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I would say 75% of the people posting on here saying they are teachers are trolls and they're not fooling anyone. Our school has a staff member handing masks out to unmasked kids at the front door and we've been told that will continue.[/quote]

PP: Just curious, what kind of masks is the school handing out?  Because, mandate or not, the type of mask and how it is worn matters.  I've been wearing very tight N95s whenever possible indoors during the height of the pandemic; I only go indoors for short times, though, like grocery shopping and pharmacy and takeout pick-ups.  I doubt kids could handle a well fitted N95 all day long.  If they are wearing or being issued cloth or paper masks, I wonder how effective those will be.  KF94s seem to be the compromise choice, though they need to be snug to be protective.[/quote]

The light blue disposable masks seen as doctors offices.[/quote]

Those are not good enough for a 6+ hour school day in this omicron surge.  Study results show how well different masks can be expected to protect:
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/public/mask_table_1-final.jpg

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