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To be annoyed that school requests parents wear a mask.

387 replies

j101112 · 06/11/2020 14:53

School have requested parents a mask on drop offs and pick ups. I’m not anti mask and I will wear one but I’m annoyed.

It’s a rural school. With less than 100 children. Majority of children aged year 4 and up walk to school on their own or at very least walk into the school grounds on their own. I barely see anyone dropping Ds (10) off. Maybe 1 other parent from a distance. Don’t come into close contact with teachers as it’s all done outside anyway.

They also have staggered times. So people going in and out different times and one way system.

With Dd who’s younger I see the parents of the children in her bubble but we all social distance.

Barely come into contact with anyone.

School are saying it’s because parents often talk but what do they do expect us to not talk to each other? What’s the issue with people talking whilst social distancing?! I’d understand if parents were standing in groups but it’s not like that here. Most parents are rushing off to work and too busy to talk. Others drop their kids and walk off quick like me 🤣

But being made to wear masks in a huge outdoor open space with plenty of room to distance? Really necessary? Lots of open space around the school! I just don’t really understand!

I don’t come into close contact with anyone during the school run!

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Itisasecret · 08/11/2020 10:18

Absolutely ice cream, funny we have a flattening of cases which coincides with half term too.

The reason it makes a difference for those who can't figure it out. Not every parent thinks of the bigger picture, or what may happen to others.

Parents do not always maintain social distancing when they feel the need to chat. If you have parents which are positive or maybe not following the rules. It puts school staff at risk if they are not wearing masks, more so than they already are. It isn't about what you do or what you think is acceptable. It is to help mitigate risk to school staff who are greeting 30 odd parents everyday in primary school.

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ILoveYoga · 08/11/2020 10:19

Is there a reason you didn’t activate voting? You know YABU big time.

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LovelyIssues · 08/11/2020 10:47

YANBU. Our school have said the same but so far I haven't. We are standing outside 2m apart. Absolutely no need for masks too.

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Sophicles · 08/11/2020 10:47

I don't think you can call them "bugger things" nowadays, but a good chortle never hurts

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Bushola · 08/11/2020 12:34

This’ll run and run forever this thread at this rate.

Look up the legislation regarding masks, follow that.

If anyone complains about you then not wearing a rag outside, point them to the necessary legislation

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lemartin · 08/11/2020 14:44

You sound so entitled. Wear a mask and set a good standard for your children to follow. It’s a worldwide pandemic. Get over yourself.

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Aridane · 08/11/2020 15:02

@Rhiannon13

I'm confused. Do people think you can't catch a virus if you're outside?

Some people think they are special and immune and can risk assess better than any scientist !
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Aridane · 08/11/2020 15:07

@Tootsietoot

I've driven a car for 28 years and never hafa crash. Reakon it's pointless wearing a belt.

Why even bother with a test? You can do your own risk assessment!
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Aridane · 08/11/2020 15:16

@Oneliner

Don't get me started on those nuisance seatbelts...

Or those bloody battery draining headlights when no one is even around
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IncidentsandAccidents · 08/11/2020 15:33

I struggle to understand why anyone would be annoyed by this request. If you are exempt, let the school know. If not, wear a mask! Teaching staff are putting themselves at risk to teach our children. Wearing a mask might make them and you safer. It's such a small ask.

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MoonJelly · 08/11/2020 15:36

Show me someone who calls a mask a rag, I'll show you someone incapable of defending their opinions using accurate facts.

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Bushola · 08/11/2020 17:19

Call it what you want @MoonJelly. The legislation still don’t say you have to wear a rag outside.

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BarbarAnna · 08/11/2020 17:30

What a horrible attitude. You need to think about the example you are setting for your children. My primary child is so upset that I am prepared to wear a mask but all her friends parents are not prepared to. She can’t reconcile this with the community spirit and social responsibility that I have tried to reinforce to her. She sees it as a personal affront to me and her teachers. I do not see any parents abiding by the 2 metre rule at her school and I would say that sadly less than 10% wear masks. At the end of this, there will be people I will struggle to have a relationship with. It’s probably done me a favour to be honest, as to me, it shows people’s selfish attitudes.

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Bushola · 08/11/2020 17:37

I never thought I’d see people worse than the FBPE brigade. But the promaskers manage it.

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etopp · 08/11/2020 17:43

At the end of this, there will be people I will struggle to have a relationship with. It’s probably done me a favour to be honest, as to me, it shows people’s selfish attitudes

I agree with this, but from a different perspective. I would find it impossible to continue a relationship with any friend who had spent Covid monitoring what other people do or don't do.

