Erin Pein sees it all as a school nurse: Kids throwing masks around, chewing on them, dropping them on the floor and then putting them back on. She knows that kids aren’t going to take the steps to keep the mask clean and germ free. She’s also seen her own son vigorously exercising, running a mile and a half with a damp sweaty mask on, sneaking gulps of air by pulling the mask down every now and again when no one is looking.
According to a recent article on nj1015.com, she’s had it up to here with people denying that the recent epidemic of strep throat in school children can be tied to the bacteria laden cloth they are forced to keep over their noses and mouths every day. So she spoke out. According to the article, she said "you have to stand up when you see something wrong and that's the point here.”