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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Accommodations are made all the time at schools.

There are no tree nuts allowed in classrooms of kids with allergies.  There are kids who get preferential seating near the teacher due to vision issues.  There are kids in wheelchairs whose classroom is on the main floor so they don't have to deal with the stairs/elevators.  LOTS of accommodations.

Seems reasonable that if there is a particular medical issue that makes masking a need for a kid that it would be a reasonable accommodation.   It also seems reasonable that if a kid needs to be in an un-masked classroom due to speech issues that would be accommodated too... that might mean that those two kids aren't in the same class, but they each have their educational needs met. [/quote]

You are not comparing equivalent measures. Seating arrangements and class assignments are very low impact on other students. Not comparable at all. Nut free schools is much higher impact on the students and parents to follow, but has been determined justifiable because prevalence of nut allergies is high and the consequences and extremely severe. Schools are not well equipped to handle anaphylactic reactions. And even so, there are some who may still reasonably disagree with nut free schools. It is controversial. (I do not personally object)

The logic is much less clear when all other students are masking as an accommodation for one student who can already wear an N95 to receive their highest level of protection. It is really not akin to these examples.[/quote]

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