I believe in forgiveness. But I also believe in accountability, and so no forgiveness, much less amnesty, can begin until after we have voted out every local politician and school board member who harmed our children with pointless lockdowns in 2020 and “remote learning” in the 2020-2021 school year.
In spring 2020, many of us believed that school closures were a good idea. We thought COVID was like a really bad flu. The flu spreads on surfaces, which means that little children are superspreaders. Also, the flu has always been especially dangerous for children. The harms to children were immense, from learning loss to emotional harm to crime sprees to RSV outbreaks to diabetes.
The municipality where I lived during the pandemic, Montgomery County, Maryland, was as bad as anyone. Little Leaguers in spring 2021 needed to wear masks in the outfield. The county parks department removed most basketball hoops and placed wooden crosses through others. The county closed the libraries for 15 months, kept them at limited hours for much longer, and required masks into 2022.
TPCarney Agree.
TPCarney Yeah vote out those losers who did their best during an emergent public health crisis and, following guidance from experts who were learning on the fly, erred on the side of safety! We all knew it would be bad for kids. We also thought not closing would kill grandma.