Does this mean DC school mask mandate is over?

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Anonymous wrote:It won't matter at our school. I'm convinced that even if they lift the mandate, our school admin and most teacher and families will choose to continue masking. And I'm not going to force my kid to mask, so they will also continue masking because it will be what everyone in their class is doing. The explanation will be that there are immunocompromised people around (it won't matter if these are really people with a Covid vulnerability -- there are people at our school who are convinced they are more vulnerable because they have a relative with heart disease or their thyroid is sometimes out of whack).

Since they dropped the outdoor mandate, I've seen exactly 1 unmasked teacher during pick up and zero unmasked parents. And this is outside.

It doesn't matter what DCPS does. The people at our school have convinced themselves that masking is the only way to protect themselves and others, and that we should do it until there is no more Covid at all. I just don't know what to say anymore.

I would switch schools. I want my kids to go to school with the kids of sane people.

Working on it. It’s been awful watching this unfold. I would never have guessed this last year. I think people have become very entrenched in a “position” on masking that is removed from rationality. It’s no longer a decision to be made. It’s just: masks=good, no masks=bad. The end.

It will change very quickly trust me - coming from a school that has been mask optional for a week. No one wants to teach phonics in a mask if you don't have to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just because you like to breath raw air doesn’t mean everyone else has to take the same risk. This sounds like a YOU issue. Go unpack that in therapy.

lol

[Anonymous]

RAW AIR! I’m dying; you made my day.

Raw air 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It won't matter at our school. I'm convinced that even if they lift the mandate, our school admin and most teacher and families will choose to continue masking. And I'm not going to force my kid to mask, so they will also continue masking because it will be what everyone in their class is doing. The explanation will be that there are immunocompromised people around (it won't matter if these are really people with a Covid vulnerability -- there are people at our school who are convinced they are more vulnerable because they have a relative with heart disease or their thyroid is sometimes out of whack).

Since they dropped the outdoor mandate, I've seen exactly 1 unmasked teacher during pick up and zero unmasked parents. And this is outside.

It doesn't matter what DCPS does. The people at our school have convinced themselves that masking is the only way to protect themselves and others, and that we should do it until there is no more Covid at all. I just don't know what to say anymore.

Why do you feel the need to say anything to them about their choice to mask? It doesn’t impact you.

Clearly it does impact her if this attitude is what drives policy at her charter.

No it doesn’t because they’re talking about a mask optional policy and ppl choosing to mask. So again what’s the issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RAW AIR! I’m dying; you made my day.

Raw air 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

You didnt know? We always cook our air just to be on the safe side!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What does pumpkin mom think?

Has Toe Shoe Dad weighed in?

Pray tell, who is Toe Shoe Dad?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It won't matter at our school. I'm convinced that even if they lift the mandate, our school admin and most teacher and families will choose to continue masking. And I'm not going to force my kid to mask, so they will also continue masking because it will be what everyone in their class is doing. The explanation will be that there are immunocompromised people around (it won't matter if these are really people with a Covid vulnerability -- there are people at our school who are convinced they are more vulnerable because they have a relative with heart disease or their thyroid is sometimes out of whack).

Since they dropped the outdoor mandate, I've seen exactly 1 unmasked teacher during pick up and zero unmasked parents. And this is outside.

It doesn't matter what DCPS does. The people at our school have convinced themselves that masking is the only way to protect themselves and others, and that we should do it until there is no more Covid at all. I just don't know what to say anymore.

Why do you feel the need to say anything to them about their choice to mask? It doesn’t impact you.

Clearly it does impact her if this attitude is what drives policy at her charter.

No it doesn’t because they’re talking about a mask optional policy and ppl choosing to mask. So again what’s the issue?

I would like my child to get more mask free time with teachers snd peers, seeing and I get acting with their whole faces. I have seen some troubling issues around socialization that I think are exacerbated by (and harder to address) due to masks. But if everyone else continues to mask, thus won’t change for me kid. Plus she will likely keep masking herself, in order to fit in.

I believe, based on the recommendations of public health experts, that it is safe to unmask at school, especially with asymptomatic testing, a strict policy of keeping symptomatic kids home, and low case rates overall. It is frustrating to me that this is not enough for other members of my school community. I don’t understand the desire to continue to rely on masks, which were not effective during omicron, when we have other tools at our disposal that don’t inhibit learning and socializing.

I have no problem with people masking if they need/want to. But when 99% of my school chooses to mask, it raises the question of whether it’s the right place for us.

