.@michelleinbklyn calls for end of mandatory masking in schools post-Omicron, citing @ElissaPerkins@ErinBromage and recent writing on limited mask efficacy + costs to kids.
Making this the indisputable “Now It Can Be Said” week.
The often-misogynist conversation about parent advocacy for school reopening has been oversimplified to “Parents get angry with leaders when schools close.”
In fact, it’s more nuanced. Many have attempted rational tradeoff conversations for years & been rebuffed.
Don’t forget that @AmerAcadPeds came out for school reopening in June, 2020… then reversed themselves less than 2 weeks later. They went on to stay silent as school closures dragged on for more than a year for kids in some regions.
Huge props to @michelleinbklyn for noting the change to the @CDCgov mask guidance for developing kids... marking the second time we have seen this important change in print!
Also, I agree with virtually all of her column, with one critical callout...