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Anonymous wrote:My 9th grader doesn’t feel safe at school unmasked. They chose to eat outside alone (chilling out and watching YouTube) rather than unmask with someone else. Says they have plenty of other opptys to socialize, when masks are on. I hope masks stay for the duration!

For the duration of what? Until Covid disappears? Until 100% of people, including children, are vaccinated? Neither of those things are ever going to happen. There needs to be some metric or goal post for life returning to normal.

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Anonymous wrote:It's just not that big a deal to wear a mask. I can't believe how overdramatic people are about it. It's not that big of an inconvenience. I wear one at work, my son wears one at school, he often forgets he even has it on and forgets to take it off when he gets home.

Try to imagine a world where not everyone has the same experience as you. Masking is very hard on my kids. Once these kids are eligible for the vaccine, things need to change. Everyone needs to start putting the risks in perspective. This is not 2020, we’ve come a long way and know a lot more. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/09/covid-19-vaccine-status-age-discrimination.html

Anonymous wrote:Doubt it. You could get 100% of kids vaccinated and the school board would say everyone has to wear masks to prevent breakthrough cases. The nightmare never ends.

Anonymous wrote:My 9th grader doesn’t feel safe at school unmasked. They chose to eat outside alone (chilling out and watching YouTube) rather than unmask with someone else. Says they have plenty of other opptys to socialize, when masks are on. I hope masks stay for the duration!

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Anonymous wrote:My 9th grader doesn’t feel safe at school unmasked. They chose to eat outside alone (chilling out and watching YouTube) rather than unmask with someone else. Says they have plenty of other opptys to socialize, when masks are on. I hope masks stay for the duration!

Your 9th grader (who is most likely vaccinated) has an irrational fear that I'm sure you gave him. So sad that you're teaching him that vaccines don't work. He will most likely get exposed to COVID multiple times in his life because COVID will be here forever.

These Smart Restart kids are going to need counseling, especially any vaccinated child that doesn't feel safe eating inside. You remind me of the nuts on Neighbors Spreading Misinformation on COVID on Facebook, full of people who haven't eaten inside of a restaurant since February 2020. Who are these weirdos?!?

Anonymous wrote:My 9th grader doesn’t feel safe at school unmasked. They chose to eat outside alone (chilling out and watching YouTube) rather than unmask with someone else. Says they have plenty of other opptys to socialize, when masks are on. I hope masks stay for the duration!

Anonymous wrote:Just stop it with the anti masking and move to Florida or Texas if you want to live where Covid spreads freely and you have your "rights"

Anonymous wrote:Doubt it. You could get 100% of kids vaccinated and the school board would say everyone has to wear masks to prevent breakthrough cases. The nightmare never ends.

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Anonymous wrote:It's just not that big a deal to wear a mask. I can't believe how overdramatic people are about it. It's not that big of an inconvenience. I wear one at work, my son wears one at school, he often forgets he even has it on and forgets to take it off when he gets home.

Try to imagine a world where not everyone has the same experience as you. Masking is very hard on my kids. Once these kids are eligible for the vaccine, things need to change. Everyone needs to start putting the risks in perspective. This is not 2020, we’ve come a long way and know a lot more. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/09/covid-19-vaccine-status-age-discrimination.html

Agree. It is a big deal for some people to wear a mask. I'm betting 90%+ of kids wouldn't wear one if they got rid of the mandate at the MS and HS level for vaccinated kids.

The promise to these kids was get vaccinated for a disease that they have a 0% risk with (not 0, but statistically 0%) and, in return, they get to go back to school normally return. We're there and things need to change for these kids. This is an endemic virus and we need to stop acting like cases matter.

If a kid wants to wear a mask, then they can wear one.

Yes by all means lets inject kids with something with no long term safety record to protect the adults.

Seems responsible.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just not that big a deal to wear a mask. I can't believe how overdramatic people are about it. It's not that big of an inconvenience. I wear one at work, my son wears one at school, he often forgets he even has it on and forgets to take it off when he gets home.

Try to imagine a world where not everyone has the same experience as you. Masking is very hard on my kids. Once these kids are eligible for the vaccine, things need to change. Everyone needs to start putting the risks in perspective. This is not 2020, we’ve come a long way and know a lot more. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/09/covid-19-vaccine-status-age-discrimination.html

Agree. It is a big deal for some people to wear a mask. I'm betting 90%+ of kids wouldn't wear one if they got rid of the mandate at the MS and HS level for vaccinated kids.

The promise to these kids was get vaccinated for a disease that they have a 0% risk with (not 0, but statistically 0%) and, in return, they get to go back to school normally return. We're there and things need to change for these kids. This is an endemic virus and we need to stop acting like cases matter.

If a kid wants to wear a mask, then they can wear one.

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Anonymous wrote:My preschooler is really struggling with having to wear a mask outdoors during recess. This article states: “The mask requirement doesn't apply when students and staff are eating, drinking or when they're taking "mask breaks," which may occur throughout the day. Those breaks are encouraged for when students are outdoors, like at recess, or when windows are open.”

Is there anything in VA that encourages taking masks off outdoors? This requirement is causing a lot of strife for my kid. My preschool is hung up on not being able to distance outside so must wear masks. Ugh!!!!!

APS doesn’t require masks outdoors

Not APS but a local preschool that is following state and local health guidance. That said, there are some APS schools that are requiring masks outdoors. ATS is one.

No they aren’t. My fourth grader at ATS is not required to wear one.