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Post by beepdave on Aug 12, 2021 13:43:59 GMT
AS of right now (per Monday night's Board Meeting), no - but school doesn't start until the 24th, so things could change drastically. Masks must be worn on buses at this time.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 12, 2021 13:44:29 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. also masks deprive their children of much needed oxygen and your brain cells die if you wear a mask And If you have a mask you continually breathe in your own germs making them stronger and they attack you. Without a mask you blow out the gems in your system. Yup. So many crazies They told all concert goers to quarantine? Ugh. I don't know anybody who wouldn't vaccinate that would self quarantine. The only way they'll quarantine is if they are too sick to leave their house or they are in the hospital. I mean 99% survival rate, you know
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Post by Linda on Aug 12, 2021 14:00:09 GMT
I'm in Florida - mask mandates are illegal and the governor is threatening to withhold money fronm local governments, school districts, and school boards who enact them anyway. He's not only an ass, but he's a dangerous one.
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Post by nicolep on Aug 12, 2021 14:26:04 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. I'm in Ohio (15 min north of Dayton) and the K-12 schools are all over the map on masks. Ours is optional unfortunately.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 12, 2021 14:54:41 GMT
As I said on another thread.
Please tell me who all the angry people are? Oh I know who they are, they are the happy, peaceful, loving, hugging and kissing protesters in Former's mind...
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Post by rickmer on Aug 12, 2021 15:36:14 GMT
yes, i chose mandated by the state. it was at the province's direction on the "plan" for back to school in the fall.
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Post by Monica* on Aug 12, 2021 15:48:55 GMT
KY -- all schools and daycares, public and private thru 12th must wear masks. Thank you Gov. Beshear!
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Post by birdy on Aug 12, 2021 15:59:12 GMT
Ours says it is optional, but strongly recommended for unvaccinated.
I wish someone would just grow a pair and make it mandatory... how are we ever going to slow this down otherwise?
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Post by aprilfay21 on Aug 12, 2021 16:51:26 GMT
My kids are in private school but follow a local public school district on most things. Except this. Our school is not requiring but is strongly encouraging masks, and they'll still be doing contact tracing and notifying parents of positive tests and exposures, and requiring quarantining and negative tests to return to school.
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Post by Merge on Aug 12, 2021 22:48:10 GMT
A new development in Harris County, the very large county that contains all of the city of Houston and some of its suburbs.
For those who need a refresher on this mess, so far: Governor Abbott issued an executive order a while back banning mask mandates in any facility that gets state funding. In the past week, the largest schools districts in the state and several smaller ones have defied Abbott by putting mask requirements in place. In the past few days, the five most populous counties have sued Abbott/the state to try to overturn the executive order.
Now the Harris County Health Department has issued a statement requiring all K-12 schools (public, charter, and non-religious private) and child care centers to enforce mask wearing for everyone indoors.
I'm not sure what the strategy is here, but it seems to be to hit Abbott and his goon, Ken Paxton, with arrows from so many directions that they're mired in a legal mess and we have masks for a indeterminate period of time while all the lawsuits work their way through the courts.
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 12, 2021 23:02:55 GMT
The state of IL has mandated it. Recently a private school considered bucking the mandate, but the state acted quickly to let them know that when you fuck around, you find out.
Lots of people bitch about IL, but right now I'm glad I live here.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Aug 12, 2021 23:03:42 GMT
In California it’s mandated by the state for k-12 and teachers need to be vaccinated by October I think it was. Parents still going nuts about muzzles lol. It’s amazing how loud they are. I’m hoping they don’t convince districts to go against the mandate. Then again the sheriff is vocal about not enforcing mandates so time will tell. I am hearing about schools south of us having confirmed cases among students three days in. I haven’t heard anything more in the last week or so and just waiting to hear about local schools but bet it will be hush hush if possible. School just started yesterday here.
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Post by Merge on Aug 13, 2021 0:47:29 GMT
The state of IL has mandated it. Recently a private school considered bucking the mandate, but the state acted quickly to let them know that when you fuck around, you find out. Lots of people bitch about IL, but right now I'm glad I live here. Sadly, I’m afraid the fucking around and finding out will work the other way in Texas and Florida.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 13, 2021 1:00:51 GMT
DeSantis are you listening!? Only .000318% opted out of wearing masks! Superintendent Michael Burke said on MSNBC on Thursday afternoon that in addition to the 440 in quarantine, 5,700 of the district's estimated 179,000 students have opted out of the school district's mask mandate. Palm Beach County is home to the 10th largest school district in the U.S.," reported Austen Erblat. "Burke called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to look at current policies and make changes in the interest of students. 'The governor's got to take responsibility for establishing the ground rules we're operating under.'" According to the report, five employees of the district have also tested positive for COVID-19. www.rawstory.com/florida-schools/
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Post by shamrock on Aug 13, 2021 1:09:38 GMT
Our county mandated K-6 wear masks because they can’t be vaccinated. Most districts in my county have extended that to all K-12 buildings.
