I am totally convinced BOE will NOT take action tomorrow... or say "In two weeks, we can unmask"... or They'll say "Effective at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year." I hope I'm wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t like working in a mask. I’m sure many teachers feel the same way. Also, ultimately the union risks losing some of its power but being absurd and making unreasonable demands in the face of this freight train. Portland Oregon is unmasking for gods sake. Horse is out of the barn in the next town. By supporting this they save their capital for things they can actually influence like pay and benefits. Ultimately most members will appreciate that decision.

Not the God awful clowns on the PAGES group. They are still trying to keep universal masking.

Lol. Those guys are a hoot. I bet they are saying stuff like

"If we unmask, at least require daily testing!"

"If they are going to force us to work in these viral petri dishes, they should at least switch back to hybrid!"

Or, "I can't believe there are so many Trumpers on the MoCo BOE"

One teacher wanted to see if he could have the option to ask kids to mask even without the mask mandate in place. These people are loony!!

Oh my gosh, really?

Meanwhile, they are all worried about their little masked kids getting bullied by the anti-masker. But you KNOW that the teacher will say things like "guys dont you think we should all keep our masks on since we all care about each other so much."

And the one or two kids without masks will feel singled out by the teacher.

The funny part is the maskless parents advocating for no masks are bullying everyone to agree with them and then they are then complaining about potential bullying. The simple way to solve this concern is to continue masking your kids.

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Anonymous wrote:wow.... that's.... shocking... good to hear, but ... shocking.

wow! Why would they sell out their members like this?

Who cares? Goodbye masks. It’s the right decision.

If you love COVID and getting long haul COVID sure.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t like working in a mask. I’m sure many teachers feel the same way. Also, ultimately the union risks losing some of its power but being absurd and making unreasonable demands in the face of this freight train. Portland Oregon is unmasking for gods sake. Horse is out of the barn in the next town. By supporting this they save their capital for things they can actually influence like pay and benefits. Ultimately most members will appreciate that decision.

Not the God awful clowns on the PAGES group. They are still trying to keep universal masking.

Lol. Those guys are a hoot. I bet they are saying stuff like

"If we unmask, at least require daily testing!"

"If they are going to force us to work in these viral petri dishes, they should at least switch back to hybrid!"

Or, "I can't believe there are so many Trumpers on the MoCo BOE"

One teacher wanted to see if he could have the option to ask kids to mask even without the mask mandate in place. These people are loony!!

Oh my gosh, really?

Meanwhile, they are all worried about their little masked kids getting bullied by the anti-masker. But you KNOW that the teacher will say things like "guys dont you think we should all keep our masks on since we all care about each other so much."

And the one or two kids without masks will feel singled out by the teacher.

After they have their tantrums of masking and win, they need something new to complain about.

Its completely unreasonable to expect a teacher or staff to get within 6-10 feet of your child if they/you refuse to mask them. And, if other kids choose to keep their distance, that's not bullying that is safety.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a middle school teacher, and I can't wait to get my mask off. I have parents emailing me requesting that I still enforce the wearing of masks because of special family circumstances. I feel that that's an unreasonable ask. Throughout this whole thing, I have done what the CDC says. It's time. Oh, and people who are still working from home, it's time for you, too. We've been back for over a year. You've got this.

Some of us still working from home would have happily gone back long ago, but were expressly forbidden from doing so. It's not like we're all dragging our feet.

Thank you for standing up to families who think you should still enforce masking. I think it's a completely unreasonable request and inappropriate to expect individual teachers to make it, on top of everything else they're already doing. OTOH, I have a friend in NoVA whose elementary schooler's entire class is still masked at the request of their teacher, so there you go. Good times, all around.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t like working in a mask. I’m sure many teachers feel the same way. Also, ultimately the union risks losing some of its power but being absurd and making unreasonable demands in the face of this freight train. Portland Oregon is unmasking for gods sake. Horse is out of the barn in the next town. By supporting this they save their capital for things they can actually influence like pay and benefits. Ultimately most members will appreciate that decision.

How big are portland's schools? Do they have more outdoor space? Window's that open? HVAC and other mitigation.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t like working in a mask. I’m sure many teachers feel the same way. Also, ultimately the union risks losing some of its power but being absurd and making unreasonable demands in the face of this freight train. Portland Oregon is unmasking for gods sake. Horse is out of the barn in the next town. By supporting this they save their capital for things they can actually influence like pay and benefits. Ultimately most members will appreciate that decision.

