ACPS mask policy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have any of you had kids in your child’s class with severe peanut allergies and complied with school requests to not pack any peanut items? We have had this come up multiple years. If you can do that, then you can also feasibly comply with a request to have your child wear a mask because there is a severely immunocompromised student in your child’s classroom.

Or, are you the type of parent who would just pack a PB&J sandwich anyway and say it was the allergic kid’s problem?

The severely immunocompromised student should consider other accommodations. It's unlikely that masks (cloth, poorly fitted, inconsistently-used) are sufficient mitigation in that scenario any way. Expect some students to begin masking next week and that trend to accelerate over time.

My child has a classmate with cancer. The masks do create a protective environment and we will continue masking for that child’s health and safety. Many students are now wearing KN95 and surgical masks, plus some use the well-fitting ACPS cloth. No, the accommodation is not to send that child home or isolate them, they have a right to the least restrictive, most inclusive environment that can safely be created.

If you’re not willing to mask your child to keep another kid safe, you suck.

Until when? What is your magic number for unmasking? Just a hypothetical question of course because whatever you answer is irrelevant.

WOW. WOW, WOW, WOW. You're seriously "hypothetical" questioning whether this other child's life is worth it because you want your kid to unmask? I'm with the person you're responding to. You suck, BIG TIME.

DP

[Anonymous]

Even with the mask mandate our elementary school has had 10% of the students test positive in the past 6 weeks or so (and that's according to the covid dashboard so I suggest it's higher). Not sure how much protection those cloth and surgical masks are providing.

Also at our elementary school only students with a positive Covid test or who are unvaccinated and quarantined by the school may log on to the virtual learning even if the teacher is already doing virtual learning for other students at home. So a vaccinated, symptomatic student should stay home, but cannot log on, and an unvaccinated, asymptomatic (but exposed) student must stay home and can log on. I think it's to avoid parents keeping their kids home and using virtual learning, but the result is nonsensical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any of you had kids in your child’s class with severe peanut allergies and complied with school requests to not pack any peanut items? We have had this come up multiple years. If you can do that, then you can also feasibly comply with a request to have your child wear a mask because there is a severely immunocompromised student in your child’s classroom.

Or, are you the type of parent who would just pack a PB&J sandwich anyway and say it was the allergic kid’s problem?

The severely immunocompromised student should consider other accommodations. It's unlikely that masks (cloth, poorly fitted, inconsistently-used) are sufficient mitigation in that scenario any way. Expect some students to begin masking next week and that trend to accelerate over time.

My child has a classmate with cancer. The masks do create a protective environment and we will continue masking for that child’s health and safety. Many students are now wearing KN95 and surgical masks, plus some use the well-fitting ACPS cloth. No, the accommodation is not to send that child home or isolate them, they have a right to the least restrictive, most inclusive environment that can safely be created.

If you’re not willing to mask your child to keep another kid safe, you suck.

Until when? What is your magic number for unmasking? Just a hypothetical question of course because whatever you answer is irrelevant.

WOW. WOW, WOW, WOW. You're seriously "hypothetical" questioning whether this other child's life is worth it because you want your kid to unmask? I'm with the person you're responding to. You suck, BIG TIME.

DP

Yes, what's your hypothetical number?

[Anonymous]

You cannot force children to wear kn95 masks (see study link). Other masks offer no protection. Kids eat with their masks off. This is all so performative and virtue-signaling. What about the child who needs to not wear a mask to be understood?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34043996/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You cannot force children to wear kn95 masks (see study link). Other masks offer no protection. Kids eat with their masks off. This is all so performative and virtue-signaling. What about the child who needs to not wear a mask to be understood?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34043996/

If you’re going by this study, then have kids wear a survival mask. Nowhere does this conclude masks done work. Stop with the disinformation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You cannot force children to wear kn95 masks (see study link). Other masks offer no protection. Kids eat with their masks off. This is all so performative and virtue-signaling. What about the child who needs to not wear a mask to be understood?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34043996/

If you’re going by this study, then have kids wear a survival mask. Nowhere does this conclude masks done work. Stop with the disinformation.

*surgical (darn autocorrect)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You cannot force children to wear kn95 masks (see study link). Other masks offer no protection. Kids eat with their masks off. This is all so performative and virtue-signaling. What about the child who needs to not wear a mask to be understood?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34043996/

That child would have an IEP. Completely different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any of you had kids in your child’s class with severe peanut allergies and complied with school requests to not pack any peanut items? We have had this come up multiple years. If you can do that, then you can also feasibly comply with a request to have your child wear a mask because there is a severely immunocompromised student in your child’s classroom.

Or, are you the type of parent who would just pack a PB&J sandwich anyway and say it was the allergic kid’s problem?

The severely immunocompromised student should consider other accommodations. It's unlikely that masks (cloth, poorly fitted, inconsistently-used) are sufficient mitigation in that scenario any way. Expect some students to begin masking next week and that trend to accelerate over time.

