Will your child wear a mask when they go back to school?

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My middle school DS (BCC cluster) told me that roughly 2 students in each of his classes are wearing masks. Classes are prob 25+ kids I would imagine. Some teachers are wearing masks though. So for the parents that are saying your kids are masking—either your kid is one of the two, or ditching the mask on the bus. I support those who wear them, especially teachers, and those who choose not to. The debate is over.

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Anonymous wrote:Hell to the no my child won't be wearing a mask after 2.5 years of this nonsense. Get outside the DC area for a bit and you'll understand how insane some people here are. Wearing masks outdoors like a bunch of nutjobs!

We live here. It’s not insane. Some kids live with adults with health issues. Is that hard to understand?

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Anonymous wrote:Hell to the no my child won't be wearing a mask after 2.5 years of this nonsense. Get outside the DC area for a bit and you'll understand how insane some people here are. Wearing masks outdoors like a bunch of nutjobs!

We live here. It’s not insane. Some kids live with adults with health issues. Is that hard to understand?

DP. Judging by the number of masks I see, it seems like this area has a LOT of people with underlying health issues, which is really sad. And makes me wonder if we have a quiet environmental issue that is making everyone sick and vulnerable.

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Anonymous wrote:Hell to the no my child won't be wearing a mask after 2.5 years of this nonsense. Get outside the DC area for a bit and you'll understand how insane some people here are. Wearing masks outdoors like a bunch of nutjobs!

We live here. It’s not insane. Some kids live with adults with health issues. Is that hard to understand?

DP. Judging by the number of masks I see, it seems like this area has a LOT of people with underlying health issues, which is really sad. And makes me wonder if we have a quiet environmental issue that is making everyone sick and vulnerable.

For many, the underlying health issue is anxiety.

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Anonymous wrote:Hell to the no my child won't be wearing a mask after 2.5 years of this nonsense. Get outside the DC area for a bit and you'll understand how insane some people here are. Wearing masks outdoors like a bunch of nutjobs!

We live here. It’s not insane. Some kids live with adults with health issues. Is that hard to understand?

DP. Judging by the number of masks I see, it seems like this area has a LOT of people with underlying health issues, which is really sad. And makes me wonder if we have a quiet environmental issue that is making everyone sick and vulnerable.

For many, the underlying health issue is anxiety.

I feel sorry for your kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Hell to the no my child won't be wearing a mask after 2.5 years of this nonsense. Get outside the DC area for a bit and you'll understand how insane some people here are. Wearing masks outdoors like a bunch of nutjobs!

We live here. It’s not insane. Some kids live with adults with health issues. Is that hard to understand?

DP. Judging by the number of masks I see, it seems like this area has a LOT of people with underlying health issues, which is really sad. And makes me wonder if we have a quiet environmental issue that is making everyone sick and vulnerable.

For many, the underlying health issue is anxiety.

I feel sorry for your kids.

The anti-maskers are trying to impose their unsound agenda on everyone. It's so sad that they fail to grasp how we're all connected and their callous actions negatively affect the lives of so many people. My DH is also one of the many who now suffers from long haul complications stemming from covid exposure. I honestly hope nobody has to go through this but statistically it's something like 12% will get to find out.

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Anonymous wrote:Hell to the no my child won't be wearing a mask after 2.5 years of this nonsense. Get outside the DC area for a bit and you'll understand how insane some people here are. Wearing masks outdoors like a bunch of nutjobs!

We live here. It’s not insane. Some kids live with adults with health issues. Is that hard to understand?

DP. Judging by the number of masks I see, it seems like this area has a LOT of people with underlying health issues, which is really sad. And makes me wonder if we have a quiet environmental issue that is making everyone sick and vulnerable.

For many, the underlying health issue is anxiety.

I feel sorry for your kids.

The anti-maskers are trying to impose their unsound agenda on everyone. It's so sad that they fail to grasp how we're all connected and their callous actions negatively affect the lives of so many people. My DH is also one of the many who now suffers from long haul complications stemming from covid exposure. I honestly hope nobody has to go through this but statistically it's something like 12% will get to find out.

