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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking. [/quote]
I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.[/quote]

Yikes.  Not me.  We're universal for breakfast and lunch.  Breakfast is in the classroom.  I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths.  Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing.  Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school.  It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat.  We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.[/quote]
How many cases has your school had? We’ve had only a few for the entire year and none in pre-k. Are your kids napping with masks on? We were explicitly told we were not allowed to do that. [/quote]

We don't have pre-K so no nappers.  Currently I would estimate that anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of each class in the school is in some form of notice or quarantine. Now teachers are starting to be out.  It is a hot mess.   If you think it isn't happening at your K-5 school then you are being completely ignorant and uninformed.[/quote]
So your situation is really not a good comparison to mine. We’re in Arlington county. Cases are relatively low. Our school is not experiencing anywhere near that level of absences.[/quote]

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