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One mother shared her frustration with her child’s school by allowing a colorful mask to be used on the spot.
Last Friday, Johanne Hall, 43, won a text message from his son’s school, Lord Derby Academy (LDA) in Huyton, stating that students will have to wear a “black, gray, burgundy or medical blue” mask at the school starting Monday, September 22.
Johanne said she did not object to students and staff wearing masks, but was frustrated by the little knowledge given to parents and stated that “the color of a mask doesn’t matter as long as the children wear it and feel safer. “
He said he contacted the school the Friday after the announcement for more information, but only spoke to LDA to discuss the matter.
But after his son came home after school, he learned that he had been told that he could not wear a black and red mask with the Liverpool FC logo and that he had been given a “medical blue” mask to wear.
Johanne said he contacted the school this morning and that after months of young people leaving the house because of the pandemic, they are no longer given anything to “worry about. “
The school stated that the measures implemented were intended to “ensure a completely inclusive approach” and that LDA made the decision to prevent you, a student, from being “isolated” and the face covering the adjustment of a “status symbol”.
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Johanne told ECHO: “They have to wear blue colors or surgical masks, but as long as they wear a mask, they save lives. That’s all that matters.
“As long as they respect others and counsel, color should not matter as long as young people use it and feel safer.
“But when you receive this message on a Friday afternoon to hurry up and get masks, other people may not have cash or have universal credits and go to food banks, not to mention paying 3 euros for a mask.
“It’s not just about the queues in the grocery shopping areas. Parents may not have that time, resources, or means to move, and once there, a store may only have an express mask. “
Johanne stated that she would comply with school regulations but that she believed that more would be realized and parents and students have been given reasons to avoid any “anxiety. “
He said that another or a laughing mask can animate students’ morale and that dressing up in a mask means “saving lives” and not “marking. “
Johanne said, “I even advised one of the teachers that if the school wears a mask and they want those colors so that young people are the school ambassadors, why not give a mask to everyone. “
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Director of Lord Derthrough Academy, Victoria Gowan, said: “On Friday, September 18, 2020, Lord Derthrough Academy reported the new measure implemented through the Local Knowsley Authority that staff and students will be asked to wear masks in all common Knowsley High Schools spaces. .
“The measure would be implemented from Monday, September 21, due to higher COVID-19 transmission rates and new restrictions.
“This new measure is supported by Lord Derthrough Academy and The Dean Trust.
“Leaders who, according to other Dean Trust schools, the face mask of staff and academics deserve to be ‘black, gray, burgundy or medical blue’. This request is intended to ensure a completely inclusive approach.
“The school is determined to prevent you, a student, from being ‘isolated’ and that the mask does not fit a ‘status symbol’.
‘Any student without a face mask won a loose’ medical blue ‘mask at school.
“The new measure to cover the face was implemented in LDA without problems, no child is at a disadvantage. I thank the school network for their help in this matter.
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In response, Johanne said she agreed with the school but wanted it to be more “informative” and that it was vital to “boost morale” of academics in these times of doubt.
Johanne said he was “taking off his hat” at the teachers’ paintings and said he would not have bothered so much with regulations if an explanation had been provided in his first attempt at contact with LDA on Friday.
He said his fear was not knowing why the mask was a sure color, what the consequences would be if they weren’t, and that the scholars would get a loose mask if their mask didn’t fit.
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Johanne said: “I think instead of texting on Friday afternoon, the appointment they gave today was sent.
“Parents worried all weekend thinking they had the right equipment, what the consequences are, so if they’d given us a quote, it wouldn’t have bothered me or bothered me.
“They just want to be a little more informative, we’re all in the same boat, so put anything in position and tell us the reasons.
“Children come home from school and to know why and as parents we have to explain it.
“I agree with that and I sense what they say I’m doing, but at the end of the day, it’s about the kids and cheering them up or allowing them to laugh too. “