Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I think some of you who think this is no big deal, or even laudable, are wrong.

How would you feel about your 5-year old using a pacifier, because it made him "feel safe?" This is all nonsense, and evidence, I think of serious damage done to the psyche of these kids. We are raising a generation to be afraid of their own shadows. There is nothing good or healthy about this.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is a senior in HS. I told DC that evidence suggests that continuing to wear a mask is beneficial but that the choice was his to make at school. DC and many students stopped wearing their masks when permitted to do so at the end of last week. By Tuesday, DC was too sick to go to school - sore throat, deeply exhausted, slight fever, stuffy/runny nose, slight cough and headache. Too sick to do school or sports - so, genuinely not feeling well. DC also says at least 6 other peers on same sports team are also sick, so whatever he has is very contagious. In the before times, I never remember so many kids being felled at the same time by an ordinary cold.

DC tested negative repeatedly for COVID - PCR and then multiple rapids as his symptoms evolved.

So, IMO, masking was a good thing. DC has missed 4 days of school from being unmasked for 2-3 days. DC was diligent about wearing a mask for 2 years and never got sick with anything.

This happened to my ES kid as well. Got sick twice after unmasking (no longer in MCPS so unmasked a month or so earlier), and was consistently negative for COVID. I looked at it a different way though, unless you are going to just mask forever your body’s immune system has to get accustomed to fighting off viruses, etc. I likened it to when my kids got sick a lot in pre-K and K because they were suddenly spending all day with lots of different people and exposed to a lot of germs, but after that just got common colds that they handled with ease because they had built up strong immune systems.

+1. Also, stuff is just going around right now. My 1st grader who is no longer masking hasn’t gotten anything yet, but my 3yo’s daycare class all seems to have a non-Covid cold right now, and they’re all wearing masks still (well except for meals and nap). One of the (masked) teachers has it too.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is a senior in HS. I told DC that evidence suggests that continuing to wear a mask is beneficial but that the choice was his to make at school. DC and many students stopped wearing their masks when permitted to do so at the end of last week. By Tuesday, DC was too sick to go to school - sore throat, deeply exhausted, slight fever, stuffy/runny nose, slight cough and headache. Too sick to do school or sports - so, genuinely not feeling well. DC also says at least 6 other peers on same sports team are also sick, so whatever he has is very contagious. In the before times, I never remember so many kids being felled at the same time by an ordinary cold.

DC tested negative repeatedly for COVID - PCR and then multiple rapids as his symptoms evolved.

So, IMO, masking was a good thing. DC has missed 4 days of school from being unmasked for 2-3 days. DC was diligent about wearing a mask for 2 years and never got sick with anything.

This happened to my ES kid as well. Got sick twice after unmasking (no longer in MCPS so unmasked a month or so earlier), and was consistently negative for COVID. I looked at it a different way though, unless you are going to just mask forever your body’s immune system has to get accustomed to fighting off viruses, etc. I likened it to when my kids got sick a lot in pre-K and K because they were suddenly spending all day with lots of different people and exposed to a lot of germs, but after that just got common colds that they handled with ease because they had built up strong immune systems.

This is an macOS board and if your kid spreads his illness it’s 10 times worse due to school size than your private.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is a senior in HS. I told DC that evidence suggests that continuing to wear a mask is beneficial but that the choice was his to make at school. DC and many students stopped wearing their masks when permitted to do so at the end of last week. By Tuesday, DC was too sick to go to school - sore throat, deeply exhausted, slight fever, stuffy/runny nose, slight cough and headache. Too sick to do school or sports - so, genuinely not feeling well. DC also says at least 6 other peers on same sports team are also sick, so whatever he has is very contagious. In the before times, I never remember so many kids being felled at the same time by an ordinary cold.

DC tested negative repeatedly for COVID - PCR and then multiple rapids as his symptoms evolved.

So, IMO, masking was a good thing. DC has missed 4 days of school from being unmasked for 2-3 days. DC was diligent about wearing a mask for 2 years and never got sick with anything.

IMO, masking was a bad thing. Your kid has a crap immune system now.

That’s weird because every actual immunologist I know was pro masking. But I’m sure you know better.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is a senior in HS. I told DC that evidence suggests that continuing to wear a mask is beneficial but that the choice was his to make at school. DC and many students stopped wearing their masks when permitted to do so at the end of last week. By Tuesday, DC was too sick to go to school - sore throat, deeply exhausted, slight fever, stuffy/runny nose, slight cough and headache. Too sick to do school or sports - so, genuinely not feeling well. DC also says at least 6 other peers on same sports team are also sick, so whatever he has is very contagious. In the before times, I never remember so many kids being felled at the same time by an ordinary cold.

DC tested negative repeatedly for COVID - PCR and then multiple rapids as his symptoms evolved.

So, IMO, masking was a good thing. DC has missed 4 days of school from being unmasked for 2-3 days. DC was diligent about wearing a mask for 2 years and never got sick with anything.

This happened to my ES kid as well. Got sick twice after unmasking (no longer in MCPS so unmasked a month or so earlier), and was consistently negative for COVID. I looked at it a different way though, unless you are going to just mask forever your body’s immune system has to get accustomed to fighting off viruses, etc. I likened it to when my kids got sick a lot in pre-K and K because they were suddenly spending all day with lots of different people and exposed to a lot of germs, but after that just got common colds that they handled with ease because they had built up strong immune systems.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is a senior in HS. I told DC that evidence suggests that continuing to wear a mask is beneficial but that the choice was his to make at school. DC and many students stopped wearing their masks when permitted to do so at the end of last week. By Tuesday, DC was too sick to go to school - sore throat, deeply exhausted, slight fever, stuffy/runny nose, slight cough and headache. Too sick to do school or sports - so, genuinely not feeling well. DC also says at least 6 other peers on same sports team are also sick, so whatever he has is very contagious. In the before times, I never remember so many kids being felled at the same time by an ordinary cold.

