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Thu, May 21 2020, 5:12 pm
amother [ Yellow ] wrote: | As a teacher, I agree with this. I will not wear a mask while teaching. I might pretend to, if necessary, by wearing it on my chin, but I will not cover half my face when talking to 30 children. And yes I am ready to go back to teach yesterday. |
How old are you?
How high risk are you?
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Thu, May 21 2020, 5:14 pm
OBnursemom wrote: | They changed the name. It’s not Kawasaki disease. AFAIK it’s called MIS-C or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. It’s an emerging trend occurring in the same population all over the country. They’re learning about it like they did with COVID (very slowly, in cooperation with other health professionals). The studies on it are observational because you can’t randomize this stuff. Two kids with unknown medical history doing poorly wearing masks is not a trend. |
I appreciate the time you took with that response. I have another question. If you really work in obstetrics (as per your screen name) has there been a rise in miscarriages in your line of work. I'm reading anecdotally there has been a rise since covid19 started. Have you seen the same?
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Thu, May 21 2020, 5:24 pm
octopus wrote: | I appreciate the time you took with that response. I have another question. If you really work in obstetrics (as per your screen name) has there been a rise in miscarriages in your line of work. I'm reading anecdotally there has been a rise since covid19 started. Have you seen the same? |
I haven’t personally (read: my unit hasn’t seen) an increase in miscarriages. We don’t deal with miscarriages on L&D before the second trimester anyway. Before 15ish weeks or so, they’re GYN or it’s managed at home. My understanding is that data isn’t really there to say anything one way or the other. Fevers in early pregnancy can cause miscarriage or birth defects. Fevers in later pregnancy could really be a uterine infection. Many women run fevers during labor. There are so many things muddling the picture, I wish I could give you a better answer.
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Thu, May 21 2020, 5:25 pm
amother [ Indigo ] wrote: | Of course its unrealistic to expect children of any age to keep their masks on ALL the time when in school. Its almost unrealistic to expect the teachers to do the same. Ftr I'm a nurse in a hospital and I can tell you that many staff member have lowered their masks at times during a 12 hours shift (outside of patient rooms). I feel like we have to take both the physical and emotional challenges onto consideration. Yes, it's difficult to wear a mask for an extended period of time but it's also not emotionally healthy for children to have very limited social interaction for an extended period of time.
Also, I doubt schools will be in session for a full day because it's extremely difficult to make lunch time safe. |
I'm curious. Is there any way to make lunch/snack safe.
Because schools and daycares open half day are great for getting the kids out of the house or structured, but not a real answer for parents who require childcare. And without childcare, the economy cannot really open up.
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Thu, May 21 2020, 5:36 pm
amother [ Indigo ] wrote: | In my area I have heard that daycares will be opening with very few kids per class. The providers but not the children will be required to wear a mask. I think that the assumption is that the kids will all be exposed to only the other children in the classroom. In this situation lunch and snacktimes would not be a problem. Schools are a much bigger problem since the ratio of teachers to students is so much higher. |
Ok, daycares can safely open, when it's allowed.
But schools are not just for academics. It is a form of childcare. And part time opening doesn't work for hundreds of parents, especially lower income ones.
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Thu, May 21 2020, 7:43 pm
amother [ Tan ] wrote: | I never understand the lunch problem. Why can't they just eat lunch in their classroom with their class? |
Someone has to bring all the food up stairs to the kids, someone needs to clean up afterwards which is difficult with the kids in the classroom, it would create a lot of extra jobs / make more of a mess.
Additionally, lets say a kid wants seconds. A staff member would have to walk them downstairs to get from the lunchroom. Its just not practical in many schools.
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Fri, May 22 2020, 1:34 am
amother [ Yellow ] wrote: | As a teacher, I agree with this. I will not wear a mask while teaching. I might pretend to, if necessary, by wearing it on my chin, but I will not cover half my face when talking to 30 children. And yes I am ready to go back to teach yesterday. |
I totally understand why wearing a mask is really uncomfortable. I hate masks.
But if I were a parent sending my child to your classroom, I assume I would have received assurances that the staff will be wearing masks, so for you to just ignore the rules is creating a lack of trust between parents and the school.
Better to be straightforward about your intentions than to agree to wear a mask and then not do it.
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