That's just how it is. The world isn't going to mask forever, which is basically what you're asking for. Most people navigate Covid just fine. Some people don't. The beat goes on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My middle school DS (BCC cluster) told me that roughly 2 students in each of his classes are wearing masks. Classes are prob 25+ kids I would imagine. Some teachers are wearing masks though. So for the parents that are saying your kids are masking—either your kid is one of the two, or ditching the mask on the bus. I support those who wear them, especially teachers, and those who choose not to. The debate is over.

This! We attend a school that has a lot of car drop offs. My DS reports that so many kids get out of the car, put their mask on to walk in (while still in sight of their parents) and then remove once indoors.

We even sometimes drive a kid home that waits until we turn on to his block, and puts his mask on in the backseat of the car, in case one of his parents is in the front yard when we pull up.

Its just so silly

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Anonymous wrote:Hell to the no my child won't be wearing a mask after 2.5 years of this nonsense. Get outside the DC area for a bit and you'll understand how insane some people here are. Wearing masks outdoors like a bunch of nutjobs!

We live here. It’s not insane. Some kids live with adults with health issues. Is that hard to understand?

DP. Judging by the number of masks I see, it seems like this area has a LOT of people with underlying health issues, which is really sad. And makes me wonder if we have a quiet environmental issue that is making everyone sick and vulnerable.

For many, the underlying health issue is anxiety.

I feel sorry for your kids.

The anti-maskers are trying to impose their unsound agenda on everyone. It's so sad that they fail to grasp how we're all connected and their callous actions negatively affect the lives of so many people. My DH is also one of the many who now suffers from long haul complications stemming from covid exposure. I honestly hope nobody has to go through this but statistically it's something like 12% will get to find out.

I know a couple of people who experienced long COVID. It mainly affected their ability to exercise, and they've since recovered. Do I want long COVID? No, but covering my nose and mouth around people outside of my household indefinitely sounds worse to me than what they went through. Maybe you disagree, and that's fine, but that's why masks are optional. And I get it, long COVID can be much worse, but 12% are not going to get long COVID that is totally disabling, and if you've been reading the studies, you know this already.

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Anonymous wrote:My middle school DS (BCC cluster) told me that roughly 2 students in each of his classes are wearing masks. Classes are prob 25+ kids I would imagine. Some teachers are wearing masks though. So for the parents that are saying your kids are masking—either your kid is one of the two, or ditching the mask on the bus. I support those who wear them, especially teachers, and those who choose not to. The debate is over.

This! We attend a school that has a lot of car drop offs. My DS reports that so many kids get out of the car, put their mask on to walk in (while still in sight of their parents) and then remove once indoors.

We even sometimes drive a kid home that waits until we turn on to his block, and puts his mask on in the backseat of the car, in case one of his parents is in the front yard when we pull up.

Its just so silly

I see it too. Last school year, most masked. This year, my kids are saying that hardly any kids mask (i.e., to the level that you can see a couple masks if you look into a crowd). If a parent is hearing that 75%+ of kids are still masking, their kids are telling them what they want to hear.

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Anonymous wrote:Hell to the no my child won't be wearing a mask after 2.5 years of this nonsense. Get outside the DC area for a bit and you'll understand how insane some people here are. Wearing masks outdoors like a bunch of nutjobs!

We live here. It’s not insane. Some kids live with adults with health issues. Is that hard to understand?

DP. Judging by the number of masks I see, it seems like this area has a LOT of people with underlying health issues, which is really sad. And makes me wonder if we have a quiet environmental issue that is making everyone sick and vulnerable.

Lead probably. But we also have a lot of retirees in LTC facilities too.

[Anonymous]

We see many kids and teachers wearing masks. Some are not.. its their choice.

[Anonymous]

I work in an elementary school as a specials teacher and I would say it's maybe 1/5 to 1/6 kids are wearing masks.

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Anonymous wrote:I work in an elementary school as a specials teacher and I would say it's maybe 1/5 to 1/6 kids are wearing masks.

I feel sorry for their home lives. Their parents must be awful.

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Anonymous wrote:I work in an elementary school as a specials teacher and I would say it's maybe 1/5 to 1/6 kids are wearing masks.

I feel sorry for their home lives. Their parents must be awful.

Should we feel sorry for your kids as well since their parent insinuates bad things about the character of a stranger based on clothing choices?