Virginia private school masks— any updates?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours just started allowing maskless outside if kids are separated. No chance of unmasking inside this year.

that is so cute that you think that. After March 1 they will be unmasking especially if they sent out emails saying they were masking due to former Gov. You can't pick going along with one Governor and not the other.

How would Youngkin even enforce this? He can’t withhold state funds that don’t go to private schools. One of our private schools rents space from a church and the lease agreement has a clause that we will abide by their mask requirements. You’re telling me the government can interfere in a private contract?

[Anonymous]

Are there any private schools in DC metro that are already maskless?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an anti-vaxxer. My kids have had 3 shots. The risk is very low. Time to get rid of the masks indoors. Teachers against it are promoting a culture of fear that is unhealthy for our children.

Teacher here...trying to protect my unvaccinated 18-month-old and my unborn baby... I wouldn't say I'm trying to instill fear in students, but more the idea of selflessness and "sacrificing" to protect others. I say "sacrificing" because it really isn't a huge deal to the students, it seems to be much more of an issue with parents.

With all due respect, ma'am, if your home situation is that fragile, you need to be at home and not in the classroom. It is a HUGE deal to my students and I am a parent who is actively pushing to reduce mask requirements in our private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an anti-vaxxer. My kids have had 3 shots. The risk is very low. Time to get rid of the masks indoors. Teachers against it are promoting a culture of fear that is unhealthy for our children.

Teacher here...trying to protect my unvaccinated 18-month-old and my unborn baby... I wouldn't say I'm trying to instill fear in students, but more the idea of selflessness and "sacrificing" to protect others. I say "sacrificing" because it really isn't a huge deal to the students, it seems to be much more of an issue with parents.

With all due respect, ma'am, if your home situation is that fragile, you need to be at home and not in the classroom. It is a HUGE deal to my students and I am a parent who is actively pushing to reduce mask requirements in our private school.

Each school year, the other families and teachers in your child’s school must feel really “lucky” to be assigned into the same class with your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many kids at our school are vaccinated, so is the staff and many have gotten covid. And cases are very very low. I don’t think it is being anti-mask to suggest the topic be raised. Perhaps schools do a survey. One thing I know is true is that the majority of people - students, teachers, parents- regardless of political affiliation are ready to allow masks to be optional. It’s time.

How can you say there should be a survey in one sentence and in the next, claim to already know the result of the survey?

I believe that most parents are ready. But it is not a popular opinion in this area because the issue has become so political. So people are quiet about it even if they say they are done with masks behind closed doors. A survey would enable the school to anonymously collect opinions about a range of topics including whether to go optional, what metrics people support for returning to masks, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours went mask optional in early February.

Same

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an anti-vaxxer. My kids have had 3 shots. The risk is very low. Time to get rid of the masks indoors. Teachers against it are promoting a culture of fear that is unhealthy for our children.

Teacher here...trying to protect my unvaccinated 18-month-old and my unborn baby... I wouldn't say I'm trying to instill fear in students, but more the idea of selflessness and "sacrificing" to protect others. I say "sacrificing" because it really isn't a huge deal to the students, it seems to be much more of an issue with parents.

With all due respect, ma'am, if your home situation is that fragile, you need to be at home and not in the classroom. It is a HUGE deal to my students and I am a parent who is actively pushing to reduce mask requirements in our private school.

I mean, maybe if YOUR child is that thrown off by a teacher in a mask, you should be homeschooling.

But that might cut into your sh*tposting on DCUM time, huh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an anti-vaxxer. My kids have had 3 shots. The risk is very low. Time to get rid of the masks indoors. Teachers against it are promoting a culture of fear that is unhealthy for our children.

Teacher here...trying to protect my unvaccinated 18-month-old and my unborn baby... I wouldn't say I'm trying to instill fear in students, but more the idea of selflessness and "sacrificing" to protect others. I say "sacrificing" because it really isn't a huge deal to the students, it seems to be much more of an issue with parents.

With all due respect, ma'am, if your home situation is that fragile, you need to be at home and not in the classroom. It is a HUGE deal to my students and I am a parent who is actively pushing to reduce mask requirements in our private school.

I mean, maybe if YOUR child is that thrown off by a teacher in a mask, you should be homeschooling.

But that might cut into your sh*tposting on DCUM time, huh.

NP. Teacher is welcome to mask. I don’t want my triple vaccinated kid to have to wear a mask. That is the beauty of mask optional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours went mask optional in early February.

