BVR is requiring 5 year olds to wear KN95 masks

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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."

Kids die for colds too. What about the flu, what about RSV, what about all the other diseases? Do we impose masks for those too? Come on!

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Anonymous wrote: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.

And? So what if teachers/ students/administrators get sick and need to spend a few days at home? Did they never get sick before Covid?

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My 5 and 3yos have been wearing KN95s because we have a newborn at home. It's fine. They're actually more comfortable than cloth masks in some ways because they sit farther off the face.

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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.

Thank you. Why this took so many pages, I don’t know. Op, masks are required indoors. Bvr is simply asking that you put a good one on your kid who *already has to wear one omg*

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

And? So what if teachers/ students/administrators get sick and need to spend a few days at home? Did they never get sick before Covid?

Wah wah wah.

[Anonymous]

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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."

Kids die for colds too. What about the flu, what about RSV, what about all the other diseases? Do we impose masks for those too? Come on!

Yes, children (unfortunately) die from all of those things. But I'm coming up short finding articles about the last time hospitals were at capacity with cold, flu or RSV patients. Overwhelming our hospital system with COVID patients means less capacity to handle ALL of the other reasons hospitals existed prior to 2 years ago.

Yes, for most kids, covid has manageable symptoms (though you are ignoring the lasting impact of long covid). Even with "most" kids in that category, many kids are still in pretty serious condition (evidenced by hospitals at capacity). My family- kids included - are vaccinated and remain willing to wear masks to do their small part to make sure none of their friends gets sicker than a cold, and also so hospitals have space should kids need them for any other reason.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

And? So what if teachers/ students/administrators get sick and need to spend a few days at home? Did they never get sick before Covid?

Your issue really is with the dmv mask mandate, not Bvr. Stop being such a terrible member of your school community. There are tons of families who would be more than happy to take your family’s spot!

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I love people who send their kids to religious schools, only to act in a way to show how immoral they really are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Another educator here. I echo your sentiments completely.

[Anonymous]

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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?

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”.

My kids are exactly the same age. I want this to be over too which is why we wear our masks. The less spread, the fewer variants and the fewer outbreaks we'll have in the future. The masks are not the problem. The masks actually give them something they can actively do to help their community. There's a chance that masks may remain a fixture in society to some extent (like they have been in Asia for decades) and humans will adapt.

Also, let's not use Florida as a good example of anything.

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For the poster(s) who suggest the sick adults stay home, does that include your immunocompromised teachers too? I’m so glad you’d be open to your child learning virtually while they teach from home. Or, if a masked teacher gets sick for two weeks after your maskless kids exposed them, I know you will be okay with 2-3 weeks of virtual learning because of the substitute teacher shortage. Open your eyes for God’s sake. COVID has the worst domino effect on schools I have ever witnessed. -another educator

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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).


Yup. I can get behind mandatory vaccines in school, pooled testing, test to stay….but enough is enough. Let the kids live normally. Masks are not without impact on social emotional learning.
This is beyond ridiculous at this point and I can see why the other side is making fun of “us”.

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Change the punctuation + one word in the last post and you’ll be right on point!

“Let the kids live. Normally, masks are not any impact on social emotional learning.”

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Anonymous wrote:I am speechless and upset.
Are all other schools do the same?
Do you think 2 3-layers masks are easier for little kids than KN95 masks?

I am with you. My kid hates the mask and will only wear cloth and kiddo surgical masks. I don’t how I will convince kiddo to change in a week.

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Anonymous wrote:I am speechless and upset.
Are all other schools do the same?
Do you think 2 3-layers masks are easier for little kids than KN95 masks?

I am with you. My kid hates the mask and will only wear cloth and kiddo surgical masks. I don’t how I will convince kiddo to change in a week.

You say I'm so sorry, it's lousy. I wish it was different. Would you choose to stay home from school, or to wear the mask?

And if they choose to stay home, you don't come here and post about how staying home is the worst thing ever, since clearly for your kid it isn't.