‘It has become a habit’: the mandatory use of mask in schools does not bother many students

Some high school students make "mask breaks", and go abroad to drink fresh air pumps.They bother their drops of sweat over their upper lip due to heat;Nothing that a rapid movement with a finger cannot dry.

They have also learned to speak higher in class.A student sitting on his desk plans to take a drink of water -bar the mask, drink and upload it-.And sports activity with covers?Exhausting, but better than sitting at home.

As California returns to the Campus-and totally open-this month, for instruction in person, the rule of mandatory mask use of the State will continue to be part of the new normality for all K-12 level schools, which isjoin a growing list of counties and public places that demand to have part of the face inside, in the middle of an increase in Covid-19 transmission fed by the Delta variant.If the last months and the first days of the new year are an indication of how students are dealing with the last academic rule about the Coronavirus, many claim that they have already overcome it.They have adapted to discomfort and prefer to be at school with their friends, who at home in front of a computer.

“In a sense, he has become a habit, said Even Allen, 17, last year at Lawndale High School.“You can't get out of your home without covers;You feel naked without him ".On Monday, the San Bernardino Unified School District welcomed its students back to school, and in Kimbark Elementary School, the first day after more than a year of online learning they received them with music, balloons and many emotions, said Carissa Raia, who left her eight -year -old son, to take third grade.

His child's joy to return to school turned off any complaint."I feel that children are more accustomed.It is the parents who are going crazy, ”said Raia, and said that his 12 -year -old daughter, who began seventh grade, also adapted to wearing a mask."It's not a big problem for us".

Although the mandate generated resistance in some areas by parents who advocate the "optional mask", for many students it seems that the transition to the use of covers in schools has been fluid.

Among older students, the subject is barely torn, highlighted Allen, and added that he played in Volleyball Tournaments of Clubs and Practices with his covered face.There are occasions, he said, in which he feels tempted to lower the mask and take a little air, but reminds himself that the pandemic continues.

Instead go abroad, where the mask can be removed.In addition, he discovered an advantage over the months: the time he spent training with covers helped him improve his resistance."I think it will be easier to play with my face covered because I already have experience," said accounts.He also got a summer job in McDonald’s, where he had to adapt to the long hours of wearing a mask.Approximately 1.200 students of the summer school returned to the campus in the district of highinel schools Centinela Valley Union, which includes Lawndale High.The new school reality for them during the summer and the new year includes showing a coronavirus detection test before entering the campus.

In Centinela Valley Union High, the district had no problems with the application of the facial cover use rule, said Superintendent Stephen Nellman."Children have been great.They are totally compliant, ”said the official."We do not expect this to change in autumn, even with a full classroom".

The use of facial roofs for long school days can be uncomfortable, but most students seem to have adapted quickly, as well as other activities complicated by the pandemic, such as shopping and going out to eat.

Ana Santana, who studies the last year at Hawthorne High, is not a big fan of masks, especially in hot days.But distance learning was much worse.

Days ago, Ana and her classmates continued the class while her teacher guided them to solve a mathematics problem on a blackboard.When you feel a bit heated, the covering to clean sweat is simply lowered, he commented."You just need to keep it on and with a proper distance," he said."As we have spent a year with a mask, I feel that most students understand it".

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In April, Eliana Walls, who studied the last year at Polytechnic High School, on Long Beach, directed guided walking tours for incoming and second year students.

For almost eight hours, Eliana said, she kept her mask on while guiding her teammates by the extensive campus, which houses almost 4.000 students.When I needed a little fresh air, he said, the cover was simply lowered, he breathed deeply and moved on.And after attending summer school in person, he said, he is ready to return full time."Those days helped me to get into rhythm," Eliana reflected."If everyone does their part and act safely, then, it doesn't worry me".

Orlando Arias-Pulido, a second-year student at Ganesha High School, Pomona, is excited to return to school, knowing that he is vaccinated.But since COVID-19 can still spread among immunized groups, he warned, that class classmates are concerned that generally do not follow the rules of the institution and that can disobey security measures.

"I feel more protected knowing that the State demands that all students use covers," said the 15 -year -old."If you go to Universal [Studios], the mask is mandatory in all attractions in interior spaces".

In Redondo Beach, last Tuesday, the Let Them Breathe group (let them breathe) organized a demonstration to encourage parents and students to speak at a school meeting meeting.They were grouped on the sidewalk with signs and caused complaints as well as drivers' horn.A woman spent in her car told them that they were "exaggerating".

Monet Castañeda, father of students of Redondo Beach, advocates the option to use mask at level K-5.

His 16 -year -old son, a third -year secondary school student, will probably return to school using covers.But his 10 -year -old, Logan, may not.The boy, who attended the rally, explained that it was difficult to concentrate with the mask on when he returned to school, in spring."I can't focus correctly," he said."It's annoying".

Castañeda would prefer Logan to take his classes from home, and not attend school with a mask.

Sharon Mckeeman, Mother of Carlsbad and founder of the group, joined the parents of Redondo Beach.McKeeman asked donations to continue the legal battle and revoke the mandate.A favorable and timely result, he said, could make the use of a mask optional for children before the start of the autumn semester."We are going to go as far as necessary with this," McKeeman emphasized."If I have to go to the Supreme Court, I'll do it".

Patrick Ugwuezumba, a last year student at Hawthorne High, admits that he does not like to get covered.While they train sports, he added, they have to use mask in interior spaces.

But during a lesson in its integrated summer course of Mathematics 2, Patrick took an opportunity to obtain an additional loan to solve a problem in front of the class.While explaining its solution, its voice, although slightly turned off, was clear enough to win that extra credit."I don't like them," Patrick said about facial roofs, "but they are going to keep me safe and other people, of course I can use them".

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