Comments on: COVID-19 Cases In Escambia Schools: FDOH, School District Report Very Different Numbers

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:06:53 +0000

Wearing a mask shouldn’t be such a contentious issue.

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 23:19:52 +0000

My grandsons are in elementary school in the southwest part of the county. They said they did not have to wear masks when they are in the classroom. Just when they are in the hall. They are not social distancing either. The school put on their Facebook page showing students in the classroom with no mask and the teacher was not wearing one either. Disgraceful. I heard one of the teachers quit because they were not wearing masks. They have a new principal this year.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:20:42 +0000

I’m a school bus driver. The elementary kids are pretty good at wearing their mask while riding the bus. However every parent need to know their middle and high schooler are not wearing their mask. I had a child throwing up on the bus one day i suggested everyone put their mask on for safety. About 40% complied. I’ve personally handed out hundreds of mask since school started. Bus drivers aren’t the mask police parents have to take control. Kids say if I get it I’m out of school for 2 weeks. The buses are over crowded due to driver shortage. Putting your children on a school bus should be last option. With more and more kids returning from remote learning this is only putting more kids on an enclosed space.
Parents your kids follow your lead.

By: Just saying

Just saying — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 13:46:55 +0000

To the parents complaining about their high school age children not being made to wear masks, how about YOU taking some responsibility for your children not wearing their mask. Oh right, the peer pressure. What can you do but let it happen. Kids will be kids right.? Wrong. You complain about the kid being sent to school coughing and I agree, he shouldn’t have been in school unless he had been tested and got a negative result. Again, parent’s responsibility. But as parents it is also your responsibility to also enforce upon your kids to wear masks. That’s part of the problem – parents assume all the responsibilities of teaching their kids lies with the teachers and the schools. Sorry, responsibility also lies with the parent. Just saying.

By: Any mother

Any mother — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 23:56:36 +0000

I was at Tate high on Wednesday and I also noticed that the most of students and staff that I saw were not wearing their mask. I was there picking up my child who was in a class with a child who tested positive. I feel absolutely betrayed by the school board. We were assured that our children would be safe All measures would be taken to insure their safety. My child knew who the child was and stated that the child was coughing throughout the entire class She felt uncomfortable and was worried The class my child was in was over crowded and there was no social distancing. These are my questions Why was the class so over crowded to the point that social distancing was not observed. Why was this child even in school. This is high school. He doesn’t need a sitter. Why are the students and staff not wearing mask as we parents were told that they would be before the start of school Why was he not sent home. He was coughing so much that it was disruptive Further more he was not wearing a mask in fact he had not worn a mask since school started. He was not asked to go to the clinic He sat in that class and possibly spread his germs. So shame on his parents for sending him to school. Shame on the school board for lying to us Shame on anyone working with children who doesn’t put our children’s safety first.

By: Tate Grandmother

Tate Grandmother — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 20:13:54 +0000

At Teacher
I was told masks would be required to attend school in person AND that there would be social distancing in the classroom. Neither are true. My grandson’s Geometry class is so full there’s no way to spread them out 6 ft apart! I feel as though we were lied to when it comes to that information. My grandson begged to GO to school since this is his first year in high school and now I do not feel good with him being there and not protected as I was promised. I’m fine with the teacher not wearing a mask when she/he is in front of the class (6 ft away from the students). But another big issue is the students – it is not being enforced when they are changing classes to have their masks on during that walk down the hall where its crowded-that I have a serious problem with. I have witnessed this myself last week when I came to check my grandson out for a dentist appt. Even in the attendance office – not one of the 3 Admin women there had on a mask (although they were behind the plexi-glas together) And yes I had my mask on and so did my grandson when he walked in the door. All I want is for the rules to be enforced as I was told they would be!

By: Brandy

Brandy — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:42:26 +0000

My son is a Junior at Tate. I received a call on Wednesday that he had been in class with someone that had tested positive on Tuesday. So apparently there is AT LEAST 1 positive case at Tate this week.

By: Teacher

Teacher — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:02:04 +0000

Teacher’s have a choice to wear the mask just like your child. Let’s not throw stones at teachers about wearing mask, when you pick up your child who most likely didn’t wear their mask the entire day at school. They have potential to expose you in the car, at home and everywhere else. Unfortunately, this is the norm for right now. Secondly, there are different teaching position (grade levels/courses). Have you tried helping your child do their homework while wearing a mask? Teaching your child to play an instrument wearing a mask? How about trying to get 30 kids attention wearing a mask?
Let’s support the teachers. If you don’t want your child in school pick virtual and support that teacher behind the screen. Thank you!

By: FYI

FYI — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:39:50 +0000

I know for a fact that Ernest Ward middle school has had a student that was positive but yet has claimed zero cases.

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 21:59:22 +0000

No masks at Ransom Middle either!!