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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here… the students care way less about masks than psycho parents. Yes, first graders are more mature and respectful than people tasked with being in charge of your kids mental health. [/quote]

This has nothing to do with mental health.  It has to do with the parents needs and wishes.  They are the same parents you call when the kids don't do their work or you are concerned and they ignore your calls and emails.  These are the same parents who don't think twice about sending their sick kids in as they cannot be bothered staying home with them.  These are the same parents who can afford to, but choose not to send in school supplies, snacks, coats and think its your responsibility (and can afford it, not talking about those financially struggling).   These are the same parents who should not even be having kids.[/quote]

This is just crazy that this pretty mild question -- when can we start the conversation about masks? -- so quickly devolves into a teacher saying that parents who just want to open that conversation shouldn't have children? What in the world?

I personally believe it's not time for the conversation about masks yet. My kids are safer in masks and I hope they wear them for a lot longer, just to be safe. I strongly believe in them and wear one myself all day at work, happily. I make my kids wear them and will for quite a while, even my older who is vaccinated. But it's crazy to say they don't affect them AT ALL. I asked my littlest what she thought the other day and she said that she's sick of it and wishes she didn't have to wear it, wants to see the other kids faces etc. This is totally to be expected and I am so proud of them for not complaining when they have to put them on every day.

But people please check yourselves. The way people POUNCED in this chat and others makes it seem coordinated. And insulting the parents who pushed the BOE, rightly, to reopen schools last March is a lot less mature than those 1st graders that you are talking about. Seriously!

You may not agree with everything the Open MCPS folks say but were they wrong about reopening last year? Nope, they were right -- I can't imagine if my kids hadn't been able to be able to go back to school. They were suffering academically and mentally. And there was a really low incidence of covid last year! And this year! Yay! Can't we all be happy about that? Success!

And just to catch you before you call me a bad parent because my kids suffered mentally (I can't believe I have to say that. Just stop.) 
I am a room mom. 
I always return your emails. 
I organize other parents to donate to the class and I donate myself. 
I keep my kids home when they have even a sniffle and covid test them like crazy. 
I LOVE my kids teachers and appreciate everything they have been through in the last year - it has been so hard -- and I tell them that a lot. 
And I am SO happy that school went back last March, and THANK YOU to the people you are insulting who pushed the board to wise up and allow that to happen. Guess why they reopened? Yep, it was all about the DATA. And i'm super lucky that our teachers at our school were also happy to return to school (they pushed for it too).

MAN you people jumping all over this are mean and horrible and immature. And the way you are talking, you are just as bad as the anti-maskers. I don't know if it's anxiety or exhaustion or what but we're going to have to live through this for a bit longer, so let's take a minute and re-evaluate our behavior.

Sincerely, 
A pro-mask parent who hates bullies

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The vast majority of the posts you’re referring to are from a single individual with chronic health issues and a lot of anxiety. Don’t worry about her or her posts.[/quote]

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