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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 12, 2021 3:15:35 GMT
As the mask debate heats up in our district, I am curious what percentage of schools across the country are requiring masks (or not), and this is the most diverse place to ask. So, what has your district/state decided regarding mask wearing?
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Post by worrywart on Aug 12, 2021 3:19:03 GMT
State said no mask mandates allowed (governor order) but some large districts and counties have overruled (for now) and they will be required until further notice.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 12, 2021 3:21:11 GMT
District says optional. IF the state mandates it, we will follow state mandate.
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Post by nicolep on Aug 12, 2021 3:23:18 GMT
District says optional. IF the state mandates it, we will follow state mandate. Same.
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Post by Skellinton on Aug 12, 2021 3:24:50 GMT
Washington and Oregon are both masked, vaccinated or not, K-12.
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Post by huskermom98 on Aug 12, 2021 3:25:09 GMT
The state of Iowa says schools can't have mask mandates. I've never been a fan of masks and only wear them when I have to, but I think it was a bad idea to pass this law. I feel sorry for the concerned parents who have kids in districts that can't/won't offer online learning this year. People usually have nothing but bad things to say about our district (myself included), but the one thing they have going for them is that they had an online option going before Covid (for high school only) so it was easy to have an online option this year. They expanded it to middle school at the end of last year, but now they are also offering an elementary option through some service.
Our district is definitely pushing for kids to wear masks when school starts in a couple of weeks, but who knows how many will. My youngest son's private school hasn't said anything lately about masks so that will be interesting too--they only required them when numbers were bad last year (October into April).
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Post by finaledition on Aug 12, 2021 3:25:24 GMT
Yes, K12 indoor and outdoor except when “actively eating”. (CA)
A few (very few) complainers, but most people are just glad to be in school all day 5 days, it’s not been an issue.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 12, 2021 3:31:48 GMT
Situation is evolving here, so I honestly have no idea how to answer.
Texas governor issued a mandate saying no mask mandates.
Some counties sued over the governor’s mandate.
A variety of injunctions and other court opinions have allowed some counties to ignore the governor’s mandate.
The governor and state attorney general are appealing. More court decisions are imminent and I don’t know what they will be.
DH went back to school as a teacher in Dallas County (not Dallas ISD) on Monday with no masks required. Dallas County issued a mask mandate today that goes into effect tomorrow, so masks are required at school tomorrow. No idea what the rule will be when the students come back Monday.
The county we live in has not issued a mask mandate. The school district my kids would attend if they went to public school has already started and no masks are required.
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Post by used2scrap on Aug 12, 2021 3:40:50 GMT
District we just moved out of in NC says masks are optional. New district in CO starts school tomorrow and we’ve heard nothing so idk.
Both my university students are now wearing masks.
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Post by melanell on Aug 12, 2021 3:41:15 GMT
Not right now. It's optional at this point. But we have a few more weeks to go, so perhaps things will change.
I just think that for at least K-6 they should consider making the masks obligatory. I mean, except for a handful of 6th graders with early birthdays, and a very rare 5th grader, every student in K-6th will be walking into a room where there's a real possibility that only one person is vaccinated--possibly two, if it's a class with an aide in it. And that's how it was last year---when the kids had to wear masks. If it worked last year, then why do the opposite this year? It truly puzzles me.
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Post by dewryce on Aug 12, 2021 4:32:10 GMT
State said no mask mandates allowed (governor order) but some large districts and counties have overruled (for now) and they will be required until further notice. This also describes my local school district. But we are 84% red here (down a whopping 2% from 2016 ) so I won’t be surprised if the district doesn’t challenge Abbott.
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Post by Jili on Aug 12, 2021 4:56:20 GMT
Mandated by the State but I believe my school district would have done it anyway. There’s not been any pushback. Where I live, it’s a different story.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 12, 2021 5:00:28 GMT
I checked other because in our district they are just saying masks are “recommended” and to watch for further updates. Having a K-6 mask mandate wouldn’t help the 6th graders because most will be attending middle school with the 7th and 8th graders. Older kids would have to be mandated to mask too or it won’t make a whole lot of difference.
Our district did bring back the option of 100% virtual for this year but only for the elementary kids K-5.
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Post by snugglebutter on Aug 12, 2021 5:04:44 GMT
Masks mandated by our county judge - no clue how it will play out over time.
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Aug 12, 2021 5:08:12 GMT
State said no mask mandates allowed (governor order) but some large districts and counties have overruled (for now) and they will be required until further notice. This is how it is where I am too—in Phoenix, AZ.
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Post by lisae on Aug 12, 2021 11:12:07 GMT
I thought they were required for K8 and only for the unvaccinated in high school, however, I just checked and the school board opted to make them optional for all grades except on buses where masks are required. The state made a recommendation but did not mandate.
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Post by shanniebananie on Aug 12, 2021 11:22:32 GMT
For my daughter’s school it was mandated my the Diocese of Dallas - Catholic School. My son’s university is requiring them as well.
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Post by johnnysmom on Aug 12, 2021 11:23:22 GMT
I believe they’re “recommended” but not required. Nothing has been officially, publicly stated but I’m hearing that we’ll follow the county/state health department requirements which, at this time, are “masks strongly recommended”. We start in just over 2 weeks so things could change a dozen times by then.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Aug 12, 2021 11:28:58 GMT
Our state isn't mandating, but our county (district) said they will work with the board of Ed and require masks based on statistics. These are the graphics they published yesterday: Basically, starting next week, everyone will be required to wear a mask (we are in the high area). When we are in the substantial, it will be required for those not fully vaxxed, but I haven't seen how they are going to determine who is or isn't vaxxed.
