Reply to Masking policy Arlington Diocesan Schools

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "Masking policy Arlington Diocesan Schools"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am reminded of the posts late summer 2020 and all of the people commenting on parochial schools and their push to open schools when all the public’s remained closed.

For what is is worth, my DC will keep their mask on for 2-4 more weeks. After that, we are going to gladly put them in our pocket and replace them with a smile. [/quote]

I was in favor of the schools being in person. I sent my kids even though we had a virtual option. We still have a responsibility to reduce the burden while cases are very high. That people are so black and white in their thinking is terrible. Masks have a place when cases are high. We should adjust when cases are low. And be ready to utilize them again (along with other mitigation techniques) should cases go up again after Omicron. [/quote]

This is how I feel too. Before school started our school had a plan to require masks if community spread was in the high or substantial range and likely switch to optional if spread was in the mild or moderate range. I was ok with that. The fact that metrics aren’t being used tells me this is a political thing by the governor’s office (figuring he needs to please the anti maskers who voted for him) and the diocesan leadership is aligned with this stance. It’s gross. [/quote]

The problem with the metrics approach is that the current metrics were put in place by a political group - the CDc. With the amount of testing we are doing, the metrics are unattainable. Also are case base metrics relevant anymore?  Using current metrics, we’d likely see kids unmasked may-September of each year and that’s it. [/quote]

Doctor here. Hospitalization data is neither political nor tied to another group with interests beyond, well, helping people and understanding our capacity to do so. 
You have completely missed the point - it’s not just that people are testing positive more because we are testing more as a whole. 
Our hospital system is crushed.

Hospitalization data does NOT support taking masks off in settings like schools (and elsewhere) right now.

and please spare me your false argument about kids not getting sick enough to require hospitalization, or the like. 
The reality is that the more this spreads unchecked, the more people do require hospitalization.

Get your kids and yourselves vaccinated. Wear good fitting, quality masks when numbers tell us to do so (like right now). 
I agree that this should NOT be a political topic and instead driven by reality. The current reality tells us strongly that now is not the time to be taking away mitigations. [/quote]

The CDC/Schools aren't using hospitalization as a metric.  They are using number of Cases. There is no end insight for forced mitigations, so now parents have been given the right to decide.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics