Concerned Father

Ever since the start of the public health masking order, my 9 year old daughter comes home from school nearly every day with headaches. She does not enjoy going to school mainly because of having to wear her mask. She says it is hard to hear her teacher and classmates when they are talking. The biggest thing that bothers me as a parent, is that she tells me she has to wear her mask during phys-ed and even outside on the playground during recess. Imagine how hard that could be on any child, to have to try breathing rapidly from physical activity, all while filtering the amount of oxygen coming in while wearing a mask. My child is scared to even pull her mask down a bit when having a hard time breathing because she is afraid she’ll get in trouble. Last I checked, breathing freely was an essential part of staying alive and healthy. Outside of school hours these kids are playing with each other at parks or at each others houses while not wearing masks and they have been completely fine. Therefore, it should make no difference for these kids to be wearing a mask all day while trying to learn. There should always be an option for these kids and parents as to wether or not they want to wear a mask.