Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers: If unmasked kids show up in your class next week and you are not comfortable with them being there, send them to the principal's office. First, the EO does not go into effect next week, but the week after. Second, the EO is not valid and there will be lawsuits filed to enjoin it from going into effect soon enough. A federal court in Tennessee found that a similar EO was unconstitutional (this applies to all Virginia school districts). Additionally, here in Virginia, state law provides that what school boards set as the policy trumps the EO (this applies to Virginia school districts where the school board will support continuance of a mask mandate).

Good information. I hope teachers read this and do exactly as you suggest.

Question: What should kids do (masked kids who don't want to be around unmasked kids), do you think? I don't want riots in classrooms but my kids are NOT comfortable being in classrooms with unmasked and unvaccinated kids.

The fact that we've come to a point where this question is legitimately being asked makes me sick. As an adult I've been lucky enough to opt out of environments where people choose not to mask. It isn't as easy for kids in school because they're supposed to be there and if they leave they don't get an education. I suppose a kid could try to politely ask someone to wear a mask because they have an immune compromised family member, but if anti-mask kids are anything like their parents on this board I don't know that it will make a difference. Is this really where we are? People with immune compromised family members of family members under 5 cannot go to school safely? Anti-maskers, is this your end game? It sounds like this is where we are.

I agree with you about the bolded. It does seem unlikely, doesn't it!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers: If unmasked kids show up in your class next week and you are not comfortable with them being there, send them to the principal's office. First, the EO does not go into effect next week, but the week after. Second, the EO is not valid and there will be lawsuits filed to enjoin it from going into effect soon enough. A federal court in Tennessee found that a similar EO was unconstitutional (this applies to all Virginia school districts). Additionally, here in Virginia, state law provides that what school boards set as the policy trumps the EO (this applies to Virginia school districts where the school board will support continuance of a mask mandate).

Good information. I hope teachers read this and do exactly as you suggest.

Question: What should kids do (masked kids who don't want to be around unmasked kids), do you think? I don't want riots in classrooms but my kids are NOT comfortable being in classrooms with unmasked and unvaccinated kids.

All of this drama is making me want to resign as a teacher. Now. I won’t but I don’t know if I will continue next year. I can’t handle the extreme views and being caught in the middle anymore. I didn’t become a teacher to be the mask police of teenagers on top of addressing all of this learning loss. And let’s throw in addressing mental health and endless PD on equity. I’m done.

-teacher who doesn’t want to wear a mask any longer

Would you be willing to teach all the kids who won't wear masks? If, at your school, you and the students in your classroom don't wear masks, and then all the other classrooms remain masked? I would suggest that to your principal. Tell him or her that you will teach unmasked and that the students who won't wear masks can come to your room. That may help.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers: If unmasked kids show up in your class next week and you are not comfortable with them being there, send them to the principal's office. First, the EO does not go into effect next week, but the week after. Second, the EO is not valid and there will be lawsuits filed to enjoin it from going into effect soon enough. A federal court in Tennessee found that a similar EO was unconstitutional (this applies to all Virginia school districts). Additionally, here in Virginia, state law provides that what school boards set as the policy trumps the EO (this applies to Virginia school districts where the school board will support continuance of a mask mandate).

Good information. I hope teachers read this and do exactly as you suggest.

Question: What should kids do (masked kids who don't want to be around unmasked kids), do you think? I don't want riots in classrooms but my kids are NOT comfortable being in classrooms with unmasked and unvaccinated kids.

All of this drama is making me want to resign as a teacher. Now. I won’t but I don’t know if I will continue next year. I can’t handle the extreme views and being caught in the middle anymore. I didn’t become a teacher to be the mask police of teenagers on top of addressing all of this learning loss. And let’s throw in addressing mental health and endless PD on equity. I’m done.

