We are allowing our government officials and agencies to wage a psychological war against our children, and they are winning. 

According to the CDC and American Institute for Economic Research, Covid accounts for 1.2% of all deaths of people under the age of 25. "Compared to 2018 and 2019 deaths per 100k, 2020 saw one extra death among those under age five, an additional 1.5 deaths among those aged 5 to 14, and... 23 additional deaths among those aged 15 to 24. Overall, deaths per 100k in this age group jumped from 106.4 per 100k in 2019 to 131.7 per 100k during 2020. That’s an increase of 23% — and Covid only accounts for 1.2% of total deaths in ages 0–24 years." See, https://www.aier.org/article/more-covid-suicides-than-covid-deaths-in-kids/

In August 2020, FAIR Health found a 334% spike in intentional self-harm claims among 13–18 year olds in the Northeast compared to the same month in 2019.

The CDC recently released data showing a 33% increase in opiate overdose deaths in the first year of lock down. From April 2020 to April 2021 a total of 100,306 Americans died of drug overdoses.  This is an increase from the 78,056 overdose deaths recorded between April 2019 and April 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2021/20211117.htm

22,000 excess overdose deaths in the first year of our self imposed lock down exceeds the total number of deaths Covid has caused for people under 40, ever.  As of 12-29-21 there has been 20,248 Covid deaths for ages 0-39. Pneumonia has killed 2x the number of children under 17 compared to Covid. If you overlay the 80% obesity rate on the numbers above, you have 4,050 non-obese people under 40 dead of Covid. https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Deaths-by-Sex-and-Age/9bhg-hcku/data  & https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/covid-cdc-study-finds-roughly-78percent-of-people-hospitalized-were-overweight-or-obese.html

Brown University researchers have found that the mean IQ for children aged three months to three years dropped from around 100 in the decade before the pandemic to 79 during it. "We find that children born during the pandemic have significantly reduced verbal, motor, and overall cognitive performance compared to children born pre-pandemic. Moreover, we find that males and children in lower socioeconomic families have been most affected. Results highlight that even in the absence of direct SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 illness, the environmental changes associated COVID-19 pandemic is significantly and negatively affecting infant and child development."  They added mask-wearing by adults may have negatively impacted babies' development because children are less able to learn from facial cues.  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/12/children-born-during-pandemic-have-lower-iqs-us-study-finds

We must stop sacrificing our children. The first step towards a brighter future is unmasking our kids in schools; we must end the mask mandate for children now.

This petition is directed to Governor Kathy Hochul, the NY Department of Health, and the NY Office of Children and Family Servides. 

Thank you.