Not the God awful clowns on the PAGES group. They are still trying to keep universal masking.

Lol. Those guys are a hoot. I bet they are saying stuff like

"If we unmask, at least require daily testing!"

"If they are going to force us to work in these viral petri dishes, they should at least switch back to hybrid!"

Or, "I can't believe there are so many Trumpers on the MoCo BOE"

One teacher wanted to see if he could have the option to ask kids to mask even without the mask mandate in place. These people are loony!!

Oh my gosh, really?

Meanwhile, they are all worried about their little masked kids getting bullied by the anti-masker. But you KNOW that the teacher will say things like "guys dont you think we should all keep our masks on since we all care about each other so much."

And the one or two kids without masks will feel singled out by the teacher.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a middle school teacher, and I can't wait to get my mask off. I have parents emailing me requesting that I still enforce the wearing of masks because of special family circumstances. I feel that that's an unreasonable ask. Throughout this whole thing, I have done what the CDC says. It's time. Oh, and people who are still working from home, it's time for you, too. We've been back for over a year. You've got this.

They need to make that clear in the meeting. Teachers cannot enforce individual family preference.

If you want little Billy to wear his mask, and he rips it off the minute he steps off the bus, it cannot be the teachers responsibility to enforce that.

The teachers role as the mask police must end

Anonymous wrote:I'm a middle school teacher, and I can't wait to get my mask off. I have parents emailing me requesting that I still enforce the wearing of masks because of special family circumstances. I feel that that's an unreasonable ask. Throughout this whole thing, I have done what the CDC says. It's time. Oh, and people who are still working from home, it's time for you, too. We've been back for over a year. You've got this.

Good for you for standing up to them. Masks should be optional.

I'm a middle school teacher, and I can't wait to get my mask off. I have parents emailing me requesting that I still enforce the wearing of masks because of special family circumstances. I feel that that's an unreasonable ask. Throughout this whole thing, I have done what the CDC says. It's time. Oh, and people who are still working from home, it's time for you, too. We've been back for over a year. You've got this.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t like working in a mask. I’m sure many teachers feel the same way. Also, ultimately the union risks losing some of its power but being absurd and making unreasonable demands in the face of this freight train. Portland Oregon is unmasking for gods sake. Horse is out of the barn in the next town. By supporting this they save their capital for things they can actually influence like pay and benefits. Ultimately most members will appreciate that decision.

Not the God awful clowns on the PAGES group. They are still trying to keep universal masking.

Lol. Those guys are a hoot. I bet they are saying stuff like

"If we unmask, at least require daily testing!"

"If they are going to force us to work in these viral petri dishes, they should at least switch back to hybrid!"

Or, "I can't believe there are so many Trumpers on the MoCo BOE"

One teacher wanted to see if he could have the option to ask kids to mask even without the mask mandate in place. These people are loony!!

Hooray! Happy to hear it.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t like working in a mask. I’m sure many teachers feel the same way. Also, ultimately the union risks losing some of its power but being absurd and making unreasonable demands in the face of this freight train. Portland Oregon is unmasking for gods sake. Horse is out of the barn in the next town. By supporting this they save their capital for things they can actually influence like pay and benefits. Ultimately most members will appreciate that decision.

Not the God awful clowns on the PAGES group. They are still trying to keep universal masking.

Lol. Those guys are a hoot. I bet they are saying stuff like

"If we unmask, at least require daily testing!"

"If they are going to force us to work in these viral petri dishes, they should at least switch back to hybrid!"

Or, "I can't believe there are so many Trumpers on the MoCo BOE"

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. This sucks. We have two teens in MCPS and one of us is both parents have underlying conditions. We were really hoping they’d keep the mask mandate in place through the end of the school year

Please let your teens decide if and when they would like to unmask. Making a child responsible for the health of the entire family is a big burden. The best thing you can do for yourself is get vaxxed and boosted. Let your children be children.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. This sucks. We have two teens in MCPS and one of us is both parents have underlying conditions. We were really hoping they’d keep the mask mandate in place through the end of the school year

You have options for high quality masks, especially for teens. One-way masking is effective if executed properly.

+1 better to know you need good masks than to rely on other people's kids to mask properly, which they won't