A 10-Year-Old Slams His School’s Mask Mandate: ‘All This Seems Unfair, and It Doesn’t Make Sense’

PROVENZANO turned 10 years ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN Just talk a ░░░░░░░░ closer to that PROVENZANO ░░░░░░░░ just turned 10 years ░░░░░░░░ and I m a ░░░░░░░░ grader at Felix A ░░░░░░░░ I expected school to ░░░░░░░░ a little bit different ░░░░░░░░ the beginning but I ░░░░░░░░ t think it would ░░░░░░░░ this way all year ░░░░░░░░ And I was surprised ░░░░░░░░ the rules A lot ░░░░░░░░ them didn t make ░░░░░░░░ sense to me like ░░░░░░░░ fact that we were ░░░░░░░░ allowed to play on ░░░░░░░░ playground or have student ░░░░░░░░ or turn to face ░░░░░░░░ other at lunch and ░░░░░░░░ also have to wear ░░░░░░░░ outside at P E ░░░░░░░░ on track I love ░░░░░░░░ school and all but ░░░░░░░░ teachers seem really stressed ░░░░░░░░ that makes me feel ░░░░░░░░ One teacher walks around ░░░░░░░░ a clipboard full of ░░░░░░░░ for any student whose ░░░░░░░░ isn t on properly ░░░░░░░░ makes me feel scared ░░░░░░░░ same teacher yells at ░░░░░░░░ having our masks down ░░░░░░░░ drink water while we ░░░░░░░░ outside in car line ░░░░░░░░ told us we had ░░░░░░░░ wait until we were ░░░░░░░░ our parents car to ░░░░░░░░ a drink of water ░░░░░░░░ had her mask down ░░░░░░░░ entire time while she ░░░░░░░░ yelling at us which ░░░░░░░░ me and all my ░░░░░░░░ very mad This happens ░░░░░░░░ lot And it seems ░░░░░░░░ teachers take their masks ░░░░░░░░ while they yell at ░░░░░░░░ kids and that we ░░░░░░░░ to pull ours up ░░░░░░░░ asked my mom if ░░░░░░░░ s a word for ░░░░░░░░ and she said there ░░░░░░░░ hypocrisy Wearing the mask ░░░░░░░░ day makes me feel ░░░░░░░░ tired and gives me ░░░░░░░░ bad headaches Sometimes I ░░░░░░░░ at school and I ░░░░░░░░ to lay low in ░░░░░░░░ dark until they re ░░░░░░░░ My mask also sticks ░░░░░░░░ my face when it ░░░░░░░░ really hot and it ░░░░░░░░ it hard to breathe ░░░░░░░░ feel like I can ░░░░░░░░ catch my breath and ░░░░░░░░ makes me feel claustrophobic ░░░░░░░░ anxious It s really ░░░░░░░░ I finished taking all ░░░░░░░░ FSAs and I had ░░░░░░░░ hard time focusing with ░░░░░░░░ mask on A few ░░░░░░░░ ago I ran into ░░░░░░░░ teacher outside of school ░░░░░░░░ didn t even recognize ░░░░░░░░ because she s never ░░░░░░░░ my face before Well ░░░░░░░░ knew it was her ░░░░░░░░ she sits at her ░░░░░░░░ a lot without a ░░░░░░░░ on I know my ░░░░░░░░ has asthma and everything ░░░░░░░░ I understand why it ░░░░░░░░ hard for her to ░░░░░░░░ a mask And I ░░░░░░░░ she should have that ░░░░░░░░ But I should too ░░░░░░░░ have allergies and I ░░░░░░░░ really anxious with my ░░░░░░░░ covering But I m ░░░░░░░░ allowed a mask break ░░░░░░░░ her It seems unfair ░░░░░░░░ of this seems unfair ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t make ░░░░░░░░ I miss seeing people ░░░░░░░░ faces I miss the ░░░░░░░░ things used to be ░░░░░░░░ m scared they ll ░░░░░░░░ go back to normal ░░░░░░░░ freely doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ something we should have ░░░░░░░░ ask any other people ░░░░░░░░ permission for Please make ░░░░░░░░ optional today It would ░░░░░░░░ so awesome to end ░░░░░░░░ school year on a ░░░░░░░░ happy note like that ░░░░░░░░ you for your time ░░░░░░░░ 2 Thank you John ░░░░░░░░ did a good job.”