The undersigned, concerned parents, students, teachers and taxpayers of McKinney Independent School District, respectfully request that the McKinney ISD School Board immediately rescind the mandate requiring students to wear masks in order to attend school and make them optional including our Senior Graduations on May 21, 2021. We also request you allow teachers and staff the same choice.
Judge Chris Hill removed the "disaster declaration" for Collin County, the Governor removed the state mask mandate and all teachers and staff that requested a vaccination have had the opportunity. Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state or school district - to wear masks in order to teach class or attend school when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable. Forcing someone to wear a mask is an infringement on personal liberty and parental rights. Punishing a student through suspension or isolation for not wearing a mask should not be tolerated. The mental health and well-being of our students must be the highest priority.
The Texas Education Code in Sec. 26.001(1) states:
“Unless otherwise provided by law, a board of trustees, administrator, educator, or other person may not limit parental rights.”
It is our "parental right" to choose what we feel is best for our children as it relates to wearing a mask to school.
To address the Board’s prior concerns with contact tracing and quarantine, we also request the following change: if/when CONTACT occurs, parents should be notified and presented the OPTION to keep their child home, but not required to do so.
Texas Education Agency's close contact tracing and quarantine protocols state (2):
"Taking into account all of the above, school systems may apply any of the following stay-at-home periods to those individuals who are identified as close contacts, in the absence of specific control orders issued by their local health authority regarding the identified individuals."
It is clear from the TEA's use of the word 'may', and not "shall", that the contact tracing and quarantine protocols are NOT MANDATORY and the district can utilize local control in these decisions.
Our students deserve to return to a normal, healthy school environment so they can thrive. This includes free play at recess, healthy engagement with teachers and socializing with peers. Fine arts students should be able to perform and sing mask free as in years past. Rescinding the mandate will allow responsibility to parents, employees, and teachers, thus removing the schools and school resources from unequally enforcing between various Fine Arts and/or Sports programs between schools.
Therefore, WE the undersigned, petition the McKinney ISD School Board and Superintendent Dr. Rick McDaniel to exercise their right of local control in firm support of parental rights in striking down all policies mandating students to wear face masks including the removal of COVID "safety protocols" including face masks, social distancing and quarantines, following the precedent already set by 75+ other Texas School Districts (3).
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Footnotes:
(1) The Texas Education Code - Sec. 26.001 - https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED....
(2) TEA's March 23, 2021 Public Health Planning Guidance - Close contact tracing and quarantine protocols - Page 4 of https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/SY...
(3) Unmasked Texas Schools - tiny.cc/unmaskedschools
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
March 29, 2021
Reached 100 supporters
March 29, 2021
March 26, 2021
We are hitting 100 signatures soon. Keep the momentum moving forward.
196 Comments
I'm a student & masking my face makes my asthma act up. I need to be able to exhale & inhale fully the way God intended for me to breath. It's also very difficult for me to understand my teachers when they are masked. I also miss seeing smiles!
Enough is enough. My child wants to be unmasked, but is fearful of the administrative and social repercussions. It's affecting his mental health and he should have a choice. This entire thing has gotten so out of control, it's beyond ridiculous and absurd.
My 5th grade grandson has been so upset by mask wearing mandates, that he has chosen online school for his last month even though it means he does not see his friends.
Where there is risk, there must be choice. To mandate a medical device be worn by all children and teachers....one that reduces their oxygen intake as well as increases their risk for lung issues, even after mandates have been lifted, is not only unhealthy, but unethical. Please make masks optional for all.
Our children are being badly harmed by face coverings! It’s causing sicknesses, learning disabilities, social anxiety, just to name a few of the harmful impacts. Unmask our kids now!!
https://m.theepochtimes.com/university-of-florida-lab-finds-dangerous-pathogens-on-childrens-face-masks_3865300.htmlhttps:/m.theepochtimes.com/university-of-florida-lab-finds-dangerous-pathogens-on-childrens-face-masks_3865300.html
You did the right thing to make masks optional. Choice is a fundamental right and parents have the ultimate authority for their children. Mask mandates only remove freedom. No mandate allows freedom for everyone.
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The undersigned, concerned parents, students, teachers and taxpayers of McKinney Independent School District, respectfully request that the McKinney ISD School Board immediately rescind the mandate requiring students to wear masks in order to attend school and make them optional including our Senior Graduations on May 21, 2021. We also request you allow teachers and staff the same choice.
