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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are medically fragile you should not rely on others' mask wearing for your safety. In a class of 25 kids there are inevitably going to be some (many) who won't wear their masks properly.[/quote]

This is it. It's not that I won't send my kid in a mask in order to protect others (I did it for two full years, actually). It's that I know from experience that this doesn't actually keep kids safe and is not a reasonable solution to the problem of how to handle children who are uniquely vulnerable to Covid/flu/RSV.

Schools need to offer strong remote options for kids in this situation and school districts need to have contingency plans in place. We should also offer family supports since children in this situation will often require a parent home with them. I'm in favor of all these things! I am sorry to say that having a classroom of ECE kids masking to keep a child who could die if they contract Covid/flu/RSV is not a reasonable solution. If it were my child, I would not risk this. The kids will try their best but they are small children, the masks are uncomfortable, and the day is long for them.[/quote]

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