We are at our IB DCPS, btw. I’ve never wanted to leave for any other reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It won't matter at our school. I'm convinced that even if they lift the mandate, our school admin and most teacher and families will choose to continue masking. And I'm not going to force my kid to mask, so they will also continue masking because it will be what everyone in their class is doing. The explanation will be that there are immunocompromised people around (it won't matter if these are really people with a Covid vulnerability -- there are people at our school who are convinced they are more vulnerable because they have a relative with heart disease or their thyroid is sometimes out of whack).

Since they dropped the outdoor mandate, I've seen exactly 1 unmasked teacher during pick up and zero unmasked parents. And this is outside.

It doesn't matter what DCPS does. The people at our school have convinced themselves that masking is the only way to protect themselves and others, and that we should do it until there is no more Covid at all. I just don't know what to say anymore.

Why do you feel the need to say anything to them about their choice to mask? It doesn’t impact you.

Clearly it does impact her if this attitude is what drives policy at her charter.

No it doesn’t because they’re talking about a mask optional policy and ppl choosing to mask. So again what’s the issue?

I would like my child to get more mask free time with teachers snd peers, seeing and I get acting with their whole faces. I have seen some troubling issues around socialization that I think are exacerbated by (and harder to address) due to masks. But if everyone else continues to mask, thus won’t change for me kid. Plus she will likely keep masking herself, in order to fit in.

I believe, based on the recommendations of public health experts, that it is safe to unmask at school, especially with asymptomatic testing, a strict policy of keeping symptomatic kids home, and low case rates overall. It is frustrating to me that this is not enough for other members of my school community. I don’t understand the desire to continue to rely on masks, which were not effective during omicron, when we have other tools at our disposal that don’t inhibit learning and socializing.

I have no problem with people masking if they need/want to. But when 99% of my school chooses to mask, it raises the question of whether it’s the right place for us.

We are at our IB DCPS, btw. I’ve never wanted to leave for any other reason.

Asymptomatic is just as bad as the pointless masking of children. Why on earth should we be testing perfectly healthy children who aren’t sick? Asymptomatic means you aren’t sick.

Schools need to move on from covid and focus on educating our children. All of this has gotten out of hand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It won't matter at our school. I'm convinced that even if they lift the mandate, our school admin and most teacher and families will choose to continue masking. And I'm not going to force my kid to mask, so they will also continue masking because it will be what everyone in their class is doing. The explanation will be that there are immunocompromised people around (it won't matter if these are really people with a Covid vulnerability -- there are people at our school who are convinced they are more vulnerable because they have a relative with heart disease or their thyroid is sometimes out of whack).

Since they dropped the outdoor mandate, I've seen exactly 1 unmasked teacher during pick up and zero unmasked parents. And this is outside.

It doesn't matter what DCPS does. The people at our school have convinced themselves that masking is the only way to protect themselves and others, and that we should do it until there is no more Covid at all. I just don't know what to say anymore.

Why do you feel the need to say anything to them about their choice to mask? It doesn’t impact you.

Clearly it does impact her if this attitude is what drives policy at her charter.

No it doesn’t because they’re talking about a mask optional policy and ppl choosing to mask. So again what’s the issue?

I would like my child to get more mask free time with teachers snd peers, seeing and I get acting with their whole faces. I have seen some troubling issues around socialization that I think are exacerbated by (and harder to address) due to masks. But if everyone else continues to mask, thus won’t change for me kid. Plus she will likely keep masking herself, in order to fit in.

I believe, based on the recommendations of public health experts, that it is safe to unmask at school, especially with asymptomatic testing, a strict policy of keeping symptomatic kids home, and low case rates overall. It is frustrating to me that this is not enough for other members of my school community. I don’t understand the desire to continue to rely on masks, which were not effective during omicron, when we have other tools at our disposal that don’t inhibit learning and socializing.

I have no problem with people masking if they need/want to. But when 99% of my school chooses to mask, it raises the question of whether it’s the right place for us.

We are at our IB DCPS, btw. I’ve never wanted to leave for any other reason.

Asymptomatic is just as bad as the pointless masking of children. Why on earth should we be testing perfectly healthy children who aren’t sick? Asymptomatic means you aren’t sick.

Schools need to move on from covid and focus on educating our children. All of this has gotten out of hand.

