The AAP's updated guidance calling for everyone over age 2 to wear a mask makes a lot more sense when you see who they cite as their 'colleagues'

Everyone older than age 2, regardless of vaccination status? So everyone, basically? Won’t that really interfere with kids’ school experience, including learning?

Why on earth would the AAP advocate for something so detrimental to children’s development in the name of helping children? American Federation for Children National Research Director Corey DeAngelis may have found a clue:

The AAP favorably cites the teachers union as their "colleagues in the field of education" in their call for even more federal funding for all schools regardless of whether they reopen in person

Congress has already approved $190 billion for K-12 "relief" since March 2020. pic.twitter.com/7FNhqkKx88

— Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) July 20, 2021

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So, not only is the CDC taking their cues from Randi Weingarten and the American Federation of Teachers union, but the American Academy of Pediatrics is, too?

Wonder why #homeschooling has increased from 3% to 13% of school aged kids nationwide in the last 18 months? I just can’t figure it out. #SchoolChoice https://t.co/omaLTQq3e0

— Laura Gadbery (@lgadbery) July 20, 2021

Real head-scratcher, that.

Tomorrow’s headline: Powerful teachers union influenced AAP on masking children, emails show https://t.co/AtdQwRaxwb

— Marilyn Muller (@1in5advocacy) July 20, 2021

Political advocacy masquerading as science

— Virginia Yankee (@VirginiaYankee1) July 20, 2021

Trust is collapsing for a reason. https://t.co/Rgv0UpiUQn

— Erika Sanzi (@esanzi) July 20, 2021

It’s up to parents to advocate for their children, because apparently the AAP would rather advocate for teachers’ unions.

Putting “we need more money” arguments in perspective:

If just 10% of the $190 billion in relief funding was directed to students instead of systems, we could award $5800 ESA’s to more than 3 million low-income students #studentsnotsystems https://t.co/gO2Jb5j6n8

— Nathaniel Cunneen (@nathancunneen) July 20, 2021