Teachers obliged to wear masks. Students not required?

[Anonymous]

of course children should wear masks in school. How is this even a question? Everyone in the school should be wearing masks.

[Anonymous]

This was posted on a friend's FB page. It seemed quite appropriate to this thread:

For all the teachers and parents of elementary students. Though, this might be appropriate for older kids too. Borrowed from a friend...

Local school board is deciding whether or not to make kids wear masks at school. 🤣🤣🤣

Here's how I think requiring masks might work in elementary.

Please don’t snap Billy's mask in his face.

Your mask is not a necklace, bracelet, or any other form of jewelry.

You should not be using your mask as a slingshot. Please put it back on your face.

Please do not chew on your mask.

Your mask should be on your face, not on the back of your head

I’m sorry your mask is wet, but that's what happens when you lick the inside of it.

I’m sorry you sneezed. Here's a tissue. Wipe out the snot as well as you can.

No, you may not blow your nose in your mask.

Why is your mask soaking wet? You just came back from the bathroom?

And you put it back on your face after you dropped it?

I’m sorry you broke the elastic on your mask by seeing how far the band would stretch. Now you'll have to hold the mask on your face ... or use this duct tape.

Please take the mask off your eyes and watch where you're walking. I don’t care if you have X-ray vision.

Please take the mask off of your pencil and stop twirling it.

I know the mask fits over your pants like a knee pad, but please take it off of your leg and put it on your face.

What do you mean you tried to eat your lunch through your mask?

Please don't share your mask or trade masks. I don’t care if you like Ingrid's mask better than yours.

I’m sorry, but your mask is not school appropriate.

We're not comparing our masks to other kids' masks… everyone’s mask is unique and special.

No, you may not decorate your mask instead of doing your work. I don’t care if you have a Sharpie.

You're not a pirate, please take your mask off your eye.

Try to get the gum off as much as you can.

Please don't use your mask to pick your nose.

I’m sorry you tripped, but that’s what happens when you put your feet inside the elastic of your mask.

No, your mask doesn't make it hard to get your work done.

Your Mom will need to get you a new mask since you chewed a hole in that one.

Why is there a shoe print on your mask?

No, you cannot eat the snow through your mask.

I don’t care if you were in art class and being creative; we do not decorate our masks.

We do not beam other kids in the face with balls. No, their masks don’t make it not hurt.

Please don't plug your nose holes with your mask.

Who's making that noise?

I’m sorry your ponytail is stuck, that’s what happens when you see how many times you can wrap it around your mask.

I’m sorry to tell you, but your child thought her mask made her a superhero. She tried to fly off the jungle gym at recess …

I’m sorry your breath stinks in your mask, maybe we should all try to brush better.

Please take those cookies out of your mask. No, you are not a chipmunk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Face shields are a way more workable option for staff. I tried mine on today. It's like wearing glasses or a hat. And you can breathe!

Face Shields protect your eyes from airborne droplets - you still need to cover your nose and mouth - that's why you Drs & nurses in both.

The shield extends past my chin. Teachers can’t teach in a mask. At least not well. Kids won’t be able to hear me as I won’t have the oxygen supply to project. And students aren’t going to keep masks in either. We’re going to hope for the best and deal with periodic shutdowns most likely.

You can buy a wireless headset with earpiece and mic for about $25-30 on Amazon. You can buy a bluetooth speaker for about $30 on Amazon. Yes, I know it's a fair chunk of money to spend out of your pocket. I have plenty of teacher friends who bleed money throughout the year augmenting supplies and such for their classrooms out of their own pocket. But this is a one time expense that you can use throughout the year for all of your classes. Put on the headset and put the speaker somewhere prominent where it can broadcast to the entire room and you can speak in a normal voice without shouting or straining and the speaker can help the students hear you behind the face shield.

[Anonymous]

In my classroom everyone will be wearing a mask. If a student does not want to wear a mask then that student will work in the office or in the hallway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:of course children should wear masks in school. How is this even a question? Everyone in the school should be wearing masks.

+1 My kids won't be going to school unless I hear the principal say this. Every person in the school must wear a mask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Face shields are a way more workable option for staff. I tried mine on today. It's like wearing glasses or a hat. And you can breathe!

Face Shields protect your eyes from airborne droplets - you still need to cover your nose and mouth - that's why you Drs & nurses in both.

The shield extends past my chin. Teachers can’t teach in a mask. At least not well. Kids won’t be able to hear me as I won’t have the oxygen supply to project. And students aren’t going to keep masks in either. We’re going to hope for the best and deal with periodic shutdowns most likely.

You can buy a wireless headset with earpiece and mic for about $25-30 on Amazon. You can buy a bluetooth speaker for about $30 on Amazon. Yes, I know it's a fair chunk of money to spend out of your pocket. I have plenty of teacher friends who bleed money throughout the year augmenting supplies and such for their classrooms out of their own pocket. But this is a one time expense that you can use throughout the year for all of your classes. Put on the headset and put the speaker somewhere prominent where it can broadcast to the entire room and you can speak in a normal voice without shouting or straining and the speaker can help the students hear you behind the face shield.

This is a great idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:of course children should wear masks in school. How is this even a question? Everyone in the school should be wearing masks.

Obviously not everyone agrees with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:of course children should wear masks in school. How is this even a question? Everyone in the school should be wearing masks.

+1 My kids won't be going to school unless I hear the principal say this. Every person in the school must wear a mask.

Enjoy the whole year of 100% garbage distance learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my classroom everyone will be wearing a mask. If a student does not want to wear a mask then that student will work in the office or in the hallway.

If you teach in VA you might want to transfer to another school system bc it was emphatically stated multiple times by the governor that students are not required to wear masks.

[Anonymous]

First graders can’t tie their own shoes these days. I imagine the teacher tying several children’s masks throughout the day. Also, talking will be an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First graders can’t tie their own shoes these days. I imagine the teacher tying several children’s masks throughout the day. Also, talking will be an issue.

No kidding. They should all have to wear masks that are no tie, adjustable straps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Face shields are a way more workable option for staff. I tried mine on today. It's like wearing glasses or a hat. And you can breathe!

Face Shields protect your eyes from airborne droplets - you still need to cover your nose and mouth - that's why you Drs & nurses in both.

The shield extends past my chin. Teachers can’t teach in a mask. At least not well. Kids won’t be able to hear me as I won’t have the oxygen supply to project. And students aren’t going to keep masks in either. We’re going to hope for the best and deal with periodic shutdowns most likely.

You can buy a wireless headset with earpiece and mic for about $25-30 on Amazon. You can buy a bluetooth speaker for about $30 on Amazon. Yes, I know it's a fair chunk of money to spend out of your pocket. I have plenty of teacher friends who bleed money throughout the year augmenting supplies and such for their classrooms out of their own pocket. But this is a one time expense that you can use throughout the year for all of your classes. Put on the headset and put the speaker somewhere prominent where it can broadcast to the entire room and you can speak in a normal voice without shouting or straining and the speaker can help the students hear you behind the face shield.

This is a great idea.

Yeah? Then the parents should fund it. I’m not spending more of my salary than I already do on classroom supplies, on top of the cleaning supplies I will inevitably have to purchase out of my own pocket each week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my grandmother was a girl, children in her community could and did attend school barefoot. At some point the state imposed wearing shoes. I doubt they even had a public health emergency. Life went on.

It was probably because of hookworm, actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my classroom everyone will be wearing a mask. If a student does not want to wear a mask then that student will work in the office or in the hallway.

lol. You don’t get to decide that.

[Anonymous]

Because, assuming kids no longer do in person group activities, teachers do the most talking and have the most contact.