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Masks for kids

308 replies

bingowingsmcgee · 23/02/2021 19:40

Is it masks all day then for secondary kids? Can't they just offer all the staff the vaccine and then crack on? Pretty horrible for the kids.

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Parker231 · 24/02/2021 07:10

If the U.K. government had made masks mandatory in all schools much earlier, think about all the in class education the children could have had.

If you don’t want your children to wear a mask in school, keep them at home. Masks can help reduce transmission.

herecomesthsun · 24/02/2021 07:15

@ThatsGoodCakeLove

Hahaha, that is not what is was implying you dramatic fools. All childrens faces are absolutely beautiful and I'd rather they were not forced to cover them unnecessarily. Absolute nut cases.
but it is necessary if you want them in school
hamstersarse · 24/02/2021 07:16

Any claimed reduction in transmission is so minute that I don’t think it is justified 🤷‍♀️

I think this was done just to appease the paranoid people. There is a clip of Boris back in the day saying he is totally against masking children as it’s cruel and unnecessary.

...but as usual we’ll all do it just to get them back to school

hamstersarse · 24/02/2021 07:22

Here’s the clip of Boris talking sense.

Before he capitulated to the paranoid masses

twitter.com/pcrclaims/status/1364016969662488576?s=21

OrangeBlossomsinthesun · 24/02/2021 07:27

@hamstersarse

Any claimed reduction in transmission is so minute that I don’t think it is justified 🤷‍♀️

I think this was done just to appease the paranoid people. There is a clip of Boris back in the day saying he is totally against masking children as it’s cruel and unnecessary.

...but as usual we’ll all do it just to get them back to school

It is agreed by scientists that masking, social distancing and hand washing reduce transmission. "Cruel" do give over! It's a bit of fabric on your face not torture. You don't want your kid to wear a mask? Keep them at home then!
FrippEnos · 24/02/2021 07:30

but as usual we’ll all do it just to get them back to school

Before he capitulated to the paranoid masses

So much for back to school at any cost.

OrangeBlossomsinthesun · 24/02/2021 07:30

@Parker231

If the U.K. government had made masks mandatory in all schools much earlier, think about all the in class education the children could have had. If you don’t want your children to wear a mask in school, keep them at home. Masks can help reduce transmission.
Exactly.
hamstersarse · 24/02/2021 07:39

Masks have just become a lobbying point (on both sides btw)

They are just not dealt with rationally and logically (on both sides)

There is testing in secondary schools, isolation, some level of distancing and hand washing. I think these things are more impactful than masks, and the net benefit of them is questionable given the disruption to communication and learning.

LadyPenelope68 · 24/02/2021 07:43

@Wildswim
Or I can tell the school they're not wearing them
A Local Authority near me have issued guidance that they are compulsory, unless exempt of course, and that no mask means child goes to the Isolation/Behaviour Room for the day or is sent home. Let’s hope your child’s school feel so strongly about protecting the children in their care and staff that they do the same if you’re so awkward about the issue.

LadyPenelope68 · 24/02/2021 07:45

@ineedaholidaynow
Did have a wry smile when this was announced wondering how UsForThem would seriously combust when they heard this news.
Me too! 🤣

DumplingsAndStew · 24/02/2021 07:46

@DonnaDonna01

No problem with them wearing masks but who polices them changing them at regular intervals or them being washed at home depending on mask type. Plus disposal if throw away masks. If the kids are wearing them it needs to put in place correctly, that is my main concern.
Parents?
LadyPenelope68 · 24/02/2021 07:49

@ThatsGoodCakeLove
my child's face is absolutely lovely and I will not be concealing it to play along with anyones farce.
This has got to be one of the stupidest reasons I’ve seen for not wearing a mask.🤣🤣🤣
So because you think your child has a beautiful face, you’re not willing to cover it up - that’s your priority?? Not the fact that it will protect her peers and staff in school in the middle of a pandemic?

MrsHerculePoirot · 24/02/2021 07:51

Whoever referenced child development being an issue - were talking secondary students here not toddlers...

TimeForLunch · 24/02/2021 07:57

Hopefully this will be scrapped after Easter.

QuentinInQuarantino · 24/02/2021 07:58

Also in Spain, and I am not a mask fan but I am SO GRATEFUL for kids having to wear them. There have been one or two classroom closures, but not one school has had to close since September. I teach secondary and the difference in the kids mental states since may/June with online teaching and now is incredible, they need to be in school. My DC (primary)have surgical masks with little solar systems and mermaids on. They change them twice a day and they have their own hand towels at school for regular hand washing, and temp checks and hand gel at entry. They call them poo-masks and would rather not wear them, but they get to play together and enjoy a dynamic classroom with their wonderful teacher and sport!

