The district has officially adopted the masking policy we advocated for to ensure a safer environment for our students. I am grateful to the 702 individuals who remained committed to this cause throughout the process. We will continue to monitor compliance and local health data to ensure these standards remain …
October 6, 2021
Final supporters
To ensure the safety of students, masks should continue to be mandated for all students, faculty, staff and visitors when present at Barrington 220 schools. This policy should apply until all school-aged children are eligible to be vaccinated, have unrestricted access to said vaccines, and community spread of COVID is within the acceptable ranges set forth by the Lake County Health Department.
Individuals who choose to remain unvaccinated should remain masked, in accordance with the CDC and IDPH guidelines. Since the overwhelming majority of students will be attending class in person in the fall, masks will become even more essential to keep COVID from spreading in schools and in our community at large. At a minimum, CDC and Lake County Health Department guidelines should be followed to ensure the safety of our students and community as a whole.
Why is this important? The evidence is clear and the message from the CDC, scientists worldwide and doctors is aligned and straightforward. Masks prevent transmission of COVID-19 as well as other illnesses (like colds and flu). Children over 12 years old are able to access the vaccine but younger children are not. The universal masking policy should remain in place until all students have access to the vaccine and community spread is deemed safe by local health departments. The spread of COVID variants - including those currently known and those yet to evolve - in our community makes masking even MORE important. The variants are shown to spread more rapidly and cause more severe illness, hospitalization and death.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html
Updates
July 21, 2021
The petition has reached five hundred signatures. This level of participation demonstrates a strong commitment to maintaining safety standards within our school district.
Reached 500 supporters
July 19, 2021
July 16, 2021
We are approaching the five hundred signature milestone for this initiative. Please distribute this petition through your personal networks to expedite our progress toward this goal.
Reached 100 supporters
July 16, 2021
July 15, 2021
The momentum behind this petition is increasing as we approach our first milestone of one hundred signatures. I ask that you forward this link to your acquaintances to ensure we reach that critical threshold before the next school board meeting.
123 Comments
Pediatrician. Could not be more concerned that we are going in the wrong direction with rising rates of COVID. I have three kids who are not eligible for the vaccine and they mask without complaint. This is a mild inconvenience to get life a little more back to normal.
As an ER nurse I would hope that science would prevail where our children’s health and safety are involved. Intimidation and bullying is not acceptable from our kids and should not be tolerated from adults
Masks are necessary to keep our children safe until the under 12 yo population can be vaccinated. As a physician, I am already hearing from colleagues around the country and the world how dangerous the sets variant can be. We need to protect our community and continue masking
Wearing a mask doesn’t cause death. Not wearing one does. Please follow the science and the facts and don’t wait for something to happen to one child to backtrack. My 5 year old can wear a mask without complaint and knows it’s for her own safety and for others.
I expect our school board to protect our children and hold them accountable for that job even above teaching them. Especially when kids are too young to be vaccinated, masks must be required. It's a temporary seatbelt against COVID until vaccines are fully rolled out. Do you buckle your children in?
MASK MANDATE!
the truth and real science says masks do nothing for virus and SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
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The district has officially adopted the masking policy we advocated for to ensure a safer environment for our students. I am grateful to the 702 individuals who remained committed to this cause throughout the process. We will continue to monitor compliance and local health data to ensure these standards remain …
October 6, 2021
Final supporters
To ensure the safety of students, masks should continue to be mandated for all students, faculty, staff and visitors when present at Barrington 220 schools. This policy should apply until all school-aged children are eligible to be vaccinated, have unrestricted access to said vaccines, and community spread of COVID is within the acceptable ranges set forth by the Lake County Health Department.
Individuals who choose to remain unvaccinated should remain masked, in accordance with the CDC and IDPH guidelines. Since the overwhelming majority of students will be attending class in person in the fall, masks will become even more essential to keep COVID from spreading in schools and in our community at large. At a minimum, CDC and Lake County Health Department guidelines should be followed to ensure the safety of our students and community as a whole.
Why is this important? The evidence is clear and the message from the CDC, scientists worldwide and doctors is aligned and straightforward. Masks prevent transmission of COVID-19 as well as other illnesses (like colds and flu). Children over 12 years old are able to access the vaccine but younger children are not. The universal masking policy should remain in place until all students have access to the vaccine and community spread is deemed safe by local health departments. The spread of COVID variants - including those currently known and those yet to evolve - in our community makes masking even MORE important. The variants are shown to spread more rapidly and cause more severe illness, hospitalization and death.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html
Updates
July 21, 2021
The petition has reached five hundred signatures. This level of participation demonstrates a strong commitment to maintaining safety standards within our school district.
Reached 500 supporters
July 19, 2021
July 16, 2021
We are approaching the five hundred signature milestone for this initiative. Please distribute this petition through your personal networks to expedite our progress toward this goal.
Reached 100 supporters
July 16, 2021
July 15, 2021
The momentum behind this petition is increasing as we approach our first milestone of one hundred signatures. I ask that you forward this link to your acquaintances to ensure we reach that critical threshold before the next school board meeting.
123 Comments
It’s very concerning so many Barrington families have chosen not to get vaccinated yet will be allowed to come to school unmasked. My 4th grader has no option to be vaccinated yet her health is at even greater risk. I strongly disagree with the decision by the Board this week.
Pediatrician. Could not be more concerned that we are going in the wrong direction with rising rates of COVID. I have three kids who are not eligible for the vaccine and they mask without complaint. This is a mild inconvenience to get life a little more back to normal.
As an ER nurse I would hope that science would prevail where our children’s health and safety are involved. Intimidation and bullying is not acceptable from our kids and should not be tolerated from adults
Masks are necessary to keep our children safe until the under 12 yo population can be vaccinated. As a physician, I am already hearing from colleagues around the country and the world how dangerous the sets variant can be. We need to protect our community and continue masking
Wearing a mask doesn’t cause death. Not wearing one does. Please follow the science and the facts and don’t wait for something to happen to one child to backtrack. My 5 year old can wear a mask without complaint and knows it’s for her own safety and for others.
I expect our school board to protect our children and hold them accountable for that job even above teaching them. Especially when kids are too young to be vaccinated, masks must be required. It's a temporary seatbelt against COVID until vaccines are fully rolled out. Do you buckle your children in?
MASK MANDATE!
the truth and real science says masks do nothing for virus and SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
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It’s very concerning so many Barrington families have chosen not to get vaccinated yet will be allowed to come to school unmasked. My 4th grader has no option to be vaccinated yet her health is at even greater risk. I strongly disagree with the decision by the Board this week.