Wear a face mask at school drop off?

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Will you wear a face mask to drop off or pick up the kids on the school run? It’s going to be chaotic enough in the playground especially with rubbish weather.

@GlomOfNit

Non-issue, surely? Who wouldn't wear a face covering for a very few minutes whilst being closer to other people than 1.5 m, so they could pick up their kids and comply with school guidance that works to try and keep that school open for longer, safely?

I wear one in crowded street situations. I wear one whilst queuing for the open-air market stall in our small town. I put one on when I get within a couple of people of the head of the supermarket entrance queue. I don't feel like my rights are being infringed in any way and think some people need to get a fucking grip.

Because I’m not closer than 1.5m to anyone. Mine have been back for a week and I have not been within 2m of another person in that time.

It certainly is a non-issue if the school issues no requirement that masks are worn, and you don’t wear a mask

You're putting on a mask to protect all those people from yourself, there is nothing wrong with yourself, you are a human being like we all are with germs and bacteria and viruses, our immune system battles all day for us.

We're so used to being told what to do that we can't think for ourselves any more.

Get ready for winter and all the colds and flus that are to come, the scaremongering will really go up a notch then.

Blue skies

I don’t think it will

Tide is turning

People don’t want lockdown anymore you can see it now already

Even compliant people are starting to forego masks

Many staff don’t care enough anymore to challenge

Soon we will be free from this shit show and those with aniexfy issues can move onto the next thing

I wouldn't wear a mask outside unless I was somehow squashed into a small space with loads of other people. And I mean squashed, not just people milling around. But if you want to wear one who cares? I see lots of people wearing them outside.

Our primary HT has recommended face masks at pick up and drop off. We have been I local lockdown so it's sensible as lots of people haven't followed the restrictions.

I was in the 1% of people wearing one in shops at the height of the pandemic back in March/April as it seemed a good idea and many countries had enforced it even if we “knew better”.

Didn’t wear one just now dropping off at smallish preschools (20-30 kids) as outside, social distancing possible, staggered drop times, and the kids are all going to be mingling a damn sight more than the socially distanced parents.

All seems arse backwards to me. Just wish people had exercised a bit more caution in April rather than August.

Masks have not been introduced to stop spread as gov and doctors know they don’t work

They were introduced because the footfall dropped to 10% on this time last year

They are purely so the worried well have more confidence to go out

They basically scared people too much

There’s 4 active cases in my borough of 250,000 (no one in hospital) yet we are all walking round in masks

It’s absolutely disgusting

I should mention my area is an ‘out break ’ Area

You seriously couldn’t make it up

@Vinoonasunnyday

Masks have not been introduced to stop spread as gov and doctors know they don’t work

They were introduced because the footfall dropped to 10% on this time last year

They are purely so the worried well have more confidence to go out

They basically scared people too much

There’s 4 active cases in my borough of 250,000 (no one in hospital) yet we are all walking round in masks

It’s absolutely disgusting

I can honestly say that wearing a mask has made me not want to go into a shop i do everything online now and will until we no longer have to wear them. And I'm someone who has been made redundant from a high street retailer so I know how much footfall is needed to maintain our high street

I agree

More and more are refusing to wear them now and many people just wearing them as token (round necks and chin etc)

Hopefully as time goes on they’ll drop rule

Almost everyone I speak to these days thinks we should drop the rules and distancing and make it personal responsibility so the tide is turning for sure

@Vinoonasunnyday
But of course they do work in confined indoor spaces. They’re not a cure all, but are part of the solution.

The real issue is that many Western governments went from “masks have minimal use” at what was for many of the height of the pandemic on March - May to suddenly becoming legally enforced, and now even encouraged outdoors. Wtf?

That’s some rapidly evolving science right there!! Of course the science didn’t change, the politics/potential mask shortage situation changed.

I’m nit wearing a mask outside on school pick ups but plenty of people are and I can understand it as our governments have laid on an absolute shitshow of misinformation and changing messages.

Take the achool issue

Masks don’t work for schools

Kids were in at height of pandemic with no mask at all for few weeks! Masks were only introduced cos some parents were too sacred

That’s all

They’re just there to reduce anxiety

@Vinoonasunnyday
Almost everyone I speak to these days thinks we should drop the rules and distancing and make it personal responsibility so the tide is turning for sure

The personal responsibility sctick doesn’t work because there are assholes around who will go into a shop with flu symptoms, without a mask, and cough in an elderly person’s direction.

“Get on with things”
“people get sick and die anyway”
“let’s just get back to normal”

Great sound bites - but the reality would be at 200,000+ excess deaths over the next 12 months. That’s the reality, so lay it out clearly when making the argument.

And I have been on holiday, I have been to restaurants, I’m not cowering at home. But I know there is a line to be drawn during a global pandemic that particularly attacks the vulnerable in society.

