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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My high schooler says that the worst of the judgmental remarks come from other students, not the teachers.  Parents:  please tell your kids to wear their mask if they desire and to respect others' decisions not to.  [/quote]

My HS kid know better than to say anything.  But, she also doesn’t want to be around unmasked kids. And, it’s her right to decide where to eat lunch and to ask for changes in seat assignements and to hang out with other masked kids.  If your kid feels judged, it’s probably because they are being judged. [/quote]

+1. My kid doesn't say anything rude or mean but she also doesn't want to be around unmasked people and I won't force her too. People want to take their masks off, go for it. But if people have a reaction to that it is their right. [/quote]

+2. Decisions have consequences.  It’s a good life lesson for your kod.   I would hope no one is unnecessarily rude to the COVID vector kids.  But I can certainly understand why the HS kids with a lot to lose if they have to isolate for 2 weeks would steer clear of unmasked kids. Especially since kids who make high risk decisions in terms of masking are probably engaging in higher risk COVID behaviors outside of school.

Your saying COVID is over doesn’t make COVID over. Especially when FCPS has such draconian exclusion policies. COVID is only “no worse than a cold” when my kid only has to miss a day or two of school while symptomatic. She’s already missed two spring plays. She doesn’t want to miss this years as well. Or spring break. Or prom. Or APs.  Etc., Etc.  She plans to wear her mask and avoid the IDGAF kids and the kids making political statements. [/quote]

So I was actually with you for the idea that kids should have free will over who they are near. I respect that everyone assesses risk differently and even though my kids have unmasked, I get that others may want some distance.

But then you throw out inflammatory language like “COVID vectors” and “IDGAF kids.” Clearly you are hoping to be proven right that unmasked kids will suffer higher incidences of COVID infection and you assume they just don’t care about others without even giving any thought as to why they may reasonably view masking as a mitigation not scientifically well supported at this point (you know in line with the White House and CDC).

What are parents like you going to do when case counts continue to drop and unmasked kids aren’t getting sick left and right? Because I truly believe that is what will happen. And I know you’ll be so disappointed not be proven “right” that unmasking is some huge mistake. People like you obviously want unmasking to fail so you can gloat in your moral superiority. The same way we were told the sky would fall if schools reopened. Of course there will be no self reflection when everything ends up fine. I’m sure you’ll just move on to something else to be smug about.[/quote]

Well said. No need to demonize those who choose to unmask. Unless you want to demonize Biden and Harris too!![/quote]

If you read through *why* the CDC is saying that we don't need it anymore, it's basically because catching COVID, for your average, healthy, vaccinated person, is no longer so risky. Sure, you'll get sick and potentially spread it, but as a community, we won't have as many people clogging up the hospitals. It's *not* a reflection of low levels of transmission in a community (which is why we overnight went from 'substantial' levels of covid to 'low' when the CDC reworked what the definition was based on.)

I think it's fair for PP to note that non-masking kids are definitely potential vectors, and if your family is at higher risk for something going wrong if you get COVID, (or you have some reason like Spring Break or APs or whatever that you cannot afford to miss) you need to take that into account. [/quote]

Aren’t cloth mask-wearing kids potential vectors, too? And mask wearing kids who take them off to eat lunch? Which is to say, everyone not in an N95 all day long is a potential vector, no?[/quote]

Lots of kids in KF94s and KN95s, especially at high school.  But more than that, kids from families making risky masks decisions are likely to be making risky decisions everywhere else. And risk is cumulative to a point. Plus cloth masks may not protect your kid much, but the do help protect others.  You might not care about protecting members of your school community. But many families do. [/quote]

Excuse me while I throw up.  Your sanctimony is duly noted.  
DP[/quote]

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