-teacher who doesn’t want to wear a mask any longer

I'm very pro mask and agree 100% that way more is being put on teachers than they ever expected. It isn't fair.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers: If unmasked kids show up in your class next week and you are not comfortable with them being there, send them to the principal's office. First, the EO does not go into effect next week, but the week after. Second, the EO is not valid and there will be lawsuits filed to enjoin it from going into effect soon enough. A federal court in Tennessee found that a similar EO was unconstitutional (this applies to all Virginia school districts). Additionally, here in Virginia, state law provides that what school boards set as the policy trumps the EO (this applies to Virginia school districts where the school board will support continuance of a mask mandate).

Good information. I hope teachers read this and do exactly as you suggest.

Question: What should kids do (masked kids who don't want to be around unmasked kids), do you think? I don't want riots in classrooms but my kids are NOT comfortable being in classrooms with unmasked and unvaccinated kids.

All of this drama is making me want to resign as a teacher. Now. I won’t but I don’t know if I will continue next year. I can’t handle the extreme views and being caught in the middle anymore. I didn’t become a teacher to be the mask police of teenagers on top of addressing all of this learning loss. And let’s throw in addressing mental health and endless PD on equity. I’m done.

-teacher who doesn’t want to wear a mask any longer

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers: If unmasked kids show up in your class next week and you are not comfortable with them being there, send them to the principal's office. First, the EO does not go into effect next week, but the week after. Second, the EO is not valid and there will be lawsuits filed to enjoin it from going into effect soon enough. A federal court in Tennessee found that a similar EO was unconstitutional (this applies to all Virginia school districts). Additionally, here in Virginia, state law provides that what school boards set as the policy trumps the EO (this applies to Virginia school districts where the school board will support continuance of a mask mandate).

Good information. I hope teachers read this and do exactly as you suggest.

Question: What should kids do (masked kids who don't want to be around unmasked kids), do you think? I don't want riots in classrooms but my kids are NOT comfortable being in classrooms with unmasked and unvaccinated kids.

The fact that we've come to a point where this question is legitimately being asked makes me sick. As an adult I've been lucky enough to opt out of environments where people choose not to mask. It isn't as easy for kids in school because they're supposed to be there and if they leave they don't get an education. I suppose a kid could try to politely ask someone to wear a mask because they have an immune compromised family member, but if anti-mask kids are anything like their parents on this board I don't know that it will make a difference. Is this really where we are? People with immune compromised family members of family members under 5 cannot go to school safely? Anti-maskers, is this your end game? It sounds like this is where we are.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I would never trust Youngkin’s take on public health after his handling at the Carlyle Group. I bet his son’s private school continues to require masks.

It does, and I bet it requires vaccines too.

Is it in DC or VA?

Virginia. I’m pretty sure he either goes to Langley or Potomac.

Anonymous wrote:Teachers: If unmasked kids show up in your class next week and you are not comfortable with them being there, send them to the principal's office. First, the EO does not go into effect next week, but the week after. Second, the EO is not valid and there will be lawsuits filed to enjoin it from going into effect soon enough. A federal court in Tennessee found that a similar EO was unconstitutional (this applies to all Virginia school districts). Additionally, here in Virginia, state law provides that what school boards set as the policy trumps the EO (this applies to Virginia school districts where the school board will support continuance of a mask mandate).

Good information. I hope teachers read this and do exactly as you suggest.

Question: What should kids do (masked kids who don't want to be around unmasked kids), do you think? I don't want riots in classrooms but my kids are NOT comfortable being in classrooms with unmasked and unvaccinated kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I would never trust Youngkin’s take on public health after his handling at the Carlyle Group. I bet his son’s private school continues to require masks.

It does, and I bet it requires vaccines too.

Is it in DC or VA?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope my kids wear masks every winter to be honest. It’s been nice to escape the constant colds they usually have from November-March.

It’s how kids build their immune system, ugh. Will you be able to provide sterile environment for them their entire lives? What if they start going unmasked when they are in HS or College? They will be up for really rough times then with barely functioning immune systems or extreme allergies or worse.

