If the county isn't allowed to placed a mask mandate in the classroom

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this is it. People, EVERYONE in NoVa wears masks everywhere and EVERYONE AND THEN SOME has freaking Covid. And it has very little to do with schools either. People are catching it masked and unmasked alike. blah, blah, blah...

I've got friends on both sides of this issue. 100% of the anti-masker families I know have already caught covid at least once. Less than 50% of the people I know who voluntarily wear masks have had this supposedly "inevitable" disease.

Yeah. Just anecdotal, obviously, but our family has strived to be diligent about masking and the other guidelines for the past 2 years, and none of us have gotten COVID. We do not eat out indoors, we do not use our gym membership currently, we wear masks in public, we got vaxxed as soon as eligible, etc. it does not feel like a huge sacrifice for us, and if everybody who could also did this, the pandemic would be over sooner.

Clearly you have a huge chip on your shoulder because of this and won't be pleased until we have zero Covid? Did I get this right? No sniffle would be acceptable to you ever. Pandemic will not end until people stop freaking out and demand completely sterile germ free world where nobody is dying for any reason other than ancient age

Yeah, actually I would be pleased if we could send COVID to the realm of things like measles or polio. I think that is doable and would be a great thing.

They couldn’t do it in China where they were literally locking people into their houses and apartments. It’s not possible.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this is it. People, EVERYONE in NoVa wears masks everywhere and EVERYONE AND THEN SOME has freaking Covid. And it has very little to do with schools either. People are catching it masked and unmasked alike. blah, blah, blah...

I've got friends on both sides of this issue. 100% of the anti-masker families I know have already caught covid at least once. Less than 50% of the people I know who voluntarily wear masks have had this supposedly "inevitable" disease.

Yeah. Just anecdotal, obviously, but our family has strived to be diligent about masking and the other guidelines for the past 2 years, and none of us have gotten COVID. We do not eat out indoors, we do not use our gym membership currently, we wear masks in public, we got vaxxed as soon as eligible, etc. it does not feel like a huge sacrifice for us, and if everybody who could also did this, the pandemic would be over sooner.

Many of your neighbors have been working in person since sometime in 2020. We all can’t “just stay home.”

Right. That’s why I said “everybody who could.” Those who can take the precautions (I.e. work from home), should. In part to ease the burden on those who cannot

But it didn’t make any difference in the end. Covid is here to stay because of infections in mostly unvaccinated, developing countries. Your actions didn’t really make any difference. I mean, they kept you Covid-free (I’m assuming) which is great, for you, if that was your goal. But you staying home and giving up a lot of things that make life worth living didn’t meaningfully ease any societal burdens.

I disagree. I think it did. Even if it didn’t/isn’t, doctors and medical professionals are begging us. So that’s enough for me to do it

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this is it. People, EVERYONE in NoVa wears masks everywhere and EVERYONE AND THEN SOME has freaking Covid. And it has very little to do with schools either. People are catching it masked and unmasked alike. blah, blah, blah...

I've got friends on both sides of this issue. 100% of the anti-masker families I know have already caught covid at least once. Less than 50% of the people I know who voluntarily wear masks have had this supposedly "inevitable" disease.

Yeah. Just anecdotal, obviously, but our family has strived to be diligent about masking and the other guidelines for the past 2 years, and none of us have gotten COVID. We do not eat out indoors, we do not use our gym membership currently, we wear masks in public, we got vaxxed as soon as eligible, etc. it does not feel like a huge sacrifice for us, and if everybody who could also did this, the pandemic would be over sooner.

Clearly you have a huge chip on your shoulder because of this and won't be pleased until we have zero Covid? Did I get this right? No sniffle would be acceptable to you ever. Pandemic will not end until people stop freaking out and demand completely sterile germ free world where nobody is dying for any reason other than ancient age

Yeah, actually I would be pleased if we could send COVID to the realm of things like measles or polio. I think that is doable and would be a great thing.

The point that it is NOT doable, it's more in the realm of flu where new strains emerge and sterilizing immunity is not possible unless you take boosters every 10 weeks. Zero covid isn't possible, it's been tried in other parts of the world unsuccessfully. It's a different virus. I don't even think anyone in CDC is pushing this nuttiness, and even Fauci said we will all get it one way or another

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this is it. People, EVERYONE in NoVa wears masks everywhere and EVERYONE AND THEN SOME has freaking Covid. And it has very little to do with schools either. People are catching it masked and unmasked alike. blah, blah, blah...

