Already since last year mouth mask obligation starting 6 years old in school Opwijk: “Haven’t had any infections last year”.

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1. Starting today, students from the age of 6 must wear a mouth mask in school. A measure to prevent the further spread of the corona virus. There is a lot of discussion about this, but in elementary school De Leertrommel in Opwijk this rule was already introduced last year and the response was quite good.

   There is a lot of fuss about the obligation for children from the age of six to wear a mouth mask at school. Many parents, but also principals, find it unacceptable that young children have to wear such a mask all day. Through social media there are protests, the phrase “Give children oxygen” often appears. But at school De Leertrommel in Opwijk children from the age of six have been wearing a mouth mask in class since last year.

   Positive story

   “We first consulted the parents,” says director of De Leertrommel Kathleen Van Lemmens. “But of course also the children. We explained to them why we were going to introduce this at that time. We also made that a positive story. We also didn’t have any contamination in the school until June 30. We also didn’t have to close the school or quarantine any classes.”

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2. Translated the title very by the letter eh

3. I just saw my 6 year old. Didn’t want to take off his face mask (it’s cold outside…). So I presume it didn’t bother him at all.

   Not every kid is the same ofcourse, but hopefully the drama and mass outcry of facebook moms who were “literally crying” when they heard the new covid rules will pass soon.

4. Children acting more grown-up than many adults.

5. Most probable wappie reply: once these kids will remove their mouthmask they will die from a simple cold because they didn’t create any natural resistance.