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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is a senior in HS.  I told DC that evidence suggests that continuing to wear a mask is beneficial but that the choice was his to make at school.  DC and many students stopped wearing their masks when permitted to do so at the end of last week.  By Tuesday, DC was too sick to go to school - sore throat, deeply exhausted, slight fever, stuffy/runny nose, slight cough and headache.  Too sick to do school or sports - so, genuinely not feeling well.  DC also says at least 6 other peers on same sports team are also sick, so whatever he has is very contagious.  In the before times, I never remember so many kids being felled at the same time by an ordinary cold.

DC tested negative repeatedly for COVID - PCR and then multiple rapids as his symptoms evolved.

So, IMO, masking was a good thing.  DC has missed 4 days of school from being unmasked for 2-3 days.  DC was diligent about wearing a mask for 2 years and never got sick with anything.[/quote]
This happened to my ES kid as well. Got sick twice after unmasking (no longer in MCPS so unmasked a month or so earlier), and was consistently negative for COVID. I looked at it a different way though, unless you are going to just mask forever your body’s immune system has to get accustomed to fighting off viruses, etc. I likened it to when my kids got sick a lot in pre-K and K because they were suddenly spending all day with lots of different people and exposed to a lot of germs, but after that just got common colds that they handled with ease because they had built up strong immune systems. [/quote]

+1. Also, stuff is just going around right now.  My 1st grader who is no longer masking hasn’t gotten anything yet, but my 3yo’s daycare class all seems to have a non-Covid cold right now, and they’re all wearing masks still (well except for meals and nap).   One of the (masked) teachers has it too.[/quote]

+1 My kindergartener got a non-covid cold when he unmasked. We're now having him wear a mask until probably next week or so.

Despite this, we still feel masking should not be mandated to prevent colds. The parents and students should use their common sense to make that determination.

Also, masking is not a sign of intelligence or "winning." It seems more a reflection of where people get their information and also their individual circumstances.[/quote]

Smart people protect themselves during a pandemic= winning.[/quote]

Smart people also are open-minded and not so quick to judge.[/quote]

If your actions harm others, you better believe I will judge you[/quote]

Then judge while I stifle a yawn in your general direction. You’ll be able to see me yawn because I won’t be masked. [/quote]

Actually they probably will not notice or care as they have the common sense to distance. [/quote]

+1 I stay away from the covey-spreaders. The people who so boldly rip off their masks and declare their complete disdain for other humans around them and for the science which these sanctimonious creeps count on to keep them safe.[/quote]

It’s a win win, then. I don’t have to wear a mask, plus I get the added benefit of not having to engage with the likes of you. [/quote]

I can only imagine how you treat your kids if you treat others like this.  [/quote]

Mask fans are the biggest bullies and name callers on these boards. In fact, many have unquestionably bullied their kids into masking.[/quote]

Is this what you really tell yourself.   [/quote]

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