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Post by snickle on Aug 13, 2021 1:21:01 GMT
Our local colleges are starting to announce mask requirements.
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Post by Alexxussss on Aug 13, 2021 2:19:04 GMT
State mandated (NJ) and as a teacher I’m very happy about it, especially since I have a one year old who cannot be vaccinated yet. I’m terrified of passing something on to her.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Aug 13, 2021 2:33:47 GMT
The state of IL has mandated it. Recently a private school considered bucking the mandate, but the state acted quickly to let them know that when you fuck around, you find out. Lots of people bitch about IL, but right now I'm glad I live here. Sadly, I’m afraid the fucking around and finding out will work the other way in Texas and Florida. Interesting. I wonder how our private schools can get away with it.
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 13, 2021 3:06:57 GMT
In California it’s mandated by the state for k-12 and teachers need to be vaccinated by October I think it was. Parents still going nuts about muzzles lol. It’s amazing how loud they are. I’m hoping they don’t convince districts to go against the mandate. Then again the sheriff is vocal about not enforcing mandates so time will tell. I am hearing about schools south of us having confirmed cases among students three days in. I haven’t heard anything more in the last week or so and just waiting to hear about local schools but bet it will be hush hush if possible. School just started yesterday here. It's mandated but it's up to districts to choose "how" to enforce it or not. Pisses me the hell off. If it's mandated, then it needs to be enforced! In my district, TK-12 kids have to mask INDOORS only and on the buses and can take them off outside and at lunch (eating shoulder to shoulder at the tables IN the cafeteria). Teachers are required to wear them indoors only and can take them off outside. I wear mine all the damn time unless I'm drinking or eating. I space out from everyone. I have 132 kids and a handful plus are out on quarantine. We started school on Friday last week with a few out on quarantine out of my bunches. They're dropping like flies. When they're out, the work they do is to be asynchronous and they can turn it all in at one time when they return after their 10 day quarantine (plus a damn week more for LATE work). It's a joke. I hate it but at least I'm not having to teach online and in person when my kids are quarantined or out sick.
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Post by Merge on Aug 13, 2021 3:23:04 GMT
In California it’s mandated by the state for k-12 and teachers need to be vaccinated by October I think it was. Parents still going nuts about muzzles lol. It’s amazing how loud they are. I’m hoping they don’t convince districts to go against the mandate. Then again the sheriff is vocal about not enforcing mandates so time will tell. I am hearing about schools south of us having confirmed cases among students three days in. I haven’t heard anything more in the last week or so and just waiting to hear about local schools but bet it will be hush hush if possible. School just started yesterday here. It's mandated but it's up to districts to choose "how" to enforce it or not. Pisses me the hell off. If it's mandated, then it needs to be enforced! In my district, TK-12 kids have to mask INDOORS only and on the buses and can take them off outside and at lunch (eating shoulder to shoulder at the tables IN the cafeteria). Teachers are required to wear them indoors only and can take them off outside. I wear mine all the damn time unless I'm drinking or eating. I space out from everyone. I have 132 kids and a handful plus are out on quarantine. We started school on Friday last week with a few out on quarantine out of my bunches. They're dropping like flies. When they're out, the work they do is to be asynchronous and they can turn it all in at one time when they return after their 10 day quarantine (plus a damn week more for LATE work). It's a joke. I hate it but at least I'm not having to teach online and in person when my kids are quarantined or out sick. The lunch thing is what gets me, and it’s the big reason that I’ve been kind of shrugging about mask mandates for schools. I mean yes, I’m in favor and will enforce it in my classroom, but they all go to lunch and sit side by side and across the table from each other with their masks off, talking and laughing … and what good did that mask do all day? And yet there’s nothing else to do. Last year we had lunch in the classroom with masks off and some distancing, but this year even if we did that there will be too many kids to distance. And after school they all take their masks off and walk home together, and again, what good did the mask do at school? I really hope I’m wrong, of course, but I’m just skeptical that this part-time masking is going to prevent much spread.
