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Mar 20 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Sneak preview of a 10YO’s sign at this morning’s rally to unmask NYC 2-4 year olds.

10am this morning, City Hall Park.
This is the first time we have discussed NYC’s toddler masking policies.

My daughter was shocked that 2YOs are masked at “school” and she is not.

I showed her the Spanish study chart to explain why it’s silly.

She got it IMMEDIATELY.
Typo in my tweet! It’s at 11am, not 10am.

Still time to get there, New Yorkers! Hop a cab and join us.
Follow along here:
Here is the full Live Stream.

@drdyanhes is a new pediatrician follow for me; she spoke 4th and knocked it out of the park, so don’t miss her comments.

Well said by all, @daniela127 @Jusrangers @drdyanhes @dany_egorov @AppletoZucchini @MaudMaron.

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Mar 20
It’s a beautiful morning to stand up for our most vulnerable masked children.

#UnmaskOurKids
And our rally starts with moms figuring out how to use s stroller as a podium.

Because of course it does.
@daniela127
The Science is Clear, and the CDC is following it, days @daniela127:
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Mar 19
I’m under the weather RN, but if I wake up feeling 💯, I’ll be at this rally.

@NYCMayor said “trust me.” Then his new @NYCHealthCommr announced a policy of “indefinite” masking of toddlers… the same week we learned that even the CDC is changing to mask-optional.

Just No.
Don’t miss @small_asher’s important reporting, confirming the CDC change (which is talking foreverrrrr, but appears very real).

the74million.org/article/an-out…
Also…

I don’t have a child under 5, but I know anti-child when I see it.

I didn’t have a child doing Zoom in a Room in HS or barred from sports when I joined the rally below. Many parents there did not.

We need more people who will stand up for other people’s children. 🙏
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Mar 17
New detail on CDC masking guidance for 0-4 YOs:

Apparently, CDC thought their yellow website banner communicated change to mask guidance for all kids, not just K-12’s.

But it was so unclear that no one understood.

Botched, indeed.

By @small_asher:

the74million.org/article/an-out…
Why would anyone be confused about the CDC’s message in the yellow box?

Maybe because they are so clear about the need to mask toddlers just a few lines later, on the same screen.

See:

cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
.@small_asher’s piece is very worth a read.

I especially appreciate the call out about the Head Start guidance, which still calls for masked toddlers.

It’s all Just. So. Confusing.
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Mar 17
.@ashishkjha was one of the clearest public health voices about our ability to reopen schools safely.

I wish pieces like this important Nov. interview with @cgewertz had come earlier, but Jha was ahead of his peers.

So, there’s that.

edweek.org/leadership/sch…
I hope that @ashishkjha takes swift action on the issue of gaps between the CDC and NCHS reporting of pediatric COVID deaths.

The CDC’s correction yesterday is both troubling and overdue, and @KelleyKga (who broadcast the issue originally) shows that the job isn’t finished.
Also, reminder that Jha was an unhelpful voice on school reopening in Summer, 2020.

I believe I have seen him reflect publicly that reopening success pleasantly surprised him, and he changed perspectives in fall, 2020… but I can’t put eyes on the comments now.
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Mar 15
I have numerous points of disagreement with this “mistakes were made, let’s not waste energy relitigating them” framing.

But here’s #1:

👉 The same people are still making the same mistakes.

Leaders & journalists.

You can’t put kids first if you aren’t putting kids first.
Can someone find me the leaders/journalists talking about the communications hot mess at the CDC with regard to toddler masking?

They added a Note to their site 8 days ago. Who’s demanding clarifications / updates?

I just see parents / leaders like Oster talking about it.
When @NYCMayor said that he is still masking toddlers to “save our babies,” and because under 5’s are hospitalized at a higher rate, who was correcting the record?

@daniela127 @dotcom2020s & other parents.

Some of us were correcting reporters on the matter. @AppletoZucchini ImageImage
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Mar 14
Starting your day in a kindergarten is always good.

When the kinders are completely engaged in a strong phonics lesson, learning a new digraph, it’s AWESOME.

A peek into a lesson on the /ch/ digraph:
I’m visiting with the #KnowledgeMatters School Tour, one of my favorite initiatives in K-12.

The tour visits schools doing 💪 work with high-quality curriculum. This leg visits Tennessee schools using the free foundational skills curriculum developed by @TNedu.

More here:
It’s the first year with a strong systematic phonics program… but you wouldn’t know it!

We spotted sound walls the minute we walked in.
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