Cara was bullied for masking at school and eventually stopped… only to infect her high risk mom with covid. Her mom died.
Governments & public health should be blamed for this - not Cara. But I’m sure she will feel guilt the rest of her life. This is where “you do you” leads.
It shouldn’t be up to kids to protect their high risk family members. They aren’t prepared for the amount of bullying and peer pressure they will face to de-mask. We need to be dealing with this at the institution level. Clean air in classrooms. Paid time off for sick teachers and staff. No more attendance awareness and punishing sick kids for staying home. No more “diarrhea scales” to indicate whether your child can come to school with Covid diarrhea (your kid should be home if they have diarrhea). Negative tests should be required to return to the classroom.
I lost my mom to cancer when I was 19… and it fundamentally altered my entire life. Losing your Mom at a young age is a dreadful experience - and I can’t even imagine th
... Show more...Cara was bullied for masking at school and eventually stopped… only to infect her high risk mom with covid. Her mom died.
Governments & public health should be blamed for this - not Cara. But I’m sure she will feel guilt the rest of her life. This is where “you do you” leads.
It shouldn’t be up to kids to protect their high risk family members. They aren’t prepared for the amount of bullying and peer pressure they will face to de-mask. We need to be dealing with this at the institution level. Clean air in classrooms. Paid time off for sick teachers and staff. No more attendance awareness and punishing sick kids for staying home. No more “diarrhea scales” to indicate whether your child can come to school with Covid diarrhea (your kid should be home if they have diarrhea). Negative tests should be required to return to the classroom.
I lost my mom to cancer when I was 19… and it fundamentally altered my entire life. Losing your Mom at a young age is a dreadful experience - and I can’t even imagine the grief and guilt this young girl is facing.
Her life is going to be forever altered. I hope she’s wrapped up in a cocoon of support and love and that it’s made clear to her every day that she was failed by systems and institutions. We must do better. The grown ups and those in charge NEED to protect the kids so no child is ever in this position.
Lastly - don’t bully a kid who’s masking. It’s hard enough for them and you don’t know who they’re trying to protect. Leave them be or better yet - put on a mask yourself and show them some support and solidarity.
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/tess-finch-lees-if-parents-dont-fight-to-protect-children-from-covid-in-schools-nobody-else-will/a1357930715.html
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