"- It is to be regarded as a statutory charter, such as not smoking during working hours & we do not use masks"
New all-time low in Sweden: comparing masks to smoking. There are no limits to this madness. Meanwhile people get infected everyday, some die, some develop #LongCovid.
"She means there's big risks w/ masks that are handled in a wrong way:
- There's an exception for preschools if a kid gets sick during the day, staff is AUTHORIZED to use mask in that situation, not in other situations" ➡️ in the country of own responsibility & personal freedom
"Since it became forbidden it has happened that teachers in Halmstad have been told to take off their masks in the schools"
I have no words for this madness. Teachers & students are like animals walking to the slaughter-house every single day, while we watch completely powerless
"What happens if someone refuses to take it off?
- We think most things are solved w/ a conversation. It can create a lot of worry when ppl go around w/ mask & others don't. We think unity creates the most safety"
The basically don't want anyone ruining their collective denial.
Here's my story ⬇️ I worked in a preschool in 🇸🇪, masks were a taboo that no one dared to talk about. When I quit & said I didn't wanna put my health at risk anymore w/o 😷 my boss said "I understand, if you're scared of diseases this is no place for you"
This is the story of a preschool teacher in risk group & with a husband also in risk group, who is being threatened with being fired because she refuses to work without a mask ⬇️
She says that she has been contacting the media for a while about her situation, being at home because the employer claims she "refuses to work", when in fact all she wants is to wear a mask at work. The media has shown no interest about her story until now
@GoteborgsPosten has now published her story though, which she is happy about. But she says that she is tired & disappointed, so she doesn't have the energy to fight to get her story out there in international media. It's frustrating but I understand her
She went to work one day with a mask on, the employer told her to take it off, she refused, so she got sent home without pay & with a claim of "refusing to work".
This woman made the news because she stood up to her employer. But make no mistake, there's many ppl all over Sweden who are going through a similar situation, going to workplaces everyday where they're expected to work unprotected, but they don't dare to stand up against it.
As many of you know, I used to work in a preschool as well. Masks were the biggest taboo you can imagine. I don't know what would have happened if I had tried to work with a mask on, but I can guarantee you it would be no smooth ride.