This week my 4-year-old learned how to put on and take off his own shirt. He learned this new skill in about 2 minutes after 4 tries. Now he is an absolute pro. Later that day we visited our local library and both my 6 year old and 4 year old wore masks while we browsed the stacks and they washed their hands once we returned home.
Our kids go to school to learn. It defies all logic that school children across our district cannot also learn to wear a mask at school for their own safety, for the safety of staff and faculty, and for the safety of our entire Orange County community. The anti-masking and anti-social distancing theme of the the panel held on June 24th by this body defies recommendations of the CDC, the Orange County Health Agency, the Orange County Board of Education, the State Board of Education, and most recently the American Academy of Pediatrics who released their guidelines recommending a return to school with mandatory masking for all students in Middle and High School and for elementary school students when possible among a the number of other safety measures. This body holds an advisory position over individual school districts and the Orange County Department of Education. You can not set policy. Therefore, the only purpose for this one-sided, biased panel could have been to sway public opinion. To amplify the voices of the anti-mask, anti-social distancing faction of OC residents. These anti-safety residents have gathered in large groups with zero safety precautions and screamed in the faces of Union Leaders and county officials with no masks. They have threatened death to a public health official who was forced to resign for her own safety. You have failed in your stated vision to offer the kind of leadership that our county needs while battling a global pandemic that has taken the lives of 330 people across our county and over 128,000 across our Nation. I hope that the Trustees across our county disregard the information presented by this Board on June 24th. I hope that my fellow residents remember the actions of the OCBE when they head to the ballot box in November. Brooke Harper Parent PYLUSD
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