Yes as social distancing is impossible with crowd's. I don't know why others are so reluctant to do so.

@Cheeeeislifenow

Yes as social distancing is impossible with crowd's. I don't know why others are so reluctant to do so.

No crowds on our school run and social distancing was perfectly possible at drop off/pick up all of last week when my kids were back at school, so not reluctant, just no need.

I live ROI the UK attitude to measures seem bizarre to me, the majority of people here have no issues with doing what needs to be done to ensure the safety of everyone. Does a mask really impact people that much that "they simply will not tolerate it".
I find that attitude incredulous to be honest.
Scientists of the world are United in telling us what we should be doing to reduce the spread until we get a vaccine. The three C's confined spaces, crowds and close contact and masks provide an extra layer of protection when those three scenarios are hard to avoid. No, they do not completely stop the virus and it's not a magic fix. But surely whatever bloody work's. You aren't being stripped of your liberties because you are being asked to wear a mask.
I just cannot understand the rejection of sensible measures to keep people well. Sorry for the rant 😆

@Cheeeeislifenow

I live ROI the UK attitude to measures seem bizarre to me, the majority of people here have no issues with doing what needs to be done to ensure the safety of everyone. Does a mask really impact people that much that "they simply will not tolerate it". I find that attitude incredulous to be honest. Scientists of the world are United in telling us what we should be doing to reduce the spread until we get a vaccine. The three C's confined spaces, crowds and close contact and masks provide an extra layer of protection when those three scenarios are hard to avoid. No, they do not completely stop the virus and it's not a magic fix. But surely whatever bloody work's. You aren't being stripped of your liberties because you are being asked to wear a mask. I just cannot understand the rejection of sensible measures to keep people well. Sorry for the rant 😆

I’m not reluctant to do it when there is a need. On our school run (which is what the question in the OP is about) there is no need. Outdoors, all adults social distancing, no crowds. So no need for a mask.

But there isn’t a need 🤷‍♀️

At the peak -absolutely

But there are hardly any deaths now, deaths below last years average what’s that all about!

People’s lives being disrupted and ruined (job losses etc) to stop thousands of deaths yes but to simply stop people getting it - even mildly- is a step too far for me and soon, likely most

It’s only now that jobs are beginning to go

More will go once furlough ends or kids being sent home every week

The financial impact will hit companies as they downsize for the next year or two to recoup costs - again hitting families

Then I expect more will want it all to stop as people will feel it financially

Right now hospitals are empty and we cower at high cases but they’re almost all not in hospital so why are we ruining lives

Our primary HT has recommended face masks at pick up and drop off.

They've recommended it based on their expert knowledge?

Yes - anything which protects against another peak. Social distancing isn’t always possible so anything which protects others is worth doing. If there is a winter wave of cases I imagine it will become mandatory in more situations.

People are brainwashed by the govt and media, the constant repeating of the same phrases has hypnotised most people: "new normal" "stay home save lives" "my mask protects you and your mask protects me" etc, this is manipulation. The govt doesn't care about old people (look into what has been happening in care homes)

The govt and military has departments working tirelessly on how to mentally manipulate the public and it is working, and we're paying to be manipulated with our tax. We've paid to "eat out to help out", we paid half in the restaurant in August and we'll pay for the other £200 million out of our tax next year.

Our kids are being psychologically tortured. The forced vaccine and health passport to work and travel is coming next. Nurses are being recruited to give the vaccines to the kids, the adverts say they are on a contract from September to January at £22 an hour.

Kids at primary school need to sit facing forward, no group work, stay away from their mates, no shouting or singing, teacher must stand behind a line and not help the kids. Kids who display "covid symptoms" to be isolated in a room until they are collected and not allowed back at school until they have a test. Shorter lunch break, no hot food. Do you think this is going to end with the vaccine? Have you read the Coronavirus Act with regards to children?

Anyone awake or are you just going to hide behind your mask and deprive yourself and your kids of oxygen and liberty?

Take a stand and say no, it stops here, if you can't stand up for yourself, stand up for your kid.

@blueskies20 - no brainwashing here. DH is a GP who volunteered to work on a COVID ward. Everyone is going to have to continue with social distancing, extra hand washing and mask wearing or the death rate is likely to go through the roof this winter.

The quicker the virus is brought under control, the quicker life can to return to what we are use to. If people continue to breach the regulations there will be more excess deaths, more businesses failing, greater restrictions to how we live our lives.

If people continue to breach the regulations there will be more excess deaths, more businesses failing, greater restrictions to how we live our lives.

Yeah, but by not wearing a mask on the school run, where I’ve managed perfectly well not to get within 2m from anyone since they’ve been back. & haven’t breached any regulations.