NP. Before I had kids I was all for just throwing the kids into whatever situation to "build their immune systems." Then I had kids. Through a ridiculous amount of sickness, urgent care, ER, and other medical appointments we figured out that our kids have asthma. They also ended up with RSV and pneumonia at different times. We had to stop doing all of our "normal" activities because we observed other parents sending their kids to inside activities regardless of whether their noses were a dripping faucet or whether they were coughing all over everyone. The winter before COVID I would notice older (happened to be Asian) people waking around with masks and wonder if they were protecting themselves or others, and made a mental note to look into whether we should start doing that. Now we all know that masks protect the wearer and other people.

I'll never forget an early conversation I had with my husband about the pros and cons of day care. Our pediatrician told us one benefit is that kids in day care tend to not get sick as much in kindergarten because they've already been exposed to so much. My husband's valid point was that at least by kindergarten kids aren't sticking the same toys in their mouth and might wash their hands sometimes or cover a cough occasionally. The point is as people get older they should understand how to keep their germs from spreading all over everything and everyone around them. In general society has (hopefully still does) expect people to keep their germs and viruses to themselves. I hope one thing we've all learned is how widespread various health issues are, and that you can't tell someone's health status by looking at them, especially with kids.

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Teachers: If unmasked kids show up in your class next week and you are not comfortable with them being there, send them to the principal's office. First, the EO does not go into effect next week, but the week after. Second, the EO is not valid and there will be lawsuits filed to enjoin it from going into effect soon enough. A federal court in Tennessee found that a similar EO was unconstitutional (this applies to all Virginia school districts). Additionally, here in Virginia, state law provides that what school boards set as the policy trumps the EO (this applies to Virginia school districts where the school board will support continuance of a mask mandate).

Anonymous wrote:Sending my kid to school with no mask and a copy of the E.O.

You need to take a civics class. A parent earlier laid out where EOs fall in the order of authority among other state laws and regs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope my kids wear masks every winter to be honest. It’s been nice to escape the constant colds they usually have from November-March.

It’s how kids build their immune system, ugh. Will you be able to provide sterile environment for them their entire lives? What if they start going unmasked when they are in HS or College? They will be up for really rough times then with barely functioning immune systems or extreme allergies or worse.

NP. Before I had kids I was all for just throwing the kids into whatever situation to "build their immune systems." Then I had kids. Through a ridiculous amount of sickness, urgent care, ER, and other medical appointments we figured out that our kids have asthma. They also ended up with RSV and pneumonia at different times. We had to stop doing all of our "normal" activities because we observed other parents sending their kids to inside activities regardless of whether their noses were a dripping faucet or whether they were coughing all over everyone. The winter before COVID I would notice older (happened to be Asian) people waking around with masks and wonder if they were protecting themselves or others, and made a mental note to look into whether we should start doing that. Now we all know that masks protect the wearer and other people.

I'll never forget an early conversation I had with my husband about the pros and cons of day care. Our pediatrician told us one benefit is that kids in day care tend to not get sick as much in kindergarten because they've already been exposed to so much. My husband's valid point was that at least by kindergarten kids aren't sticking the same toys in their mouth and might wash their hands sometimes or cover a cough occasionally. The point is as people get older they should understand how to keep their germs from spreading all over everything and everyone around them. In general society has (hopefully still does) expect people to keep their germs and viruses to themselves. I hope one thing we've all learned is how widespread various health issues are, and that you can't tell someone's health status by looking at them, especially with kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I would never trust Youngkin’s take on public health after his handling at the Carlyle Group. I bet his son’s private school continues to require masks.

It does, and I bet it requires vaccines too.

I wish it would require a civics class so the kid could learn about voting requirements

Anonymous wrote:Sending my kid to school with no mask and a copy of the E.O.

I will be sending your kid to the office. If they send him or her back, then I will walk out.

Sending my kid to school with no mask and a copy of the E.O.