To control Covid-19 in schools, the government is making masks MANDATORY and requiring Remote Learning if masks are not worn. Masks don’t work (they may block 4 microns, but Covid is 1 micron) and should be at least OPTIONAL to be fair to the majority of K-12 Youth who are not “at-risk”. This allows others to wear masks if they wish. Any “at-risk” K-12 Youth should carefully consider Remote Learning to mitigate their own Covid-19 risk.

Healthy K-12 Youth have extremely low Covid-19 risk. As of August 13, 2021 in California only 23 have died since the pandemic began and most deaths were “at-risk”, unhealthy patients with high comorbidity. The 6,600,000 California K-12 kids are much more likely to die from injury, homicide or suicide (which is increasing due to masks).

Wearing masks poses respiratory and sanitary health hazards; and creates serious mental health issues by promoting fear, preventing proper socialization and instilling long-term feelings of anxiety and despair. If masks are mandated they should be properly fitted N-95 or KN-95.