When should DC drop its school mask mandate?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I finally wrote to my councilmember, the at-large councilmembers and the mayor.

I was writing in particular because I swear a Washington Post story said that parents weren't complaining about the mask mandate. I can't find that in the article about lifting the outdoor mandate anymore. I wonder if it was edited out. I will check my print edition.

Correction - it is still in the article - "The city has not received widespread parent complaints about the indoor mandate"

Maybe the activity on this board is not actually representative of the DCPS parent community as a whole. I personally have advocated to the mayor to keep the indoor mask mandate for schools for now.

Then you are part of the problem.

Go to CDC.gov and read the current recommendations. The mask mandate in schools should be lifted immediately -- indoors and out. That is the public health guidance. Follow it or homeschool. I'm so tired of ignorant anxious parents thinking their fears should govern policy making.

NP. Your rhetoric isn’t helping your cause. You and other posters on here who are being so derogatory to everyone who doesn’t 100% agree with you makes you seem unhinged. I know civil discourse is unlikely on DCUM but when has bullying and name-calling ever been a successful way to persuade people to see your side!

bullying lol

Struck a nerve with you? "Then you are part of the problem."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I finally wrote to my councilmember, the at-large councilmembers and the mayor.

I was writing in particular because I swear a Washington Post story said that parents weren't complaining about the mask mandate. I can't find that in the article about lifting the outdoor mandate anymore. I wonder if it was edited out. I will check my print edition.

Correction - it is still in the article - "The city has not received widespread parent complaints about the indoor mandate"

Maybe the activity on this board is not actually representative of the DCPS parent community as a whole. I personally have advocated to the mayor to keep the indoor mask mandate for schools for now.

Then you are part of the problem.

Go to CDC.gov and read the current recommendations. The mask mandate in schools should be lifted immediately -- indoors and out. That is the public health guidance. Follow it or homeschool. I'm so tired of ignorant anxious parents thinking their fears should govern policy making.

NP. Your rhetoric isn’t helping your cause. You and other posters on here who are being so derogatory to everyone who doesn’t 100% agree with you makes you seem unhinged. I know civil discourse is unlikely on DCUM but when has bullying and name-calling ever been a successful way to persuade people to see your side!

bullying lol

Struck a nerve with you? "Then you are part of the problem."

Paper-tissue soft if that seems like bullying to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I finally wrote to my councilmember, the at-large councilmembers and the mayor.

I was writing in particular because I swear a Washington Post story said that parents weren't complaining about the mask mandate. I can't find that in the article about lifting the outdoor mandate anymore. I wonder if it was edited out. I will check my print edition.

Correction - it is still in the article - "The city has not received widespread parent complaints about the indoor mandate"

Maybe the activity on this board is not actually representative of the DCPS parent community as a whole. I personally have advocated to the mayor to keep the indoor mask mandate for schools for now.

Then you are part of the problem.

Go to CDC.gov and read the current recommendations. The mask mandate in schools should be lifted immediately -- indoors and out. That is the public health guidance. Follow it or homeschool. I'm so tired of ignorant anxious parents thinking their fears should govern policy making.

NP. Your rhetoric isn’t helping your cause. You and other posters on here who are being so derogatory to everyone who doesn’t 100% agree with you makes you seem unhinged. I know civil discourse is unlikely on DCUM but when has bullying and name-calling ever been a successful way to persuade people to see your side!

Tone policing (likely) women's anger is never a good look.

[Anonymous]

I just think it would be the greatest thing to show up to school with all of our kids wearing Halloween masks.

Is this a solution? Nope.

Is it hilarious? Absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just think it would be the greatest thing to show up to school with all of our kids wearing Halloween masks.

Is this a solution? Nope.

Is it hilarious? Absolutely.

This is genius.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I finally wrote to my councilmember, the at-large councilmembers and the mayor.

I was writing in particular because I swear a Washington Post story said that parents weren't complaining about the mask mandate. I can't find that in the article about lifting the outdoor mandate anymore. I wonder if it was edited out. I will check my print edition.

Correction - it is still in the article - "The city has not received widespread parent complaints about the indoor mandate"

Maybe the activity on this board is not actually representative of the DCPS parent community as a whole. I personally have advocated to the mayor to keep the indoor mask mandate for schools for now.

DP. Serious question, do you really think public health policy should be dictating by public opinion? If 60% of the public woke up tomorrow and said “I don’t think meat needs to be regulated, I don’t think food workers should have to wash their hands, we should save needles by re-using them with blood draws” then our public policy should reflect the majority?

