Which school introducing masks again?

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Anonymous wrote:Any? Due to the new situation and rise in cases?

The new Academy for the Sickly & Anxious likely does.

My husband got COVID from our child and now has pneumonia. Screw people like you!

I’m very sorry for your husband and do wish him the best recovery, but most cases are NOT developing into serious issues now.

Thank you. It’s been pretty rough. He’s an otherwise healthy person with no underlying conditions. Hopefully he will make a full recovery and bounce back soon, but it’s been a lot to deal with for our family. It’s upsetting when people minimize COVID knowing it still affects others’ health.

I am so sorry. Thinking of your family. We also had a family member go to hospital. It’s not a cold. It’s a SARS virus that has significant impacts to many immediately and some we just don’t know clearly about long term. May your family heal well during this difficult time.

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell but only for upper school because of a huge increase in cases

impressed

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any? Due to the new situation and rise in cases?

The new Academy for the Sickly & Anxious likely does.

My husband got COVID from our child and now has pneumonia. Screw people like you!

I’m very sorry for your husband and do wish him the best recovery, but most cases are NOT developing into serious issues now.

Thank you. It’s been pretty rough. He’s an otherwise healthy person with no underlying conditions. Hopefully he will make a full recovery and bounce back soon, but it’s been a lot to deal with for our family. It’s upsetting when people minimize COVID knowing it still affects others’ health.

Not trying to minimize your family’s suffering, but the flu and strep also cause death and some serious side effects. Diseases are going to be out there. We can’t go around hiding from viruses the rest of eternity. I do hope he recovers soon and this must be really scary for you.

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Congressional has now implemented a 3 week mask mandate. Completely nuts.

From what I've heard, the head of their school is insane about COVID (full blown COVIDian). He implied earlier this year that forced masking at Congressional would be forever and Congressional was one of the last schools in the area to get rid of masks (which seemed to have been done with head kicking and screaming).

I feel so bad for these families. Bars and restaurants wide open down the street, while kids (who are at lower risk with COVID than the flu) are forcibly masked while in their prime development stage. What a stain on the history of this school this insanity will be.

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Anonymous wrote:Congressional has now implemented a 3 week mask mandate. Completely nuts.

From what I've heard, the head of their school is insane about COVID (full blown COVIDian). He implied earlier this year that forced masking at Congressional would be forever and Congressional was one of the last schools in the area to get rid of masks (which seemed to have been done with head kicking and screaming).

I feel so bad for these families. Bars and restaurants wide open down the street, while kids (who are at lower risk with COVID than the flu) are forcibly masked while in their prime development stage. What a stain on the history of this school this insanity will be.

Congressional parent here, super happy about the reinstated masks. Currently 1/6 of my kid’s grade is out with covid, all diagnosed since Thursday. And the head of school never said forced masking would be forever. From the beginning he’s said it would depend on and change based on the covid situation in the school and surrounding community.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Congressional has now implemented a 3 week mask mandate. Completely nuts.

From what I've heard, the head of their school is insane about COVID (full blown COVIDian). He implied earlier this year that forced masking at Congressional would be forever and Congressional was one of the last schools in the area to get rid of masks (which seemed to have been done with head kicking and screaming).

I feel so bad for these families. Bars and restaurants wide open down the street, while kids (who are at lower risk with COVID than the flu) are forcibly masked while in their prime development stage. What a stain on the history of this school this insanity will be.

Congressional parent here, super happy about the reinstated masks. Currently 1/6 of my kid’s grade is out with covid, all diagnosed since Thursday. And the head of school never said forced masking would be forever. From the beginning he’s said it would depend on and change based on the covid situation in the school and surrounding community.

Sounds like a responsible plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any? Due to the new situation and rise in cases?

The new Academy for the Sickly & Anxious likely does.

My husband got COVID from our child and now has pneumonia. Screw people like you!

I’m very sorry for your husband and do wish him the best recovery, but most cases are NOT developing into serious issues now.

Thank you. It’s been pretty rough. He’s an otherwise healthy person with no underlying conditions. Hopefully he will make a full recovery and bounce back soon, but it’s been a lot to deal with for our family. It’s upsetting when people minimize COVID knowing it still affects others’ health.

Not trying to minimize your family’s suffering, but the flu and strep also cause death and some serious side effects. Diseases are going to be out there. We can’t go around hiding from viruses the rest of eternity. I do hope he recovers soon and this must be really scary for you.

I guarantee you that if 20% of a class or school had the flu, strep or stomach virus at the same time, some action would be taken. And none of those illnesses are as contagious as COVID.

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Anonymous wrote:Congressional has now implemented a 3 week mask mandate. Completely nuts.

