Masks optional by spring break

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Enjoy homeschooling.

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Anonymous wrote:Yawn. I can’t believe there are people who so obsessed about this. I don’t. I have yet to meet a kid who cares about masks. It’s just not a big deal.

It IS a big deal for some kids.

And it is ridiculous that our kids are still masked.

Again, let’s look at FACTS.

Zero kids age 0-18 have died of Covid in Montgomery County since the beginning of this pandemic. Now that vaccines and boosters are available for the adults, it is not the kids’ responsibility to stay masked in order to ‘protect the elderly’.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/case-counts.html#deaths-age

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Because we're trying to balance the needs of the individual to the needs of the community.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Because we're trying to balance the needs of the individual to the needs of the community.

Masking a six-year old does very little for the ‘needs of the community’.

What happens if that six year old is allowed to take off her mask? It’s not the end of the world. Teachers are vaccinated. They can be boosted. They can wear masks if they choose. Other students can wear their masks.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yawn. I can’t believe there are people who so obsessed about this. I don’t. I have yet to meet a kid who cares about masks. It’s just not a big deal.

It IS a big deal for some kids.

And it is ridiculous that our kids are still masked.

Again, let’s look at FACTS.

Zero kids age 0-18 have died of Covid in Montgomery County since the beginning of this pandemic. Now that vaccines and boosters are available for the adults, it is not the kids’ responsibility to stay masked in order to ‘protect the elderly’.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/case-counts.html#deaths-age

In a pandemic (yes, it is still a pandemic where none expert can provide safe predictions for what the situation will be in 6 or even in 3 months) where people (vaccinated or not, elderly or not, healthy or not, all count) are dying measures against spreading have to be taken. Masks are the lowest cost measure and actually the most efficient (assuming proper implementation) one.
Arguing against masks the day Maryland has the highest death toll rate (in one week period) since the start of the pandemic is tragic.

Of course, the expectations are very low for deniers of reality who flirt with fascism.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

Apparently, everyone glossed over my post. I'm a highschooler with elementary aged siblings. No one cares about masks. Not my friends, not their friends, not my siblings. My mom lied to the school board and said my siblings come home crying every day over masks as if lying is normal. I realized then adults don't care about us at all. They care about their own agendas and are using us as scapegoats. I have no doubt a few kids hate masks. Not the majority. Not anyone I know. Not anyone they know. Not their siblings. Not my siblings. Not their friends. However, we've all come to find out our parents are trying to spin a different narrative for us. In our name. On our behalf. It's horrible being only 16 and realizing your parents are liars. I've had friends tell me their parents have asked them to cry at school board meetings. To ask them to lie about how they felt about virtual. To speak without their consent about their "experiences" as a mask wearing student. It's far, far worse than MoCo trying to protect citizens. You have all cultivated this entire community of distrust and we all see it. Kids see it. Teenagers see it. We aren't mentally traumatized by masks or virtual learning. We are traumatized by seeing people we trusted turning into actual liars, while using us as their scapegoat. If we need mental health professionals, it's probably because of the mental health professionals in this community just trying to get their name in the news. No one listens to us though because we are kids.

I hear you. My kids don't mind wearing mask either. I have yet to meet a kid that has a problem with wearing masks. I think the school year should finish out with masks for consistency. If numbers stay low over the summer, remove the mandate for next school year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the masks for little kids. Why are we doing this to them when they don’t even get that sick? It’s crazy.

Key word: YOU hate the masks. The little kids are fine. Stop trying to make this about you. You can't adapt. They can. They HAVE.

YOU will need to adapt when all our kids unmask this spring. There...see how that feels lol.

But you’ll be homeschooling to achieve this so what do I have to adapt to?

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Anonymous wrote:I think this is a reasonable goal given our vaccination rates, decline of omicron, success of mask optional schools in neighboring Virginia, announcement from the archdiocese of Arlington… there is so much data to support this too.