My child has a classmate with cancer. The masks do create a protective environment and we will continue masking for that child’s health and safety. Many students are now wearing KN95 and surgical masks, plus some use the well-fitting ACPS cloth. No, the accommodation is not to send that child home or isolate them, they have a right to the least restrictive, most inclusive environment that can safely be created.

If you’re not willing to mask your child to keep another kid safe, you suck.

Until when? What is your magic number for unmasking? Just a hypothetical question of course because whatever you answer is irrelevant.

WOW. WOW, WOW, WOW. You're seriously "hypothetical" questioning whether this other child's life is worth it because you want your kid to unmask? I'm with the person you're responding to. You suck, BIG TIME.

DP

Yes, what's your hypothetical number?

You're disgusting. But you know that already, don't you. Blech. No wonder you're trolling here. No one else wants to associate with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any of you had kids in your child’s class with severe peanut allergies and complied with school requests to not pack any peanut items? We have had this come up multiple years. If you can do that, then you can also feasibly comply with a request to have your child wear a mask because there is a severely immunocompromised student in your child’s classroom.

Or, are you the type of parent who would just pack a PB&J sandwich anyway and say it was the allergic kid’s problem?

The severely immunocompromised student should consider other accommodations. It's unlikely that masks (cloth, poorly fitted, inconsistently-used) are sufficient mitigation in that scenario any way. Expect some students to begin masking next week and that trend to accelerate over time.

My child has a classmate with cancer. The masks do create a protective environment and we will continue masking for that child’s health and safety. Many students are now wearing KN95 and surgical masks, plus some use the well-fitting ACPS cloth. No, the accommodation is not to send that child home or isolate them, they have a right to the least restrictive, most inclusive environment that can safely be created.

If you’re not willing to mask your child to keep another kid safe, you suck.

Until when? What is your magic number for unmasking? Just a hypothetical question of course because whatever you answer is irrelevant.

WOW. WOW, WOW, WOW. You're seriously "hypothetical" questioning whether this other child's life is worth it because you want your kid to unmask? I'm with the person you're responding to. You suck, BIG TIME.

DP

Yes, what's your hypothetical number?

You're disgusting. But you know that already, don't you. Blech. No wonder you're trolling here. No one else wants to associate with you.

You can’t name a number?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You cannot force children to wear kn95 masks (see study link). Other masks offer no protection. Kids eat with their masks off. This is all so performative and virtue-signaling. What about the child who needs to not wear a mask to be understood?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34043996/

So if your child’s pediatrician requires masks at their office, you think that’s just theater?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any of you had kids in your child’s class with severe peanut allergies and complied with school requests to not pack any peanut items? We have had this come up multiple years. If you can do that, then you can also feasibly comply with a request to have your child wear a mask because there is a severely immunocompromised student in your child’s classroom.

Or, are you the type of parent who would just pack a PB&J sandwich anyway and say it was the allergic kid’s problem?

The severely immunocompromised student should consider other accommodations. It's unlikely that masks (cloth, poorly fitted, inconsistently-used) are sufficient mitigation in that scenario any way. Expect some students to begin masking next week and that trend to accelerate over time.

My child has a classmate with cancer. The masks do create a protective environment and we will continue masking for that child’s health and safety. Many students are now wearing KN95 and surgical masks, plus some use the well-fitting ACPS cloth. No, the accommodation is not to send that child home or isolate them, they have a right to the least restrictive, most inclusive environment that can safely be created.

If you’re not willing to mask your child to keep another kid safe, you suck.

Until when? What is your magic number for unmasking? Just a hypothetical question of course because whatever you answer is irrelevant.

WOW. WOW, WOW, WOW. You're seriously "hypothetical" questioning whether this other child's life is worth it because you want your kid to unmask? I'm with the person you're responding to. You suck, BIG TIME.

DP

Yes, what's your hypothetical number?

You're disgusting. But you know that already, don't you. Blech. No wonder you're trolling here. No one else wants to associate with you.

You can’t name a number?

Why does there need to be a “magic number”? We will mask so long as it’s keeping people safe and offering protection during the pandemic.

How long are you willing to wash your hands, stay home when sick, etc? There need not be a pre-determined end date for health and safety in society, it’s a continuous, evolving effort as part of humanity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have any of you had kids in your child’s class with severe peanut allergies and complied with school requests to not pack any peanut items? We have had this come up multiple years. If you can do that, then you can also feasibly comply with a request to have your child wear a mask because there is a severely immunocompromised student in your child’s classroom.

Or, are you the type of parent who would just pack a PB&J sandwich anyway and say it was the allergic kid’s problem?

The severely immunocompromised student should consider other accommodations. It's unlikely that masks (cloth, poorly fitted, inconsistently-used) are sufficient mitigation in that scenario any way. Expect some students to begin masking next week and that trend to accelerate over time.

