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ZebZ OP t1_j0ly9ba wrote

Reply to comment by Matt-33-205 in Philadelphia School District To Require Masks For 10 Days After Winter Break by ZebZ

I don't think wearing masks for a few days following a holiday in the middle of a Covid resurgence and major flu and RSV outbreaks is unreasonable.

Nobody is proposing wearing them full time again.

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Matt-33-205 t1_j0lzsda wrote

It's not a few days, it's 10 days.

This should be a parental choice matter, I love my 8 year old special needs daughter more than I love anything in the world. Wearing a mask does more harm than good for my daughter.

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ZebZ OP t1_j0m0qo3 wrote

10 days out of a 180-day school year. Students will have 94.5% of the school year without a mask.

Not everyone is going to love or benefit from every policy. They have to be made to benefit the staff and student body as a whole, and this is a clear benefit. Parents of kids who need exceptions can always work with the school administrators to accommodate them under the ADA.

School boards are elected bodies. If you don't like how a district is run, do something about it.

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NEBook_Worm t1_j0pjz7i wrote

If it's dangerous enough masks are needed, children simply shouldn't be in school. They should learn remotely.

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