SM County Petition for full-time school in the fall

Get the school year back on track asap!

Physical harms of mask-wearing: "Face Masks Pose Serious Risk to the Healthy" https://www.technocracy.news/blaylock-face-masks-pose-serious-risks-to-the-healthy/ "Face coverings present a possible choking or strangulation hazard to your child" https://bit.ly/3cEX4SC Hand sanitizers pose risk to children: "The American Academy of Pediatrics urges parents to keep hand sanitizers out of children’s reach." https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/05/20/parentplus052020 California Health and Safety Code Section 120290 regarding intentional transmission of disease https://california.public.law/codes/ca_health_and_safety_code_section_120290

It is time to reopen, we have flattened the curve. Our children need to go back.

(1) State Guidance for Schools and School-Based Setting https://covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-schools.pdf (2) CAL/OSHA statement that "cloth face covers do not protect against COVID-19." https://dir.ca.gov/dosh/coronavirus/COVID-19-Infection-Prevention-in-Logistics.pdf (3) CAL/OSHA "Oxygen deficient atmosphere means an atmosphere with an oxygen content below 19.5% by volume." https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5144.html (4) CDC has no evidence supporting the wearing of cloth face coverings https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html Psychological harms of mask-wearing: Columbia University: "Many young children burst into tears or recoil when someone wearing a mask approaches. By putting on masks, we take away information that makes it especially difficult for children to recognize others and read emotional signals, which is unsettling and disconcerting." https://bit.ly/2XDaASx

Is there a chance to do, this with the little ones

All the real data shows extremely low risk to kids and otherwise healthy adults, please do not over react to the perpetuation of fear. Instead, please let Our kids have their childhood back. There is online learning/ home schooling available for those who want that option. Give us the option for normal schooling so we can decide whats right for our children.

There are only 88 deaths in SM County And 100,000 students future at risk!! Help Stop over governance and do the right thing for our children and their futures not yours.

There is plenty of evidence worldwide now that points to the ability of schools to reopen safely without being ridiculous. Families who do NOT want to send their children to school should have that option but the rest of us realize this isn’t working.

Please let our school children of every age not be part of these numbers in San Mateo County that are taking place from nursing homes.

We need our children to get back to school and some sense of normalcy. It is worth the Risk.

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Here is another letter to Scott Morrow with additional data. #1 - Start Normal https://www.startnormal.com #2- Student Safety https://start-normal.wistia.com/medias/ggwb3cjaez #3 Student Spread https://start-normal.wistia.com/medias/fdhyfqu7kz

The plan is too heavy handed and is totally unnecessary. Are we to raise a generation of people who are afraid of life and one another?

Teacher at a middle school in the county.

Open up. Look at the other states. Look around you. These kids need to learn.

I want all schools to open and return to normal pre COVID. Thank you!

As a teacher in this district I fully support this petition. I am concerned for the psychological impact on young children. Not to mention the impact on our special needs population. I would like to also note that the people making these decisions will never have to set foot on a school campus to witness their guidelines in action. Lastly, I don’t believe it is my job as an educator to monitor social distancing and mask wearing. I am in support of fully reopening schools without these measures.

No masks!

I think it’s important to keep children engaged in their learning. As well as allow patents to continue to work full-time.

I am very concerned how part time school can be effective. I am very concerned about entering Kindergarten especially, and the psychological stress on this age group. I have no problem with hand washing, masks, and limiting very large group gatherings. But splitting classrooms and schedules just continues to shoulder the burden on working parents. Unacceptable solution.