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Should Columbia Public Schools keep requiring masks?

Should Columbia Public Schools keep requiring masks?

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Yes

Should Columbia Public Schools keep requiring masks?
9 Comments
Adam Schrader
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Adam Schrader

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210907/masks-limit-covid-spread-study

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Brian Powell
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Brian Powell

Masks limit transmission of Covid. Period.

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Adam Schrader
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Adam Schrader

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449

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Jack L
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Jack L

According to the MO Health Department study done recently, masks significantly reduce the spread of COVID https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article256266117.html Look at the science, not the politics

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Adam Schrader
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Adam Schrader

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/us/hospital-covid-19-deaths-michigan/index.html

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Donna Welborn-Dicus
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Donna Welborn-Dicus

How effective was quarantining students, teachers & others in their homes? If you refuse to get the vaccine, a mask should be your only choice. Anything else is irresponsible for those who would, without a thought for anyone else, pass it on to someone with a medical condition, or the elderly.

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Wendi Newman
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Wendi Newman

Masking works when done correctly. Our children deserve a safe learning environment.

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Jack L
Jack L

Correct Wendi. Masks stop a lot of the COVID spread. Nothing stops 100% of the spread, but few things in life are 100%. Football helmets don`t stop 100% of players head injuries, but no player in his right mind would take the field without one.

Sue Evans
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Sue Evans

Yes data shows masking works. If the AG could stop looking at everything through the lens of politics, he might also see it.

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Jack L
Jack L

Correct Sue. Politics has ended the lives of many misguided people unfortunately. These days science often takes a back seat to political opportunists.

Nancy J Bayer- Brink
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Nancy J Bayer- Brink

Data shows it helps to reduce infections along with reducing the flu. This is a public health crisis! Unless our elected officials have a medical degree, they need to sit down. Let the trained professionals lead us out of this nightmare.

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Jack L
Jack L

You are also 100% right Adam

Jack L
Jack L

You are 100% right Nancy!

Adam Schrader
Adam Schrader

https://www.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/news/your-mask-cuts-own-risk-65-percent I guess these are all fake too...

Adam Schrader
Adam Schrader

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent

Adam Schrader
Adam Schrader

Look at the cdc. Oh wait, that's fake too

Max
Max

Who has this fake data? The Fake Dr. Fauci, Puppy Torturer Supreme?

Will Mason
Will Mason

What data? Please show it.

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Should Columbia Public Schools keep requiring masks?
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Max
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Max

If your mask fogs your glasses, or if your mask still allows you to smell odors, and you still feel it is protecting you from Covid. Then it is not the mask, that is failing. It is your brain, that is failing. Meaning you need two masks and masking tape on top of them.

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Kent Airy
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Kent Airy

The mask is not saving anyone from anything, I ocassionally wear a N95 for work related dust issues, the dust is obviously thicker than a invisible pathogen but gets by anyway to some extent and you can see the dirt spots where it comes through. The mask is a worthless control tactic.

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Max
Max

But the Question of the Day, is always more fun than any comedy show.

Max
Max

I sometimes wear a mask when doing woodworking projects. 72 years old and have never caught Covid. Have worked with, mainly Oak and Hickory, but many other types of wood as well. The masks catch large particles like wood dust. But they are mainly for fear tactics from liberals.

Adam Schrader
Adam Schrader

Then please don't wear it. Please get covid. Please be admitted to a hospital. Please be on a ventilator. Please put your love ones through this. And after they watch you die, at least the herd is thinned out a bit more for the smarter, healthier people.

Will Mason
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Will Mason

They obviously do nothing. Why keep doing what has not worked so far?

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Max
Max

I hope they continue with the mask mandate. Then the fines the schools will have pay, can be given to underpaid state employees.

Adam Schrader
Adam Schrader

Masks and vaccines DO work. Neither is a guarantee you won't get covid or flu etc.. they greatly reduce the chances of getting it or greatly reduce your symptoms. I'm living proof. I'd be dead had it not been for vaccinations

John Wilson
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John Wilson

mask effectiveness in the school setting has not been shown and there are negative physical and mental effects of masks

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Lisa Gore
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Lisa Gore

It is unconstitutional to allow non legislative CPS elected officials to make decisions for parents. The legislative branch of our government decides these rules not these officials who make up rules. Boone county doesn’t even have a mask order. Over reach has to be checked.

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Debbie Riffle
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Debbie Riffle

Paper and cloth masks are not effective. Is the school system able and willing to supply a fresh N95 mask to students and staff daily? If not, then, they need to let it go.

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Keith Herdzina
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Keith Herdzina

Because being 18 or over living in Boone Co gives you zero public health education/credentials to make health policies. We have real experts in that field, elected, that should be making these decisions. Let's have qualified, accountable, officials making these policies.

