We are asking that the Board of Education of Oceanside, NY, stand in solidarity with the following districts:

Wantagh, West Islip, Farmingdale, Plainedge, Garden City, Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake, East Islip, Elwood, Connetquot, Massapequa, Sachem and Bedford Hills.

These districts have all sent letters to Governor Hochul asking that she does not mandate the Covid-19 vaccine or masks for children in k-12th grades. These letters state how these measures will not prevent/have not prevented covid infections. They ask that these medical choices continue to be left to parents to make, along with their medical professionals.

We are asking that you write a letter to Governor Hochul, similar to what these other districts wrote, as we believe that many parents will pull their children from school with mandates, particularly a mandate of the Covid-19 vaccine. Any parent who wants to mask and vaccinate their children are free to do so, but parents must have the choice to make that decision for their own children.