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Anonymous wrote:Masks are probably preventing the transmission of coughs and colds among germy second graders etc. at this point and thus KEEPING more kids in school because they don’t get covid like symptoms and so don’t have to stay out for testing, fwiw.

We don't delay kids' development by forcibly masking them to keep them from getting colds. GTFO

Meanwhile, here's school right now in Texas:

My kids would cry right now if they saw that picture in Texas.

This picture in New York is very representative of the dystopia here. Unmasked much higher risk adults, with forcibly masked low risk kids:

Anonymous wrote:Masks are probably preventing the transmission of coughs and colds among germy second graders etc. at this point and thus KEEPING more kids in school because they don’t get covid like symptoms and so don’t have to stay out for testing, fwiw.

We don't delay kids' development by forcibly masking them to keep them from getting colds. GTFO

Meanwhile, here's school right now in Texas:

Masks are probably preventing the transmission of coughs and colds among germy second graders etc. at this point and thus KEEPING more kids in school because they don’t get covid like symptoms and so don’t have to stay out for testing, fwiw.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure where you are getting high cases “over the next several years.” I saw some experts saying that we might be back at low numbers by mid-2022 even with Omnicron. Who is scaremongering now, sheesh!

No one is saying COVID will ever go away, except a few crazies (like Eric Feigl-Ding). You're saying little kids should continue to be forced to mask at school for at least another 6 months, which is absurd (and then when we hit that 6 months, you people will say (oh, another 6 months). Kids have been forced to mask in England and much of Europe, and now in much of the US. Are they alive still?

With those who want their children vaccinated now being able to, the offramp is definitely now if there will ever be one.

These rules don't apply to adults when adults are much higher risk. The fact you want to discriminate against little kids is disgusting.

* not been forced to mask in England and much of Europe, and now in much of the US

I'd add that kids have been isolated and dehumanized with forced masking for 2 years now. Head to the bars on the weekend - not a mask in sight for adults.

No one has been "isolated" for a long time. School buildings were open in March. And get over yourself with the dehumanizing nonsense. It's a mask over the nose and mouth, nothing more. And a bar is a bad analogy. Bars got nothing to do with schools. Besides, this is a thread about a convenient, free, voluntary opt-in testing program. If you don't want to sign up, that's okay.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure where you are getting high cases “over the next several years.” I saw some experts saying that we might be back at low numbers by mid-2022 even with Omnicron. Who is scaremongering now, sheesh!

No one is saying COVID will ever go away, except a few crazies (like Eric Feigl-Ding). You're saying little kids should continue to be forced to mask at school for at least another 6 months, which is absurd (and then when we hit that 6 months, you people will say (oh, another 6 months). Kids have been forced to mask in England and much of Europe, and now in much of the US. Are they alive still?

With those who want their children vaccinated now being able to, the offramp is definitely now if there will ever be one.

These rules don't apply to adults when adults are much higher risk. The fact you want to discriminate against little kids is disgusting.

* not been forced to mask in England and much of Europe, and now in much of the US

I'd add that kids have been isolated and dehumanized with forced masking for 2 years now. Head to the bars on the weekend - not a mask in sight for adults.

Anonymous wrote:Not sure where you are getting high cases “over the next several years.” I saw some experts saying that we might be back at low numbers by mid-2022 even with Omnicron. Who is scaremongering now, sheesh!

No one is saying COVID will ever go away, except a few crazies (like Eric Feigl-Ding). You're saying little kids should continue to be forced to mask at school for at least another 6 months, which is absurd (and then when we hit that 6 months, you people will say (oh, another 6 months). Kids have been forced to mask in England and much of Europe, and now in much of the US. Are they alive still?

With those who want their children vaccinated now being able to, the offramp is definitely now if there will ever be one.

These rules don't apply to adults when adults are much higher risk. The fact you want to discriminate against little kids is disgusting.

Not sure where you are getting high cases “over the next several years.” I saw some experts saying that we might be back at low numbers by mid-2022 even with Omnicron. Who is scaremongering now, sheesh!

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Right. So APS isn’t getting rid of masks after Youngkin’s inauguration. Or testing. Or quarantines.

He won’t mandate mask optional with high #s. If he even can at all - has that worked in other states? I thought bans on mask mandates were struck down?

He won't? Have masks ever worked with "high numbers"? Or was it just that people didn't mask hard enough?

There will be cases the rest of our lives, including high cases over the next several years. You're saying kids need to mask in school for years to come! Lunatics! Please keep it up though so people know your true intentions.

Bans on mask mandates have now been upheld at the federal appellate level, from Florida to Texas to other places (reversing lower courts). The district court level is where some have been struck down by partisan judges. And we'll have state funding battles with the new legislative session if school districts want to hold out, as successfully happened in Florida.

Come January 15th, many school districts throughout VA will be going mask optional immediately (Chesapeake, the 6th largest district, said they're doing so on January 3rd). Also, private schools throughout VA and NOVA will be doing it on January 15th as well. And we already know from other places that had mask optional schools, it hasn't made any difference - good luck with the political pressure when all of that occurs, you child-maskers.

