The school board confirmed today that the universal masking policy will remain in effect through the upcoming semester in alignment with local health department mandates. We achieved a formal commitment to prioritizing mitigation strategies for all students. I will continue to monitor board meeting minutes to ensure this guidance remains …
September 27, 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 D47 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 McHenry 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 McHenry 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 18, 2021
The growth of this petition has reached a level that necessitates direct engagement with the school board. I am now finalizing the briefing document to request a formal meeting with the district superintendent to discuss these policy requirements.
Reached 100 supporters
July 18, 2021
23 Comments
I want my kindergartener to be safe, and that means mask wearing until 5 year olds can and have gotten the vaccine.
We should be relying on actual physicians and scientists to determine the safety measures to be taken for our children regarding this pandemic, rather than the handful of outspoken, uneducated and misinformed parents of a few. By supporting these parents you are inherently stating that you are willing to out the health and lives of children and the rest of our community at risk in order to quiet a few. Measures of masking and distancing have absolutely zero negative effect on students aside from a minor inconvenience. Our children have the right to a safe educational environment. Give that to them.
I trust school districts to understand science and logic. Not requiring masks for unvaccinated people defies both. Do the right thing.
Students and staff should be wearing a mask if not vaccinated or all should wear a mask when they are indoors this year. With the Delta strain out there and send more younger and vulnerable children and young adults to the hospital it is important to keep all staff, students and their families safe this up coming school year.
Masks are impertinent for the children to safely attend school! This is a no brainer! Schools mandate vaccines against childhood illnesses so why would they not care about preventing illness in our children today!
Wear a mask and keep everyone safe. It’s a simple thing to do
We need to keep our unvaccinated children safe until they are able to get vaccinated!
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The school board confirmed today that the universal masking policy will remain in effect through the upcoming semester in alignment with local health department mandates. We achieved a formal commitment to prioritizing mitigation strategies for all students. I will continue to monitor board meeting minutes to ensure this guidance remains …
September 27, 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 D47 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 McHenry 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 McHenry 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 18, 2021
The growth of this petition has reached a level that necessitates direct engagement with the school board. I am now finalizing the briefing document to request a formal meeting with the district superintendent to discuss these policy requirements.
Reached 100 supporters
July 18, 2021
23 Comments
I’ve spent 15+ months at home protecting not only my school aged kids but my 1 year old! I refuse to stop now! Protect our kids! They need to be in school, but need to be safe doing so!
I want my kindergartener to be safe, and that means mask wearing until 5 year olds can and have gotten the vaccine.
We should be relying on actual physicians and scientists to determine the safety measures to be taken for our children regarding this pandemic, rather than the handful of outspoken, uneducated and misinformed parents of a few. By supporting these parents you are inherently stating that you are willing to out the health and lives of children and the rest of our community at risk in order to quiet a few. Measures of masking and distancing have absolutely zero negative effect on students aside from a minor inconvenience. Our children have the right to a safe educational environment. Give that to them.
I trust school districts to understand science and logic. Not requiring masks for unvaccinated people defies both. Do the right thing.
Students and staff should be wearing a mask if not vaccinated or all should wear a mask when they are indoors this year. With the Delta strain out there and send more younger and vulnerable children and young adults to the hospital it is important to keep all staff, students and their families safe this up coming school year.
Masks are impertinent for the children to safely attend school! This is a no brainer! Schools mandate vaccines against childhood illnesses so why would they not care about preventing illness in our children today!
Wear a mask and keep everyone safe. It’s a simple thing to do
We need to keep our unvaccinated children safe until they are able to get vaccinated!
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I’ve spent 15+ months at home protecting not only my school aged kids but my 1 year old! I refuse to stop now! Protect our kids! They need to be in school, but need to be safe doing so!