My child has a classmate with cancer. The masks do create a protective environment and we will continue masking for that child’s health and safety. Many students are now wearing KN95 and surgical masks, plus some use the well-fitting ACPS cloth. No, the accommodation is not to send that child home or isolate them, they have a right to the least restrictive, most inclusive environment that can safely be created.

If you’re not willing to mask your child to keep another kid safe, you suck.

Until when? What is your magic number for unmasking? Just a hypothetical question of course because whatever you answer is irrelevant.

WOW. WOW, WOW, WOW. You're seriously "hypothetical" questioning whether this other child's life is worth it because you want your kid to unmask? I'm with the person you're responding to. You suck, BIG TIME.

DP

Yes, what's your hypothetical number?

You're disgusting. But you know that already, don't you. Blech. No wonder you're trolling here. No one else wants to associate with you.

You can’t name a number?

Why does there need to be a “magic number”? We will mask so long as it’s keeping people safe and offering protection during the pandemic.

How long are you willing to wash your hands, stay home when sick, etc? There need not be a pre-determined end date for health and safety in society, it’s a continuous, evolving effort as part of humanity.

That’s your prerogative. Feel free to mask into perpetuity. However, that’s not going the mandate here or most places going forward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You cannot force children to wear kn95 masks (see study link). Other masks offer no protection. Kids eat with their masks off. This is all so performative and virtue-signaling. What about the child who needs to not wear a mask to be understood?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34043996/

So if your child’s pediatrician requires masks at their office, you think that’s just theater?

Yes.

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Anonymous wrote:Hello. I just read a PTA email that said masks would be optional starting March 1. Has anyone else heard a date?

What PTA sent that? ACPS school board hasn’t even voted on the issue yet.

What do they need to vote on? The ability to opt out of wearing a mask is now the law.

I would hope ACPS will consider some limitations on how unmasked student interact with masked students. Let the unmasked kids give each other Covid if their parents want that.

AMEN. I really don't want my kids in classrooms with a bunch of kids who are unvaccinated and who aren't wearing masks. Put all the unmasked kids in a room with an unmasked teacher and let the rest of our kids keep on doing what they were doing.

Is this just message board whining given you know that's not going to happen?

Not really. Because there are quite a few parents like me and the other poster. We don't want our kids anywhere near you (or your kid if, God help us all, you are indeed a parent). Just like the hysterical unmaskers have something to say, so do those of us who would like a little more prudent behavior before the great unmasking of all of the rest of you. In case you didn't get the message, public schools need to respond to all stakeholders, not only the crazy ones like you.

Segregation and not legal. Separate but equal? You cannot separate the students this way. Please, be careful with your mindset here. You are advocating for some dangerous concepts (and please don't deflect with "but they should be masked, they're the ones that are dangerous, etc"). It doesn't matter my personal beliefs re masking, and it doesn't matter re yours either, but pushing for students who do not mask, within the confines of the law, to be separated into a different room with a different teacher is pretty straight forward segregation.

As a disabled person who was warehoused as a child by the public school system, this is a huge hot button. You cannot do this. I would except the ACLU to get involved in something like this, if they are actually still supportive of civil rights.

There is a difference when the children being separated pose a physical danger to the rest of the population. Children who are unmasked and unvaccinated pose a significant risk to the rest of the school population. Either they go virtual or they get separated so that they don't harm the greater community. Even the ACLU understands basic concepts like that.

Again, that’s not how it works. And what do you a physical danger of the magnitude to warrant segregation? Listen to yourself. Seriously, take a few minutes, pause and reflect where this argument is headed.

A child not wearing a mask is such a physical danger to warrant denying it his/her civil rights. This is what you’re proposing. Do you know the legal standard of what is required to segregate students? It’s not your opinion. It’s not a mask. You’re throwing words and concepts around that are just incredible.

Have you always been so passionate about protecting disability rights? You have any idea what the Capitol Crawl is? You’ve been supportive of inclusive classrooms right? You’ve seen the recent film Forget Me Not, right? Or did you just jump on this bandwagon now when you think it finally affected you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You cannot force children to wear kn95 masks (see study link). Other masks offer no protection. Kids eat with their masks off. This is all so performative and virtue-signaling. What about the child who needs to not wear a mask to be understood?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34043996/

If you’re going by this study, then have kids wear a survival mask. Nowhere does this conclude masks done work. Stop with the disinformation.

This study goes to the not forcing kids to wear kn95 as indicated.

These address masks in general:
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/12/mask-guidelines-cdc-walensky/
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/cloth-face-mask-omicron-11640984082
https://www.poverty-action.org/sites/default/files/publications/Mask_RCT____Symptomatic_Seropositivity_083121.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01/10/cdc-weighs-n95-kn95-masks-guidance-omicron/