policy.

It doesn’t make sense from a public health perspective to to have optional masking virtually everywhere but then require them in schools.

Have you ever considered schools are doing it right and everywhere else is doing it wrong? Or are you a lemming and generally decide to do what everyone else is doing?

LOL

Sure APS who can’t manage to teach reading well or teach kids basic math. I am sure they are right on this though

LOL!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Glad to see that at least some language has been added back in to allow the governor to reinstate mandates. Seems like even Youngkin knows there will be more waves and more death before COVID is done with us for good. But, it should be the local school boards making these decisions based on local conditions, not some Trump hack in Richmond who wants to score points with a COVID-brain addled base.

Remember this next time a republican claims it is the Dems who the party of big government and republicans are the party of local government.

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Anonymous wrote:Worst case, it’s just over two weeks until we find out which kids have completely antisocial, self-absorbed parents, and therefore are best avoided.

Yep - just look for the kids wearing masks and then you will know who has parents like that !

While the masking wearing will tell us about parents, in fact kids we see not wearing masks in school will suggest that their parents are selfish, uncaring, jerks who should be avoided.

Honestly, my heart just sunk because I have to navigate my Kindergarten class through this. This is so sad because we try so hard to teach the kids in school respect for others rights etc and now here we are parents gathering “intel” on each other to see who is social or antisocial based on making preference. What you don’t get is that the “fake concern” about the law, is really an attempt to put the kids first so we aren’t in this place where parents and kids are making fun of each other at school.

My heart sinks at the idea of parents having to decide whether to pull their kids out of in-person schooling because mom is going through chemo and this bill would mean their kid could be stuck sitting next to someone spewing an active covid infection all over because they aren’t wearing a mask.

How is that different from the seasonal flu? Been there and done that, caught the flu while my wife was going through chemo. She took Tamiflu and I did as well, there are preventions for those unique situations.

NP. Your wife had access to Tamiflu for treatment? Is there readily available treatment for COVID for all ages? Has it been tested and refined for years? No and no. Surely you see the difference.

DP. There's remdesivir and the new one. Etc. There are good proven treatments for covid. It's not 2020 anymore.

Plus fluvoxamine for down to age 8, and evushield as a preventative, and the vaccine itself as a preventative.

Got it. New treatments for kids and no treatment for kids under 8. Thanks for clarifying.

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Anonymous wrote:I guess it’ll be easy to tell whose parents are republicans now!

I guess it'll be easy to tell whose parents are virtual signaling and not that smart liberals ! - I would add "now!" but let's be honest we already know who those parents are

You know what - I am beginning to think that people like you should be forced to keep your kids at home. That way the county is guaranteeing their safety and you won't have to worry about them being near the unmasked.

VLP for all the masked!!!

We’ll still count you among them. Thanks for showing your true colors!

I. Don’t. Care.

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Anonymous wrote:Our family is getting a cake tonight to celebrate. The kids are so happy to soon no longer be forcibly masked at school anymore. VICTORY!

Us too. We haven't been this happy over a political development since Trump lost.

You're right. This is pure politics and has nothing to do with health or science. Not sure why it is worth celebrating that politicians instead of medical professionals are setting public health policy.

It doesn’t make sense from a public health perspective to to have optional masking virtually everywhere but then require them in schools.

Have you ever considered schools are doing it right and everywhere else is doing it wrong? Or are you a lemming and generally decide to do what everyone else is doing?

LOL

Sure APS who can’t manage to teach reading well or teach kids basic math. I am sure they are right on this though

LOL!!!!

Fair point. You're clearly better at doing the school's job for them. Why aren't you on the school board or a school superintendent? Yeah.

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So a bipartisan law will soon ban a mask mandate.

What more is there to discuss? Wilfull violation of a bipartisan law - by wilfully forcing students to wear a face covering against their will like a niqqab? When science isn't even in agreement backing that up? Not a great look moving into 2022 elections.

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Anonymous wrote:Our family is getting a cake tonight to celebrate. The kids are so happy to soon no longer be forcibly masked at school anymore. VICTORY!

Us too. We haven't been this happy over a political development since Trump lost.

