My 10 yo son gets so sick w covid. He’s had it at least 3 times since taking off masks in the last 1.5 years. He last tested + on 3/1 and has really struggled with cough/wheezing (new asthma?), falling asleep at school, dizziness. We are waiting for his pulm appt but I’m sorta spiraling about long covid - looking into moving vs homeschool vs staying put but making us be the only masked people in our community (liberal Chicago suburb).
Do you know of any schools (private etc) with covid caution circa 2021- masks, outdoor meals etc?
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I live in Minnesota. Even in the most liberal areas, we don't really see any Covid precautions anymore. Once in awhile you'll see someone with a mask at a store, but that's about it. Masks aren't even required in medical settings anymore.
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Same, there are a couple kids and teachers in our elementary school who are maske but otherwise it's back to normal everywhere. Maybe homeschooling and looking into being part of a homeschool co-op would be an option?
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@Lahela017: @LadyDi: thanks for the replies. Yah, that’s the same here. I work at a cancer center so that’s the only place that requires masks - everywhere else people are back to normal and have been for 2 years. But it doesn’t seem like normal is working for my DS… of course he’s a typical 10yo with his best friends and enjoys the socialization part of school. He’d really resist home school, but I think he even realizes that his body’s reaction to Covid is bad.
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it's tough. I was masked until June 2023. Then I went to a adult tennis camp ( mandatory vaccination... but who will check? that's what COVID taught me... people can just lie...) then I went back and have not masked since then. i see families still masked ( I am in MA). Nobody gets the booster shot now. ( we do). Do you have the capacity to homeschool? I understand the social aspect of 'regular' school. There is no school that is going to enforce lunch outside or masks... they would get sued.
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@bakingdoodle: oh yah, I can quit my job (I’m not the breadwinner at all) and homeschool. Or go sit with him outside at lunch if the school allows that. He’d be the only one masking - and tbh we did one way masking indoors from like Feb 2022-Sept 2022 and it worked.
My MIL lives in a good school district in Florida and apparently they allow hybrid for athletes, so maybe they would in this instance too. Like have my son take core classes and then I supplement at home. My DS’s first pulmonary appt is tomorrow so I’ll see what he thinks -
@ChitownRo: You need to do what's right for your family. If you feel hybrid is the best for your family, fight for it. Mothers know best.
wouldn't this qualify under a 504 plan? Just asking... because our school wanted us to make one for our daughter that is allergic to peanuts.... -
Ugh I’m sorry. At my kids school in the sf Bay Area, a few kids/teachers will still mask when they are sick but that’s it. I do know of schools here that do lunch outside most days since the weather is good. I’d think your best bet is looking for a private or progressive public school in a temperate, liberal area. So basically SF or LA I guess!
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I'm so sorry that you may be dealing with long covid. It sounds awful. I'm also in a liberal suburb just north of Chicago (interestingly with a 10yo son - maybe they're classmates??
) I work in a school district nearby. I see some people masking when they aren't feeling well, and there are a few kids in DD's daycare, my school, and DS's school who mask pretty consistently. But otherwise it's definitely back to normal. It's tricky because even if other kids or adults wouldn't give your DS a hard time about masking, you're right - what do you do about lunch? If you are able, could you pick him up for lunch daily and eat at home? Could he eat in the office? In terms of virtual options, we do have one student at my school with long covid who was offered virtual, at-home tutoring because he was missing so much school from being ill. But I don't know of any school that would offer a true virtual or hybrid option at this point. Even my previous district, which was a specialized school with several classrooms of medically fragile and complex students was no longer offering it.
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Regarding lunch - we live in TX where no one is masking much but in the year after covid (21-22), there was a group of kids with concerned parents who ate outside every day (this was public elementary). Parents were allowed to provide permission for a different parent to check their kid out - so it was a rotation of which parent went each day and signed the kids out. Maybe something like that would be possible where he could have his friends come some of the time and they might like the change of scenery? Of course our weather is much better for that but wanted to throw it out there as an idea.
I also think looking into a 504 is a good idea. I don’t have personal experience on the process but I know people have them for a lot of situations and it forces the school to take it seriously. Worth some research at least.
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@bakingdoodle: @JJ2626: @Chuckles: Thanks so much guys. Thankfully he suddenly woke up last week and declared "I feel normal!" The pulm doc is keeping him on an adult dose of inhaled steroids for another month, then will stop and repeat spirometry a month later to ensure he's ok without it. I also made an appt with an immunologist to strategize for the next time he gets covid (and like should we continue to boost bc my perception was that he was having like autoimmune symptoms once his rapid test turned negative).
Pulm thought paxlovid+prednisone for the next time he gets covid (though paxlovid is only officially approved for 12yo+). He didn't want to think/strategize about covid precautions bc "we're entering spring/summer with low virus levels." I'm still not sure what we should do long term. He was sick for 7 weeks post covid in 3rd grade and 6 weeks post covid in 4th grade. That's a lot of the year sick, even if there aren't long term sequelae. It's so hard!
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@ChitownRo: I hope this finds your family well during the current summer surge.
Chicago has aton of resources for people who are trying to avoid Covid. Their mask bloc is on Insta and they can probably steer you to some local resources.
I have heard stories about people getting outdoor eating added to an IEP, but mostly for older kids. Doesn't hurt to ask. If nothing else, you can check wastewater data from wastewater scan and check him out to eat during surges.
I buy my kids KF94's from kollecte or Posh Mask. Kollecte is cheaper, but Posh is cuter.
I can yap about Covid all day, so feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
) I work in a school district nearby. I see some people masking when they aren't feeling well, and there are a few kids in DD's daycare, my school, and DS's school who mask pretty consistently. But otherwise it's definitely back to normal. It's tricky because even if other kids or adults wouldn't give your DS a hard time about masking, you're right - what do you do about lunch? If you are able, could you pick him up for lunch daily and eat at home? Could he eat in the office? In terms of virtual options, we do have one student at my school with long covid who was offered virtual, at-home tutoring because he was missing so much school from being ill. But I don't know of any school that would offer a true virtual or hybrid option at this point. Even my previous district, which was a specialized school with several classrooms of medically fragile and complex students was no longer offering it.
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