I've got friends on both sides of this issue. 100% of the anti-masker families I know have already caught covid at least once. Less than 50% of the people I know who voluntarily wear masks have had this supposedly "inevitable" disease.

Yeah. Just anecdotal, obviously, but our family has strived to be diligent about masking and the other guidelines for the past 2 years, and none of us have gotten COVID. We do not eat out indoors, we do not use our gym membership currently, we wear masks in public, we got vaxxed as soon as eligible, etc. it does not feel like a huge sacrifice for us, and if everybody who could also did this, the pandemic would be over sooner.

Many of your neighbors have been working in person since sometime in 2020. We all can’t “just stay home.”

Right. That’s why I said “everybody who could.” Those who can take the precautions (I.e. work from home), should. In part to ease the burden on those who cannot

But it didn’t make any difference in the end. Covid is here to stay because of infections in mostly unvaccinated, developing countries. Your actions didn’t really make any difference. I mean, they kept you Covid-free (I’m assuming) which is great, for you, if that was your goal. But you staying home and giving up a lot of things that make life worth living didn’t meaningfully ease any societal burdens.

I disagree. I think it did. Even if it didn’t/isn’t, doctors and medical professionals are begging us. So that’s enough for me to do it

That’s honestly irrational too. The people who will heed that advice are the cautious, vaccinated people who, almost certainly, won’t end up in the hospital anyway if they contract Covid. The people who will thumb their noses at it are … exactly who you would expect.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this is it. People, EVERYONE in NoVa wears masks everywhere and EVERYONE AND THEN SOME has freaking Covid. And it has very little to do with schools either. People are catching it masked and unmasked alike. blah, blah, blah...

I've got friends on both sides of this issue. 100% of the anti-masker families I know have already caught covid at least once. Less than 50% of the people I know who voluntarily wear masks have had this supposedly "inevitable" disease.

Yeah. Just anecdotal, obviously, but our family has strived to be diligent about masking and the other guidelines for the past 2 years, and none of us have gotten COVID. We do not eat out indoors, we do not use our gym membership currently, we wear masks in public, we got vaxxed as soon as eligible, etc. it does not feel like a huge sacrifice for us, and if everybody who could also did this, the pandemic would be over sooner.

Clearly you have a huge chip on your shoulder because of this and won't be pleased until we have zero Covid? Did I get this right? No sniffle would be acceptable to you ever. Pandemic will not end until people stop freaking out and demand completely sterile germ free world where nobody is dying for any reason other than ancient age

Yeah, actually I would be pleased if we could send COVID to the realm of things like measles or polio. I think that is doable and would be a great thing.

The point that it is NOT doable, it's more in the realm of flu where new strains emerge and sterilizing immunity is not possible unless you take boosters every 10 weeks. Zero covid isn't possible, it's been tried in other parts of the world unsuccessfully. It's a different virus. I don't even think anyone in CDC is pushing this nuttiness, and even Fauci said we will all get it one way or another

Again, that is a misunderstanding of fauci’s comments. That’s not what he said. See recent previous post with correct characterization of his comments

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this is it. People, EVERYONE in NoVa wears masks everywhere and EVERYONE AND THEN SOME has freaking Covid. And it has very little to do with schools either. People are catching it masked and unmasked alike. blah, blah, blah...

I've got friends on both sides of this issue. 100% of the anti-masker families I know have already caught covid at least once. Less than 50% of the people I know who voluntarily wear masks have had this supposedly "inevitable" disease.

Yeah. Just anecdotal, obviously, but our family has strived to be diligent about masking and the other guidelines for the past 2 years, and none of us have gotten COVID. We do not eat out indoors, we do not use our gym membership currently, we wear masks in public, we got vaxxed as soon as eligible, etc. it does not feel like a huge sacrifice for us, and if everybody who could also did this, the pandemic would be over sooner.

Many of your neighbors have been working in person since sometime in 2020. We all can’t “just stay home.”

Right. That’s why I said “everybody who could.” Those who can take the precautions (I.e. work from home), should. In part to ease the burden on those who cannot

But it didn’t make any difference in the end. Covid is here to stay because of infections in mostly unvaccinated, developing countries. Your actions didn’t really make any difference. I mean, they kept you Covid-free (I’m assuming) which is great, for you, if that was your goal. But you staying home and giving up a lot of things that make life worth living didn’t meaningfully ease any societal burdens.