I just can’t understand how the majority rules thought should outride science and public health experts. Make it make sense for me.

[Anonymous]

For those of us frustrated by the lack of responsiveness to our inquiries to the Mayor, Schools Chancellor, DC Health, and Councilmembers, a group of parents is organizing to fight the mask mandates in schools. Please consider joining!

Here is the link:

https://groups.io/g/DMVUrgencyOfNormal

[Anonymous]

The CDC recommended Friday that schools should only mandate masks when COVID cases and hospitalizations are high. Its a shift that means most U.S. schools now have the agency’s OK to go without masks.

DC is low, every county around us is low. WTF are we doing?? How can any thinking person who has "followed the science" thus far not be on board with this very positive update? Bowser and Ferebee need to drop the mandate NOW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I finally wrote to my councilmember, the at-large councilmembers and the mayor.

I was writing in particular because I swear a Washington Post story said that parents weren't complaining about the mask mandate. I can't find that in the article about lifting the outdoor mandate anymore. I wonder if it was edited out. I will check my print edition.

Correction - it is still in the article - "The city has not received widespread parent complaints about the indoor mandate"

Maybe the activity on this board is not actually representative of the DCPS parent community as a whole. I personally have advocated to the mayor to keep the indoor mask mandate for schools for now.

DP. Serious question, do you really think public health policy should be dictating by public opinion? If 60% of the public woke up tomorrow and said “I don’t think meat needs to be regulated, I don’t think food workers should have to wash their hands, we should save needles by re-using them with blood draws” then our public policy should reflect the majority?

I just can’t understand how the majority rules thought should outride science and public health experts. Make it make sense for me.

This is not the same thing and I don’t think people are advocating for majority rule here. But if the public health officials are going to stray from published science and from the guidance of the National health organization, they should articulate a pretty good and logical reason. That has been the nature of my communications - please explain why are you dropping all restrictions on adults but keeping them on students. How are you balancing the burdens on students compared to the benefits from masking in schools (which post Omicron, really seem to be minimal at best)? Why are you not adopting the CDC guidance?

I am not able to see the logic behind it and if there is no public health data and logic supporting it, they will not get buy in from the population now - and especially won’t get it the next them there is a crisis (or variant) that warrants a public response.

[Anonymous]

Why don't you all just move back to where you're from ... I bet your kids won't have to wear masks there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you all just move back to where you're from ... I bet your kids won't have to wear masks there?

You mean anywhere but DC? Since we are last in the nation? Trust me, I would, if moving was as easy as you seem to think. But for now I will advocate for DC to follow the CDC. That shouldn't be too much to ask.

[Anonymous]

I keep getting reminders and emails from my JKLM to sign up for spring fundraising events. I have approximately zero interest in supporting a school system that continues to advocate for keeping our kids masked, while simultaneously gathering parents for unmasked parties. I wonder if this might be a useful angle for advocacy. Recognizing the mayor could care less about PTAs, vocally withholding monetary support could mobilize the PTAs to start realizing how pissed off parents are...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep getting reminders and emails from my JKLM to sign up for spring fundraising events. I have approximately zero interest in supporting a school system that continues to advocate for keeping our kids masked, while simultaneously gathering parents for unmasked parties. I wonder if this might be a useful angle for advocacy. Recognizing the mayor could care less about PTAs, vocally withholding monetary support could mobilize the PTAs to start realizing how pissed off parents are...

Considering JKLM schools are the only ones with financially powerful PTAs, it'd probably be a waste. Everyone already knows how you guys feel lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep getting reminders and emails from my JKLM to sign up for spring fundraising events. I have approximately zero interest in supporting a school system that continues to advocate for keeping our kids masked, while simultaneously gathering parents for unmasked parties. I wonder if this might be a useful angle for advocacy. Recognizing the mayor could care less about PTAs, vocally withholding monetary support could mobilize the PTAs to start realizing how pissed off parents are...

Lol the most amusing part of the past 2 years is seeing all of the angry white people realize the limits of their white privilege.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I keep getting reminders and emails from my JKLM to sign up for spring fundraising events. I have approximately zero interest in supporting a school system that continues to advocate for keeping our kids masked, while simultaneously gathering parents for unmasked parties. I wonder if this might be a useful angle for advocacy. Recognizing the mayor could care less about PTAs, vocally withholding monetary support could mobilize the PTAs to start realizing how pissed off parents are...

Lol the most amusing part of the past 2 years is seeing all of the angry white people realize the limits of their white privilege.

Really? For me its been watching smug liberals like you piss away their governing majority, lol!