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BarbarAnna · 08/11/2020 17:51

If that is directed at me, I am not spending any time monitoring people. I do a school run twice a day and am able to see other people not wearing masks. Some of them that I know.

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U8myufo · 08/11/2020 18:28

Oh my days! The op said they WILL wear a mask. That's not the issue. People just aren't reading the original post properly. Not being willing to comply is not the issue Confused

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bemusedmoose · 08/11/2020 19:54

my school do the same. Some parents have refused which i think is pretty sad - no i refuse to wear a mask to protect people.... and no they dont have an exemption - i know many of them and they are just being dicks.

speaking, coughing, sneezing can spread your breath up to 10m - further outside if the is a breeze or wind. With a mask on (covering nose and mouth) instantly takes that distance down to 1m or less. Social distancing only works properly if also wearing a mask.

Me and my kids had covid feb/march. I was extremely ill and it resulted in pneumonia. I have what is known as long covid, where you suffer months and months after infection, i'm still ill from it now. It also causes permenant damage to the heart, lungs and nerves - even in those that are asymptomatic so the damage wont even show up yet. Lots of kids in our borough are showing covid toe which is awful and can cause loss of limbs. One poor boy near us had it up to his waist in both legs and was in agony, his skin was completely black from infection and lack of circulation.

This is why local authorities have requested that parents wear masks (and those parents have also chosen to have their kids wear masks in the mixed areas as it's a huge school and most dont distance properly or stick to the staggered times).

Just wear the mask and get on with it - we all have to and the sooner everyone cracks on and does it the sooner we can get back to normal

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Nellodee · 08/11/2020 20:12

I’m not actually sure that we are setting children a good example by wearing masks outside. The message that my children seem to be taking from it is that their school teachers are completely hypocritical and make a fake show for parents that they then fail to maintain within the school itself.
I’m actually a supporter of masks under almost all circumstances - they do not increase spread and may decrease it - but I’m sceptical about adults wearing them at school pick ups being a learning moment for children.

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Nellodee · 08/11/2020 20:14

I obviously have slightly older and more cynical children, though!

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MistressIggi · 08/11/2020 20:19

Hmm I don't even know where to start with that one!

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Zxyzoey31 · 08/11/2020 20:23

bemusedmoose, your post is scaremongering and not related to facts: "It also causes permenant damage to the heart, lungs and nerves - even in those that are asymptomatic so the damage wont even show up yet. Lots of kids in our borough are showing covid toe which is awful and can cause loss of limbs. One poor boy near us had it up to his waist in both legs and was in agony, his skin was completely black from infection and lack of circulation."
1% to 2% get long term symptoms. Where is the evidence of covid toe causing loss of limbs? Your claim is nonsense. Covid toe shows up in those who have very mild or no other symptoms. I have had it and so has my OH. It is not painful or dehabiliting and disappears by itself. It is a rash.

Also this is extremely misleading because you fail to mention dispersel and particle size: "speaking, coughing, sneezing can spread your breath up to 10m - further outside if the is a breeze or wind. With a mask on (covering nose and mouth) instantly takes that distance down to 1m or less. Social distancing only works properly if also wearing a mask."

Nobody is helped by stoking up fear.

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cologne4711 · 08/11/2020 22:03

Do people think you can't catch a virus if you're outside

Yes, the chances of catching it outside are minimal. Remember the VE day parties, Bournemouth beach and the BLM protests? And the non-existent spikes in cases afterwards?

However, it costs nothing to wear a mask for a a few extra minutes if someone asks you to. Even if you think it's pointless, just do it.

At the end of this, there will be people I will struggle to have a relationship with. It’s probably done me a favour to be honest, as to me, it shows people’s selfish attitudes

Of course it does. Everyone is selfish except you, clearly. So many perfect people on MN.

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BiscoffAnythingIsTheWayForward · 09/11/2020 09:11

My boys school has also been doing this since September. It’s just common sense tbh. It reduces the risk of transmission so it’s worth doing.

I think everyone has their limits and this maybe is yours. That doesn’t mean you won’t do it, you’re just questioning it which is perfectly ok. But wear the mask...all those that don’t I just think have reached their limits and we can’t do anything about that. Do what you can do and never mind what anyone else is doing as it just stresses the body even more.

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MummyMayo1988 · 09/11/2020 13:25

YANBU but to be honest I'd be happy if our DC's school implemented this rule.
Since the schools reopened; none of the parents stick to the 2 meters. In fact, most drop off's and pick ups I come home furious that no one seems to care.
Doesn't exactly help that I'm asthmatic and really don't want to get covid.
They hang around the school gate smoking and chatting in big groups. One dad was walking so close behind me that he stepped on the back of my foot and my shoe came off. I mean; WTH?!

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