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The 2021-2022 school year just started, and all hell is breaking loose.
The story below portends what might be happening this week, tomorrow, next month. Police, lawyers, lawsuits, and perhaps even violence will be the route some of the very angry parents and/or employees in school districts around the country will take due to the COVID-19 fear so many people feel right now. And major media is not helping. Indeed, much of the global hysteria we all can see happening on our TV and computer screens as well as in our homes is due to the media and inconsistent/extreme policy decisions by our Federal, state and local governments. By "extreme" policy I mean mandates that try to cover everyone and punish all who don't agree.
Emergency situations bring corruption and fraud to the public eye because everyone wants to know whom to blame. The magnifying glass is pointed at anyone or any agency with a voice or title.
Of course, this is a new situation. Never before has the global community had a COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters happening at the same time, and there are many people who believe and promote the end of the world. We should not go there. Extreme fear immobilizes, but also spurs new ideas and shines a light on what we all need to fix. It takes more than a village.
Is there a solution? No, there is no one-way out. Is there relief from the vortex of injustice that seems to be swirling around devastated communities?
Yes, I believe so. New avenues of common aid, rescue and relief are being created. New supply chains are being used. The world is capable of amazing breakthroughs in science where diseases and natural disasters are being confronted and victims are being helped. Look for it.
I suggest that instead of looking for the news in major media or in the speeches of politicians - which actually are paid advertisements - anyone seeking answers to current issues should go to a source, local media, scientific journals, health organizations, etc., who have feet on the ground. Get out there and volunteer, or help someone from afar. Be part of the answers.
From Common Dreams:
"One of the few silver linings of this tragedy is that it does offer us the opportunity to take stock of ourselves, our communities, our state, and our country. In the advocacy community, it’s forcing us to drill deeper into how we can help build a more equitable and just society through our response to this pandemic."
Betsy Combier
betsy.combier@gmail.com
Editor, Advocatz.com
Editor, NYC Rubber Room Reporter
Editor, Parentadvocates.org
Editor, New York Court Corruption
Editor, National Public Voice
Editor, NYC Public Voice
Editor, Inside 3020-a Teacher Trials
Parent calls cops after maskless students pulled from class at New York school
A Long Island parent called the cops after their child and five other middle school students were pulled out of class for not wearing masks, police said Friday.
The six students at Islip Middle School were moved to the gym by a security guard Thursday over their non-compliance with the mask rule, according to Suffolk County Police.
A police spokesperson told The Post officers “took a report” — but that the situation was “not really a police issue.”
The school district did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday evening, but Islip Superintendent Dennis O’Hara has said that students who refuse to wear a mask will face consequences.
“As discussed with our community previously, any district student who does not adhere to the mask mandate will be brought to an alternative location where students are advised to either put on a mask or wait for their parent/guardian to pick them up,” O’Hara told ABC7.
The New York State Department of Health announced last week that all public and private school students and faculty members would be required to wear masks indoors.
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