My youngest son told me he thinks he’s deaf because he can’t hear his teacher. I went through the whole process of getting a referral and having him tested to find out he can hear fine, but struggles because he can’t see his teacher’s mouth. It is time to recognize the damage these COVID measures are causing. Each child matters and each day we rob them of a normal life and quality education is a day they will never get back. Time to give our teachers the choice to unmask.