Schools and Covid 19 (part 5) Mod warnings in OP

17-02-2022 04:59PM

And “it says more about those places”. What a nasty comment. You don’t subscribe to the mask every living thing and you get comments like that.

Making a comment like that says more about yourself than those places. Thankfully, public health now agree it’s all nonsense.

Leftwaffe · 17-02-2022 05:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118647984#Comment_118647984

lol What school are you working in? The student so teach will drop them in the morning. Vast majority it teachers too.

If anyone wishes to continue wearing one then I’ll respect that, as people should respect the fact I don’t want to wear one. The desire to push masks on others is something I’ll never figure out.

Birdy · 17-02-2022 05:45PM

Another 9,441 cases today. With such high community spread, I don't think it's the right time to be telling people to ditch the masks.

https://www.npr.org/sections/back-to-school-live-updates/2021/09/10/1035954587/yes-gov-desantis-studies-do-show-masks-curb-covid-19-in-schools?t=1645119408770

17-02-2022 05:48PM

There’ll never be a magic number that people feel is okay to end things. Maybe if we waited til Sunday and there was a couple of thousand, would it be ok then?

M_Murphy57 · 17-02-2022 06:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118637845#Comment_118637845

Or so many children have caught it and recovered both masks and wuhan vaccines are pointless.

josip · 17-02-2022 07:17PM

...and NPHET said they're gone. Time to get back on with living and stop hiding behind the masks.

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2022/0217/1281314-coronavirus-ireland/

Leftwaffe · 17-02-2022 07:21PM

What a day. Can’t wait to head in to work with no mask. Back to normality. If you’re still nervous wear a couple of masks and keep distance, just don’t look down on those who are ploughing on without one.

There should be respect for those who want to wear one and vice versa.

Vaccinated30 · 17-02-2022 07:25PM

I can't wait to see my children's teachers faces! I've never seen any of the teachers they have now without a mask.

Sammy2012 · 17-02-2022 07:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648808#Comment_118648808

Can't wait! Pods are gone also apparently. So the kids can all mix again! First day back after midterm ill need getting rid of that plastic screen I've had to sit behind for the last 18 months.

Totally agree that respect should work both ways. No judgement on how every one chooses to proceed.

km79 · 17-02-2022 07:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648830#Comment_118648830

I moved schools September 2020

Ive never seen anyones faces . Staff or students

So happy with this

Birdy · 17-02-2022 10:54PM

This is a poll from a teachers only forum.

Poll: Will you continue to wear a mask in school?

Yes: 56%

No: 44%

Leftwaffe · 17-02-2022 11:28PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118650192#Comment_118650192

That is very sad. Oh well. The 56% have the choice to do so. That’s the main thing.

18-02-2022 12:04AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118650355#Comment_118650355

It’s a good start. 45% of teachers immediately not having to teach through a mask is a lot of kids benefitting. Another 20-30% of them will follow when they see the world hasn’t ended.

As you said, the choice is there. That’s the main thing.

political analyst · 18-02-2022 12:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648600#Comment_118648600

Christine Loscher told Claire Byrne on Wednesday (19 minutes into this clip) that the most recent data indicates that the immunity that people who have recovered from Omicron have from re-infection with that variant is poor and that vaccination for those who've recovered from Omicron provides additional protection against possible future variants and, regarding the perception that infection is not a big deal for children, mentioned 'long Covid'.

https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22063555/

JP100 · 18-02-2022 12:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118650521#Comment_118650521

I wouldn't take that poll at face value. It will be alot more than 45% and in alot of schools, I would expect it to be upwards of 80% of school staff not wearing masks after the mid term when the new diktat has officially gone through.

yerwanthere123 · 18-02-2022 04:52PM

Mad that the masks in schools will likely be gone after mid-term. Or might staff still be expected to wear them? Would obviously be utterly pointless if the kids aren't, but I imagine some schools/principals might advise their staff to stick with them for the time being?

18-02-2022 05:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118653042#Comment_118653042

Indeed - just trying to find the positive in that made up poll! At the very worst I’d say half the staff will be rid immediately, as you said, more like 70 or 80% really, as Twitter and Facebook polls aren’t a measure of real life.

On the last post, I can’t see many schools other than the small minority of militant ones looking for staff to retain them. After all, we’re all adults here - principals, teachers, SNA’s, support staff, we all have the choice to make.

