A thinking dad with a child who has sensory issues shares with an MSN reporter — under condition of anonymity — why he asked his children’s school to exempt them from wearing masks at schools.
While the sensory issue is an important one, this dad also points out that masking only serves to increase the fear and anxiety that everyone — not just the children — is feeling. “Getting rid of the mask would help people go back to normal,” the dad says. “While they're mandated, people will continue to feel mistrustful of fellow humans, as though they are walking biohazards instead of human beings.”
While he’s talked to parents who say they’re willing to do anything to get their kids back in school, this dad also believes that submission to wearing masks is actually hampering learning.
This dad adds that he’s done his research: The whole masking scenario is based on “small observational studies, or laboratory studies, or modelling studies. It's weak evidence. It might be the case that they work a little bit but it's far from proven and far from strong evidence,” he says.
SOURCE: MSN Lifestyle March 9, 2021