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 13, 2021 3:24:57 GMT
It's mandated but it's up to districts to choose "how" to enforce it or not. Pisses me the hell off. If it's mandated, then it needs to be enforced! In my district, TK-12 kids have to mask INDOORS only and on the buses and can take them off outside and at lunch (eating shoulder to shoulder at the tables IN the cafeteria). Teachers are required to wear them indoors only and can take them off outside. I wear mine all the damn time unless I'm drinking or eating. I space out from everyone. I have 132 kids and a handful plus are out on quarantine. We started school on Friday last week with a few out on quarantine out of my bunches. They're dropping like flies. When they're out, the work they do is to be asynchronous and they can turn it all in at one time when they return after their 10 day quarantine (plus a damn week more for LATE work). It's a joke. I hate it but at least I'm not having to teach online and in person when my kids are quarantined or out sick. The lunch thing is what gets me, and it’s the big reason that I’ve been kind of shrugging about mask mandates for schools. I mean yes, I’m in favor and will enforce it in my classroom, but they all go to lunch and sit side by side and across the table from each other with their masks off, talking and laughing … and what good did that mask do all day? And yet there’s nothing else to do. Last year we had lunch in the classroom with masks off and some distancing, but this year even if we did that there will be too many kids to distance. And after school they all take their masks off and walk home together, and again, what good did the mask do at school? I really hope I’m wrong, of course, but I’m just skeptical that this part-time masking is going to prevent much spread. Yep to all that! I'm wondering how long it will be before we are put back to distance learning.
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Post by moodyblue on Aug 13, 2021 3:48:04 GMT
The district where I taught had already decided to require masks, even before the Illinois governor mandated them.
I am appalled when I see the footage of ignorant and enraged parents protesting masks. I had so hoped we would be on track for more normal life by now, but the low vaccine rates and anti-maskers have kept that from happening.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Aug 13, 2021 4:01:56 GMT
I’m really wondering how long before we have an outbreak. I drove by the high school on Tuesday the day before classes started snd there were at least 100 kids crammed under pop ups waiting for something. Looked like a line but they were maybe 4 wide and very close together. I didn’t see masks. They looked like they were waiting to go inside a trailer to get their schedule or books. I really am waiting for the other shoe to drop here snd for cases to climb. Hoping at least a good number of the kids are vaccinated I know there were vaccine drives at other local high schools.
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Post by Merge on Aug 13, 2021 4:32:21 GMT
The lunch thing is what gets me, and it’s the big reason that I’ve been kind of shrugging about mask mandates for schools. I mean yes, I’m in favor and will enforce it in my classroom, but they all go to lunch and sit side by side and across the table from each other with their masks off, talking and laughing … and what good did that mask do all day? And yet there’s nothing else to do. Last year we had lunch in the classroom with masks off and some distancing, but this year even if we did that there will be too many kids to distance. And after school they all take their masks off and walk home together, and again, what good did the mask do at school? I really hope I’m wrong, of course, but I’m just skeptical that this part-time masking is going to prevent much spread. Yep to all that! I'm wondering how long it will be before we are put back to distance learning. I really don’t think that will happen here, even if it needs to. The state won’t allow it. Far more likely that parents will pull their kids out and tell the district to suck it, and that would be OK with the state, too.
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Post by paigepea on Aug 13, 2021 10:16:24 GMT
We don’t know yet. School goes back after labour day.
Both of my girls are in high school, and it’s a private school so the school has some choice. I can see them mandating masks for the unvaccinated. That is what our province alluded to in June. Doesn’t really affect us either way. My girls are fully done. They also wore masks for full day in person school last year and the school year was amazing compared to what it could have been for them so I don’t think they’ll care - just happy to go back for another year.
Our elementary kids who are not yet eligible will all be masked. Wish the vaccine would open up for the younger kids.
