Try as he might, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) efforts to force schools that defied his ban on mask mandates to reverse course is doing very little, besides backfiring.
emphasis mine
“Due to the highly contagious nature of this virus, there is a high risk that more students and staff will have to be sent home due to illness or exposure,” Simon wrote. “Like you, we are obligated to provide a safe and secure public education to all students.”
Objection! Assumes facts not in evidence.
We find no evidence that DeSantis is trying to provide a safe public education to students.
“…Children may die in greater numbers”
“…So the fuck what?”
Guess which is which…
While this could be said to be brave and resolute action by the school districts, they also likely have their insurance underwriters telling them that they’ll be sued to the stone-age, with class-action law suits if students get COVID, without a mask mandate.
Not to mention action from the teachers’ unions.
The original COVID-19 was the wake up call. This Delta variant is the “I told you so” that I hope will destroy the political careers of Republicans & the lives of the voluntarily unvaccinated. Unfortunately, it’s going to kill & hospitalize hundreds of children & immunocompromised individuals, sadly.
Whatever it takes!
And, as expected, doctors are joining the resistance.
It’s heartening to see how sports, which is considered to be, judging by the owners and management a conservative institution respond quite well to the coronavirus using carrots and sticks. As an example WNBA players are 99% vaccinated. Other corporate entities ought to take note.
You don’t see the Abbott’s and DeSantis‘ of this world go after them because they know their politics and fan base while teachers are sadly an easy punching bag.
I have been wondering why this has been happening already. I know it is hard to sue a government for something that is policy, but this seems a clear case of causing harm.
Yo, did you see this? This was from a few days ago. Quite a trickle down effect, no pun intended…
It is the wrong career to do what this political party is doing. It is near-sociopathic.
DeSantis: “You will keep the schools open the way I mandate, or I will close the fucking schools!”
They’ll use any excuse.
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— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 23, 2021
You missed it…the school board is pointing out that DeSantis is also obligated to protect students, and by standing against him and saying this they are declaring that he is failing at that obligation. It’s a somewhat subtle slam at DeSantis, but it’s clear they are calling him out.
DeSantis thinks this is going to play well in 2024, but when you have people ignoring you, declaring you are exceeding your authority, and showing that they care about saving kid’s lives while you care about politics, it’s not really helpful to your presidential aspirations. It may help secure the Trump voters, but it’s really going to hurt him with the ones he needs to win the election.
My understanding is that the individual who heads the five-person team has COVID, along with two others.
(3/5)
One assumes they are not vaccinated, given their political leanings.
Alachua County Public Schools superintendent Carlee Simon
You’re so vain (you’re so vain)
I bet you think this protest is about you
Don’t you don’t you
Especially, since a ridiculous amount is probably going on lawns that don’t actually need treated water…
At this rate the schools are going to have to shut down football. That should knock a few folks off top dead center.
Good point. The school shut downs which were the inflection point of the economic downturn were the result of thousands of superintendents of public instruction commiserating with their lawyers and insurance companies.