This article was originally published by Ron Paul at The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.
Centers for Diseases Control (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has “recommended” that children wear masks while playing. Her offered reason is to ensure Covid is not spread by “heavy breathing” of children near each other while around a soccer ball.
Dr. Walensky’s recommendation is one more example of Covid authoritarians’ refusal to “listen to the science.” The science says no to lockdowns and masks. The masks are not blocking the very small viruses in “heavy breathing.” Dr. Walensky also ignores the science showing that wearing a mask while exercising or playing sports has negative health effects.
Dr. Walensky’s most outrageous disregard of science is ignoring the fact that children are statistically unlikely to be at risk of either spreading Covid or becoming very sick from it.
Dr. Walensky’s recommendation is one of many examples of how children are harmed by the overreaction to coronavirus. Many children have had their physical and mental health damaged because they cannot go to school, play with their friends, or even have a birthday party because of the lockdowns.
Disappointingly, but not surprisingly, the two major teachers’ unions — the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) — have stood in the way of reopening schools. Teachers’ union leaders have claimed it is too dangerous for teachers to resume in-person instruction, even though adults are at little or no risk of getting Covid from children. Sadly, teachers’ unions are disregarding the interest of children. Recently released emails show the CDC disregarded the science in favor of the AFT’s restrictive guidance when developing recommendations concerning reopening schools.
The negative effects of lockdowns and school closings for children have led many parents to consider alternatives to government schools. Some private schools have not just remained open, they have followed the science and not forced their students to wear masks. Many parents are also considering homeschooling. Homeschooling parents obviously can ensure their children are not forced to obey mask, social distancing, and other unscientific mandates.
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The government and history sections of the curriculum emphasize Austrian economics, libertarian political theory, and the history of liberty. However, unlike government schools, my curriculum never puts ideological indoctrination ahead of education.
Interactive forums allow students to learn from each other outside of a formal setting. The curriculum’s emphasis on self-directed learning and student interaction makes it ideal for parents who need to work from home but still want to homeschool their children.
I encourage parents looking at alternatives to government schools to go to RonPaulCurriculum.com for more information about my homeschooling program.
I have been teaching my kids the RPC for the last year. I love it, the kids love it. I have one other step child in kindergarten at a charter school. She is forced to wear a mask for 6 plus hours a day even though our Gov. stopped all mask wearing. The caveat is he said businesses are able to force what they want. Now we have school boards with fear making small children wear face diapers all day anyway. Vitamin D3, A, C and iodine. build your immune system.
Using State power to forcefully mask children is unpardonable. The State knows masking children is physically and psychologically damaging to the child, including limiting social development, but it is more important to the State your child learns to submit. This is absolutely nothing more than the inculcation of children, it is teaching them to comply and submit to State authority, even before starting their 12 year indoctrination program, otherwise know as public education. It is just another piece of a larger picture to propagandize the children to accept State authority, especially over parental authority. It is not for safety, it is not to control contagion in schools, it is not even a measure to prevent covid being taken home to families. The will of the State is supplanting the will of the parents. The State wants to claim legitimacy to supersede the rights of the parents.
According to the CDC in May of 2020 masks do absolutely nothing to control the spread of covid. But State politics supersede State policy. The State says it listens to science, this is pure unadulterated BS, it only may use scientific data if it supports their agenda. Otherwise it always says one thing but does another.
Either stop masking you child(ren) and encourage other parents to do the same or withdraw them from the public school system. Stop aiding and abetting the State in damaging your children.
It’s g*dd*am time people start realizing the State and it’s minions consider citizens nothing more than managed disposable resources.
Andrea , Please stop your long posts. thank You.