I disagree. I think it did. Even if it didn’t/isn’t, doctors and medical professionals are begging us. So that’s enough for me to do it

They aren't begging you, it's all in your sick mind, get help. NObody is saying you have to stay locked up and afraid forever. Nobody. It's all in your warped reality and none of us are obligated to indulge you. My friend, who is a doctor at a very busy NYC hospital was walking around unmasked outdoors when others masked and she got together for dinners with us all the time. She saw who exactly died of Covid and who is at risk. most patients at risk were elderly with more than 2 comorbidities and all younger patients were obese. Stop listening to fear news for clicks and actually ask real medical professionals who do work with Covid patients.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this is it. People, EVERYONE in NoVa wears masks everywhere and EVERYONE AND THEN SOME has freaking Covid. And it has very little to do with schools either. People are catching it masked and unmasked alike. blah, blah, blah...

I've got friends on both sides of this issue. 100% of the anti-masker families I know have already caught covid at least once. Less than 50% of the people I know who voluntarily wear masks have had this supposedly "inevitable" disease.

Makes sense. We already had Covid and done with it. Those who haven't had it have easy access to free vaccines for any age group now. Time for mandates to go away, anyone can wear one if they want to.

Tell me you're clueless about the fact there is no vaccine for 4 and under yet and also an ableist who is clueless about how people on immunosuppressive medications don't have the same level of protection without directly telling me.

Stop your excuses! a few truly immunocompromised people isn't the reason to mask our children forever, because you know Covid isn't going away! And under 4 are not at risk from Covid and never were to start with. Data has been clear on this from the get go, nothing has changed.

I hope you and your family get everything you deserve.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this is it. People, EVERYONE in NoVa wears masks everywhere and EVERYONE AND THEN SOME has freaking Covid. And it has very little to do with schools either. People are catching it masked and unmasked alike. blah, blah, blah...

I've got friends on both sides of this issue. 100% of the anti-masker families I know have already caught covid at least once. Less than 50% of the people I know who voluntarily wear masks have had this supposedly "inevitable" disease.

Yeah. Just anecdotal, obviously, but our family has strived to be diligent about masking and the other guidelines for the past 2 years, and none of us have gotten COVID. We do not eat out indoors, we do not use our gym membership currently, we wear masks in public, we got vaxxed as soon as eligible, etc. it does not feel like a huge sacrifice for us, and if everybody who could also did this, the pandemic would be over sooner.

Clearly you have a huge chip on your shoulder because of this and won't be pleased until we have zero Covid? Did I get this right? No sniffle would be acceptable to you ever. Pandemic will not end until people stop freaking out and demand completely sterile germ free world where nobody is dying for any reason other than ancient age

Yeah, actually I would be pleased if we could send COVID to the realm of things like measles or polio. I think that is doable and would be a great thing.

The point that it is NOT doable, it's more in the realm of flu where new strains emerge and sterilizing immunity is not possible unless you take boosters every 10 weeks. Zero covid isn't possible, it's been tried in other parts of the world unsuccessfully. It's a different virus. I don't even think anyone in CDC is pushing this nuttiness, and even Fauci said we will all get it one way or another

Again, that is a misunderstanding of fauci’s comments. That’s not what he said. See recent previous post with correct characterization of his comments

Did he say we need to strive for Zero Covid? Ugh, I canot believe we are still arguing with people who are stuck in April of 2020 and hope for zero covid. It's time we move on and if you want to continue living in your bubble you are welcome to it. Unmask our kids

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this is it. People, EVERYONE in NoVa wears masks everywhere and EVERYONE AND THEN SOME has freaking Covid. And it has very little to do with schools either. People are catching it masked and unmasked alike. blah, blah, blah...

I've got friends on both sides of this issue. 100% of the anti-masker families I know have already caught covid at least once. Less than 50% of the people I know who voluntarily wear masks have had this supposedly "inevitable" disease.

Makes sense. We already had Covid and done with it. Those who haven't had it have easy access to free vaccines for any age group now. Time for mandates to go away, anyone can wear one if they want to.

Tell me you're clueless about the fact there is no vaccine for 4 and under yet and also an ableist who is clueless about how people on immunosuppressive medications don't have the same level of protection without directly telling me.

Stop your excuses! a few truly immunocompromised people isn't the reason to mask our children forever, because you know Covid isn't going away! And under 4 are not at risk from Covid and never were to start with. Data has been clear on this from the get go, nothing has changed.

I hope you and your family get everything you deserve.

