Mask Protest Yesterday Ends With High School Lockdown
Protesters gather around Sips after the HCSO was called when protesters entered the school campus. [Photo by Lisa Music]
Parents and students gathered before school on February 15 at the Sips coffee shop adjacent to the SFHS campus with signs, handouts, muffins and coffee. Adults set up chairs and tables with handouts and signs, waving as vehicles honked while driving by. Students congregated on the steps of Sips as they ordered coffee and treats. The purpose of the protest, a word some of those in attendance felt uncomfortable with, was to let the groups’ voices be heard.
One of the parents, Stacy Trabue, said, “We want kids to feel comfortable wearing masks and not wearing masks – And not getting in trouble [for their choice].” Trabue said that students should have the option to choose what they are comfortable with. After two years of this pandemic, she said things need to shift. She encourages the district to “[come] to terms with the times and the actual science” about the ineffectiveness of COVID mitigation measures.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states, “Consistent use of a face mask or respirator in indoor public settings was associated with lower odds of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result (adjusted odds ratio = 0.44). Use of respirators with higher filtration capacity was associated with the most protection, compared with no mask use.”
CDC mask effectiveness chart.
Some of the organizers of the event have been demanding the Southern Humboldt Unified School District (SHUSD) stop all COVID mitigation measures currently implemented at the schools within the district. The group served the SHUSD with a Notice of Demand on January 31st to cease all COVID mitigation measures that the group says violates several laws and constitutional rights.
Mask mandate protesters in front of the SHUSD district office [Photo by Crystal Salomon]
“That is not what we want,” she said.
Their intention, according to Messenger, is to put pressure on the district locally to effect change state-wide. The group is working with the Watchman 33 group that Messenger says is helping to organize and inform groups of parents on how to stand up against unlawful COVID mitigation measures.
The Watchman 33 group states that it is a “grassroots political legal prayer group that helps ordinary citizens become engaged in local issues,” on its website. However, Messenger says that has no bearing on the parents work with the group. “I want to be clear that we are not in any way affiliated or aligned with their prayer group and all of the interactions we’ve had with them have been strictly focused on parental rights, as they pertain to Covid policies in the schools,” she stated in a message to us.
Messenger says that the group of parents chose to work with the Watchman 33 group, “…because while it may come across as threatening, it is designed to educate and they have outlined many steps to do just that.”
According to Messenger, the group does not want to actually sue the school district and does not have lawyers of their own. They’ve been meeting with other parents and attorneys via Zoom. They believe applying pressure and being vocal within the community will help accomplish the group’s ultimate goal, which is to end the COVID mitigation measures that the group believes is detrimental to the students’ mental and physical health. “We were trying to take a more methodical, educational approach and we thought these documents best served that purpose. Though some may disagree with this approach, it’s being widely promoted by many attorneys across the state,” she wrote.
Mask mandate protest
Alisa Dillon-Ogden, a local resident, called for a “peaceful and respectful community demonstration to show support for informed consent and non-discrimination in our public schools,” on a Facebook thread. Dillon-Ogden told us that although she homeschools her daughter, she is standing up for the parental rights of students within the district; they should have a choice, she said.
A student from SFHS who participated in the protest, Cowan Boughner, told us, “It’s all dumb to me. …We need to stop testing and say COVID is done.”
Let our kids breathe! [Photo by Lisa Music]
Boughner said that the mandates were mainly an annoyance with having teachers constantly telling students to wear their masks properly. He said that probably sixty percent of the students would rather not wear masks but it’s not as political for the kids as it is for the parents. “All this stuff is happening [the protest], it’s kind of dumb, but at the same time, if the state sees what we’re doing maybe it’ll help… I hope it helps,” he said.
In total, about sixty people took part in the protest, of those sixty, about 2/3 were students. There are approximately 280 students enrolled between SFHS and MJH.
SHUSD School Board Clerk, Cinnamon O’Neill-Paula, arrived early to Sips; when asked if she was joining the protest, she said that she was there to read the information the group had available and observe. Also in attendance was SHUSD School Board President, Jessica Willis.