Dakota Dan · 18-02-2022 05:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648062#Comment_118648062

Have you any scientific proof of that? Just because there were fewer cases in older classes is not scientific proof.

km79 · 18-02-2022 05:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118654663#Comment_118654663

Schools will continue to follow whatever public health advice is issued to them

if it’s masks are optional then that is what will be the case

No principal can enforce anything else

Leftwaffe · 18-02-2022 05:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118654663#Comment_118654663

They can advise all they want, you don’t have to wear one, it’s personal choice now and rightly so.

And masks are definitely gone, not likely. As are all other mitigation measures in schools.

noplacehere · 18-02-2022 06:20PM

I’d suspect most staff will take them off once numbers drop a bit further if not straight away. Right now catching it still means time off, they’ve cut the sick leave for it and childcare issues so that will keep them. Add in the VHR (me) and pregnant staff that’s a fair few.

If the numbers in the community were lower even Id take it off but a little longer is worth it. I want to make it to the summer without catching it (or anything else) as all my classes are under pressure time wise, there’s no qualified subs and I don’t want to use up sick leave

Van.Bosch · 19-02-2022 12:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648349#Comment_118648349

No one is telling people to ditch the masks. They are moving to advised, so it’s personal choice.

Deeec · 19-02-2022 01:39PM

My kids school still has staggered collection times. Hopefully this can be dropped soon as well. It never made sense to me - it just led to parents and collected children chatting and playing while waiting for older children to come out. 20 mins time difference between youngest and oldest child being let out of school - surely this can stop now.

noplacehere · 20-02-2022 07:46AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118658380#Comment_118658380

Don’t see why not. Our sons primary school decided to reimplement their precovid uniform policy at 7pm on a Tuesday night last week. (Under their covid set up the next day was a non uniform day)….

shesty · 20-02-2022 08:07AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118661941#Comment_118661941

They were switching between uniform and non uniform for covid reasons each week?That would drive me nuts as a clothes-washing parent!I appreciate the rule was probably made when we knew no better but it should have been got rid of a looooooong time ago.

Our school has been very sensible in comparison!

noplacehere · 20-02-2022 08:11AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118661959#Comment_118661959

Oh it was actually awesome. Uniform Monday, tracksuit Tuesday, anything Wednesday, uniform Thursday, tracksuit Friday. It was perfect for a single midweek wash and I only had one uniform and one tracksuit which is perfect at this age as he’s growing fast. I did not appreciate needing to get the uniform washed and dried for the next morning. And I’ve had to get an extra uniform now we’re back to four uniform/one tracksuit

Doasisaynotwhatido · 22-02-2022 09:07AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118661964#Comment_118661964

What kind of schools are you sending your kids too...

3 years ago in my sons school (wouldn't be the most well off area) principal suddenly started ringing parents to collect kids who maybe have wrong shoes, no tie etc

Parents organised meeting between themselves and all stated if called we wouldn't collect the kids so they would have to stay in school. 1 week later no phone calls to anyone

Comer1 · 24-02-2022 12:39AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118671462#Comment_118671462

The kind of schools that has a uniform policy. If you don't like the policy, find a school where the policy suits you.

If parents refused to adhere to the uniform policy that they would have had to agree to upon registration, and then refuse to collect students they should have been excluded from class.

Deeec · 25-02-2022 11:14AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118658380#Comment_118658380

Just an update on what I posted last week. We have received a message from the school - staggered collection times remain the same - its not being dropped for the moment.

iguana · 25-02-2022 02:09PM

My son's school has staggered drop off times and this year his class is on the 9.10 start. I know it won't suit lots of people but I love it. We don't have to leave the house until 9 and it just makes mornings that bit more chilled out. I'm so happy for him to not have to wear a mask again at school. While he adapted to it better than I'd worried about, I think long term, masks on small children has the potential to damage their social abilities. Facial cues are so important, to everyone, but especially children and I'm glad they won't be missing out on those.

As for uniforms, nearly every kid in my son's school just wears the tracksuit which can be the official school tracksuit or just a tracksuit from Dunnes/Aldi/Tesco in the right colour. My kid somehow manages to come home everyday covered in mud and grass stains, so I have 5 tracksuit bottoms, 4 tops and several of the polo shirts they wear underneath.

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Schools and Covid 19 (part 5) Mod warnings in OP