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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.nbc12.com/2022/12/12/aclu-parents-virginia-settle-lawsuit-school-masking-accommodations/

Does this mean what I think it means? That schools can require students to mask as an accommodation for others? What happens when someone filed a counter request for an accommodation that their child has a disability that makes masking difficult (such as social or speech delays)?

Is there a certain illness metric that must be met, or is the school now required to enforce universal masking if one kid makes a claim that they need an accommodation. Why now when COVID numbers are low? Will this apply to fly, RSV, etc.?

This seems like a giant can of worms and I’m sure I’ll get skewered, but I don’t want my young kids back in masks. My almost-5 year old spent nearly half his life in one and hated it. He has delays and it was a nightmare for us to get him to wear it. We are vaxxed and boosted, and masked when mandated, so no, not crazy Trumpers. But I am concerned we are opening the door to this concept of making a whole class of kids be a part of a student’s accommodation.

And FWIW I also don’t think a whole class of kids should be disrupted because one student with an IEP is having a violent meltdown. In general I think accommodations should not extend to altering the behavior of other students in class. [/quote]

Speech delays have nothing to do with masking.  ASD might.  It's kinda sad you cannot be considerate to the child who may have health issues who otherwise may not be able to go to school.  Being vaccinated and boosted helps your child not others as its not stopping transmission fully.  Maybe you should homeschool.  [/quote]

You asset this rather confidently but we really don’t know that speech delays have nothing to do with masking. Masks may not cause delays, but they certainly don’t help them. And kids with autism/sensory issues may not like masking. But no one was worried about those kids during school closures/mask mandates. Even now, COVID is still the cause du jour for a certain segment of society who act as if it’s the only heath issue that matters. [/quote]

I love when people assert so confidently that masks don't work but that they have been proven to cause speech delays.

Uh, I think you have your science wrong. [b]Lots of studies showing masks work and [b]lots of uninformed opinions on their harms[[/b]/b].

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Do you seriously think enough time has passed to definitely declare there are no harms to masking. These things take literal years to show long term effects. And way to dismiss all the parents who have witnessed first-hand the negative effects of masking on their children.

And the studies don’t show cloth masks do much. That is pretty common knowledge now. N95s do work, but those protect the wearer. So just wear an N95 if you (or your kids) would like. But if you think something sold at Old Navy and worn by a 6 year old is going to protect a child with cancer, I think you are the one who has “your science wrong.”[/quote]

"Yeah, science can only prove the points that I agree with..."[/quote]

What? You aren’t responding at all to anything in the above post. Do you truly believe an old Navy cloth mask worn by a first grader is going to protect a classmate with a severely compromised immune system. Show me the science that proves that point …[/quote]

NP, my kid got covid in class when everyone was masking and lunch was being eaten outside.  If covid is that much of a threat to a child's well-being, they should not be in crowded school classrooms.

This reminds me of my child's full day + extended care preschool class, where they sent a letter home informing parents that there was a child with cancer in the class and that no one should send the child to school with ANY cold symptoms.  As much as I feel bad for a child with cancer, that's an unreasonable expectation for a preschool that functions as a daycare, and I ignored it and instead heeded the school's normal 24-h/no fever policy, which is what I signed up for.  Kids will get sick at school, and if that's not an acceptable risk to a particular child, that child should not be in school.[/quote]

Wow, not only is it a crazy expectation, but it’s not realistic even if parents tried to comply. For many illnesses, kids are the most contagious before symptoms appear and many symptoms linger once a child is no longer contagious. So just keeping kids home based on symptoms alone will not stop the spread of viruses in congregate settings. I feel awful for any family with a child with cancer, but I don’t think a group childcare setting is a safe option.[/quote]

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