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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope that after the pandemic, some things remain like greater attention to hand washing, mask wearing, and staying home if sick. Hopefully there will be more understanding on both sides, parents keeping kids home, and teachers making it easier for kids to make up work. When my kids were younger, I dreaded any illness both from the perspective of time off from work, but even more so in terms of keeping up. We had several teachers who took a week or more to respond to emails, and it was impossible to make up missed work without getting hopelessly behind.

I agree with teachers about how ridiculous it is that pre-pandemic, there was never soap in the bathrooms.  How is that acceptable on any level?  Hand washing is the most important thing we can do to stop the spread of all types of illnesses and that needs to be prioritized.  My kids attend private school, and they are in a steady routine of sanitizing their hands before and after every class, wiping down their desks at the end of each class, and washing well each time they use the bathroom. I would love to see all of these continue.

[b]When it comes to colds, which with five kids were the bane of my existence when they were younger, I would gladly send my kids to school with masks anytime they were unwell but did not meet the criteria for exclusion from school.  That would include lingering colds and even allergies if it would make people more comfortable.[/b]

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This is a good compromise. I'd support it.

Those with allergies would be up in arms about it though. Yet, I remember many times after my kids had a playdate with a kid "that just had allergies" they caught those allergies...[/quote]

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