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Anonymous wrote:For the love of God. If you want your kid masked, then go to Public school. Stop
trying to have your cake and eat it too. At Catholic schools, we want it optional. It’s the parents choice. They are children. Shame on any parent putting a mask on their innocent child. You’re a bad mom. There, I said it.

So Christian! I love it.

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Anonymous wrote:For the love of God. If you want your kid masked, then go to Public school. Stop
trying to have your cake and eat it too. At Catholic schools, we want it optional. It’s the parents choice. They are children. Shame on any parent putting a mask on their innocent child. You’re a bad mom. There, I said it.

No we do not. We are pro-life and want to protect people. Masks are happening at our school.

Anonymous wrote:For the love of God. If you want your kid masked, then go to Public school. Stop
trying to have your cake and eat it too. At Catholic schools, we want it optional. It’s the parents choice. They are children. Shame on any parent putting a mask on their innocent child. You’re a bad mom. There, I said it.

Anonymous wrote:We were in school last year when the publics weren't. My kids are used to the mask. I don't understand what the big deal is...

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Anonymous wrote:I am anticipating masks in the fall. My hope is the schools will revisit the issue with their respective Dept of Health often. That ways decisions can be made in regards to the metrics in their specific area. The Diocese of Arlington is large and covers many counties (and health districts).

+1

My assumption is that things will be pretty much the same this year at our school as they were last year (although I'm hopeful they'll allow more mixing of the classes). I'll be really surprised if the whole school goes mask optional. I just don't see that happening considering how hard they worked to stay open last year.

I hope that year 2 our school focusing less on “staying open” and more on students emotional, social and academic kids needs. For every child that says they are fine with masks there is another that is quietly suffering in one way or another.

By being open and in-person they are focused on their emotional, social and academic needs! Much more so than a virtual education. My kids can continue to mask up at their catholic school to ensure they will once again be in-person.

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Anonymous wrote:I am anticipating masks in the fall. My hope is the schools will revisit the issue with their respective Dept of Health often. That ways decisions can be made in regards to the metrics in their specific area. The Diocese of Arlington is large and covers many counties (and health districts).

+1

My assumption is that things will be pretty much the same this year at our school as they were last year (although I'm hopeful they'll allow more mixing of the classes). I'll be really surprised if the whole school goes mask optional. I just don't see that happening considering how hard they worked to stay open last year.

I hope that year 2 our school focusing less on “staying open” and more on students emotional, social and academic kids needs. For every child that says they are fine with masks there is another that is quietly suffering in one way or another.

Lol. Ok.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s stupid; there’s no real risk to children; no evidence showing that asymptotic people spread the virus; there’s documented studies showing increase physical risks of masking (bacterial infections, etc.); and there are potential emotional and social risks to children.

Why—exactly, do elementary school children need to wear masks?

WheRe iS tHe scIencE?

You watch a lot of Fox news don’t you?

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Anonymous wrote:For the love of God. If you want your kid masked, then go to Public school. Stop
trying to have your cake and eat it too. At Catholic schools, we want it optional. It’s the parents choice. They are children. Shame on any parent putting a mask on their innocent child. You’re a bad mom. There, I said it.

No, “we” do not.

Yes, “we” do.

Did your school survey parents about their mask preference? If so, do you know the result? If not, you are simply speaking to your preference and experience.

Let’s let the Department of Health and the CDC, the experts, make these decisions.

Ours did and thank goodness the ant-mask parents were FAR and away the minority.

Nobody likes the idea that our kids will have another abnormal year. But the situation is still active and perhaps even increasing in complexity for those kids who are not yet eligible for vaccines. Especially in k-8s, there is no choice but to offer protection all the way through the youngest students. Full stop.

As others have pointed out, I have no doubt that this is what Jesus also would have done. If you are only focused on the impact of masks singularly on your own kid, I would reflect on whether being part of a Catholic school is really a good fit for your family.

Perhaps Jesus would have told the unvaccinated to stay home until they were vaccinated. That would be far better protected.

So your view is that only middle schools and high schools should be open for in-person instruction? That's wild and not supported by <checks notes> any science.

Mitigations last year (including masks!) kept kids of all ages in school.

Also, many schools in the diocese only offered hybrid to kids last year. And it was the older grades that were forced to stay home. These schools were relying on distancing and masks last year to prevent spread. Masks were not magical alone. It was the spacing.

Which Arlington Diocese schools forced older grades to stay home last year?

I want to know too. Which school was this?

Our Arlington diocese school is requiring masks for K-8.

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Anonymous wrote:For the love of God. If you want your kid masked, then go to Public school. Stop
trying to have your cake and eat it too. At Catholic schools, we want it optional. It’s the parents choice. They are children. Shame on any parent putting a mask on their innocent child. You’re a bad mom. There, I said it.

No, “we” do not.

Yes, “we” do.

Did your school survey parents about their mask preference? If so, do you know the result? If not, you are simply speaking to your preference and experience.

Let’s let the Department of Health and the CDC, the experts, make these decisions.

Ours did and thank goodness the ant-mask parents were FAR and away the minority.

Nobody likes the idea that our kids will have another abnormal year. But the situation is still active and perhaps even increasing in complexity for those kids who are not yet eligible for vaccines. Especially in k-8s, there is no choice but to offer protection all the way through the youngest students. Full stop.

As others have pointed out, I have no doubt that this is what Jesus also would have done. If you are only focused on the impact of masks singularly on your own kid, I would reflect on whether being part of a Catholic school is really a good fit for your family.

Perhaps Jesus would have told the unvaccinated to stay home until they were vaccinated. That would be far better protected.

So your view is that only middle schools and high schools should be open for in-person instruction? That's wild and not supported by <checks notes> any science.

Mitigations last year (including masks!) kept kids of all ages in school.

Also, many schools in the diocese only offered hybrid to kids last year. And it was the older grades that were forced to stay home. These schools were relying on distancing and masks last year to prevent spread. Masks were not magical alone. It was the spacing.

Which Arlington Diocese schools forced older grades to stay home last year?

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Anonymous wrote:]BTW, if Jesus takes of his mask, do you think his face is left on the fabric, or only if the mask is made by someone named Veronica?

You just won the Catholic Internet!