The group stood around talking, sharing information and food. There were no counter-protestors or opposition to the event, until after the group decided to protest on school grounds. At that point, a few of the parents decided to not join the group, including the two school board members.
A parent who attended the event in support of ending mask mandates in schools, was disheartened to see the protest move onto school grounds. She supports freedom of choice and peaceful protest but said, “[G]oing into school grounds while school is in session crossed the line for me.”
Protesters enter SFHS campus
In response to the protesters trespassing, the Miranda campus went on a modified lockdown and the HCSO was called. According to an email sent to parents, “SFHS and MJHS went on a temporary lockdown this morning due to a protest entering campus and marching through hallways, disrupting learning.”
A SFHS student’s parent, Marisa Vionnet, told us that she received a text from her daughter, who was in class, about the protest. Her daughter told her that she was uncomfortable and that if the protest wasn’t over by lunchtime, she’d wanted to leave school.
Vionnet said she was very frustrated with the group for disrupting the students that chose to not participate in the protest. “I’m not against protesting. I’m against protesting on school grounds during school, that affects the children,” she explained.
Vionnet also believes that the group is focusing on the wrong entities to effect change. “It doesn’t make sense because I know the school itself didn’t make these rules. …They’re going through a lot trying to keep the school open and trying to keep the learning happening without all the disruption,” she empathized.
Earlier in the day, some of the parents and student protestors said that they did not believe discrimination would be an issue if masking became optional for students, resulting in some students opting to continue to mask.
Boughner agreed, “It could cause controversy, [but] not that much.”
However, a student told us that she was called an obscenity for wearing her mask by the group of protesters. Other witnesses confirmed that some of the protesters were yelling obscenities and shaming students for wearing masks in addition to ripping down masking sign that were posted on campus.
Messenger said that she did not witness any of that behavior and would have stopped it if she had.
Comments were made about this reporter wearing a mask while filming the protest by some of the student protesters. However, the students were quickly silenced by another student that informed the students that I was reporting on the event.
After the protesters left the campus, tensions rose. While SHUSD Superintendent, Stephanie Steffano-Davis, spoke with HCSO officers, students were yelling across the street. According to Boughner, they were heckling her about not wearing a mask. Although Steffano-Davis was outdoors during the interaction, Boughner believes that students are frustrated with her telling them to mask up constantly, even while in the hallways. Others were yelling at her for contacting law enforcement.
O’Neill-Paula yelled at the students to stop harassing the administrator, “she is just doing her job!” she said. The group then erupted in arguments as some of the parents admonished the school board members for complying with state mandates.
After about fifteen minutes of arguments, a couple of the parents called an end to the protest telling the students they could either return to school wearing a mask or choose to go home.
O’Neill-Paula and Willis, with a handful of the group, continued a calmer discussion after the protest disbanded.
At 10:51, SFHS and MJH parents were notified that the modified lockdown was lifted. “At no time were students in danger,” according to the notification.
Messenger sent us this statement regarding the decision to take the protest onto school grounds:
When our group of six was planning this dialogue and demonstration we never had the intention of walking on or through campus. We got caught up in the moment and in hindsight we realize that it was a mistake. It was an honest mistake. I spoke with Cinnamon and Jessica for some time afterward and I apologized on behalf of our group. Another parent called principal Mayhew and let her know that it was not premeditated, we owned that it was a mistake and apologized. And another parent in the group reached out to all the SFHS staff to apologize for any disruption that was caused during that time. We sincerely apologized and it seems as though it was received, at least from those who we spoke to in person and on the phone.
On the same morning, a mask mandate protest occurred at Redway Elementary School as well. However, there was no disruption to the classrooms.
Principal Julie Steinle, said, “It seemed to be a pretty calm morning. We had a small group of parents who came without masks with their kids; when they tried to enter the classroom, parents were told they had to have a mask on their child, so they chose to take their kids home for the day.”
Mask protests and litigation continue across the state and nation. After large protests, the El Dorado High School District issued a press release stating that it would be not excluding students for non-compliance of mask mandates. However, they said that they are now in a precarious position of liability by not enforcing the state mandates.
