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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]His 1st grade teacher masked all year too. He has a speech delay and is behind in reading. His teacher said she is immunocompromised and plans to mask all year and maybe beyond “just to be safe”. I get it from the teacher’s perspective. But my perspective is valid too. I feel stuck. [/quote]

What did you do this summer to address the speech delay and reading level?

The teacher has the right to mask. I would ask to switch, but ultimately it is your responsibility to address the issues. Be prepared to work with your child at home and if the school can't make the switch.[/quote]

OP refuses to answer this but its also surprising they are calling it a delay in 2nd grade which makes me question what is really going on.  Once you hit ES, it turns into a disorder, not a delay.

This parent sounds in denial that their child has more serious special needs, needs a full educational and language evaluation and private services.  MCPS pays  for reading tutors, so cost cannot be an excuse.[/quote]

If it is a disorder then even more crucial to get an unmasked teacher.  [/quote]

No, if its a language disorder, its crucial that OP supplement outside school and this child needs 2-4 day a week private speech therapy.  Plus reading supports.  [/quote]

No, it's even more crucial that the child spend the majority of their hours in an appropriate, speech-rich environment. Which means, not masked. [/quote]

Cite that. I suppose the blind cannot learn to speak. [/quote]

Do you actually think that’s a persuasive argument?

1. Blind children typically get intensive speech early intervention specifically because the lack of nonverbal cues can delay speech
2. Forgive me if I don’t think it’s acceptable policy to just say “hey, blind kids talk - so no worries about deliberately creating impediments for nonverbal communication in sighted kids!”[/quote]

It's basically saying if you get a masked teacher, you just need to learn like the blind do.[/quote]

So all kids with a masked teacher get IEPs? Ok then![/quote]

+1 So I'm sure there's increased funding to provide specialized services just like they do for blind kids[/quote]

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