In this
@washingtonpost
op-ed,
@BranchWestyn
,
@ElissaPerkins
and I outline a strategy: As the Omicron wave subsides, “we urge public health and school officials to educate communities on one-way masking, emphasizing personal choice regarding self-protection…”
I am becoming increasingly concerned about
#punitivemaskculture
in schools. And yet how do we move forward when people have different risks and different risk tolerances?
“…and supporting those who choose to remain masked. Time and energy that staff spend policing mask use is far better spent on teaching and supporting children.” I realize people are scared. But we all have the tools to protect ourselves, namely vaccines and high quality masks.
Your child may be totally fine with masks. But some are really not fine at all. “Our children have sacrificed a lot to protect us. Now it’s time for us to give them their childhood back”.