BVR is requiring 5 year olds to wear KN95 masks

[Anonymous]

But so what if they get Omicron?!?! Covid was a nbd before Omicron for kids and now Omicron it really is just a cold! On top of that, all kids over 5 are (or can be) vaccinated. Why do we need to use these measures for our young children while bars, restaurants, concerts halls, theaters, movie theaters, clubs, etc are open?!?!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But so what if they get Omicron?!?! Covid was a nbd before Omicron for kids and now Omicron it really is just a cold! On top of that, all kids over 5 are (or can be) vaccinated. Why do we need to use these measures for our young children while bars, restaurants, concerts halls, theaters, movie theaters, clubs, etc are open?!?!?

Because 1) it’s a private school and they can make their own rules. If you don’t like them, you can withdraw. 2) wearing a mask does not have nearly the same economic impact as the other decisions you mention.

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Anonymous wrote:We are asked by the HOS to do this for 30 days until the wave has hopefully passed. You seem pretty selfish and insensitive.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But so what if they get Omicron?!?! Covid was a nbd before Omicron for kids and now Omicron it really is just a cold! On top of that, all kids over 5 are (or can be) vaccinated. Why do we need to use these measures for our young children while bars, restaurants, concerts halls, theaters, movie theaters, clubs, etc are open?!?!?

Because 1) it’s a private school and they can make their own rules. If you don’t like them, you can withdraw. 2) wearing a mask does not have nearly the same economic impact as the other decisions you mention.

But those have much greater risk because they involve very contagious adults often sitting close to one another. Why do we always need to sacrifice kids in this country? In Europe kids under 6 don’t even wear masks

[Anonymous]

Insensitive & selfish once again. You think the kids are in the building alone, having a hay day? Let’s have them remove their masks and expose the 100+ employees while we are at it too. Kids will tough it out but it’s a toss up for the adults. That’s a risk you are able to take?

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So glad I don’t live in a place where this insanity prevails. And no, I’m not from a red state.

[Anonymous]

KN95 masks are a poor fit for small faces. I'm not sure this is going to be helpful due to poor fit.

I do think the better KN95 masks work if they fit. My older kid had Covid in December, but no one for which he was a close contact got Covid, or even his classmates, probably in part from the KN95 that fits him very well.

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Anonymous wrote:KN95 masks are a poor fit for small faces. I'm not sure this is going to be helpful due to poor fit.

We use these - https://protectagainstcovid.com/

Fit my 3 and 6 yr old wonderfully. No complaints from the kids. Highly recommend.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But so what if they get Omicron?!?! Covid was a nbd before Omicron for kids and now Omicron it really is just a cold! On top of that, all kids over 5 are (or can be) vaccinated. Why do we need to use these measures for our young children while bars, restaurants, concerts halls, theaters, movie theaters, clubs, etc are open?!?!?

Because 1) it’s a private school and they can make their own rules. If you don’t like them, you can withdraw. 2) wearing a mask does not have nearly the same economic impact as the other decisions you mention.

But those have much greater risk because they involve very contagious adults often sitting close to one another. Why do we always need to sacrifice kids in this country? In Europe kids under 6 don’t even wear masks

Wearing masks is not "sacrificing kids." That's a bit dramatic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But so what if they get Omicron?!?! Covid was a nbd before Omicron for kids and now Omicron it really is just a cold! On top of that, all kids over 5 are (or can be) vaccinated. Why do we need to use these measures for our young children while bars, restaurants, concerts halls, theaters, movie theaters, clubs, etc are open?!?!?

Because 1) it’s a private school and they can make their own rules. If you don’t like them, you can withdraw. 2) wearing a mask does not have nearly the same economic impact as the other decisions you mention.

