Covid isn’t over, but the people of Rhode Island are over it. The governor has dropped the state mask mandate, and now the school board has voted to make masks optional as of 3/4. I knew this was coming, so it’s no big shocker, and I guess I’m OK with it. If given the choice, Livia will probably ditch the mask and Marshall will probably keep it, at least for a while. Though I’d rather they both continued to wear masks, I’m not sure that forcing it on Livia would be wise. But, we don’t need to decide today. We still have some time to think about it.
The school superintendent also announced that, excepting the new air filtration systems, they’re going back to business as usual (i.e., no more Covid mitigation measures). I guess I should have realized that was coming, too. I’m not comfortable with the idea of dropping all preventative measures. It seems like asking for trouble. But, that’s just the way it is. I have no power to change this, and stressing over it won’t do me any good. The Pandemic has taught me that much.