Steven Singer: Teachers Are Not Okay
Steven Singer writes that teachers are getting sick and exhausted because of the stress of the pandemic. One week, they are heroes. Next week, they...
Category : Safety
Iowa: School Board Rejects Mask Mandate After Some Parents Threaten to Remove Their Children
The school board of Waukee, Iowa, planned to mandate masks, but then a campaign started in the community against the mandate. Faced with threats to...
Washington Post Condemns DeSantis’ “Reckless” Behavior
The Washington Post editorial board published a statement condemning Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ fierce opposition to mandates for masks and vaccinations. He wants to run...
Los Angeles: Parents Support Vaccine Mandate
While some parents are disrupting school board meetings to protest mask and vaccine mandates, a parent group in Los Angeles thanked the school board for...
Long Island: Hospital Workers Protest Vaccine Mandate
Hospital workers gathered outside Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, New York, to oppose a vaccination mandate. The hospital leader said that 82% of staff...
Islip, New York: Six Students Refuse to Obey Mask Mandates, Backed by Parents
New York State mandated mask-wearing in school. Six students arrived at school in Islip without masks. They were directed to a separate room. Their parents...
Chicago: Abandoned Schools, Overcrowded Schools
Mike Klonsky writes about the public schools that were closed by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel (recently appointed as Ambassador to Japan). Emanuel ordered the closure...
ACLU: Mask Bans Are Unfair to Students with Disabilities
The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against the state of South Carolina for its law banning mask mandates, on grounds that such a ban...
Ottawa County, Michigan: Anti-Maskers Disrupt County Commissioners’ Meeting
The state of Michigan allows school districts to determine their policies on masking, which is a terrible idea since it politicizes decisions in each district....
Florida: Judge Throws Out DeSantis Ban on Mask Mandates
A circuit court judge in Leon County, Florida, ruled that Governor Ron DeSantis had exceeded his authority by preventing local school districts from mandating masks....