There is another petition out there looking to remove masks. I closed this one after only 20 signatures because the board of education ruled to use masks, but we need to show the BOE that there is support for mask wearing and that the other petition that says fabric masks don’t block fine particles has no scientific backing.

Johns Hopkins University - “Simple fabric face masks block 62.6 percent to 87.1 percent of fine particles, greatly reducing the risk of catching COVID-19” - https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210203/How-well-do-fabric-face-masks-protect-from-COVID.aspx

CDC Recommendation Updated Aug 2021 - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html

American Academy of Pediatrics Aug 2021 Urges Masks - https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/07/18/schools-071821

Masks only work if the person with COVID is wearing the mask. We know from experience parents send sick children to school, so leaving the protection of everyone else up to parents is a recipe for disaster.

This disaster has already happened in multiple schools in other states where students and teachers are DYING. Dying because of the failure of their school boards that are ignoring a scientific research during a pandemic and caving to people who care more about themselves than children.