I completely disagree with the mandate to mask our children aged 2-11. It’s absurd. This age group of children has little to no concern for covid. This is also the age group that is critical for social development. All of a persons social development happens from birth to pre-teen years. It is not normal for our kids to spend 8 hours a day unable to see each other’s faces, facial expressions, and emotions. It’s incredibly important for each one of them to be able to see their peers. They need to see how words can affect someone. They need to see human emotion!!! I understand wanting to protect the families of the children at school, but I also understand that most of these decisions are being made to avoid conflict. Be real, everyone on the board who voted to mask our children is doing it to save face. There’s no scientific reason to mask small children. None.
Tiffany Bautista almost 4 years ago on Opt out of Tri-County Mask mandate
I completely disagree with the mandate to mask our children aged 2-11. It’s absurd. This age group of children has little to no concern for covid. This is also the age group that is critical for social development. All of a persons social development happens from birth to pre-teen years. It is not normal for our kids to spend 8 hours a day unable to see each other’s faces, facial expressions, and emotions. It’s incredibly important for each one of them to be able to see their peers. They need to see how words can affect someone. They need to see human emotion!!! I understand wanting to protect the families of the children at school, but I also understand that most of these decisions are being made to avoid conflict. Be real, everyone on the board who voted to mask our children is doing it to save face. There’s no scientific reason to mask small children. None.
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