According to an email acquired by The Daily Wire, the Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas’ fifth largest district, is advising parents to have their children double-up on masks in preparation for their return from Christmas break.
The email was sent out on December 29 by the district, which is now enforcing a mask mandate in direct defiance of the governor.
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“With Austin ISD resuming classes as scheduled after the Winter Break, staff and families can help prevent the spread of the Omicron variant by getting boosted this week, getting tested at one of our 11 hubs beginning Monday, Jan. 3, and by double-layering masks that fit well on Wednesday when classrooms re-open,” the email said.
“If you can’t find an N95 mask, Dr. Walkes says wearing two well-fitting masks also increases your safety,”it added. Though professionals and scientific data say otherwise.
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Parents in Austin were not all too happy with the news, and are wondering how long AISD will enforce the limits, which many consider to be excessive.
“It’s hard enough to keep little kids wearing one mask, how are we supposed to keep them wearing two at a time?” said one father.
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While AISD advised parents to double-mask their children, presumably following Walkes’ advice, numerous public health professionals have raised concerns about the speculative phenomena. According to the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), some scholars rejected the report as “not backed by research.”
Time will tell just how long the mandate will remain in effect, particularly with Governor Abbott’s office not being pleased with the moves. Likewise, it is anticipated that the school system will face significant pushback from upset parents.
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I hope Gov. Abbot tells them to pound sand and hold all state monies for the schools until they reverse their unlawful action.
Doing this without scientific data to support it is typical for Leftists. I live approximately 80 miles from Austin and avoid it at all costs. When traveling North on I-35 I will go out of my way to miss Austin, completely. I will circle widely enough that I don’t even get in the city limits. My wife and I had a few friends that ‘were’ Police Officers in Austin and they told us…”Do ‘not’ go through Austin if you can help it…for your own safety.” This was almost four years ago…’before’ the Leftist defund the police movement even got started on a national scale. All of them have since relocated to work in other cities. This ‘decree’ by the AISD will be interesting to watch…just to see what happens.
Parents, in Austin, need to start homeschooling or move to a city that is ‘free’…immediately. If the ASID is willing to do this, sans scientific or medical data stating it is safe or even worthwhile…what ‘else’ are they doing that might be equally ‘questionable’? CRT comes immediately to mind, as-well-as…the accuracy of what they are teaching.
How stupid are you people. Why should anyone have to wear a mask that a virus can go through. Doesn’t matter if you have two or three. What you are doing is taking away there God given right to breath. Who the hell do you people think you are GOD.
Let the kids breath and let them be kids.
I don’t believe how stupid people are being about these masks and shit. Just under the advise from a doctor that has been proven to be a lier.
Have u tried breathing in N95 mask . Not a chance . Proven in 2 diff tests .if u told 100 people with negative test result they had positive result 11.3 % will go seek medical attention for breathing problems etc . .the scaremongering is completely out of hand . How gullible are we now in 21st century . Social media has morons convinced they are 100 % truth tellers no more listening to govts no more jabs .no masks . If I die from covid so be it couldn’t give a flying f**k
For those who are unaware, Austin and Houston are both bastions of liberalism. Too many Californians, Oregonians moved there and destroyed the cities just like everywhere they migrate to.