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There have been some articles about the masks that @mcps distributed to staff, but they’ve missed the mark. Here’s your real headline: “MCPS doubles down, claims masks offer ‘higher level of protection’ despite data.” A thread (1/21)
There has been some news coverage of this issue, but it has failed to capture the fullness of #MCPS negligence. @wtop @fox5dc @wusa9 @7newsdc @nbcwashington (2/21)
@WTOP @fox5dc @wusa9 @7NewsDC @nbcwashington First, the masks. Here is an image that an MCPS teacher sent me. These masks match with the following test data: cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/re… (3/21) 
#mcps #MDpolitics #Wellbeing #publichealth 🧵 1) Md pediatric beds are approx 6x than what they were a month ago(1/6 at 60, see Md dashbd) 2)highest # in Md hospitals on 1/7 than any time during Covid crises (some say there are still plenty of beds, but they aren’t staffed) 1/7
3) No regular CO2 data reporting in schools to measure ventilation 4) unequal Covid tracking b/c tests are hard to get to certain families 5) school Covid reporting tool not easily accessible for some families 6) no equity or 1st responder hubs if classes or schools close 2/7
7) kids walking in unsafe areas when no buses show 8) unsupervised kids in classrooms when too many teachers call off b/c of Covid spike 9) allowing unmasked sports after multiple superspreader events b4 winter break 10) no safe mask requirements or distro 4 kids 3/7
