Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 10:01     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone else shaking their head at MCPS’’s use of masking as a preventive measure? My ES kid sneezed several times and has some sniffles and was asked to wear a mask the remainder of the day. There have been a few cases of COVId at our school but I’m surprised MCPS is still holding onto masking. My kid has allergies and doesn’t have Covid, so I’d really like to understand the criteria MCPS is using to make a decision like they did today. Oh wait they have none. Utterly ridiculous.


No. If it's an infectious illness, then wearing a mask seems quite reasonable.

Next time, tell your kid to say it's allergies - assuming it is allergies.


Good plan to teach your kids to lie. Mcps should send sick kids home.


Allergies aren't infectious.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 10:00     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sick children with infectious diseases should not be in school infecting other people.

Schools need to test these children that are coughing and sneezing for infectious diseases and remove them form class if it’s infectious.

I believe Children with allergies are more prone to die when they get the flu or COVID. So if my kid had allergies I would not knowingly send him into a classroom with the air full of COVID or the flu.


It’s cold season. So many kids are running around with coughs and sneezing and runny noses that don’t have Covid. Those kids should not be staying home for 7 to 10 days missing instruction. And now they need a doctors note after five days or they’ll be kicked out of school. Kids will allergies will be just fine. Obviously if your child has Covid or flu, stay home but their other bugs running around.

And don’t you remember when they tried testing kits for Covid back in 2021? Only a fraction of a parrot signed up for it. So that will never work.


Agreed. That's why a mask is a good idea. The kids can be in school, and the mask will reduce the chances that they infect other people.


No, a mask is NOT a good idea for otherwise healthy kids.

You are welcome to wear a mask all day, every day for the rest of you life if you so choose. Kids get sick. It's part of life. And, actually, some have argued that it's a good thing because it helps kids develop a strong immune system.


If you have an infectious illness, then you are not a "healthy kid" - you are a kid who has an infectious disease.

Yes, kids get sick. And when they do, we respond appropriately. For example, we keep them at home, or we take them to the doctor - or we get them vaccinated. A mask at school, so they're less likely to infect other kids or adults, is an appropriate response.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 09:53     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone else shaking their head at MCPS’’s use of masking as a preventive measure? My ES kid sneezed several times and has some sniffles and was asked to wear a mask the remainder of the day. There have been a few cases of COVId at our school but I’m surprised MCPS is still holding onto masking. My kid has allergies and doesn’t have Covid, so I’d really like to understand the criteria MCPS is using to make a decision like they did today. Oh wait they have none. Utterly ridiculous.


No. If it's an infectious illness, then wearing a mask seems quite reasonable.

Next time, tell your kid to say it's allergies - assuming it is allergies.


Good plan to teach your kids to lie. Mcps should send sick kids home.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 09:46     Subject: Re:MCPS and. Masking
Anonymous wrote:People brag about “not testing and not telling.”

And even before Covid parents often sent in sick kids. They still do.

There is an uptick of Covid cases detected through wastewater because few are testing.

Schools cannot have an accurate number of cases because few parents report.

Which bring us to OP’s kid having objective signs of illness.

OP treat the allergies.


Op here--yes he takes daily medication for it and when the season changes they tend to get worse. In fact, there was just an article in the NYT that fall allergies are expected to be worse this year due to warming trends, climate change so for some people, sneezing and coughing during certain times of the year is just a fact of life and not covid.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 09:29     Subject: Re:MCPS and. Masking
People brag about “not testing and not telling.”

And even before Covid parents often sent in sick kids. They still do.

There is an uptick of Covid cases detected through wastewater because few are testing.

Schools cannot have an accurate number of cases because few parents report.

Which bring us to OP’s kid having objective signs of illness.

OP treat the allergies.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 09:27     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
If they insist on making him wear it just wear it under the chin and keep pulling it down. Ridiculous policies deserve ridiculous responses.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 09:23     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sick children with infectious diseases should not be in school infecting other people.

Schools need to test these children that are coughing and sneezing for infectious diseases and remove them form class if it’s infectious.

I believe Children with allergies are more prone to die when they get the flu or COVID. So if my kid had allergies I would not knowingly send him into a classroom with the air full of COVID or the flu.


It’s cold season. So many kids are running around with coughs and sneezing and runny noses that don’t have Covid. Those kids should not be staying home for 7 to 10 days missing instruction. And now they need a doctors note after five days or they’ll be kicked out of school. Kids will allergies will be just fine. Obviously if your child has Covid or flu, stay home but their other bugs running around.

And don’t you remember when they tried testing kits for Covid back in 2021? Only a fraction of a parrot signed up for it. So that will never work.


