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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If we can keep everyone's attention on the fight against masks then they will not notice what's really going on.[/quote]

Inflation, Afghanistan, the Ukraine, higher rents, health care disparity,  crappy public school?    That’s what is really going on.  The failure of those promoting masks in areas where the benefits are minimal is just dumb.  I fail to understand why,  2 years in, we continue to force an imperfect remediation  measure on children for whom it has little to no benefit.  [/quote]

I will never get over why keeping schools closed or kids' activities restricted was more important than protecting those most at risk, including workers in factories, warehouses, grocery stores, restaurants, etc. throughout the pandemic. I'm pro-mask, but there is so much more that could have been done to keep low-wage and high-risk workers safer, including testing and providing free high-quality masks. Not only are we more concerned about restrictions on kids than we are protecting the vulnerable, but we use the poor COVID outcomes for the most vulnerable communities as continued justification for school restrictions. [/quote]

+1 same

I was ok with the restrictions on kids (for the most part) when everything else was restricted too (especially pre vaccine). At this point, in my area and many others, the ONLY restrictions are on kids (and certain large events like concerts). We don’t even have a mask mandate anymore. The whole thing makes no sense to me. [/quote]

I don't see a mask mandate as a restriction. What other kids restrictions are there??  Our school has some that are intended to protect the youngest children, who can't get vaccinated, but really there aren't many.  Of course, we are now in private.  But there are still not large events going on.  I wish there were.  It's not the govt, it's just that people don't feel comfortable.[/quote]

OMG, well, kids are masked; have to sit apart from each other; get punished if their mask is below the nose; have weird rules about when they can pee, drink water, and do just about everything else that's normal; lunch is silent and only 10 minutes long, max; they get tested constantly; they are being told they are disease vectors, etc etc etc.  I'm talking about my first-grader who now has anxiety about all of that, and therefore is having behavioral challenges and wants to avoid school.  Simultaneously he can't hear the teachers half the time, and complains that he can't remember English letter sounds because he can't understand the teacher.

*cue the "you are a bad parent" etc etc etc trolls*

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PP, other than the masks you just described a normal school day.  If you never noticed how bad it was before now, then let me issue a belated welcome to public school.[/quote]

Exactly.  And I won't be a "you're a bad parent" troll but you are certainly exuding all sorts of anxiety.  You may want to think about that and 1) consider getting yourself some help, and 2) take some extra care to NOT model your unhealthy coping skills for your child.  If she has anxiety, then she learned it from you.  It is a learned behavior.  Do better.[/quote]

If you don't want to be a troll, don't be a troll.   You literally just said, "I don't want to sound trollish..." and then proceeded to troll.  YOU do better, you hag.[/quote]
Knew poster here but get ahold of yourself please. Name calling is something I deal with as a first grade teacher but adults should be beyond that stage. [/quote]

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