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Schools should not act in defiance of official public health standards. They do not have the expertise or authority to act as medical directors of children’s health. Follow the CDC and move on already.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only reason the mandate has been dropped in DC is because there is a lawsuit from private school families. Good for them. Not sure how long it will be for DCPS though.

Lol. No. This is hysterical.

Why is it hysterical? Do you think the lawsuit had nothing to do with it?

It absolutely had everything to do with the lawsuit. Bowser had every intention of keeping the mandate in place for the unforeseen future.

Four days ago, the DC SBOE released this statement:



Two days later, there was one law suit filed and another threat of a lawsuit. Within less than 24 hours, Bowser lifted the mandate, but kept DCPS mandate in place.

If this didn't have a hand in it, please do tell me what did.

It is surprising to me how few people know what was going on behind the scenes and that there were a few parents from Catholic parochial schools actually taking action to get their schools back to normal. They are my heroes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The only reason the mandate has been dropped in DC is because there is a lawsuit from private school families. Good for them. Not sure how long it will be for DCPS though.

Lol. No. This is hysterical.

Why is it hysterical? Do you think the lawsuit had nothing to do with it?

It absolutely had everything to do with the lawsuit. Bowser had every intention of keeping the mandate in place for the unforeseen future.

Four days ago, the DC SBOE released this statement:



Two days later, there was one law suit filed and another threat of a lawsuit. Within less than 24 hours, Bowser lifted the mandate, but kept DCPS mandate in place.

If this didn't have a hand in it, please do tell me what did.

It is surprising to me how few people know what was going on behind the scenes and that there were a few parents from Catholic parochial schools actually taking action to get their schools back to normal. They are my heroes.

Yes they have done us a huge public service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It won't matter at our school. I'm convinced that even if they lift the mandate, our school admin and most teacher and families will choose to continue masking. And I'm not going to force my kid to mask, so they will also continue masking because it will be what everyone in their class is doing. The explanation will be that there are immunocompromised people around (it won't matter if these are really people with a Covid vulnerability -- there are people at our school who are convinced they are more vulnerable because they have a relative with heart disease or their thyroid is sometimes out of whack).

Since they dropped the outdoor mandate, I've seen exactly 1 unmasked teacher during pick up and zero unmasked parents. And this is outside.

It doesn't matter what DCPS does. The people at our school have convinced themselves that masking is the only way to protect themselves and others, and that we should do it until there is no more Covid at all. I just don't know what to say anymore.

Why do you feel the need to say anything to them about their choice to mask? It doesn’t impact you.

Clearly it does impact her if this attitude is what drives policy at her charter.

No it doesn’t because they’re talking about a mask optional policy and ppl choosing to mask. So again what’s the issue?

My point is that the mask optional policy (even outdoors) hasn't happened at many charters, and if the parent community at a particular school wants to keep the mandate, it might not get dropped. DCPS is a different story because it's centrally decided. That's how it impacts her if her fellow parents are addicted to masking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It won't matter at our school. I'm convinced that even if they lift the mandate, our school admin and most teacher and families will choose to continue masking. And I'm not going to force my kid to mask, so they will also continue masking because it will be what everyone in their class is doing. The explanation will be that there are immunocompromised people around (it won't matter if these are really people with a Covid vulnerability -- there are people at our school who are convinced they are more vulnerable because they have a relative with heart disease or their thyroid is sometimes out of whack).

Since they dropped the outdoor mandate, I've seen exactly 1 unmasked teacher during pick up and zero unmasked parents. And this is outside.

It doesn't matter what DCPS does. The people at our school have convinced themselves that masking is the only way to protect themselves and others, and that we should do it until there is no more Covid at all. I just don't know what to say anymore.

Why do you feel the need to say anything to them about their choice to mask? It doesn’t impact you.

Clearly it does impact her if this attitude is what drives policy at her charter.

No it doesn’t because they’re talking about a mask optional policy and ppl choosing to mask. So again what’s the issue?

My point is that the mask optional policy (even outdoors) hasn't happened at many charters, and if the parent community at a particular school wants to keep the mandate, it might not get dropped. DCPS is a different story because it's centrally decided. That's how it impacts her if her fellow parents are addicted to masking.

But I see now that she was talking about DCPS. I thought I was on the charter thread. My bad.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It won't matter at our school. I'm convinced that even if they lift the mandate, our school admin and most teacher and families will choose to continue masking. And I'm not going to force my kid to mask, so they will also continue masking because it will be what everyone in their class is doing. The explanation will be that there are immunocompromised people around (it won't matter if these are really people with a Covid vulnerability -- there are people at our school who are convinced they are more vulnerable because they have a relative with heart disease or their thyroid is sometimes out of whack).

