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Anonymous wrote:Might want to recheck the twitter page. They might not be anti vax but they have gone whole hog anti mask and are clearly a right wing astroturf group posing as run of the mill parent group.

I am so sick of the word “astroturf” because it’s local, homegrown zealots who all hold the same views about every topic and try to cancel people who deviate from their orthodoxy who have made living in this area so incredibly unpleasant.

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Anonymous wrote:Might want to recheck the twitter page. They might not be anti vax but they have gone whole hog anti mask and are clearly a right wing astroturf group posing as run of the mill parent group.

I am so sick of the word “astroturf” because it’s local, homegrown zealots who all hold the same views about every topic and try to cancel people who deviate from their orthodoxy who have made living in this area so incredibly unpleasant.

Anonymous wrote:Might want to recheck the twitter page. They might not be anti vax but they have gone whole hog anti mask and are clearly a right wing astroturf group posing as run of the mill parent group.

Anonymous wrote:The reality is that they are moving everyone further apart - not just unvaccinated/unmasked kids so no one feels ostracized.

I know this does not fit into the anti-Noonan narrative, so it is not popular to discuss, but that is the fact and not the Astroturf lies.

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Anonymous wrote:Something is not OK when I have anxiety every Friday thinking what kind of insanity I will be reading in the RRR letter. I think the vast majority of FCC, even though it may swing one way politically , would agree that ALL kids should feel OK and safe in school and not be judged for whatever covid position they or their family took/is taking. I think that is the bottom line of angst in some : as posted in a previous post on this thread, i really am getting the vibe from the decision makers that unmasked and or unvaxxed kids should be shunned (example-sitting 6 feet away and many others)-and its coming from the top of FCC, and that is not OK, and whoever thinks it is OK really has to look deep into their heart.

Seriously? You're having anxiety anticipating an email that outlines how many Covid cases we've had in the schools each Friday? You need to chill out and hope you're not passing on this massive anxiety to your poor kids.

I don't think school leadership thinks the unmasked/unvaccinated kids should be shunned. I do think they're hearing from a number of staff/teachers that they're pretty uncomfortable being in a classroom of 25 unmasked kids - particularly if many of them are not vaccinated - for hours at a time. I think they ARE trying to persuade people to get vaccinated and to keep the masks on a little longer due to this concern. More sick teachers + teacher resignations is a problem for everyone.

Anonymous wrote:Something is not OK when I have anxiety every Friday thinking what kind of insanity I will be reading in the RRR letter. I think the vast majority of FCC, even though it may swing one way politically , would agree that ALL kids should feel OK and safe in school and not be judged for whatever covid position they or their family took/is taking. I think that is the bottom line of angst in some : as posted in a previous post on this thread, i really am getting the vibe from the decision makers that unmasked and or unvaxxed kids should be shunned (example-sitting 6 feet away and many others)-and its coming from the top of FCC, and that is not OK, and whoever thinks it is OK really has to look deep into their heart.

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Anonymous wrote:My friends, these people AND FFX Parents Assoc/OpenFCPS are run by extremely partisan political operatives who blow the way the R wind is blowing, isn't that obvious yet?

I don't think this is a R or L issue,so therefore the above question is moot, everyone wants their kids to eventually be living in a maskless world and school, the timing we may disagree on and thats fine.

I think the infographic and whoever came up with it in fccps--be it Noonan or someone else, was really inhumane: to show a kid being separated from others, ostracized and isolated, i do not think anyone be it L or R voting is OK with it, and whoever is has really to be soulless. I am glad the principals from (I think?) all the FCCPS schools rescinded the infographic and changed course.

So when people ask why is Noonan not liked by some, given that he leads the school, I have to assume either he made up the infographic or at least approved it, so therefore some parents are really scared of what else can come out in a future Friday roots/resilience/renewal email.

My question above was in response to the PP who asked why the twitter account is retweeting anti-vax stuff, not masks.

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Anonymous wrote:My friends, these people AND FFX Parents Assoc/OpenFCPS are run by extremely partisan political operatives who blow the way the R wind is blowing, isn't that obvious yet?

I don't think this is a R or L issue,so therefore the above question is moot, everyone wants their kids to eventually be living in a maskless world and school, the timing we may disagree on and thats fine.

I think the infographic and whoever came up with it in fccps--be it Noonan or someone else, was really inhumane: to show a kid being separated from others, ostracized and isolated, i do not think anyone be it L or R voting is OK with it, and whoever is has really to be soulless. I am glad the principals from (I think?) all the FCCPS schools rescinded the infographic and changed course.

So when people ask why is Noonan not liked by some, given that he leads the school, I have to assume either he made up the infographic or at least approved it, so therefore some parents are really scared of what else can come out in a future Friday roots/resilience/renewal email.

Anonymous wrote:My friends, these people AND FFX Parents Assoc/OpenFCPS are run by extremely partisan political operatives who blow the way the R wind is blowing, isn't that obvious yet?

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Anonymous wrote:Until the CDC quarantining guidelines change, having masked and unmasked kids together creates complications. He's getting plenty of push back from parents with masked kids not wanting to deal with the impact to their masked kids of others choosing to unmask. Increasing the spacing makes a difference under the guidelines. I'm skeptical that they can really space everyone 6 feet -- if that was easily done, we would not have done half days when we returned to in person last year.

As our number continue to improve, I do wish that we would move forward by calibrating mitigation with the level of present risk and be flexible about dialing up and down as circumstances change. But everyone has become entrenched in a a black and white approach.

+1

This is incredibly reasonable. Totally agree.

Anonymous wrote:Until the CDC quarantining guidelines change, having masked and unmasked kids together creates complications. He's getting plenty of push back from parents with masked kids not wanting to deal with the impact to their masked kids of others choosing to unmask. Increasing the spacing makes a difference under the guidelines. I'm skeptical that they can really space everyone 6 feet -- if that was easily done, we would not have done half days when we returned to in person last year.

As our number continue to improve, I do wish that we would move forward by calibrating mitigation with the level of present risk and be flexible about dialing up and down as circumstances change. But everyone has become entrenched in a a black and white approach.