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Post by paigepea on Aug 13, 2021 10:26:00 GMT
It's mandated but it's up to districts to choose "how" to enforce it or not. Pisses me the hell off. If it's mandated, then it needs to be enforced! In my district, TK-12 kids have to mask INDOORS only and on the buses and can take them off outside and at lunch (eating shoulder to shoulder at the tables IN the cafeteria). Teachers are required to wear them indoors only and can take them off outside. I wear mine all the damn time unless I'm drinking or eating. I space out from everyone. I have 132 kids and a handful plus are out on quarantine. We started school on Friday last week with a few out on quarantine out of my bunches. They're dropping like flies. When they're out, the work they do is to be asynchronous and they can turn it all in at one time when they return after their 10 day quarantine (plus a damn week more for LATE work). It's a joke. I hate it but at least I'm not having to teach online and in person when my kids are quarantined or out sick. The lunch thing is what gets me, and it’s the big reason that I’ve been kind of shrugging about mask mandates for schools. I mean yes, I’m in favor and will enforce it in my classroom, but they all go to lunch and sit side by side and across the table from each other with their masks off, talking and laughing … and what good did that mask do all day? And yet there’s nothing else to do. Last year we had lunch in the classroom with masks off and some distancing, but this year even if we did that there will be too many kids to distance. And after school they all take their masks off and walk home together, and again, what good did the mask do at school? I really hope I’m wrong, of course, but I’m just skeptical that this part-time masking is going to prevent much spread. We had 100% of kids in school last year, masked in class and eating in the lunch room. Lunch eating was reduced to 20 min. After that the kids had to put their masks on again. We had 4 cases in the school all year, no transmission in the lunch room. Actually no transmission at school at all. Many kids ate outside when possible (not possible through the winter). If there was a case at school, everyone from the lunch table was sent home for two weeks. So this happened 4 times, once to my daughter until it was determine that she ate outside that week. Interestingly, when we got the call from contact tracing, they had info on her like she ate with this girl plus they sat next to each other in English class ( but they sat 3 seats away). It was described to us as unmasked or masked exposure over time. If lunch had been one hour inside unmasked, plus dd had sat next to this girl in class masked, dd’s likeliness of catching Covid would have gone up. The girls who did sit next to this girl unmasked for one week of school during lunch, 20 min each day, isolated at home for 14 days but no one developed Covid. They know where this girl contracted it and know she had it for the full week at school. Anyway, my point is it’s possible to not have outbreaks. I hope it goes well.
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Post by Merge on Aug 13, 2021 12:04:56 GMT
The lunch thing is what gets me, and it’s the big reason that I’ve been kind of shrugging about mask mandates for schools. I mean yes, I’m in favor and will enforce it in my classroom, but they all go to lunch and sit side by side and across the table from each other with their masks off, talking and laughing … and what good did that mask do all day? And yet there’s nothing else to do. Last year we had lunch in the classroom with masks off and some distancing, but this year even if we did that there will be too many kids to distance. And after school they all take their masks off and walk home together, and again, what good did the mask do at school? I really hope I’m wrong, of course, but I’m just skeptical that this part-time masking is going to prevent much spread. We had 100% of kids in school last year, masked in class and eating in the lunch room. Lunch eating was reduced to 20 min. After that the kids had to put their masks on again. We had 4 cases in the school all year, no transmission in the lunch room. Actually no transmission at school at all. Many kids ate outside when possible (not possible through the winter). If there was a case at school, everyone from the lunch table was sent home for two weeks. So this happened 4 times, once to my daughter until it was determine that she ate outside that week. Interestingly, when we got the call from contact tracing, they had info on her like she ate with this girl plus they sat next to each other in English class ( but they sat 3 seats away). It was described to us as unmasked or masked exposure over time. If lunch had been one hour inside unmasked, plus dd had sat next to this girl in class masked, dd’s likeliness of catching Covid would have gone up. The girls who did sit next to this girl unmasked for one week of school during lunch, 20 min each day, isolated at home for 14 days but no one developed Covid. They know where this girl contracted it and know she had it for the full week at school. Anyway, my point is it’s possible to not have outbreaks. I hope it goes well. Thanks, I hope you’re right. I fear that with Delta all bets are off.
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Post by Peace Sign on Aug 13, 2021 12:14:47 GMT
i cringe that this poll is labeled "politics".
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Post by Merge on Aug 13, 2021 12:18:31 GMT
i cringe that this poll is labeled "politics". Right? It shouldn’t be political at all.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 13, 2021 13:37:10 GMT
I received an email update from the district last night saying that in light of the rising number of cases in our county, the administration is going to the school board to ask them to change their mask recommendation to a requirement for all staff, students and visitors regardless of vaccination status at all district K-8 schools. The school board is supposed to have a meeting on the 19th where that will be decided. The administration is planning to still “strongly recommend” masks for all staff, students and visitors at the high school level. My kid’s middle school is going to have staggered schedules so only half the kids are in the cafeteria at a time, and they are planning to utilize newly renovated flex spaces to give kids more area to spread out at lunch time.
All kids who ride the bus must be masked, that has always been the policy since this all started. Our district said they have a severe bus driver shortage and to expect full buses and long rides to and from school. I’m planning to leave my kid on the route but if the bus ride is over 30 minutes in the morning I’ll drive her to school myself. I would much rather do that than to fight to get my night owl up and moving over an hour earlier every day just so she can sit on a crowded school bus full of germ vectors for 45 minutes to an hour each way when school is only a 10-15 minute drive away.
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