Judge Chris Hill removed the "disaster declaration" for Collin County, the Governor removed the state mask mandate and all teachers and staff that requested a vaccination have had the opportunity. Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state or school district - to wear masks in order to teach class or attend school when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable. Forcing someone to wear a mask is an infringement on personal liberty and parental rights. Punishing a student through suspension or isolation for not wearing a mask should not be tolerated. The mental health and well-being of our students must be the highest priority.
The Texas Education Code in Sec. 26.001(1) states:
“Unless otherwise provided by law, a board of trustees, administrator, educator, or other person may not limit parental rights.”
It is our "parental right" to choose what we feel is best for our children as it relates to wearing a mask to school.
To address the Board’s prior concerns with contact tracing and quarantine, we also request the following change: if/when CONTACT occurs, parents should be notified and presented the OPTION to keep their child home, but not required to do so.
Texas Education Agency's close contact tracing and quarantine protocols state (2):
"Taking into account all of the above, school systems may apply any of the following stay-at-home periods to those individuals who are identified as close contacts, in the absence of specific control orders issued by their local health authority regarding the identified individuals."
It is clear from the TEA's use of the word 'may', and not "shall", that the contact tracing and quarantine protocols are NOT MANDATORY and the district can utilize local control in these decisions.
Our students deserve to return to a normal, healthy school environment so they can thrive. This includes free play at recess, healthy engagement with teachers and socializing with peers. Fine arts students should be able to perform and sing mask free as in years past. Rescinding the mandate will allow responsibility to parents, employees, and teachers, thus removing the schools and school resources from unequally enforcing between various Fine Arts and/or Sports programs between schools.
Therefore, WE the undersigned, petition the McKinney ISD School Board and Superintendent Dr. Rick McDaniel to exercise their right of local control in firm support of parental rights in striking down all policies mandating students to wear face masks including the removal of COVID "safety protocols" including face masks, social distancing and quarantines, following the precedent already set by 75+ other Texas School Districts (3).
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Footnotes:
(1) The Texas Education Code - Sec. 26.001 - https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED....
(2) TEA's March 23, 2021 Public Health Planning Guidance - Close contact tracing and quarantine protocols - Page 4 of https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/SY...
(3) Unmasked Texas Schools - tiny.cc/unmaskedschools
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
March 29, 2021
Reached 100 supporters
March 29, 2021
March 26, 2021
We are hitting 100 signatures soon. Keep the momentum moving forward.
196 Comments
If masks and social distancing work then explain why Finland with a 60 total lockdown last spring had no numerically different case rate among 600,000 school children than Sweden with over 1,400,000 school children
I'm a student & masking my face makes my asthma act up. I need to be able to exhale & inhale fully the way God intended for me to breath. It's also very difficult for me to understand my teachers when they are masked. I also miss seeing smiles!
Enough is enough. My child wants to be unmasked, but is fearful of the administrative and social repercussions. It's affecting his mental health and he should have a choice. This entire thing has gotten so out of control, it's beyond ridiculous and absurd.
My 5th grade grandson has been so upset by mask wearing mandates, that he has chosen online school for his last month even though it means he does not see his friends.
Where there is risk, there must be choice. To mandate a medical device be worn by all children and teachers....one that reduces their oxygen intake as well as increases their risk for lung issues, even after mandates have been lifted, is not only unhealthy, but unethical. Please make masks optional for all.
Our children are being badly harmed by face coverings! It’s causing sicknesses, learning disabilities, social anxiety, just to name a few of the harmful impacts. Unmask our kids now!!
https://m.theepochtimes.com/university-of-florida-lab-finds-dangerous-pathogens-on-childrens-face-masks_3865300.htmlhttps:/m.theepochtimes.com/university-of-florida-lab-finds-dangerous-pathogens-on-childrens-face-masks_3865300.html
You did the right thing to make masks optional. Choice is a fundamental right and parents have the ultimate authority for their children. Mask mandates only remove freedom. No mandate allows freedom for everyone.
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If masks and social distancing work then explain why Finland with a 60 total lockdown last spring had no numerically different case rate among 600,000 school children than Sweden with over 1,400,000 school children