Group protest mask mandate for schools in Lee County

Group protest mask mandate for schools in Lee County

A group of protesters gathered to protest against the Lee County Schools mask mandate.

They are asking the Lee County School District to consider not mandating masks and leave it up to the parents to decide.

FORT MYERS...WHERE THAT GROUPHELD A PROTEST EARLIER TODAY.ROCHELLE?THE GROUP SAYS IT’SSIMPLE...THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TOMAKE CHOICES FOR THEIRKIDS...INSTEAD OF HAVING THEDISTRICT DO IT.(07-12)(52-112)(132-139)A SMALL GROUP...WITH A BIG MESSAGE IN FORT MYERSWEDNESDAY.."If we’re looking at the currentsituation the liability is onthe parent, if you guys go aheadand put this mandate in place itgoes back on the school."THEY’RE CALLING ON THE LEECOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT...TORETHINK IT’S MANDATORY MASKPOLICY FOR THE COMING SCHOOLYEAR."The biggest thing is I feellike we just as parents aren’tbeing heard by the Lee Countyschool district,"ONE MOM WE SPOKE TO SAYS IT’S AMATTER THAT SHOULD BE LEFT UP TOA PARENT’S BEST JUDGEMENT."We have consulted with outpediatrician and our doctors,two different doctors, on twodifferent occasions to find outwhat’s best for our family.

Sowe may an educated decision andthe decision should be left tothe families themselves."THE ALTERNATIVE RIGHTNOW...WOULD BE ONLINELEARNING...but GROUP MEMBERS SAYTHAT’S NOT AN OPTION FOR THEM.."That’s not an equivalent.""We’ve done it previously withtwo of my children, it doesn’twork for us."TO MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY...ONE MOMIS ALSO SUGGESTING THAT THEDISTRICT OFFER SEPARATE SCHOOLSFOR THOSE WHO WANT A MASK-FREEENVIRONMENT."If you don’t want your childrenexposed to other childrenwithout a mask, I’m okay witthat, that is your choice, thatis fine.

But there’s teachersand students who want to havein-person instruction without amask.

And why can’t wefacilitate those needs?"ORGANIZERS SAY THEY WILL KEEPINGHOLDING RALLIES TO MAKE THEIRVOICES HEARD...AND THE NEXT ONECOULD BE COMING AS SOON AS THISWEEKEND.THEY ALSO SAY THEY WANT TO MEETWITH THE DISTRICT TO DISCUSSOTHER OPTIONS...AND ARE CALLINGON LIKE-MINDED PARENTS TO VOICETHEIR OPINIONS TOO."We are the parents, without usand our children they don’t