DC tested negative repeatedly for COVID - PCR and then multiple rapids as his symptoms evolved.

So, IMO, masking was a good thing. DC has missed 4 days of school from being unmasked for 2-3 days. DC was diligent about wearing a mask for 2 years and never got sick with anything.

IMO, masking was a bad thing. Your kid has a crap immune system now.

That’s weird because every actual immunologist I know was pro masking. But I’m sure you know better.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I think some of you who think this is no big deal, or even laudable, are wrong.

How would you feel about your 5-year old using a pacifier, because it made him "feel safe?" This is all nonsense, and evidence, I think of serious damage done to the psyche of these kids. We are raising a generation to be afraid of their own shadows. There is nothing good or healthy about this.

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Anonymous wrote:DD's BCC-cluster ES mostly masked. It's sounding like the more left-leaning areas like BCC and maybe Rockville, etc, are masking more.

Silver spring and TP too! Downcounty for the win! Will be a good experiment for the next spike- I wager a lot more cases upcounty.

I'm hoping this wasn't your intention, but this kind of divisive nonsense is the last thing we need right now. This isn't a game. You can focus solely on COVID if you choose to, and insist that there are no downsides to indefinite masking of children all day long. Have at it.

But, for the love of god, respect people who take a broader view of public health and who have more expertise in mental health and children's development than you do. Our brains evolved to have a specific region largely for facial recognition. Was that because seeing faces is unimportant for humans? How do you explain it?

most people in public health favor mask use now except for contrarians

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Anonymous wrote:DC is a senior in HS. I told DC that evidence suggests that continuing to wear a mask is beneficial but that the choice was his to make at school. DC and many students stopped wearing their masks when permitted to do so at the end of last week. By Tuesday, DC was too sick to go to school - sore throat, deeply exhausted, slight fever, stuffy/runny nose, slight cough and headache. Too sick to do school or sports - so, genuinely not feeling well. DC also says at least 6 other peers on same sports team are also sick, so whatever he has is very contagious. In the before times, I never remember so many kids being felled at the same time by an ordinary cold.

DC tested negative repeatedly for COVID - PCR and then multiple rapids as his symptoms evolved.

So, IMO, masking was a good thing. DC has missed 4 days of school from being unmasked for 2-3 days. DC was diligent about wearing a mask for 2 years and never got sick with anything.

IMO, masking was a bad thing. Your kid has a crap immune system now.

Anonymous wrote:DC is a senior in HS. I told DC that evidence suggests that continuing to wear a mask is beneficial but that the choice was his to make at school. DC and many students stopped wearing their masks when permitted to do so at the end of last week. By Tuesday, DC was too sick to go to school - sore throat, deeply exhausted, slight fever, stuffy/runny nose, slight cough and headache. Too sick to do school or sports - so, genuinely not feeling well. DC also says at least 6 other peers on same sports team are also sick, so whatever he has is very contagious. In the before times, I never remember so many kids being felled at the same time by an ordinary cold.

DC tested negative repeatedly for COVID - PCR and then multiple rapids as his symptoms evolved.

So, IMO, masking was a good thing. DC has missed 4 days of school from being unmasked for 2-3 days. DC was diligent about wearing a mask for 2 years and never got sick with anything.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is a senior in HS. I told DC that evidence suggests that continuing to wear a mask is beneficial but that the choice was his to make at school. DC and many students stopped wearing their masks when permitted to do so at the end of last week. By Tuesday, DC was too sick to go to school - sore throat, deeply exhausted, slight fever, stuffy/runny nose, slight cough and headache. Too sick to do school or sports - so, genuinely not feeling well. DC also says at least 6 other peers on same sports team are also sick, so whatever he has is very contagious. In the before times, I never remember so many kids being felled at the same time by an ordinary cold.

DC tested negative repeatedly for COVID - PCR and then multiple rapids as his symptoms evolved.

So, IMO, masking was a good thing. DC has missed 4 days of school from being unmasked for 2-3 days. DC was diligent about wearing a mask for 2 years and never got sick with anything.

This happened to my ES kid as well. Got sick twice after unmasking (no longer in MCPS so unmasked a month or so earlier), and was consistently negative for COVID. I looked at it a different way though, unless you are going to just mask forever your body’s immune system has to get accustomed to fighting off viruses, etc. I likened it to when my kids got sick a lot in pre-K and K because they were suddenly spending all day with lots of different people and exposed to a lot of germs, but after that just got common colds that they handled with ease because they had built up strong immune systems.

Anonymous wrote:DC is a senior in HS. I told DC that evidence suggests that continuing to wear a mask is beneficial but that the choice was his to make at school. DC and many students stopped wearing their masks when permitted to do so at the end of last week. By Tuesday, DC was too sick to go to school - sore throat, deeply exhausted, slight fever, stuffy/runny nose, slight cough and headache. Too sick to do school or sports - so, genuinely not feeling well. DC also says at least 6 other peers on same sports team are also sick, so whatever he has is very contagious. In the before times, I never remember so many kids being felled at the same time by an ordinary cold.

DC tested negative repeatedly for COVID - PCR and then multiple rapids as his symptoms evolved.

So, IMO, masking was a good thing. DC has missed 4 days of school from being unmasked for 2-3 days. DC was diligent about wearing a mask for 2 years and never got sick with anything.