We are caught in the middle of a very difficult and progressively escalating situation where we acknowledge our obligation to comply with State and California Department of Public Health mandates and our actual ability to enforce those mandates. Therefore we are changing our masking enforcement protocols. The enforcement of masking will be done by educating students and asking them to mask but no further actions of exclusion from class will be taken.
We will continue to do our best to comply with the law. Our school liability carriers all warn us that if we take explicit action to defy State guidance we will be held liable and accountable for any such decisions and in a very litigious society we have no legal protection. Our liability carriers will not be held accountable for our willful defiance of the California Department of Public Health.
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I chose not to get Covid, but my neighbors and community think being free to infect is more important…
the kids learn directly from their parents
parents are selfish assholes, then it follows the kids will be too
Watchmen on the Wall from Ezekiel 33, is a grassroots political legal prayer group that helps ordinary citizens become engaged in local issues.
“I want to be clear that we are not in any way affiliated or aligned with their prayer group” Yes you are Shelby. You yourself said you are working with them
Mr. Grey Fox,
You are correct, however, there is more context to what I said to Lisa than is provided here. Namely, I pointed out that all of our interactions with this group have been solely focused on the issue of Covid policy in the schools and those working with the documents provided by this group are parents, teachers, and attorneys who are providing support for those seeking to reform Covid policy in Ca public schools. There has been no mention of their faith or their organization in any interactions we’ve had with them.
Their documents also provided a process that was extensive and clear, more so than what other attorneys were suggesting we do, which is to file a Non-Consent and move straight to filing government claims. We wanted to extend the process to have the opportunity to dialogue without jumping straight into filing claims.
It’s a damned if you do damned if you don’t kind of situation and hasn’t been easy to navigate. We are trying to be as mindful as possible but this is a contentious, complex, and divisive issue. Mistakes will be made, and we continue to course correct as we learn more, each and every day.
Yes, you’re definitely making mistakes.
The same ones the administrator appears to be making?
She is not wearing a mask in campus.
Send her packing.
Riiiiight. So you are cutting all ties with Watchmen 33?
Because as long as they are helping you, you are affiliated with them. By the way Watchman 33 sounds like something out of a DC comic book.
Shelby,
Very impressed with your efforts as a concerned parent doing the best (what you think is right) for your family and as an active community member and leader.
The only people who don’t make mistakes are people who don’t do anything.
It is a difficult situation, what is best for healthy kids (making mask use an individual choice) is not best for a metabolically unhealthy teacher (eg: some combination of older or too heavy or other comorbidities). Teaching is probably not a healthy occupation for people in poor metabolic health.
You have a politically mighty enemy (especially in California?) public school teachers unions, but since this is an election year and making kids wear masks is unpopular with parents nationwide, you may prevail if you stick with it.
I think intelligent non cynical people can differentiate between policy and mechanism, you are using the generic political action mechanisms provided by Whatever 33 while not aligning yourself with them in any way politically.
So I could have a right wing fascist nazi group helping me as long as I say I am not affiliated with them…Right
Your roads are payed for, in part, by the federal government. The same organization that funds coups in SouthAmerica, murders civilians in the middle east and africa, and actively conspires to impoverish and imprison it’s own citizens. Why do you support all of those activities by this group you’re affiliated with?
Thank you, Steve.
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It’s a lot like the lack of legal liability that gun manufacturers have. Oh, and let them have measles and mumps and chicken pox and polio and all the other child hood diseases. The ones that don’t die or get sick or maimed for life will be fine. And only a million people have died in the US, hell, than’s not many and after all, most of them have been old and sick. Fuck ’em, they are gonna die anyway. /s And most of the young have perfectly fine immune systems but some of them caught one of the versions of Covid and died anyway. And you know, that not a bad thing because for the most part, it was someone else’s kid. /s A RWNJ can turn any medical issue into a political issue. Look at AIDS. You folks said let ’em die, they were just queers and faggots and homosexuals, until you got it or your wife or daughter or son or brother or father or mother. You can’t leave the children alone because most contagions start with them. Remove your head from your rectum and look around. In Humboldt County, 73% of people have been vaccinated.
