Kids wearing masks at school. Now do you understand why it won't work?

[Nevilledog]

[33taw]

1. I love cartoons of Trump's family.

[Bev54]

9. My first reaction was the White house

[33taw]

12. Sadly, that is a lot of the Trump klan. Honestly, I think everyone at the WH knows the danger and

masks up inside the WH when the press is not around. They don’t give a shit if someone else’s child is put at risk.

[dawg day]

2. I think there are few children as stupid and defiant as your average Trump anti-masker adult.

It's going to be difficult to help kids get back to school. But the real problem is that we adults are refusing (well, Trump and his minions and your general rebellious idiots out there, not us particularly) to diminish the exposure in the rest of life outside of school.

If children and their teachers and staff and parents could be less exposed to the virus when they leave the school, school WHICH IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN GOING TO A BAR would be lesser risk because fewer people would be bringing the virus into the school building.

In my town, the mayor has just mandated masks inside buildings and whenever social distancing isn't feasible. We'll see how it goes. But this is an urban area and most of us are used to regulations like "Walk/Don't walk" traffic lights and "no right turn on red" and "pedestrians have the right-of-way". So far, mostly I see people in the stores wearing masks... but you can't eat and drink wearing a mask, and you can't socially isolate in a bar or restaurant. I think those are where the danger is going to be.

[NightWatcher]

3. There was a child in my kid's 3rd grade class who used to crawl on all 4's and bark a lot

I don't think he'll properly social distance and make sure that his mask stays on.

At their school, they don't take all of the kids with special learning plans (aka barking and other developmental or behavioral problems) and separate them from the rest of the kids. They spread them throughout the classes evenly, so each class will have some of these kids who have problems wearing their masks.

[ExciteBike66]

4. My child is very good about wearing his mask properly, and even tells us to mask up sometimes...

He is an only child.

Once he is back with his friends, it is certain he would turn into one of the kids in the cartoon.

[msongs]

5. learned cultural behavior, can be taught. use a rewards reinforcement program. Japanese

kids follow strict routines and they seem to function well enough

[Hekate]

8. Japanese cultural behavior is very different from US cultural behavior. There are some advantages...

...to both, but right now we are experiencing the mother of all drawbacks to our behavior, with the results that you see.

[gratuitous]

6. "My mom says it's all a hoax!"

"My dad says I'll get poisoned if I wear a mask!" "Pastor Bruce said it's the mark of the beast and I'll go to Hell."

The socialization aspects of school are crucial to childhood development, but until we get some real leadership in this country, sending kids to school under the current regimen is a death sentence for some of them.

[tom_kelly]

17. 100%

[hlthe2b]

7. Perhaps we need canine class helper/monitors--

to growl at kids who don't keep their mask on appropriately.

[Shermann]

10. Maybe put retired Confederate statues in the classrooms?

That outta scare 'em into submission.

[Hortensis]

11. Our grandchildren wear masks and would wear them in

school, which almost all students are well trained to do as teachers instruct. This isn't an endorsement of reopening schools, only pointing out that they're real, not cartoon imaginings.

[Srkdqltr]

14. Seriously? Well trained to do as teachers instruct?

What dream world do you live in? They may be good for a while but then they go out of the sight of the teacher and the masks will come off. Or teacher leaves the room. Children will be children.

[Hortensis]

19. I remember long years of school as well as visiting my

grandchildren's classes over the past several years. We're talking real life where students continue their workbook when teachers step into the hall, not movie scenes where students swing from the ceiling fluorescents for 30 seconds and then freeze in their seats as the teacher returns.

Seriously. There are real reasons why indoor classes should not resume, but inability to have normal children at least third grade on up keep masks on for a half day or so is not one of the big ones. Special needs kids could be special cases.

[LisaL]

15. It's probably not realistic to expect them to sit in those masks however many hours.

Considering plenty of adults can't figure it out, wearing masks incorrectly, only covering their mouth, or not covering anything except their chin.

[tom_kelly]

18. The level of a student's

compliance will be a direct reflection of their parent’s beliefs of the Trump. It’s not going to work. The Trumpian spawn will ruin any chance of a successful outcome - acting just like their parents.

[central scrutinizer]

13. They're not kids

They’re vectors. They touch everything, put everything in their mouths, then jump on your lap.

[sarge43]

16. And how they suppose to eat their lunch? n/t