From what I've heard, the head of their school is insane about COVID (full blown COVIDian). He implied earlier this year that forced masking at Congressional would be forever and Congressional was one of the last schools in the area to get rid of masks (which seemed to have been done with head kicking and screaming).

I feel so bad for these families. Bars and restaurants wide open down the street, while kids (who are at lower risk with COVID than the flu) are forcibly masked while in their prime development stage. What a stain on the history of this school this insanity will be.

So you aren’t a Congressional family. You are just passing in gossip?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Congressional has now implemented a 3 week mask mandate. Completely nuts.

From what I've heard, the head of their school is insane about COVID (full blown COVIDian). He implied earlier this year that forced masking at Congressional would be forever and Congressional was one of the last schools in the area to get rid of masks (which seemed to have been done with head kicking and screaming).

I feel so bad for these families. Bars and restaurants wide open down the street, while kids (who are at lower risk with COVID than the flu) are forcibly masked while in their prime development stage. What a stain on the history of this school this insanity will be.

So you aren’t a Congressional family. You are just passing in gossip?

I don't think it's mandatory for every student. Still optional.

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I don't think it's mandatory for every student. Still optional.

No. Masks are mandatory for age 2 and up inside. Still optional outside. But in the last 4 hours, Congressional’s covid tracker jumped from 13 active cases in grades 5-8 to 22 active cases (students and faculty/staff). Given that there are about 30 kids per grade, plus however many teachers (about 12-15 for the four grades), that’s a pretty high percentage of people who have tested positive since Wednesday, with the bulk of them testing positive since Friday. As I said above, I am very happy that they’ve reinstated masks, at least indoors.

[Anonymous]

Our school implemented masks and still had to shut down for a few days due to a spike in cases..too many teachers out. The masks didn't seem to stop the spread. And yes, they were KN95/similar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Congressional has now implemented a 3 week mask mandate. Completely nuts.

From what I've heard, the head of their school is insane about COVID (full blown COVIDian). He implied earlier this year that forced masking at Congressional would be forever and Congressional was one of the last schools in the area to get rid of masks (which seemed to have been done with head kicking and screaming).

I feel so bad for these families. Bars and restaurants wide open down the street, while kids (who are at lower risk with COVID than the flu) are forcibly masked while in their prime development stage. What a stain on the history of this school this insanity will be.

Congressional parent here, super happy about the reinstated masks. Currently 1/6 of my kid’s grade is out with covid, all diagnosed since Thursday. And the head of school never said forced masking would be forever. From the beginning he’s said it would depend on and change based on the covid situation in the school and surrounding community.

Sounds like a responsible plan.

Masks worked really well during Omicron. Oh yeah, mask mandates have failed repeatedly, but let's be the outlier school while bars and restaurants are open down the stream. That'll do it.

[Anonymous]

Congressional hasn’t seen anything like this number of cases since the start of the pandemic, including during the original omicron rise. The most cases they had was immediately after winter break (something like 40 for the entire school, infants through 8th grade, including staff) and most of those were caught in the PCR tests required before returning in January. They were never actually in the school. So yeah, masks did work for our school. I’m glad to see them back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Congressional has now implemented a 3 week mask mandate. Completely nuts.

From what I've heard, the head of their school is insane about COVID (full blown COVIDian). He implied earlier this year that forced masking at Congressional would be forever and Congressional was one of the last schools in the area to get rid of masks (which seemed to have been done with head kicking and screaming).

I feel so bad for these families. Bars and restaurants wide open down the street, while kids (who are at lower risk with COVID than the flu) are forcibly masked while in their prime development stage. What a stain on the history of this school this insanity will be.

Congressional parent here, super happy about the reinstated masks. Currently 1/6 of my kid’s grade is out with covid, all diagnosed since Thursday. And the head of school never said forced masking would be forever. From the beginning he’s said it would depend on and change based on the covid situation in the school and surrounding community.

Sounds like a responsible plan.

Omicron is back in full force. Any responsible school is masking again due to increasing numbers.
Masks worked really well during Omicron. Oh yeah, mask mandates have failed repeatedly, but let's be the outlier school while bars and restaurants are open down the stream. That'll do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any? Due to the new situation and rise in cases?

The new Academy for the Sickly & Anxious likely does.

My husband got COVID from our child and now has pneumonia. Screw people like you!

I’m very sorry for your husband and do wish him the best recovery, but most cases are NOT developing into serious issues now.

Thank you. It’s been pretty rough. He’s an otherwise healthy person with no underlying conditions. Hopefully he will make a full recovery and bounce back soon, but it’s been a lot to deal with for our family. It’s upsetting when people minimize COVID knowing it still affects others’ health.