The board finally listened and the mask mandate is back in place for our schools. Knowing my immunocompromised child will be safer in the classroom is an enormous relief. Thank you for pushing for this protection with me and please keep watching to ensure these safety protocols stay.
February 28, 2022
Final supporters
Health experts seem to agree that masking indoors is crucial at the moment with this omicron variant surge. Cases in children nearly doubled locally. Hospitalizations are up in children too. Also, our regular ICUs are almost at capacity. The BOE and Superintendent said they would be monitoring the numbers and working with local health experts and reinstate the mask mandate if necessary. Norton, UofL and the Oldham County Health department all strongly advise on masking indoors. They in fact even advise to wear n95 masks.
While vaccines still seem effective against severe illness and hospitalization or death, with omicron they are not effective to stop spread without any other mitigation efforts such as masks and distancing which are both not practiced in Oldham county schools per current policy. This leaves families with vulnerable family members such as immunocompromised people or younger siblings who cannot yet get the vaccine without protection.
With this new variant and the current surge, a voluntary test to stay program and changed exposure guidelines to over 30 min will unlikely to be effective tools if not accompanied by masking. Especially since the effectiveness of rapid test is questioned with omicron.
With rising numbers in covid cases and a substitute teacher shortage this current surge is also concerning for our county because it could mean schools will not be able to stay open if this spreads among staff.
We as families of OC students ask the BOE to listen to the advice of the local health experts and temporarily reinstate the mask mandates until at least this surge is over, especially because we do not have any other options such as VLA or NTI if we need to protect vulnerable family members.
https://www.wlky.com/article/norton-covid-19-cases-kids-doubled-louisville-kentucky/38646613
https://oldhamcountyhealthdepartment.org/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 5, 2022
January 5, 2022
My own child is immunocompromised and I cannot sleep knowing they are sitting in an unmasked classroom during this surge. We are nearing five hundred signatures and I need you to send this link to your neighbors right now to show the board that we demand safety for our families.
Reached 100 supporters
January 2, 2022
January 1, 2022
My own child is at risk every single day they walk through those school doors without protection. We are nearing one hundred signatures and hitting this milestone will force the school board to finally acknowledge our growing concern.
141 Comments
As an OC teacher and parent I feel the district is neglecting the safety of our children and district employees by not mandating masks during this time of highly contagious disease transmission!
Masks should be mandated with a variant as transmissible as this is and the current levels of infection in the county at 119/100k. Non-negotiable in my book. Keep ALL safe!
OC Schools infection rates remained low through the fall while masks were required. This allowed the business of school to persist. It seems logical to me to enact the policy that raises the probability of school staying in session and learning staying on course.
Email sent as well. We live in Oldham and are honestly shocked that the board has not yet chosen to go back to a mandate. We have a 20% positivity rate.
As a mom of 3 kids in the district, I would love them to be as safe as possible for in-person instruction to continue: IN MASKS. 2 of my children are vaccinated, the other had Covid in October. But I want to do everything we can to slow community spread!
We need to learn how to protect the children and should require masks until the county goes back into the green.
Gotta go with the science on this one. Masks need to be worn in school .
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The board finally listened and the mask mandate is back in place for our schools. Knowing my immunocompromised child will be safer in the classroom is an enormous relief. Thank you for pushing for this protection with me and please keep watching to ensure these safety protocols stay.
February 28, 2022
Final supporters
Health experts seem to agree that masking indoors is crucial at the moment with this omicron variant surge. Cases in children nearly doubled locally. Hospitalizations are up in children too. Also, our regular ICUs are almost at capacity. The BOE and Superintendent said they would be monitoring the numbers and working with local health experts and reinstate the mask mandate if necessary. Norton, UofL and the Oldham County Health department all strongly advise on masking indoors. They in fact even advise to wear n95 masks.
While vaccines still seem effective against severe illness and hospitalization or death, with omicron they are not effective to stop spread without any other mitigation efforts such as masks and distancing which are both not practiced in Oldham county schools per current policy. This leaves families with vulnerable family members such as immunocompromised people or younger siblings who cannot yet get the vaccine without protection.
With this new variant and the current surge, a voluntary test to stay program and changed exposure guidelines to over 30 min will unlikely to be effective tools if not accompanied by masking. Especially since the effectiveness of rapid test is questioned with omicron.
With rising numbers in covid cases and a substitute teacher shortage this current surge is also concerning for our county because it could mean schools will not be able to stay open if this spreads among staff.
We as families of OC students ask the BOE to listen to the advice of the local health experts and temporarily reinstate the mask mandates until at least this surge is over, especially because we do not have any other options such as VLA or NTI if we need to protect vulnerable family members.
https://www.wlky.com/article/norton-covid-19-cases-kids-doubled-louisville-kentucky/38646613
https://oldhamcountyhealthdepartment.org/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 5, 2022
January 5, 2022
My own child is immunocompromised and I cannot sleep knowing they are sitting in an unmasked classroom during this surge. We are nearing five hundred signatures and I need you to send this link to your neighbors right now to show the board that we demand safety for our families.
Reached 100 supporters
January 2, 2022
January 1, 2022
My own child is at risk every single day they walk through those school doors without protection. We are nearing one hundred signatures and hitting this milestone will force the school board to finally acknowledge our growing concern.
141 Comments
Please reinstate the mask mandate. I have a teenager in high school at NOHS and little ones at another school. The private school requires masks but it does not help if the public schools do not do the same. Please protect our children!
As an OC teacher and parent I feel the district is neglecting the safety of our children and district employees by not mandating masks during this time of highly contagious disease transmission!
Masks should be mandated with a variant as transmissible as this is and the current levels of infection in the county at 119/100k. Non-negotiable in my book. Keep ALL safe!
OC Schools infection rates remained low through the fall while masks were required. This allowed the business of school to persist. It seems logical to me to enact the policy that raises the probability of school staying in session and learning staying on course.
Email sent as well. We live in Oldham and are honestly shocked that the board has not yet chosen to go back to a mandate. We have a 20% positivity rate.
As a mom of 3 kids in the district, I would love them to be as safe as possible for in-person instruction to continue: IN MASKS. 2 of my children are vaccinated, the other had Covid in October. But I want to do everything we can to slow community spread!
We need to learn how to protect the children and should require masks until the county goes back into the green.
Gotta go with the science on this one. Masks need to be worn in school .
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Please reinstate the mask mandate. I have a teenager in high school at NOHS and little ones at another school. The private school requires masks but it does not help if the public schools do not do the same. Please protect our children!