Will your DC wear mask to school when Youngkin lifts school mask mandate next week?

[Anonymous]

I am worried too. The other parents in my area skew conservative even though we are in Arlington. I know the PE teacher is a big hunter too. I have seen a few teachers at the grocery store or restaurants maskless. I fear that there would be many teachers and students not wearing them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m convinced Youngkin doesn’t even GAF if school districts defy him. He fulfilled his campaign promise and what happens next is immaterial to him.

He cares- did you see his response directly to Arlington County? He said he will do everything in his power to make sure they comply. Unf'ing believeable. He said it was time to listen to what the parents want. In Arlington County, we didn't want Youngkin!

https://twitter.com/NickWTOP/status/1482793696072450048?t=yvPiGLN0rOwmx3PQUd5LpQ&s=19&fbclid=IwAR0iWa91-kpAbMPsmOucIJQcDDvlKX1gR_bYWxFIdjh2a50KVQWtjpoPwy8

“All resources available” to him?

Is this MF going to bring in state troopers to enforce his illegal EO?

That will be great for his 2024 campaign ads.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am very worried. I know my son's 2nd grade teacher is a an anti-masker. I found her on FB and she posts about it all the time. Do you think we can ask the school to change teachers?

I would absolutely demand to change teachers.

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[Anonymous]

My spouse was one of those snookered by the innocuous fleece. Thought he was moderate, reasonable, practical, and not controlled by his base - that he would allow for local control and governance. Many apparently were fooled. He did a good job of dancing around the I'm not Trump/I'm like Trump question and not having a record was helpful.

Yeah, bring in state troopers to escort unmasked students into schools as if this is a civil rights issue. That will be a great look. I hope the people of this esteemed commonwealth do not actually believe that not wearing a mask in an indoor communal setting in the middle of a viral surge is a protected right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am worried too. The other parents in my area skew conservative even though we are in Arlington. I know the PE teacher is a big hunter too. I have seen a few teachers at the grocery store or restaurants maskless. I fear that there would be many teachers and students not wearing them.

Great! I hope you are describing my kids school

[Anonymous]

I regret voting for him now. The masks needs to come off, but not right now, during the middle of this last surge. That’s just foolish. If he has political aspirations after this, he can count me out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I regret voting for him now. The masks needs to come off, but not right now, during the middle of this last surge. That’s just foolish. If he has political aspirations after this, he can count me out.

It just shows he’s looking for headlines, not actually helping our schools.

The best way to keep kids in school during a surge is to mask with high quality masks (along with vax/booster, outside lunch, etc).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I am worried too. The other parents in my area skew conservative even though we are in Arlington. I know the PE teacher is a big hunter too. I have seen a few teachers at the grocery store or restaurants maskless. I fear that there would be many teachers and students not wearing them.


Great! I hope you are describing my kids school

To the segregated classroom of the dirty diseased for your kid and this teacher!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If this is all about parents' rights, what about my rights as a parent who wants students masked in schools? Do I have a right to demand that my child is not around unmasked children (absent actual medical issues that interfere with masking)? Or do only Youngkins supporters have rights when it comes to their kids' education?

I get that this is rhetorical because Youngkin said on inauguration day that he would govern in the interests of ALL VIRGINIANS not just those who voted for him. You have a right to not have the bulk of the air that unmasked students breath out breathed in by your masked student (because much more will transmit from someone with no mask to someone with a mask vs. from masked to masked, especially if it a KN95/KF94 on both ends). You have a right to sue the school district for not maintaining safety standards aligned with with CDC and local health department recommendations. And if your school district plans to offer an opt-out, you probably can demand that unmasked students be segregated together with unmasked teachers within a school building.

This is utter nonsense.

[Anonymous]

The one silver lining to all this is it will let us know who the dirtbag parents are so we know who should never be included in another birthday party, MNO or other social gathering. If they want their kids to be social pariahs, so be it.

[Anonymous]

No masks will equal virtual learning. Just watch it happen. Schools are already short staffed and now it will be far worse. To those of you who are screaming about your kid not having to wear a mask, you are probably the same ones who were screaming when schools were closed last year. I hope all the teachers quit this thankless, shitty profession in droves. I know I am out this year.

[Anonymous]

It is too bad that a student with a disability or a student choosing not to wear a mask will be caught in the middle. But one of these students has a real right at stake and the other doesn't unless you somehow infer that wearing or not wearing a mask is equated with free expression - but there are limits to the First Amendment in public schools. You know that Youngkin is truly committed to upholding civil rights when Miyares fired 30 attorneys in the Office of Civil Rights, including many career civil servants. It's typical for the political appointees to peel off but not the ones who know the ins and outs of the office.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Another teacher for whom this will be a deal-breaker. I will quit as soon as masks are no longer required in my school. We don't need the money and my health is more important to me than dealing with a bunch of whack jobs with anxiety who refuse to wear masks.

Yay I love learning that our amazing graduate-level teachers are so completely unable to read data. And I love knowing you view my kids as vectors of disease.

It doesn't take a graduate degree to know they are....I'm sorry that you stopped at your bachelors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is our new Governor is encouraging parents to not follow the mandates of local districts so we are not protected even if our districts are smart enough to require masks through omicron. So the staffing problems will grow even worsen.

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look all it takes is a few people to really increase the spread. Youngkin is fully supporting the nut jobs.

Are they trying to close schools?

Part of the plot to push vouchers?

I think they are....they thrive on the teacher shortage

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No masks will equal virtual learning. Just watch it happen. Schools are already short staffed and now it will be far worse. To those of you who are screaming about your kid not having to wear a mask, you are probably the same ones who were screaming when schools were closed last year. I hope all the teachers quit this thankless, shitty profession in droves. I know I am out this year.

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