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I was in APE for a bit when I wanted schools to open but left when I realized that they oppose safety measures. The people left in APE now are the radical fringe who oppose basic Covid safety measures even though those safety measures keep schools open.

Schools are open in Europe and many places in the US, including Florida (which now has the lowest cases per capita in the US), without none of these "mitigation" methods.

These mitigation methods will soon go into the trash heap of history. Bring on Youngkin.

Wow. So much stupid. Youngkin is not getting rid of masks, testing, or quarantines.

I won't argue about the stupid part, but I do believe that Youngkin will do away with the statewide school mask mandate. I'm fairly certain he'll allow individual districts to impose their own requirement but he will remove the mandate. For now, once we get to spring, I think he'll mandate "mask optional."

Right. So APS isn’t getting rid of masks after Youngkin’s inauguration. Or testing. Or quarantines.

He won’t mandate mask optional with high #s. If he even can at all - has that worked in other states? I thought bans on mask mandates were struck down?

Anonymous wrote:Literally waiting for the mask requirement to be dropped and a parent comes on here with a thread outraged that their child's teacher still chooses to wear one and how dare they deny their kid the education they have the right to get

LOL. Totally.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember how last year people were pointing at private schools offering more in-person instruction and saying APS should follow their lead?

Yup. Look at all of those private schools looking at going virtual now.

Yep, private schools doing surveillance testing, and going virtual over 30 asymptomatic cases. Don't let that be APS! Don't sign up for surveillance testing.

So, just have the 30 cases spread, let it run rampant, infect family members, and then what?

Yes, 30 ASYMPTOMATIC cases, absolutely that is MUCH better than locking healthy kids out of school.

Expecting Zero COVID in school is like expecting Zero COVID in society - absolutely impossible. Do we have 0 flu in schools? 0 colds?

As for adult family members, they've had the chance to get vaccinated for a year now. And kids less than 5 are at less risk with COVID than the flu. Are you afraid of your child riding in a car, even in a car seat with air bags (more risk than COVID)?

COVID will be here forever. Everyone will be exposed repeatedly to COVID the rest of their lives. Locking healthy kids out of schools is absurd, whereas adults in society aren't subject to such surveillance testing.

LOL - these surveillance testing nuts are Zero COVID fanatics. No mainstream scientist thinks it's possible but these fanatics (Smart Restart followers) worship at the altar of grifter Eric Feigl-Ding, who's telling his flock that eradication is possible.

Hilarious they think we should be surveillance testing a bunch of healthy young kids who were at statistically 0 risk of death from COVID pre-vaccine.

Wait wait. Isn't Eric Feingl Ding the guy who snuck off to Europe so his kid could go to real school all last year all while ferociously advocating for our schools to remain closed, apparently indefinitely?

Yes, he is from Smart Restart too. Who is pushing surveillance testing too right now? Smart Restart. Who advocated last year vocally for closed schools? Smart Restart.

If Smart Restart it is pushing it, it involves healthy kids being locked out of school

And if someone is pushing or screaming against any mitigation efforts, you can bet your bottom dollar they are in APE.

OP and supporters of OP, y'all need some serious self-reflection and help if you are this angry about a family choosing to have their own kids tested. Seriously.

Wrong. APE is pushing “test to stay”

Anonymous wrote:This is what Youngkin plans to do:

https://www.wric.com/news/yougkin-wont-try-to-block-local-mask-vaccine-mandates-like-other-republican-governors/

It is in line with his wish to give localities more control in general so I don't see him reversing track.

He contradicted that last week and said localities won't have that power.

Start at 5:10; with re to local school boards and mask and vaccine mandates, at 6:27, "I don't believe it's a local decision for a local school board to make". He said they're decisions for the state Dept of Health and Human Services. He must have gotten a lot of blow back from his NOVA supporters.

https://www.audacy.com/newsradiowrva/podcasts/richmonds-morning-news-20797/glenn-youngkin-december-8-2021-1020456287

This is what Youngkin plans to do:

https://www.wric.com/news/yougkin-wont-try-to-block-local-mask-vaccine-mandates-like-other-republican-governors/

It is in line with his wish to give localities more control in general so I don't see him reversing track.

Literally waiting for the mask requirement to be dropped and a parent comes on here with a thread outraged that their child's teacher still chooses to wear one and how dare they deny their kid the education they have the right to get

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I was in APE for a bit when I wanted schools to open but left when I realized that they oppose safety measures. The people left in APE now are the radical fringe who oppose basic Covid safety measures even though those safety measures keep schools open.

Schools are open in Europe and many places in the US, including Florida (which now has the lowest cases per capita in the US), without none of these "mitigation" methods.

These mitigation methods will soon go into the trash heap of history. Bring on Youngkin.

Wow. So much stupid. Youngkin is not getting rid of masks, testing, or quarantines.

I won't argue about the stupid part, but I do believe that Youngkin will do away with the statewide school mask mandate. I'm fairly certain he'll allow individual districts to impose their own requirement but he will remove the mandate. For now, once we get to spring, I think he'll mandate "mask optional."