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

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F no

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No

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. And my 7th and 12th graders will eat at the outdoor tables for as long as weather allows. We haven't gotten Covid yet and would rather not get it now, right in the middle of college essay season.

There will always be a “season”. Then it will be holiday travel.

DP, but why do you care, PP? Maybe there will always be a season, maybe there won't. What's wrong with trying to stay healthy for things that individual families and students deem to be important?

DP

I will not make my kids wear masks, but I do agree with this PP. I’m happy to support people who want to mask as long as they want! They should allow kids to mask anytime.

Just please don’t force ALL of us to mask up! Allow it to be a choice.

I'm the PP. What I don't understand is the people who wanted the freedom to not wear masks seem intent on bullying people who choose to continue to mask, whether in all indoor spaces or sporadically, depending on their risk assessment and current priorities. Choice means just that, the choice to mask or not. It does not mean that you don't wear a mask and you also demand that everyone else stop masking too.

How about mask proponents that act self righteous about their choice?

Yes, we understand. You are angry that some people want to wear masks at times. Try to find some other interests.

People can wear whatever they want. Where it becomes annoying is when it's accompanied with a "because I'm responsible, you're not..."

[Anonymous]

Yes, of course.

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Never

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No

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Anonymous wrote:Does your child plan to mask at school when we go back in a few weeks? What grade?

Yes. COVID is still here and it is a responsible thing to do.

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Yeah, both my kids (grade 5+7) will be, and taking outdoor lunch. It's their choice but that's what they both chose, because they have some immunocompromised family members they see weekly and want to continue to see weekly.

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Anonymous wrote:Never

By "never" do you mean that you will be sending a COVID positive child to school, or sending a child with symptoms to school? Or do you mean that you will be keeping your child home any time they have cold, flu, or COVID symptoms until the symptoms are completely gone?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. And my 7th and 12th graders will eat at the outdoor tables for as long as weather allows. We haven't gotten Covid yet and would rather not get it now, right in the middle of college essay season.

There will always be a “season”. Then it will be holiday travel.

DP, but why do you care, PP? Maybe there will always be a season, maybe there won't. What's wrong with trying to stay healthy for things that individual families and students deem to be important?

DP

I will not make my kids wear masks, but I do agree with this PP. I’m happy to support people who want to mask as long as they want! They should allow kids to mask anytime.

Just please don’t force ALL of us to mask up! Allow it to be a choice.

I'm the PP. What I don't understand is the people who wanted the freedom to not wear masks seem intent on bullying people who choose to continue to mask, whether in all indoor spaces or sporadically, depending on their risk assessment and current priorities. Choice means just that, the choice to mask or not. It does not mean that you don't wear a mask and you also demand that everyone else stop masking too.

I would confidently say that over the past 2 years, the mask-pusher crowd is somewhat more ‘bullyish’ than the mask optional crowd.

I truly don’t care what other people do. Mask your kid or don’t. Vaccinate your kid or don’t. Should be a choice and we should all do what is best for our kids.

But it’s the mask-pushers and the vaccine-pushers who want to force others to do what they believe is ‘right’ even when the data doesn’t back them up.

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Anonymous wrote:Does your child plan to mask at school when we go back in a few weeks? What grade?

Yes. COVID is still here and it is a responsible thing to do.

Please explain how wearing a mask is a ‘responsible thing to do’.

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Anonymous wrote:Does your child plan to mask at school when we go back in a few weeks? What grade?

Yes. COVID is still here and it is a responsible thing to do.

It’s these types of comments that make my decision very easy. No!

[Anonymous]

I agree that the mask advocates seem pushy with their “because I care” passive aggressive comments.

The anti-mask people can also be equally obnoxious with their staring/glaring at you like they can’t believe you’re still wearing a mask.

We have to wear masks because we visit an elderly relative who has dementia. He has been unable to get boosted because he becomes distraught at needles. We understand one-way masking is fine. It would be nice if people weren’t so judgy.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree that the mask advocates seem pushy with their “because I care” passive aggressive comments.

The anti-mask people can also be equally obnoxious with their staring/glaring at you like they can’t believe you’re still wearing a mask.

We have to wear masks because we visit an elderly relative who has dementia. He has been unable to get boosted because he becomes distraught at needles. We understand one-way masking is fine. It would be nice if people weren’t so judgy.

I have to wear a mask occasionally for various reasons and I have never had someone glare at me for it, FWIW. Maybe they’re looking at your mask and wondering if they should wear one? I’ve never seen someone berate someone for wearing a mask. But I have seen plenty of people berated for NOT masking.

Agree with you whole heartedly that people need to be less judgy. Do what works for you and move on. It’s a good lesson. You can only control your own behavior. Don’t try to control other people’s behavior.

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Anonymous wrote:Never

By "never" do you mean that you will be sending a COVID positive child to school, or sending a child with symptoms to school? Or do you mean that you will be keeping your child home any time they have cold, flu, or COVID symptoms until the symptoms are completely gone?

I mean my kid ain’t wearing no mask, that was the question I answered never to.