Agreed. That's why a mask is a good idea. The kids can be in school, and the mask will reduce the chances that they infect other people.


No, a mask is NOT a good idea for otherwise healthy kids.

You are welcome to wear a mask all day, every day for the rest of you life if you so choose. Kids get sick. It's part of life. And, actually, some have argued that it's a good thing because it helps kids develop a strong immune system.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 09:22     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
OP here--my principal said this was not the policy and she would talk to the staff member who asked him to mask. She said kids don't need to mask for coughs or sniffles and yes, I did explain allergies and he isn't sick. also, we tested him for covid and he's negative so to mask for something that isn't related to covid is insane. I'm glad I made the principal aware and she agrees that this against policy
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 09:01     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
Sounds like the teacher is part of the covidian cult. Yikes. Good thing for private
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 08:42     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone else shaking their head at MCPS’’s use of masking as a preventive measure? My ES kid sneezed several times and has some sniffles and was asked to wear a mask the remainder of the day. There have been a few cases of COVId at our school but I’m surprised MCPS is still holding onto masking. My kid has allergies and doesn’t have Covid, so I’d really like to understand the criteria MCPS is using to make a decision like they did today. Oh wait they have none. Utterly ridiculous.


That's ridiculous. Teach your kids to politely decline.


Agree. Ridiculous to ask a kid to mask. Might be that particular teacher is an anxious germaphobe.

Tell your kids to simply take the mask and then not wear it. Or poorly decline the mask.


If the teacher is sick your kids may miss a week of teaching.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 08:41     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sick children with infectious diseases should not be in school infecting other people.

Schools need to test these children that are coughing and sneezing for infectious diseases and remove them form class if it’s infectious.

I believe Children with allergies are more prone to die when they get the flu or COVID. So if my kid had allergies I would not knowingly send him into a classroom with the air full of COVID or the flu.


It’s cold season. So many kids are running around with coughs and sneezing and runny noses that don’t have Covid. Those kids should not be staying home for 7 to 10 days missing instruction. And now they need a doctors note after five days or they’ll be kicked out of school. Kids will allergies will be just fine. Obviously if your child has Covid or flu, stay home but their other bugs running around.

And don’t you remember when they tried testing kits for Covid back in 2021? Only a fraction of a parrot signed up for it. So that will never work.


Colds and flus are just as bad if not worse because they are also on surfaces. If parents are too selfish to keep their kids home, kids should mask. No need to make everyone sick.

These are not allergies.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 08:34     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sick children with infectious diseases should not be in school infecting other people.

Schools need to test these children that are coughing and sneezing for infectious diseases and remove them form class if it’s infectious.

I believe Children with allergies are more prone to die when they get the flu or COVID. So if my kid had allergies I would not knowingly send him into a classroom with the air full of COVID or the flu.


It’s cold season. So many kids are running around with coughs and sneezing and runny noses that don’t have Covid. Those kids should not be staying home for 7 to 10 days missing instruction. And now they need a doctors note after five days or they’ll be kicked out of school. Kids will allergies will be just fine. Obviously if your child has Covid or flu, stay home but their other bugs running around.

And don’t you remember when they tried testing kits for Covid back in 2021? Only a fraction of a parrot signed up for it. So that will never work.


Agreed. That's why a mask is a good idea. The kids can be in school, and the mask will reduce the chances that they infect other people.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 08:33     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
OP the classes I know of where kids are masking are ones where COVID is ripping through the class or the grade. I didn't know it was mandatory. I agree that you should let your teacher know your child has seasonal allergies.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 08:30     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
Anonymous wrote:Sick children with infectious diseases should not be in school infecting other people.

Schools need to test these children that are coughing and sneezing for infectious diseases and remove them form class if it’s infectious.

I believe Children with allergies are more prone to die when they get the flu or COVID. So if my kid had allergies I would not knowingly send him into a classroom with the air full of COVID or the flu.


It’s cold season. So many kids are running around with coughs and sneezing and runny noses that don’t have Covid. Those kids should not be staying home for 7 to 10 days missing instruction. And now they need a doctors note after five days or they’ll be kicked out of school. Kids will allergies will be just fine. Obviously if your child has Covid or flu, stay home but their other bugs running around.

And don’t you remember when they tried testing kits for Covid back in 2021? Only a fraction of a parrot signed up for it. So that will never work.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2023 08:23     Subject: MCPS and. Masking
Sick children with infectious diseases should not be in school infecting other people.

Schools need to test these children that are coughing and sneezing for infectious diseases and remove them form class if it’s infectious.

I believe Children with allergies are more prone to die when they get the flu or COVID. So if my kid had allergies I would not knowingly send him into a classroom with the air full of COVID or the flu.