Chap Petersen mask letter from 2/8 to FCPS

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Anonymous wrote:I totally missed the boat on this thread and don't want to read 36 pages of posts. Can anyone sum up what's going on? I read today in the Post that it was likely that a bill would pass that would give parents choice about masking in schools. Does this apply to teachers getting to take the masks off as well? And what is the deal with the timeline? It sounded like it could either be July (sad face) or end of February (happy face).

Summing it up:

Yes, there is a bill, likely to pass and be signed by the gov for emergency implementation --- meaning masks could be optional by Feb. 21 in VA schools. HOWEVER, as a teacher, your employer might be able to tell you to keep your mask or else.

That said, our case rate is down to 32 cases per 100k people, so it very likely will drop enough that FCPS should be withdrawing the mask requirement by the end of the month anyway.

What's FCPS's published metrics for dropping the mask requirement?

FCPS has been trying to follow American Federation of Teachers requests throughout the covid pandemic until the law forces them to be reasonable.

The federation wants ZERO covid cases anywhere as the metric for removing mask mandates in schools.

Since the fcps tends to jump when she says jump, it is safe to assume that since fcps has refused to publish any metrics, their off ramp is either zero cases of covid anywhere, or Youngkin, Peterson and the state government forcing their hand.

Liar. They were asking the CDC for guidance and have been talking about off-ramps for months.

^^ the American Federation of Teachers

Yes, the “off ramp” being the old “14 days no new cases.” Lol. Not at all realistic.

Liar.

Randi Weingarten - August 2021
What we’ve seen, again, in beginning of July, completely supported the CDC that said, if you’re vaccinated, you don’t have to wear a mask. We just didn’t want to be the mask police, obviously. Teachers didn’t want to do that in their classrooms. Given the Delta surge and that kids under 12 can’t get vaccinated and that half the kids 12 and over are not vaccinated — even more, I think 60% — that universal masking is necessary, at least right now. I understand when parents are saying, where’s the offramp? We can’t have masks forever. And I agree with them, and I understand that about the social cues and wanting to see smiles and wanting to see kids’ faces. And frankly, as an asthmatic, I really understand the point about labored breathing, because I have labored breathing every time I wear my damn mask. You know, so we do have to have some offramps in terms of, when can we get rid of these masks? But given the Delta variant, we completely agree with the CDC that there should be universal masking.


If you schmucks vaccinated your kids we could have gotten rid of masks earlier.

Well, that is just not even a little true.

Fcps high schools are approaching 90% vaccinated.

Everyone but wrestlers and basketball players/coaches are required to mask. Because fcps just loves to follow the science.

Bullsh1t.

<30% had been boosted.

Boosters are unnecessary for children. #science

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Is someone really saying--with a straight face--that children need covid booster shots before masks can go optional? Really? Am I hallucinating?

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Is someone really saying with a straight face that parents should be able to opt out of rules they don’t like?

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A Massachusetts infectious disease epidemiologist on why the “data driven” mask policy people want so badly is very hard to actually do.

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Anonymous wrote:Is someone really saying--with a straight face--that children need covid booster shots before masks can go optional? Really? Am I hallucinating?

Children never needed these shots, but the news is “ brought to you by Pfizer”

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Anonymous wrote:Is someone really saying--with a straight face--that children need covid booster shots before masks can go optional? Really? Am I hallucinating?

Children never needed these shots, but the news is “ brought to you by Pfizer”

+ a vaccine available for 0-6 month olds of course

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Anonymous wrote:Is someone really saying--with a straight face--that children need covid booster shots before masks can go optional? Really? Am I hallucinating?

That is what Massachusetts was doing.

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Anonymous wrote:I totally missed the boat on this thread and don't want to read 36 pages of posts. Can anyone sum up what's going on? I read today in the Post that it was likely that a bill would pass that would give parents choice about masking in schools. Does this apply to teachers getting to take the masks off as well? And what is the deal with the timeline? It sounded like it could either be July (sad face) or end of February (happy face).

Summing it up:

Yes, there is a bill, likely to pass and be signed by the gov for emergency implementation --- meaning masks could be optional by Feb. 21 in VA schools. HOWEVER, as a teacher, your employer might be able to tell you to keep your mask or else.

That said, our case rate is down to 32 cases per 100k people, so it very likely will drop enough that FCPS should be withdrawing the mask requirement by the end of the month anyway.

What's FCPS's published metrics for dropping the mask requirement?

FCPS has been trying to follow American Federation of Teachers requests throughout the covid pandemic until the law forces them to be reasonable.