What do you think?

You're on every thread for every school district. Wacko.

I don’t care about other school districts. I live in MoCo. But seeing what’s happening in VA makes me excited. Let’s goooooo, MCPS! Normalcy for kids is long overdue!!

It's so funny that its only the PARENTS who cant handle masks. The kids are just fine. It's the adults who long for "normalcy" (whatever that even means), because they are the ones who cant adapt to change. Ridiculous.

The kids are not fine. You also said the kids were fine and thriving with virtual learning and you were wrong about that as well. There will be long term implications especially for the young ones.

Also the people claiming that masks are no big deal and the kids are fine are probably the people who have the luxury of working from home and don't actually have to keep a mask on all day plus policing a bunch of kids to keep their masks on too.

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Anonymous wrote:I think this is a reasonable goal given our vaccination rates, decline of omicron, success of mask optional schools in neighboring Virginia, announcement from the archdiocese of Arlington… there is so much data to support this too.

What do you think?

You're on every thread for every school district. Wacko.

I don’t care about other school districts. I live in MoCo. But seeing what’s happening in VA makes me excited. Let’s goooooo, MCPS! Normalcy for kids is long overdue!!

It's so funny that its only the PARENTS who cant handle masks. The kids are just fine. It's the adults who long for "normalcy" (whatever that even means), because they are the ones who cant adapt to change. Ridiculous.

The kids are not fine. You also said the kids were fine and thriving with virtual learning and you were wrong about that as well. There will be long term implications especially for the young ones.

Kids are fine in masks. You are not ok with them in masks. Get your mental health checked.

Lots of kids are fine in virtual learning. But, it often takes parental support, which you aren't willing to do.

The long term implications of covid are far more serious than masking.

You should try subbing in a school for one day and count how many times you have to remind kids to pull the mask over their nose.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone unmask before covid pills / treatments are available?

Just keep moving goalposts

What is “moving goalposts” to some is “adapting to shifting conditions” to others.

At what point do we decide that mass masking of children isn't necessary mitigation strategy?

Duh when it’s not a pandemic.

So first it was when the teachers could get vaccinated then it was when the kids could get vaccine now it's just "when it's not a pandemic"
Like when is this going to be over?! I'm over this shit.

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Anonymous wrote:I think you only care about yourself and even that is questionable.

I care deeply about my kids who’ve suffered enough. Kindergartners shouldn’t have been masked in the first place in my (unpopular) opinion. But now that we have vaccines! Hospitalizations are low. Cases numbers are declining. Let’s do this! Other children can still mask if they want to.

+1 million

Masks optional. Any kid who wants to can wear one. No issues!

Let other kids choose what works for them.

Listen I got news for you. Once the mandate is lifted majority of kids are going to take them off and then all the helicopter parents will constantly be texting the teacher about reminding Timmy and Susie to put their masks on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we at least allow kids to run around at recess without masks at some point? My middle schooler doesn't have to wear a mask outdoors at her school but my 3rd grader does. Both vaxxed in mcps schools.

Agreed, can we start with that? Especially when it gets warm out

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone unmask before covid pills / treatments are available?

Just keep moving goalposts

What is “moving goalposts” to some is “adapting to shifting conditions” to others.

At what point do we decide that mass masking of children isn't necessary mitigation strategy?

Duh when it’s not a pandemic.

So first it was when the teachers could get vaccinated then it was when the kids could get vaccine now it's just "when it's not a pandemic"
Like when is this going to be over?! I'm over this shit.

It was always "when it's not a pandemic."
But, apparently it was never a pandemic for you and it will never be.
Unfortunately, stupidity is unbeatable. Selfishness does not help too.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish they had not given in to the anti mask Covid denier screamers, and gone virtual for a month or two this winter.

But I guess MCPS was under pressure to provide day care to keep all those workers at work and not paying attention to their kids.

I'm so curious. Do you consider yourself a feminist?