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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

How many cases has your school had? We’ve had only a few for the entire year and none in pre-k. Are your kids napping with masks on? We were explicitly told we were not allowed to do that.

We don't have pre-K so no nappers. Currently I would estimate that anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of each class in the school is in some form of notice or quarantine. Now teachers are starting to be out. It is a hot mess. If you think it isn't happening at your K-5 school then you are being completely ignorant and uninformed.

So your situation is really not a good comparison to mine. We’re in Arlington county. Cases are relatively low. Our school is not experiencing anywhere near that level of absences.

Just wait ... you'll see.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

How many cases has your school had? We’ve had only a few for the entire year and none in pre-k. Are your kids napping with masks on? We were explicitly told we were not allowed to do that.

We don't have pre-K so no nappers. Currently I would estimate that anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of each class in the school is in some form of notice or quarantine. Now teachers are starting to be out. It is a hot mess. If you think it isn't happening at your K-5 school then you are being completely ignorant and uninformed.

So your situation is really not a good comparison to mine. We’re in Arlington county. Cases are relatively low. Our school is not experiencing anywhere near that level of absences.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird excuses. My kids don’t have to mask at recess and don’t lose masks. They come hime wearing the same one they started out with. My youngest is in kindergarten and can figure this out.

Good to know your experience with your (max of 5, but probably 2-3) children can be generalized to the entire population of an elementary school. Weird and warped understanding of the world when it is only based upon your family’s experience.

Same as your theory of all the kids will lose all the masks.

Difference is my sample size is 120+ Kindergarteners I see on the playground everyday. Yours is 1.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

How many cases has your school had? We’ve had only a few for the entire year and none in pre-k. Are your kids napping with masks on? We were explicitly told we were not allowed to do that.

We don't have pre-K so no nappers. Currently I would estimate that anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of each class in the school is in some form of notice or quarantine. Now teachers are starting to be out. It is a hot mess. If you think it isn't happening at your K-5 school then you are being completely ignorant and uninformed.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

How many cases has your school had? We’ve had only a few for the entire year and none in pre-k. Are your kids napping with masks on? We were explicitly told we were not allowed to do that.

We don't have pre-K so no nappers. Currently I would estimate that anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of each class in the school is in some form of notice or quarantine. Now teachers are starting to be out. It is a hot mess. If you think it isn't happening at your K-5 school then you are being completely ignorant and uninformed.

We get school-wide notices of cases. Two so far this year. Are you suggesting the schools are hiding cases?

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

How many cases has your school had? We’ve had only a few for the entire year and none in pre-k. Are your kids napping with masks on? We were explicitly told we were not allowed to do that.

We don't have pre-K so no nappers. Currently I would estimate that anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of each class in the school is in some form of notice or quarantine. Now teachers are starting to be out. It is a hot mess. If you think it isn't happening at your K-5 school then you are being completely ignorant and uninformed.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

How many cases has your school had? We’ve had only a few for the entire year and none in pre-k. Are your kids napping with masks on? We were explicitly told we were not allowed to do that.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird excuses. My kids don’t have to mask at recess and don’t lose masks. They come hime wearing the same one they started out with. My youngest is in kindergarten and can figure this out.

Good to know your experience with your (max of 5, but probably 2-3) children can be generalized to the entire population of an elementary school. Weird and warped understanding of the world when it is only based upon your family’s experience.

DP. I work at a public school with over 1,000 students. Our compliance rate for masks is 99.999999999%. Do we have to remind 7 or 8 kids out of 100 to put their masks up ALL the way over their noses during classes or during transitions? Sure. Because the dratted things slip but we have virtually no students who are purposefully noncompliant.

As an aside I was at a different school for a few days this week. I was in a multitude of classrooms. I saw the same high level of compliance for masks, including and especially for the little ones, about whom you seem to be generalizing. They were happy as clams and there was no drama associated with the masks. If anything their masks were tighter and had closer fits than the ones for the older kids (who have to wear adult masks which are generally too big).

Those of you claiming that kids cannot wear masks are teaching your kids that they cannot wear masks because you cannot wear a mask. If you would get ahold of your own anxiety and manage yourselves better then your kids would not be having problems. Please remember that your kids follow what you model. When you model stable behavior then your kids will follow it barring any mental or physical health issues that might preclude it. And those are very rare. Most people can wear masks and there is only a very, very, very, very, very small percentage of society that cannot because of sensory issues or physical issues.

This is rich. The people simply stating we would one day like to unmask our children and don’t think they need to wear masks outside, we need to get ahold of our own anxiety. Not the people who want children masked 24-7 and in every setting.

Mmkay.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

My pediatrician sent around an email recommending this and I was horrified. I would go absolutely scorched earth if this was happening in my preschoolers class. Those are little kids that are still more vulnerable to choking because of their age. That is a MUCH bigger concern than preschoolers catching COVID. Please at least make it known to parents that this is what you’re doing.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird excuses. My kids don’t have to mask at recess and don’t lose masks. They come hime wearing the same one they started out with. My youngest is in kindergarten and can figure this out.

Good to know your experience with your (max of 5, but probably 2-3) children can be generalized to the entire population of an elementary school. Weird and warped understanding of the world when it is only based upon your family’s experience.

Same as your theory of all the kids will lose all the masks.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

My pediatrician sent around an email recommending this and I was horrified. I would go absolutely scorched earth if this was happening in my preschoolers class. Those are little kids that are still more vulnerable to choking because of their age. That is a MUCH bigger concern than preschoolers catching COVID. Please at least make it known to parents that this is what you’re doing.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

My pediatrician sent around an email recommending this and I was horrified. I would go absolutely scorched earth if this was happening in my preschoolers class. Those are little kids that are still more vulnerable to choking because of their age. That is a MUCH bigger concern than preschoolers catching COVID. Please at least make it known to parents that this is what you’re doing.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher pp here. Our public school provides free replacement masks to anyone/anytime.

But again it so pointless. I actually believe properly worn quality masks make a difference. Most kids masks are neither high quality nor worn properly.

And don’t get me started with the unlimited water drinking.

I tend to agree. My students are great at wearing masks but it's a VPI program and masks are off for breakfast, rest time and snack. I would be totally comfortable if we just did away with them.

Yikes. Not me. We're universal for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is in the classroom. I have our kids keeping their masks on and raising them from the bottom to place a piece of food in their mouths. Same with drinking.

The other teachers around me are doing the same thing. Our little cadre of classrooms has the lowest Covid rates for the school. It makes a HUGE difference that our students aren't fully taking off their masks to eat. We have only received positive feedback from parents and I know some parents have asked to have their kids moved into my classroom or the others' because of it.