That leaves 27% who haven’t been yet. Look at the national maps. We are still in the Red Zone. What makes you think it’s over? If wishing makes it so, it might be. I personally doubt it, but then again, I think science is more likely to have answers than people with cranial-rectal inversion and politicians.
Shelby “oops I did it again” Messenger; all we seem to be hearing from you is misinformation (easily fact checked), tantrums, and apologies for your ridiculous behavior. “Mistakes were made,” how about you open your eyes to your obvious privilege. If wearing a mask is the greatest form of “oppression” you see in this world, you need a reality check. News flash: the mandates are going away as Covid backs off (God willing)and your silly protests have done nothing but perpetuate division and negativity… oh and make SoHum the laughingstock of NorCal. How embarrassing for all of us.
I beginning to think this Shelby woman has poor judgment. She didn’t mean to get herself fired by acting like a child and walking into a building unmasked. She didn’t mean or isn’t affiliated with a right wing militant christian group, even though they are getting advice and guidance from them. She didn’t mean to walk on campus during her “peaceful” protest. She’s not using her head, she’s just acting on her emotions and breaking rules all over the place. Masks do work, this virus can kill children. If you have such a problem with wearing a little piece of fabric on your face, go to Sacramento and actually do something. Stop bugging the kids and stop making a fool of yourself. You’re not helping your own cause.
You “ chose “ not to get Covid? That’s hilarious. I’m not sure you know how all of this works.
If spam chose not to get covid that means shots and masking.
That might be choosing to make efforts to avoid it, but neither of those things guarantees no infection
and staying away from ‘freedumb’ mongers sharing air (communist) that I want to keep out of my airways
we are not the islands you seem to think we are
your actions (and lack of) impact others
sometimes it’s deadly
other times it just makes life difficult for an undetermined amount of time or bankrupts you
Covid 19 is a NEW DISEASE that ‘we’ don’t know the full implications of…but NOPE no precautionary principles for YOU
thanks deniers/minimizers
1,000,000,000 deaths from a preventable disease spread by an airborne virus
and you say masks don’t work…how fucking stupid can a person be???
The N-95 mask is effective against Covid 19 but virtually no one wears them except medical workers.
CDC info confirms that masks don’t work and people who get the shot still catch and spread covid.
Didn’t you look at the chart above? It clearly showed how effective different kinds of masks are. So, show me that CDC information you are talking about.
Did you look at that chart? It says it’s the result of a self reported survey of 534 people.
Big science for big ? ? ?
N95s actually protect the wearer AND prevent the spread.
It seems to me that people who want to avoid catching c19 should wear those. People who know they have it should wear them too.
Wouldn’t that be more effective protection than demanding everyone else wear surgical masks that are less effective at both preventing spread and protecting the wearer?
You used the word selfish. Isn’t it selfish to expect everyone else to take on the burden of masking so you don’t have to wear an n95 to be protected?
Masks are the most effective when everyone wears them. My 3 year old grandson doesn’t even seem to notice he’s wearing one.
Such a terribly sad statement.
My 3-year old is in pre-school so he wears one, as do all his classmates. It’s. No. Big. Deal. You are the terribly sad one.
Years from now you will hopefully realize the damage you are doing to these poor kids. It’s abuse.
Nope. Super selfish to not wear a mask, not to mention how fragile and weak one must be if you can’t endure the “burden” of masking. Oh my, I’m getting the vapors.
Exactly!
The only winner here is Sips! I love their coffee…
They make a killer chocolate shake too!
a couple of parents telling someone else’s kids that they can skip the rest of the day or comply. that type of parenting will only produce more tweakers and we currently have too many.
Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom, “Hey, I told you not to talk to my kids like that. [Pow, in the kisser].”
Someone from out of the area who doesn’t know about all the dirt roads around here is going to see some irony in a message reading “Let our kids breathe!” fingered on a dusty rear window. I had to chuckle, but I get it.
I did a double take on the mask protest, written in dust, as well.