But those have much greater risk because they involve very contagious adults often sitting close to one another. Why do we always need to sacrifice kids in this country? In Europe kids under 6 don’t even wear masks

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There's already an indoor mask mandate in DC, so kids are not exactly singled out. Enough with the drama.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. My kids were really hoping to get rid of the masks once everyone was vaccinated. They were really happy to do it for this reason and now they need to wear a much worse masks to avoid getting a cold.

It’s ridiculous

Well, this seems a great opportunity to teach your kids it's not all about them. Wearing a mask can be about caring for the people around you.

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Anonymous wrote:ummm. NCS had several vaxxed middle schoolers with COVID right as break started. do any of the BVR students have older siblings? NCS has close to a 99% vaccination rate and have had no outbreaks until omicron showed up, only random cases here and there. That outbreak didn’t come from a school activity but it could’ve easily spread further especially with asymptomatic carriers if it had not been break. Of course we would all like to shed the masks but now is not the time. Who’s to say this can’t happen at BVR? All this to say that why not protect kids?? OP seems a bit out of touch with reality at this point.

Protect them from a cold? Teachers and staff should be vaxxed and boosted. There have always been risk for immunocpromised during winter flu season. The good news is that n95s are readily available for them and their family members. What exactly is the end game? If there was reason to believe masks would only be required during the surge it’d be more tolerable. But yes I do have a real issue with masking little kids who are learning to read and speak properly for years in end. What is the end game?

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Educator here. Many of my vaxxed and boosted teacher colleagues reported breakthrough illnesses this year that put them in bed for a week, and they were fully masked during the school day and in public, and unsure how they got it. Get a grip on reality. It’s only about 30 days we are asked to do this (unless those who don’t believe the science set up another surge for all of us) so I’m all in.

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Anonymous wrote:ummm. NCS had several vaxxed middle schoolers with COVID right as break started. do any of the BVR students have older siblings? NCS has close to a 99% vaccination rate and have had no outbreaks until omicron showed up, only random cases here and there. That outbreak didn’t come from a school activity but it could’ve easily spread further especially with asymptomatic carriers if it had not been break. Of course we would all like to shed the masks but now is not the time. Who’s to say this can’t happen at BVR? All this to say that why not protect kids?? OP seems a bit out of touch with reality at this point.

Protect them from a cold? Teachers and staff should be vaxxed and boosted. There have always been risk for immunocpromised during winter flu season. The good news is that n95s are readily available for them and their family members. What exactly is the end game? If there was reason to believe masks would only be required during the surge it’d be more tolerable. But yes I do have a real issue with masking little kids who are learning to read and speak properly for years in end. What is the end game?

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/27/health/covid-kids-hospitals/index.html

Weird that these kids can't handle a "cold."

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ummm. NCS had several vaxxed middle schoolers with COVID right as break started. do any of the BVR students have older siblings? NCS has close to a 99% vaccination rate and have had no outbreaks until omicron showed up, only random cases here and there. That outbreak didn’t come from a school activity but it could’ve easily spread further especially with asymptomatic carriers if it had not been break. Of course we would all like to shed the masks but now is not the time. Who’s to say this can’t happen at BVR? All this to say that why not protect kids?? OP seems a bit out of touch with reality at this point.

Protect them from a cold? Teachers and staff should be vaxxed and boosted. There have always been risk for immunocpromised during winter flu season. The good news is that n95s are readily available for them and their family members. What exactly is the end game? If there was reason to believe masks would only be required during the surge it’d be more tolerable. But yes I do have a real issue with masking little kids who are learning to read and speak properly for years in end. What is the end game?

OP here and I agree 100%. There is no end in sight. Let the people in poor health stay at home or use the N95. Kids need to live a normal life at this point… it has been 2 years which is a third of my 6 year old’s life and 75% of my almost 3 year old’s. Let the kids get Covid and recover. Enough with the hysteria. My nieces in Florida are not required to wear masks at all and the world did not fall (and they never caught Covid either).

This is beyond ridiculous at this point and I can see why the other side is making fun of “us”.