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Post by SabrinaP on Aug 12, 2021 11:29:57 GMT
Not at this time. I’m in DFW and so far Dallas, Fort Worth and now Grand Prairie all have come out and said they would be requiring masks at least for the beginning of the school year. My district is just outside Dallas county. I don’t think they will put a mask mandate into place without the governor or TEA requiring it. My county is only at around 39% vaccinated.
We had meet the teacher night this week and about 75% of the teachers wore masks and I would say around 50% of the parents/students did.
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Post by agengr2004 on Aug 12, 2021 12:14:23 GMT
Situation is evolving here, so I honestly have no idea how to answer. Texas governor issued a mandate saying no mask mandates. Some counties sued over the governor’s mandate. A variety of injunctions and other court opinions have allowed some counties to ignore the governor’s mandate. The governor and state attorney general are appealing. More court decisions are imminent and I don’t know what they will be. DH went back to school as a teacher in Dallas County (not Dallas ISD) on Monday with no masks required. Dallas County issued a mask mandate today that goes into effect tomorrow, so masks are required at school tomorrow. No idea what the rule will be when the students come back Monday. The county we live in has not issued a mask mandate. The school district my kids would attend if they went to public school has already started and no masks are required. It's just become so messy, it's embarrassing. We're in the largest district in Bexar County and as of right now it's optional, even though the county filed a temporary restraining order against Abbott's order. Our kids don't go back until the 23rd and I figure the district isn't going to change anything until after the hearing on Monday.
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Post by Lianna on Aug 12, 2021 12:21:51 GMT
Teachers and staff have to wear masks, but students don't.
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Post by candygurl on Aug 12, 2021 12:43:51 GMT
No our stupid governor says no on masks! Which is really stupid considering elementary school students cannot get the vaccine get. I’m pretty ticked off about it. Our school does encourage the masks but it looks like a lot of the kids aren’t wearing them. We told him to wear it indoors and then at recess can take it off. I just have a feeling we will go back to online teaching sometime soon.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Aug 12, 2021 12:46:50 GMT
I voted "yes, decided by district". We have a meeting next week and I believe it will be announced that masks are required. Our district has been abundantly cautious and I don't expect that to change now.
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Post by leannec on Aug 12, 2021 12:47:38 GMT
Update: Teachers came back today ... August 12th ... and, not surprisingly, we were required to wear a mask I don't know what it will look like on Tuesday when the students return ... I don't think we can insist they wear a mask but can only "strongly suggest" it ... hopefully most will want to because it is safer but middle schooler's think they are invincible I voted "other" because I'm in Alberta ... The province is saying no masks in schools right now ... I'm going back today but bringing my masks just in case Our Covid numbers are rising daily so who knows what the status will be when the students return on Tuesday
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Post by J u l e e on Aug 12, 2021 12:54:01 GMT
I don’t know about Ohio K-12 schools as I no longer have a student there, but my daughter’s university (state school in Ohio) is requiring them in all indoor spaces on campus.
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Post by Really Red on Aug 12, 2021 13:22:50 GMT
Here in southern VA. I wanted to say two responses. There is a mandate, but our city (no county) had already said masks. My neighbor works in the next county (15 feet across the road!) and she said the Superintendent came to talk with them. He was masked. She was masked and one other teacher of about 50 was masked. Their county says no masks and they are rampant anti-vaxxers. He tried to scare the staff, but my neighbor said no one cared.
My son is attending a VA state school and while all the kids have to be vaccinated, the teachers do not (!!!!!), but everyone has to wear masks in the classroom.
Why isn't this a no-brainer? Because those opposed have no brains? Hah.
I saw where some parents went ballistic and threatened everyone on the school board because they decided kids had to be masked. What do they think is going to happen to the kids if they wear masks? I mean really?!
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Post by dawnnikol on Aug 12, 2021 13:38:25 GMT
I saw where some parents went ballistic and threatened everyone on the school board because they decided kids had to be masked. What do they think is going to happen to the kids if they wear masks? I mean really?! In watching our county meeting + school board meeting, the reasons for not wanting their kids masked ranges from: my child, my choice, masks don't work - it says so ON THE BOX, CV isn't bad for kids because our hospitals are filled with RSV kids not CV, God is my Savior and government can't tell me what to do, and my kid won't be tested on like Tuskegee folks. I could empathize with the lady who said her child has speech delays and the school district did not work with her last year to figure out a solution for her child. A bus driver said the bus doesn't have a/c so when it's over 100 degrees, the kids are still having to mask. Those were the 2 exceptions. The rest was yelling and being removed from rooms for not keeping their mouths shut. Our county health department said kids K-6 should mask, but did not set any mandate for our county. Our governor isn't allowed to mandate for the whole state, it's up to each county. The school districts then set their own rules and that's varied from masks for K-12, masks for K-6, no masks, etc. Meanwhile, we had a Garth Brooks concert with over 74K people and unvaccinated were told they should quarantine after. Do we think that's going to happen? No. No, we do not.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Aug 12, 2021 13:40:35 GMT
So because of some asinine state law the schools (K-12) cannot REQUIRE masks to be worn by students unless the Governor issues a state of emergency. Our Governor has refused to do this. The main school system in my county has issued a Mask Expectation to get around that and they have also started a lawsuit against the State of Oklahoma against SB 658 which prohibits local boards from requiring masks on property.
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 12, 2021 13:43:43 GMT
I choose no... but I should have thought that out.. If the kids (who are old enough to get the shot) are not vaccinated they are supposed to. The school isn't going to monitor it though. So who knows if parents are going to make them or not. My daughter is vaccinated so she doesn't have too.
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