Nonsense in School Covid Policies

Given the known harms caused by masking toddlers and the impossibility of a 3-year-old wearing a mask effectively, one might ask: What are we doing?

AP/Brittainy Newman, file
Students wearing masks on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. AP/Brittainy Newman, file

This fall, students of all ages will face the fourth year in a row of disrupted schooling.  In Philadelphia, all public (not private) pre-K students will be required to mask in school at all times, including while outside.  In Headstart programs across the country, all 3- to 5-year-olds will also be required to mask for the entire school year. 

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