BAMS weighs in on mask wearing
BAMS students weigh in on wearing masks in school.
Staff and students at Bellwood-Antis seem to have varying opinions when it comes to wearing masks. A lot of students seem to be unbothered when all students were required to start wearing them again while others were upset and ready to protest. I wanted to give a few students and staff an opportunity to voice their opinion on masking in school.
Students
The first student I interviewed is Cameron Nelson. He plays soccer and is in multiple school clubs such as Student Council, Leadership, Board Games, Speech League, and Reading Competition. You are now hearing from Cameron.
Q.) Do you like or dislike wearing masks?
A.) Dislike.
Q.) Do you find it hard to hear or talk with masks on?
A.) No, just with breathing.
Q.) Do you think we get enough mask breaks?
A.) No, I haven’t gotten any yet today.
Q.) How has wearing a mask changed your life?
A.) I don’t know, it hasn’t.
The next student I spoke with is Kevin Stiver. He was a new student to Bellwood last year. He is also in Board Game Club on Fridays. You are now hearing from Kevin.
Q.) Do you like or dislike wearing masks?
A.) I very much dislike wearing masks.
Q.) Do you find it hard to hear or talk with masks on?
A.) Yes, I have a hard time hearing someone, even if they are right next to me when they have a mask on.
Q.) Do you think we get enough mask breaks?
A.) No.
Q.) How has wearing a mask changed your life?
A.) It has changed it a lot because it changed how everything goes on every day in or out of school.
Next, we have Olivia McCloskey. She plays soccer and is also in Student Council. You are now hearing from Olivia.
Q.) Do you like or dislike wearing masks?
A.) Dislike.
Q.) Do you find it hard to hear or talk with masks on?
A.) Yes, with talking.
Q.) Do you think we get enough mask breaks?
A.) No, typically we only get one, and I think there should be more.
Q.) How has wearing a mask changed your life?
A.) I don’t know.
The last student I interviewed is Hailey Loupe. She plays soccer and is also in Board Game Club on Fridays.
Q.) Do you like or dislike wearing masks?
A.) I don’t really care. They are fine.
Q.) Do you find it hard to hear or talk with masks on?
A.) Yes.
Q.) Do you think we get enough mask breaks?
A.) Depending on the day, sometimes we get a lot and other times we don’t get very many.
Q.) How has wearing a mask changed your life?
A.) It hasn’t.
Staff:
The staff member I interviewed is Brad Snyder (Coach B-Rad). He is one of the Junior High Football Coaches, and he thinks he’s the coolest guy ever. You are now hearing from Brad.
Q.) Do you like or dislike wearing masks?
A.) I dislike wearing them.
Q.) Do you think having students wear masks is worth not getting quarantined for sports?
A.) Yes, it is worth it.
Q.) Do you think students are wearing masks properly all day?
A.) No.
Q.) Now that there are exemptions, how do you think that will affect quarantine in upcoming months?
A.) They will need to change the quarantine policy to accommodate for this.
Now that we have heard from multiple students and a staff member, we can see that everyone has their own opinion when it comes down to wearing masks. What’s yours?