Same

Our school has told us that they would allow mark optional outside, but mask would still be mandatory inside. Weekly testing is required. This will be the case at least until the children under 5 are eligible for vaccine.

We are happy about the decision. We are also happy that pro-mask and anti-mask groups all find the right schools that fit their families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many kids at our school are vaccinated, so is the staff and many have gotten covid. And cases are very very low. I don’t think it is being anti-mask to suggest the topic be raised. Perhaps schools do a survey. One thing I know is true is that the majority of people - students, teachers, parents- regardless of political affiliation are ready to allow masks to be optional. It’s time.

How can you say there should be a survey in one sentence and in the next, claim to already know the result of the survey?

I believe that most parents are ready. But it is not a popular opinion in this area because the issue has become so political. So people are quiet about it even if they say they are done with masks behind closed doors. A survey would enable the school to anonymously collect opinions about a range of topics including whether to go optional, what metrics people support for returning to masks, etc.

This. I do not dare tell people that I am okay with mask optional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an anti-vaxxer. My kids have had 3 shots. The risk is very low. Time to get rid of the masks indoors. Teachers against it are promoting a culture of fear that is unhealthy for our children.

Teacher here...trying to protect my unvaccinated 18-month-old and my unborn baby... I wouldn't say I'm trying to instill fear in students, but more the idea of selflessness and "sacrificing" to protect others. I say "sacrificing" because it really isn't a huge deal to the students, it seems to be much more of an issue with parents.

With all due respect, ma'am, if your home situation is that fragile, you need to be at home and not in the classroom. It is a HUGE deal to my students and I am a parent who is actively pushing to reduce mask requirements in our private school.

Not a good look to tell teachers with any vulnerable situation at home (which is more of us than you may realize) that they should just leave the classroom.

[Anonymous]

In my opinion, you are both (I) selfish beyond belief and (II) inconsequential. So, as you were. We’ll keep doing what we think best. And just so you know for most parents that one teacher is far more important and valuable than all of you magamoms

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an anti-vaxxer. My kids have had 3 shots. The risk is very low. Time to get rid of the masks indoors. Teachers against it are promoting a culture of fear that is unhealthy for our children.

Teacher here...trying to protect my unvaccinated 18-month-old and my unborn baby... I wouldn't say I'm trying to instill fear in students, but more the idea of selflessness and "sacrificing" to protect others. I say "sacrificing" because it really isn't a huge deal to the students, it seems to be much more of an issue with parents.

With all due respect, ma'am, if your home situation is that fragile, you need to be at home and not in the classroom. It is a HUGE deal to my students and I am a parent who is actively pushing to reduce mask requirements in our private school.

Each school year, the other families and teachers in your child’s school must feel really “lucky” to be assigned into the same class with your child.

NP. It's posters like this who got the schools open last year, when they were all happy to keep the kids in virtual learning. I find it refreshing that there are parents who are brave enough to speak out when this cabal-like behavior is going on amongst the DMV privates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an anti-vaxxer. My kids have had 3 shots. The risk is very low. Time to get rid of the masks indoors. Teachers against it are promoting a culture of fear that is unhealthy for our children.

Teacher here...trying to protect my unvaccinated 18-month-old and my unborn baby... I wouldn't say I'm trying to instill fear in students, but more the idea of selflessness and "sacrificing" to protect others. I say "sacrificing" because it really isn't a huge deal to the students, it seems to be much more of an issue with parents.

With all due respect, ma'am, if your home situation is that fragile, you need to be at home and not in the classroom. It is a HUGE deal to my students and I am a parent who is actively pushing to reduce mask requirements in our private school.

Each school year, the other families and teachers in your child’s school must feel really “lucky” to be assigned into the same class with your child.

NP. It's posters like this who got the schools open last year, when they were all happy to keep the kids in virtual learning. I find it refreshing that there are parents who are brave enough to speak out when this cabal-like behavior is going on amongst the DMV privates.

This is not brave. This is selfish or cruel. Being brave is to shout that to the school community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an anti-vaxxer. My kids have had 3 shots. The risk is very low. Time to get rid of the masks indoors. Teachers against it are promoting a culture of fear that is unhealthy for our children.

Teacher here...trying to protect my unvaccinated 18-month-old and my unborn baby... I wouldn't say I'm trying to instill fear in students, but more the idea of selflessness and "sacrificing" to protect others. I say "sacrificing" because it really isn't a huge deal to the students, it seems to be much more of an issue with parents.

I don’t understand this logic. Unborn children can never be vaccinated (except for the antibodies they receive from mom). So are we all supposed to mask forever?