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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]She said the perception of masks making us safer was all that matters[/b]. That makes no sense and is worthy of ridicule.[/quote]

No, that is not what she said.  This is what she said:

“The last thing I want is for schools to be a source of anxiety for our students and it feels like making masks optional because of all the messaging, especially at the beginning of the pandemic, that my mask not only protects me, it protects my community,” O’Looney said at the meeting. “… That’s still a lingering sentiment. Regardless of what data says, perception is reality for students and families. I’m really afraid that if we get rid of the mask mandate, it’s going to cause a lot of fear for our students and families.”[/quote]

I feel like what she said is so important in terms of shining a light on what we have done to kids during this pandemic.  Of course there will be fear among some students to remove their masks- but why is that?  It comes from the messaging from adults and parents passing on this extreme anxiety to their kids.  My kindergartener comes home with stories about another kid in her class that make me really sad- the girl was kept out for the month of January and when she returned was afraid to take off her mask to eat lunch and started crying and saying her parents said it wasn't safe to have her mask off inside because the other kids might have Covid.  We know the family, they don't have any risk factors, they are just extremely invested in not getting Covid.  One of the parents is always bombarding the principal during town halls about air quality, etc.  It makes me wonder why they sent their kids in-person this year in the first place.[/quote]

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