I hope you do too! YOu don't know what diseases we have and what we are dealing with, I have chronic issues (prior to Covid) and will never be normal, but I survived Covid before vax was available. I am thankful our vulnerable family were able to get their vaccines and thats all we can do at this point. Now the ball is in the Treatments court, time for antivirals, it's what benefits everyone, vaccinated or not, immunocompromized especially! They need treatments.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope this is it. People, EVERYONE in NoVa wears masks everywhere and EVERYONE AND THEN SOME has freaking Covid. And it has very little to do with schools either. People are catching it masked and unmasked alike. blah, blah, blah...

I've got friends on both sides of this issue. 100% of the anti-masker families I know have already caught covid at least once. Less than 50% of the people I know who voluntarily wear masks have had this supposedly "inevitable" disease.

Yeah. Just anecdotal, obviously, but our family has strived to be diligent about masking and the other guidelines for the past 2 years, and none of us have gotten COVID. We do not eat out indoors, we do not use our gym membership currently, we wear masks in public, we got vaxxed as soon as eligible, etc. it does not feel like a huge sacrifice for us, and if everybody who could also did this, the pandemic would be over sooner.

Many of your neighbors have been working in person since sometime in 2020. We all can’t “just stay home.”

Right. That’s why I said “everybody who could.” Those who can take the precautions (I.e. work from home), should. In part to ease the burden on those who cannot

But it didn’t make any difference in the end. Covid is here to stay because of infections in mostly unvaccinated, developing countries. Your actions didn’t really make any difference. I mean, they kept you Covid-free (I’m assuming) which is great, for you, if that was your goal. But you staying home and giving up a lot of things that make life worth living didn’t meaningfully ease any societal burdens.

I disagree. I think it did. Even if it didn’t/isn’t, doctors and medical professionals are begging us. So that’s enough for me to do it

They aren't begging you, it's all in your sick mind, get help. NObody is saying you have to stay locked up and afraid forever. Nobody. It's all in your warped reality and none of us are obligated to indulge you. My friend, who is a doctor at a very busy NYC hospital was walking around unmasked outdoors when others masked and she got together for dinners with us all the time. She saw who exactly died of Covid and who is at risk. most patients at risk were elderly with more than 2 comorbidities and all younger patients were obese. Stop listening to fear news for clicks and actually ask real medical professionals who do work with Covid patients.

They are. There have been a number of recent news articles, open letters from doctors, etc imploring people to help turn the tide. You can do a quick Google news search to see for yourself

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Speaking of masks, who are these people going into Starbucks and the like maskless? It’s like giving a big F-you to the staff.

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Anonymous wrote:When we moved to Florida, masks were my biggest concern. But you know what? Kids are doing just fine in schools without wearing masks. I still wear mine much of the time. But, I kinda feel duped by the hyper vigilant mask brigade in DC/NoVA. We have lots of Covid. But, so do you. Schools did not shut down here. Kids just aren’t getting very sick. Very few people are. My father-in-law is 86 years old. Most of his friends have had it. They all have multiple medical conditions. They all did fine. My FIL had a cough. That’s it. I’m not suggesting we ignore the risk. We are all fully vaccinated as is everyone I know. We wear a mask in crowded places. Sadly, some people will get really sick. Just like they do with other viral infections. We can take steps to minimize risk without destroying mental health. This isn’t going anywhere.

I’m not an anti-masker. I am fully vaccinated. But I do think the DC area attracts type A control freaks. And this, my friends, simply cannot be controlled.

I think it's this board, not entire DC metro area. It's an echo chamber and anyone with strong opinions that goes against relentless fear mongering probably gets deleted. I hear you. We visited FL and were relieved not to deal with masks, we envy you. We do hope one day our kids can go unmasked too. It's time. Time to take our lives back, and alsp it would be good for those scared to allow them to heal internally too and move on.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of masks, who are these people going into Starbucks and the like maskless? It’s like giving a big F-you to the staff.

Perhaps. Or they are hoping customers don’t wear them so they won’t be required to either. You don’t know what they are thinking

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of masks, who are these people going into Starbucks and the like maskless? It’s like giving a big F-you to the staff.

It’s an eating establishment and last I checked, people were allowed to eat/drink inside Starbucks. It’s not April 2020 anymore. Are they supposed to go in and order with a mask and then sit down to eat and drink, obviously without a mask? Seems like Covid theater but ok.

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The state constitution vests authority over a school district with the local school board. An EO cannot override the state constitution. The EO is political theater without any real teeth.