Since they dropped the outdoor mandate, I've seen exactly 1 unmasked teacher during pick up and zero unmasked parents. And this is outside.

It doesn't matter what DCPS does. The people at our school have convinced themselves that masking is the only way to protect themselves and others, and that we should do it until there is no more Covid at all. I just don't know what to say anymore.

Why do you feel the need to say anything to them about their choice to mask? It doesn’t impact you.

Clearly it does impact her if this attitude is what drives policy at her charter.

No it doesn’t because they’re talking about a mask optional policy and ppl choosing to mask. So again what’s the issue?

I would like my child to get more mask free time with teachers snd peers, seeing and I get acting with their whole faces. I have seen some troubling issues around socialization that I think are exacerbated by (and harder to address) due to masks. But if everyone else continues to mask, thus won’t change for me kid. Plus she will likely keep masking herself, in order to fit in.

I believe, based on the recommendations of public health experts, that it is safe to unmask at school, especially with asymptomatic testing, a strict policy of keeping symptomatic kids home, and low case rates overall. It is frustrating to me that this is not enough for other members of my school community. I don’t understand the desire to continue to rely on masks, which were not effective during omicron, when we have other tools at our disposal that don’t inhibit learning and socializing.

I have no problem with people masking if they need/want to. But when 99% of my school chooses to mask, it raises the question of whether it’s the right place for us.

We are at our IB DCPS, btw. I’ve never wanted to leave for any other reason.

Asymptomatic is just as bad as the pointless masking of children. Why on earth should we be testing perfectly healthy children who aren’t sick? Asymptomatic means you aren’t sick.

Schools need to move on from covid and focus on educating our children. All of this has gotten out of hand.

+1
Schools should not act in defiance of official public health standards. They do not have the expertise or authority to act as medical directors of children’s health. Follow the CDC and move on already.

+2
But with the testing you have always been able to opt out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It won't matter at our school. I'm convinced that even if they lift the mandate, our school admin and most teacher and families will choose to continue masking. And I'm not going to force my kid to mask, so they will also continue masking because it will be what everyone in their class is doing. The explanation will be that there are immunocompromised people around (it won't matter if these are really people with a Covid vulnerability -- there are people at our school who are convinced they are more vulnerable because they have a relative with heart disease or their thyroid is sometimes out of whack).

Since they dropped the outdoor mandate, I've seen exactly 1 unmasked teacher during pick up and zero unmasked parents. And this is outside.

It doesn't matter what DCPS does. The people at our school have convinced themselves that masking is the only way to protect themselves and others, and that we should do it until there is no more Covid at all. I just don't know what to say anymore.

Why do you feel the need to say anything to them about their choice to mask? It doesn’t impact you.

Clearly it does impact her if this attitude is what drives policy at her charter.

No it doesn’t because they’re talking about a mask optional policy and ppl choosing to mask. So again what’s the issue?

I would like my child to get more mask free time with teachers snd peers, seeing and I get acting with their whole faces. I have seen some troubling issues around socialization that I think are exacerbated by (and harder to address) due to masks. But if everyone else continues to mask, thus won’t change for me kid. Plus she will likely keep masking herself, in order to fit in.

I believe, based on the recommendations of public health experts, that it is safe to unmask at school, especially with asymptomatic testing, a strict policy of keeping symptomatic kids home, and low case rates overall. It is frustrating to me that this is not enough for other members of my school community. I don’t understand the desire to continue to rely on masks, which were not effective during omicron, when we have other tools at our disposal that don’t inhibit learning and socializing.

I have no problem with people masking if they need/want to. But when 99% of my school chooses to mask, it raises the question of whether it’s the right place for us.

We are at our IB DCPS, btw. I’ve never wanted to leave for any other reason.

Asymptomatic is just as bad as the pointless masking of children. Why on earth should we be testing perfectly healthy children who aren’t sick? Asymptomatic means you aren’t sick.

Schools need to move on from covid and focus on educating our children. All of this has gotten out of hand.

+1
Schools should not act in defiance of official public health standards. They do not have the expertise or authority to act as medical directors of children’s health. Follow the CDC and move on already.

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But with the testing you have always been able to opt out.

Charters have been making their own policies on this.