The federation wants ZERO covid cases anywhere as the metric for removing mask mandates in schools.

Since the fcps tends to jump when she says jump, it is safe to assume that since fcps has refused to publish any metrics, their off ramp is either zero cases of covid anywhere, or Youngkin, Peterson and the state government forcing their hand.

Liar. They were asking the CDC for guidance and have been talking about off-ramps for months.

^^ the American Federation of Teachers

Yes, the “off ramp” being the old “14 days no new cases.” Lol. Not at all realistic.

Liar.

Randi Weingarten - August 2021
What we’ve seen, again, in beginning of July, completely supported the CDC that said, if you’re vaccinated, you don’t have to wear a mask. We just didn’t want to be the mask police, obviously. Teachers didn’t want to do that in their classrooms. Given the Delta surge and that kids under 12 can’t get vaccinated and that half the kids 12 and over are not vaccinated — even more, I think 60% — that universal masking is necessary, at least right now. I understand when parents are saying, where’s the offramp? We can’t have masks forever. And I agree with them, and I understand that about the social cues and wanting to see smiles and wanting to see kids’ faces. And frankly, as an asthmatic, I really understand the point about labored breathing, because I have labored breathing every time I wear my damn mask. You know, so we do have to have some offramps in terms of, when can we get rid of these masks? But given the Delta variant, we completely agree with the CDC that there should be universal masking.


If you schmucks vaccinated your kids we could have gotten rid of masks earlier.

Well, that is just not even a little true.

Fcps high schools are approaching 90% vaccinated.

Everyone but wrestlers and basketball players/coaches are required to mask. Because fcps just loves to follow the science.

Bullsh1t.

<30% had been boosted.

Boosters are unnecessary for children. #science

They are for high schoolers who had their initial shots >5 months ago.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m here watching the local news. Death in VA are up 448% in the last two weeks (yes, since Youngkin took office). MD an DC are down 50-60%

Slow clap, morons.

Hospitalization rates and death rates in the southwest part of the state are THREE TIMES what they are in NOVA.

Of course, the vaccination rate in SW VA is about half of what it is here. Could there be a connection???

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Anonymous wrote:Is someone really saying with a straight face that parents should be able to opt out of rules they don’t like?

Yes. Youngkin. And now Petersen.

RIP, USA. It was fun while it lasted.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m here watching the local news. Death in VA are up 448% in the last two weeks (yes, since Youngkin took office). MD an DC are down 50-60%

Slow clap, morons.

Hospitalization rates and death rates in the southwest part of the state are THREE TIMES what they are in NOVA.

Of course, the vaccination rate in SW VA is about half of what it is here. Could there be a connection???

What’s the average age in southwest va? Older people have a harder time with the virus.

What’s the average weight in Southwest Va? Obese people have a harder time with the virus.

Anyone who isn’t an ignorant dumb ass knows not to draw firm conclusions based on a single factor.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m here watching the local news. Death in VA are up 448% in the last two weeks (yes, since Youngkin took office). MD an DC are down 50-60%

Slow clap, morons.

Hospitalization rates and death rates in the southwest part of the state are THREE TIMES what they are in NOVA.

Of course, the vaccination rate in SW VA is about half of what it is here. Could there be a connection???

They also unmasked in schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I’m here watching the local news. Death in VA are up 448% in the last two weeks (yes, since Youngkin took office). MD an DC are down 50-60%

Slow clap, morons.

Hospitalization rates and death rates in the southwest part of the state are THREE TIMES what they are in NOVA.

Of course, the vaccination rate in SW VA is about half of what it is here. Could there be a connection???

What’s the average age in southwest va? Older people have a harder time with the virus.

What’s the average weight in Southwest Va? Obese people have a harder time with the virus.

Anyone who isn’t an ignorant dumb ass knows not to draw firm conclusions based on a single factor.

Please stop using logic and information to rebut their rhetoric. Their tiny minds can’t handle it.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I’m here watching the local news. Death in VA are up 448% in the last two weeks (yes, since Youngkin took office). MD an DC are down 50-60%

Slow clap, morons.

Hospitalization rates and death rates in the southwest part of the state are THREE TIMES what they are in NOVA.

Of course, the vaccination rate in SW VA is about half of what it is here. Could there be a connection???

They also unmasked in schools.

When did they unmask? Recently. Are you trying to say the children unmasking in schools caused the increase in hospitalizations and covid deaths? Stop embarrassing yourself.

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For the last time: kids are not to blame for hospitalizations when adults and senior citizens are not getting vaccinated and boosted.