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[quote=Anonymous]Since the Omicron wave ended, I have not asked a student to put on or fix a mask.  I rarely asked about masks at BOY and increased enforcement during Omicron.  It just leads to power struggles, there was no real enforcement so pick your battles.  The data has become pretty clear about the effectiveness of masking. Cloth masks are statistically the same as no mask (per CDC) and “surgical” are around 50% reduction.  Although recent data shows that in children, there is no reduction in infection due to the lack of compliance, autonomy issues, fitting, etc…

Personally, I have worn a KN95 every day until Wednesday.  From my observations, out of a typical DCPS MS class, probably 50% do not mask or at a level where it could only be considered a decoration or accessory.  There are about 25% of students who are effective maskers, and I have never seen their full face. Their masks are always over the nose and mouth.  I had a student today ask me a question in the hall and I didn't even recognize them because it was the first time to see their full face. The other 25% are inconsistent, usually under the nose, take it off to sneeze (yes), or drink water (glad the fountains are back on), so no clue about the efficacy.  Honestly, if you go to a grocery store (Giant or Safeway, not Whole Foods), it is about the same in the general population.

Since Wed, most decorative non-maskers still only wear a mask around the neck and chin, I can’t explain it.  A few non-maskers have totally dropped them.  About an equal number of effective maskers (some who had KN95s during Omicron) have now stopped masking.  So not much has changed really in the last two days.  I would suggest that the greatest change in masking is from the staff.
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