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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking at the DC Schools Data, it doesn't seem like dropping the school mask mandate is the cause for the rise in cases. There is no discernible difference between DCPS schools (no mandate) and charters that are still requiring masks. In fact, Capital City, which still has a mandate, has almost as many cases as Wilson, despite having much fewer students.

So here is our real-life, "observational study" with control group, right here in DC, confirming the recent, formal studies out of Spain and Finland. Mask mandates in schools don't work. (Which doesn't mean that protecting yourself with a tightly fitted N95 doesn't work.)

Or am I reading the data wrong?

https://coronavirus.dc.gov/page/dc-schools-data[/quote]

How can you tell though - since the mask mandate only was removed a few months ago.[/quote]

+1  Are the case numbers cases for the entire year? Or only in the period since the mask mandates were dropped?

The other thing you would need to know is how much testing is being done. A school where all or most of the students submit to weekly testing (which may be the case at the charter) and/or require test to stay are going to have more cases that schools where there are no routine screening tests. [/quote]

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