I consider school closures to be the lowest point (aside from deaths) and I don't understand why parents in the UK aren't more willing to do whatever it takes to stop that happening.

QuentinInQuarantino · 24/02/2021 08:04

@Malteser71 I am a speaking examiner so was very worried about the mask/exam thing, especially because speaking requires lip reading and facial expressions.

Our candidates were permitted to remove the mask once seated and to put them back on when the examiners came round to hand out material etc.

I was surprised by how many didn't bother and kept them on the whole time.

If you get the surgical ones they're quite lightweight and relatively comfortable. I think a lot of British people are used to those awful homemade ones which I couldn't do 10 minutes in (I've tried making lots!)

m0therofdragons · 24/02/2021 08:04

My dc were (twins) 8 and 12 when we went to a theme park and had to wear masks all day. 8 year olds didn’t have to but why wouldn’t you if they can. Dc are so resilient and adaptable. I work in a hospital and we’re them daily so I never understand the hysteria and refusal to wear masks (except medical conditions - for which there are very few).

DumplingsAndStew · 24/02/2021 08:16

Just want to say thanks to the parents of the lovely kids for keeping them home, so my ugly kids can be safer at school. After all, mine don't have their beauty to fall back on in life.

Great public service ❤

OrangeBlossomsinthesun · 24/02/2021 08:18

[quote QuentinInQuarantino]@Malteser71 I am a speaking examiner so was very worried about the mask/exam thing, especially because speaking requires lip reading and facial expressions.

Our candidates were permitted to remove the mask once seated and to put them back on when the examiners came round to hand out material etc.

I was surprised by how many didn't bother and kept them on the whole time.

If you get the surgical ones they're quite lightweight and relatively comfortable. I think a lot of British people are used to those awful homemade ones which I couldn't do 10 minutes in (I've tried making lots!) [/quote]
Yes, I'd say most people in Spain are wearing surgical ones, which you can get in all different colours and designs, or even ffp2, which sit further off your mouth so seem quite comfortable.
Having had perhaps the strictest lockdown in Europe last year here in Spain I really don't understand how people would prefer to basically be locked in their houses than wear a bit of lightweight fabric for a few hours a day.
We do it, it's fine.

Remmy123 · 24/02/2021 08:22

@chickadeeeeeeeee same here. DS wore masks and nothing changed. Bubbles popping everywhere still

Not sure why parents are "delighted" they do naff all

OrangeBlossomsinthesun · 24/02/2021 08:23

[quote Remmy123]@chickadeeeeeeeee same here. DS wore masks and nothing changed. Bubbles popping everywhere still

Not sure why parents are "delighted" they do naff all[/quote]
Did everyone in the school wear them at all times?

Parker231 · 24/02/2021 08:26

Wearing masks in school is only one avenue to follow to stop bubbles bursting. Did they follow good hand washing, social distancing, no mixing with friends and other family members.

ineedaholidaynow · 24/02/2021 08:35

The masks may help it not spread in school, but they won’t stop someone bringing COVID into school

unchienandalusia · 24/02/2021 08:44

Guffawing at the not covering my beautiful child's face post. Get over yourself love.

Many studies now indicate that mask wearing reduces transmission abs are recommended for all but very young children.

It was a very VERY long time ago that Whitty et al were saying they don't have an impact. Don't you stay up to date with the news?

Children are resilient and capable of far more than the snowflake parents evident on this thread.

homesickinscotland · 24/02/2021 08:45

OrangeBlossomsinthesun I admit I don't know how much the blue surgical ones cost in the UK, here the price is govt controlled so they cost cents and can be bought everywhere. I can usually buy a pack of ten for about a euro / 1.50.

Unfortunately they are more in the UK - from Which:
"At around 45p per mask for a basic surgical mask if you buy in bulk, the cost of using just one per day over the course of a year would be £164." Multiply that up by even just a couple per day, for two or three kids, maybe with parents needing them too, and it will beyond the reach of some parents. Would be great if the prices were controlled here too.

People who say their kids struggle to breathe in a mask - try the mask inserts which hold the mask away from your mouth. They stop the fabric being sucked in when you breathe and stop the suffocating feeling.