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Max
Max

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has made the decision. Any and all mask demands are now illegal, null, and void. It is no longer defensible. Discussion is closed. It is over. There will be no masks required. You may wear one if you want. But you can't make anyone else wear one. ROTFLOL

Max
Max

Yes Harry, science fiction! LOL But you already knew that.

Max
Max

The Science is in, and Fauci is out. He has forfeited his credibility, and so has the CDC. They flip flop daily, and change their fake data, more often than they change their underwear.

Adam Schrader
Adam Schrader

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/us/hospital-covid-19-deaths-michigan/index.html

Do you support what Elon Musk and DOGE are doing?

Do you support what Elon Musk and DOGE are doing?

Yes

19

No

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Yes

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Matthew Gregory
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Matthew Gregory

Cleaning up all the bloat, fraud and corruption in our federal government all while helping with the massive over spending causing inflation.

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Tim Kennedy
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Tim Kennedy

People need to get back to acting on what’s good for The country and sop asking what the country can do for them. We are in a me society we need to get back to a we society.

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Eric Smith
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Eric Smith

Absolutely! Long overdue.

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Maria Gose
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Maria Gose

Accountability is way past due. Keep forging forward .

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Melissa Hill
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Melissa Hill

I think government spending has gotten out of control and needs over site and their own audit.

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James Lucas
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James Lucas

The Democrats, since Clinton have talked about doing what DOGE is not doing. Yes, Clinton and Obama did some EO, but always gave more lip service than action. Now we have action from Republicans' and still Democrat lip service.

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

Best thing that's ever happened for our government.

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Rodney Scott
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Rodney Scott

Taxpayer dollars have been wasted for decades. Time to stop it! I am 73. This problem goes all the way to local politicians. Hundreds of thousands spent on ev busses and maintenence vehicles! WASTED MONEY!!!

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Fat Guy Outdoors
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Fat Guy Outdoors

Who is against fraud, waste and abuse unless you are benefitting from it.

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No

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Sara Kalinowski
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Sara Kalinowski

I don't support. Things I'm against: 1)They feed women crumbs to nibble, as a tactic to keep us thinking we aren't losing rights.2)Racism & hate is worse &must go.3)Hacked in to sensitive info, causing safetyconcerns. 4)Defunded and fired many. No jobs+No $=economy toworsen. 5)They're clueless.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

You just defined a democrat.

Ellen Jarvis
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Ellen Jarvis

Think before you act!

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Connie B.
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Connie B.

Horrible what they are doing to people. I don't understand how firing people would take care of fraud and abuse. They are stripping people of their livelihoods and it will come back at us because the government will have to cover their unemployment stipends and we will have many more homeless ppl.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

That's the problem. You don't understand.

Connie B.
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Connie B.

Horrible what they are doing to people. I don't understand how firing people would take care of fraud and abuse. They are stripping people of their livelihoods and it will come back at us because the government will have to cover their unemployment stipends and we will have many more homeless ppl.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

About 14.5% of the US workforce, or 20.2 million people, work in the public sector. This includes state, local, and federal government employees. That's way to many people working at a job that produces nothing.

Fat Guy Outdoors
Fat Guy Outdoors

Maybe you should turn of the news and research. Why pay 5 people to do the job of 1. Why keep lazy employees who don't produce when you can keep highly productive workers and increase there pay. See its called rewarding hard work and punishing lazy people. Hard work does pay off.

Varyanna Ruthengael
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Varyanna Ruthengael

Elon is not an elected official, not even a cleared contractor for what he is doing. This sabotages democracy.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Elon is only exposing criminals. He is doing nothing else. Become informed, instead of brainwashed.

Varyanna Ruthengael
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Varyanna Ruthengael

Elon is not an elected official, not even a cleared contractor for what he is doing. This sabotages democracy.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

While often categorized as a democracy, the United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic.

Fat Guy Outdoors
Fat Guy Outdoors

Just like Dr. Fauci right.

Ashley Edelen
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Ashley Edelen

Unilateral decisions from the Executive branch cannot go unchecked (on BOTH “sides”). Just like when Biden shouldn’t have bypassed the SC with student loan forgiveness. Democracy is fragile and we cannot lean towards dictatorship.

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Fat Guy Outdoors
Fat Guy Outdoors

Please explain how exposing fraud, waste and abuse is harming democracy in a republic?

Can the Mizzou Tigers remain perfect for the rest of the regular season?

Can the Mizzou Tigers remain perfect for the rest of the regular season?

Yes

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No

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Yes

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Eric Smith
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Eric Smith

What an incredible turnaround from last years season. So proud of them this year!

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Ed Thompson
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Ed Thompson

They are relentless

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No

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