Re: Kids Wearing Masks all Day?

Re: Kids Wearing Masks all Day?

Re: Kids Wearing Masks all Day?

Re: Kids Wearing Masks all Day?

Posted by bunnyluck



Our districted noted they will not open school if the temperature reaches above a certain point in the classrooms. Maybe 85. I don't remember the specifics but that was a good measure...Also, someone was on the district's zoom was talking about how AC usage is not advised because it refilters the air in the class and disburses droplets. I didn't fact check that, but another concern to add to the list.

Re: Kids Wearing Masks all Day?

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Masks should be required all day regardless of social distancing and then they can revisit it once school is open a few months. The kids will be fine. It's the adults that are causing the issues. Kids will see all their friends and teachers doing the same thing and it will not be an issue after a week or two.

I agree with this. As long as kids aren't hearing, at home, that their parents don't think they should be wearing masks, it will become second nature for them - much more easily than for adults

I agree also. Keep a positive mindset for the kids sake.

I'm positive as can be. I don't say a word in front of her. I play it up in fact, that at least you can go back to school now! Let's look online for some cool new masks since you'll need more for school.
But she still tells me she can't breathe and pulls it down to get air.
Fact of the matter is it IS uncomfortable to breathe in. I had a near panic attack in Target again the other day and was sneaking air in a quiet aisle to avoid it going full blown so I could make it out of the store.
All the positivity in the world won't change the fact that breathing through cloth all day is not natural or comfortable.

It's also really hot in the classrooms at the beginning of September - there are only a few in our school that have AC. I don't think it will be as bad once the weather gets cooler but, in the beginning, it's going to be tough.

But my kids only go 2x a week so I think they can handle it.

Different masks make all the difference. You need to find own that feels good to you. My oldest is autistic, has sensory issues, OCD off the charts and anxiety so if she can wear a mask all day (she wore one for 4 hours for camp this summer with no breaks) then I really do not think there is any excuse unless you have a severe disability (like my younger daughter) or a medical condition. It's all about desensitizing the mask and not making it an issue.

As a side note, I am shocked that any district on LI does not have air conditioning in their schools. We had air conditioning back in the 80s when I was in HS. Get on your BOE and put in a capital building expenditure.

Not on LI anymore but, have been talking to the district. We didn't have AC though at school in the 90s on LI and they aren't allowing fans. That is my concern - if it's really warm and they have to wear masks - it will be miserable. At the Communion this weekend, when the AC wasn't on, it was warm and masks were being pulled down everywhere (the parents were worse than the kids but, still).

I can see why. When you feel you can't breathe, it's human instinct to try and get air. It's just a fact of life. It's hard to stop what you've been ingrained to do all your life all of a sudden. I'm guilty of it as well.
I cannot wait for the day we can burn these god forsaken things

I’m curious to see how long it takes to stop using them-in my mind it’s going to be a few years.

I doubt people will keep it up for a few years.
I give it another year before everyone is like- enough with this.
Especially if a vaccine is out.
Either way, I'm already planning the mask burning party.
We never did a mortgage burning party, but this will be epic!

Kids Wearing Masks all Day?

Our school district is requiring masks all day but no plexiglass. Am i happy with it, no but its what they have to do. My daughter is starting Kindergarten has been wearing her mask on outings since we started with masks so she is used to it but not sure how shell do all day. Luckily they will have breaks. I also bought her two mask chains from Etsy so when she is not wearing it, it hangs around her neck and not on the desk or floor.