You're right. This is pure politics and has nothing to do with health or science. Not sure why it is worth celebrating that politicians instead of medical professionals are setting public health policy.

It doesn’t make sense from a public health perspective to to have optional masking virtually everywhere but then require them in schools.

Have you ever considered schools are doing it right and everywhere else is doing it wrong? Or are you a lemming and generally decide to do what everyone else is doing?

LOL

Sure APS who can’t manage to teach reading well or teach kids basic math. I am sure they are right on this though

LOL!!!!

+1. Because their bureaucrats in central office are so brilliant

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Anonymous wrote:Glad to see that at least some language has been added back in to allow the governor to reinstate mandates. Seems like even Youngkin knows there will be more waves and more death before COVID is done with us for good. But, it should be the local school boards making these decisions based on local conditions, not some Trump hack in Richmond who wants to score points with a COVID-brain addled base.

Remember this next time a republican claims it is the Dems who the party of big government and republicans are the party of local government.

This was an unusual situation because Dems got drunk on power and didn’t want to give up control once they had a taste. If you watched the discussions in the House and Senate, Dems looked like children who had their favorite stuffed animal snatched away. They were almost crying.

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Anonymous wrote:Glad to see that at least some language has been added back in to allow the governor to reinstate mandates. Seems like even Youngkin knows there will be more waves and more death before COVID is done with us for good. But, it should be the local school boards making these decisions based on local conditions, not some Trump hack in Richmond who wants to score points with a COVID-brain addled base.

Remember this next time a republican claims it is the Dems who the party of big government and republicans are the party of local government.

This was an unusual situation because Dems got drunk on power and didn’t want to give up control once they had a taste. If you watched the discussions in the House and Senate, Dems looked like children who had their favorite stuffed animal snatched away. They were almost crying.

I wish someone could explain to me from a psychological POV exactly why people are losing their minds over this. I cannot believe it’s because they think masks actually “work,” or even if they did, why they think there is enough Covid around to actually worry about. It’s something much deeper that is driving people to near madness. I would love to understand better

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Anonymous wrote:Glad to see that at least some language has been added back in to allow the governor to reinstate mandates. Seems like even Youngkin knows there will be more waves and more death before COVID is done with us for good. But, it should be the local school boards making these decisions based on local conditions, not some Trump hack in Richmond who wants to score points with a COVID-brain addled base.

Remember this next time a republican claims it is the Dems who the party of big government and republicans are the party of local government.

This was an unusual situation because Dems got drunk on power and didn’t want to give up control once they had a taste. If you watched the discussions in the House and Senate, Dems looked like children who had their favorite stuffed animal snatched away. They were almost crying.

I wish someone could explain to me from a psychological POV exactly why people are losing their minds over this. I cannot believe it’s because they think masks actually “work,” or even if they did, why they think there is enough Covid around to actually worry about. It’s something much deeper that is driving people to near madness. I would love to understand better

Some people have their vaccine and don't care about kids under 5 with health conditions that put them at risk for COVID.

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Anonymous wrote:Glad to see that at least some language has been added back in to allow the governor to reinstate mandates. Seems like even Youngkin knows there will be more waves and more death before COVID is done with us for good. But, it should be the local school boards making these decisions based on local conditions, not some Trump hack in Richmond who wants to score points with a COVID-brain addled base.

Remember this next time a republican claims it is the Dems who the party of big government and republicans are the party of local government.

This was an unusual situation because Dems got drunk on power and didn’t want to give up control once they had a taste. If you watched the discussions in the House and Senate, Dems looked like children who had their favorite stuffed animal snatched away. They were almost crying.

I wish someone could explain to me from a psychological POV exactly why people are losing their minds over this. I cannot believe it’s because they think masks actually “work,” or even if they did, why they think there is enough Covid around to actually worry about. It’s something much deeper that is driving people to near madness. I would love to understand better

Some people have their vaccine and don't care about kids under 5 with health conditions that put them at risk for COVID.

PP again. It’s way more than that. I have 2 unvaccinated kids under 5 and I don’t give it a second thought. Granted, they don’t have unusual health conditions but if they did, I would view it as my responsibility to protect them. Not everyone else.