Well, the BC Teacher's Federation never said boo about vaccine mandates, so that's a powerful union that swings the governing provincial party.
They actually even removed social distancing requirements, division into cohorts, and the additional cleaning (notably distancing and extra cleaning were stored at the grocery store, too). Masks are still required at all times for all kids grade four and up (and adults).
"Funnily" enough, on the first day back, I actually saw a kid come out in a black zipper mask. I kept looking back and forth from him to his dad trying to figure out if it was a subtle jibe about how they felt putting a 9 year old in masks all day, but couldn't tell. It was half unzipped, which I arbitrarily decided was a sign that all TPTB talking out of both sides of their mouths will have to start talking out of just the one.
Municipal government, there was also no peep about vaccine mandates. At least one person- up to three one day in a room of ten- at each meeting I've had in September someone present has had a runny nose, rough voice or slight cough, and has been visibly sweating on their face. All but me are of course vaccinated. We have plexiglas barriers between council that make it impossible for us to hear each other without mics on, so we chat off the recording by leaning back and talking about six inches from each other's mouths through the gap in the barrier and frame. Effective WBC engineering solution!
(Possibly when everyone else said they felt the barriers were like being in a study carrel I shouldn't have said "I feel like I'm visiting you all in jail!" then turned to the guy next to me and done my best Anthony Hopkins and said "Tell me about the lambs, Clarrise" but I don't exactly regret it, either...)
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Date: 2021-09-15 03:21 am (UTC)They actually even removed social distancing requirements, division into cohorts, and the additional cleaning (notably distancing and extra cleaning were stored at the grocery store, too). Masks are still required at all times for all kids grade four and up (and adults).
"Funnily" enough, on the first day back, I actually saw a kid come out in a black zipper mask. I kept looking back and forth from him to his dad trying to figure out if it was a subtle jibe about how they felt putting a 9 year old in masks all day, but couldn't tell. It was half unzipped, which I arbitrarily decided was a sign that all TPTB talking out of both sides of their mouths will have to start talking out of just the one.
Municipal government, there was also no peep about vaccine mandates. At least one person- up to three one day in a room of ten- at each meeting I've had in September someone present has had a runny nose, rough voice or slight cough, and has been visibly sweating on their face. All but me are of course vaccinated. We have plexiglas barriers between council that make it impossible for us to hear each other without mics on, so we chat off the recording by leaning back and talking about six inches from each other's mouths through the gap in the barrier and frame. Effective WBC engineering solution!
(Possibly when everyone else said they felt the barriers were like being in a study carrel I shouldn't have said "I feel like I'm visiting you all in jail!" then turned to the guy next to me and done my best Anthony Hopkins and said "Tell me about the lambs, Clarrise" but I don't exactly regret it, either...)