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[quote=Anonymous]And then there are other schools in Alexandria that are open full-time and masks are optional.  Seriously.

From St. Rita's Reopening FAQs:

We understand that the use of face coverings is a polarizing issue. We realize that some 
people, when faced with risk and uncertainty, prefer to take all available steps to mitigate risk 
and would like the school to adopt an all-mask, all-the-time policy. Certainly some schools have 
gone that route. But as educators we need to mitigate the risk of disease transmission in a way 
that we believe comports best with children’s social, emotional, physical, and academic 
development. We have declined to take an all-mask, all-the-time approach because we do not 
find that approach conducive to the learning environment we are trying to create. We worry 
there could be long-term psychological or emotional harm to constant masks for little people, 
something there’s really no precedent for in our history. We want our students to be able to look 
each other in the face to develop their empathy and compassion and to see in the other the face 
of Christ. We want them to be able to hear and speak with each other clearly without barriers, if 
it can be done safely. And we believe we can do that through vigilant social distancing. We 
have filed our plan with the Diocese and with the Alexandria Department of Health (ADH). The 
ADH did recommend the continuous use of face coverings in addition to distancing, but our 
policy falls within CDC guidelines. At present, each school is empowered to make the decision 
it deems best so long as it falls within CDC guidelines. If at any time we are directed by state or 
local health agencies, or the Diocese, to use face coverings more often than our current plan 
requires, we will follow those directives. And we will fully enforce any parents’ desire to have 
their children wear face coverings all the time.[/quote]

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