But, I still hear it, and it’s a real issue.
powered by bitchdust, the remains of discarded girlfriends, lol
Sorry to hear it. It sounds like a good friend was lost.
How ironic. Really close friends, separated only by a reason so thin as a mask.
Over such a thin reason…
Not so good of friends, might drift apart, but really good friends, would always stick together.
With or without masks, there are risks involved.
I hope you can patch things up.
I think he or she was referring to the bumper sticker pictured on the dusty window.
Well that protest solved everything thing. I suggest they continue on with a walk to Sacramento where they can speak to the Governor
As for the kid behind in his work. Instead of being at the protest the time could have been spent catching up on your work. Masks causing acne? Now I have heard it all. Son, it happens at your age.
@20 seconds into the YouTube video, a man in a green hoodie claims thousands of lives have been lost due to wearing masks.
Lol
Yeah, be he didn’t give you exact numbers because there aren’t any. People love making shit up.
Male uniformed Karen in that video spouting fake bullshit. Remember 200 trackers plug into you from this blog…. Just saying google Zuckerberg and all the rest harvest data here
Piercy U.* alumni gathering & recruitment headquarters. ?
Messenger states they are not affiliated with the prayer group that they are accepting advice and strategies and information from?!?!?
That is Exactly what “affiliated” means.
So yeah why lie?
You Are affiliated with a prayer group!
Amen!
They’re much more than a prayer group.
Whenever I have technical questions on mechanics, electricity, or medicine, I beseech the sky deity of a remote Mediterranean tribe of 2000 years ago.
So if I take advice from the cdc am I affiliated with the cdc? If I read the Bible am I affiliated with the Christian church? If I read Jack Welch’s book and follow his advice am I affiliated with GE?
Affiliated: being in close formal or informal association; related.
I think accepting advice, strategies, and information (especially if they are reaching out to this group) qualifies.
Sick, I need to start touting my esteemed affiliations then. Didn’t realize it was so easy
Watchmen 33 is helping them not reading to them
Sounds like you should work on your reading comprehension. The article says that the group is providing them with template documents and advising them on how to use them. Of course, it also quotes ms messenger as saying they “are not affiliated with their prayer group”.
So this evil and terrifying group you just found out about is basically reading to them (sharing documents) and the aspect they are claiming to be unaffiliated with is the “prayer group”.
Trust me, I’m affiliated with the cdc, Johns Hopkins University, and the WHO!
If wearing a mask is harmful to high school kids, math and music must be fatal. Imagine the horror of learning violin.
all these parents literally have NOTHING TO DO??
oh yeah…except complain!! way to teach the children……
just complain when things aren’t just peachy!!
GROW UP!!
Sounds a lot like “alternative facts”
More idiots on parade.
White Riot! lol
What does being white have to do with anything? Those who attended reflected HumCo demographics: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/humboldtcountycalifornia
Pictures don’t lie.
I’m not seeing any color.
Please show us your diversity pics…
??♂️??♀️????♀️?♂️
You need a protest in a community that is comprised of almost entirely white people to recruit someone with a different skin tone to have a protest?
That’s super weird
The woke are amusing with regard to race. Just like a thief who thinks everyone steals or an adulterer who thinks everyone cheats, the woke think everyone is racist.
Per 10 people;
There were excessively more whites in the Civil rights movements/marches than POC in your anti-government anti/mask protests.
Take a hint kids, your parents are idiots.
Are you comparing the racial make up of large urban protest movements to a small rural school district protest and expecting the difference to prove anything beyond the accuracy of census data?
Masks mandates were country wide in various locations.
I’m comparing a really important civil rights movements to…..these Humboldt folks.
Wait so you’re saying that covid mandate protests all over the country haven’t matched the demographic make up of their locale?
I think you’re mistaken about that.
If you’re saying that they have generally been whiter than protests for protecting the rights on racial minorities then you are probably correct.
That’s their last straw man the they pull out when they have lost the argument. You be racist, all white. [edit]
did anyone complete a parent to student ratio at the protest. storming the halls and affecting the ability for kids to learns sounds like domestic terrorism. the future does not look good for the dim witted Gen Xers. some are even convinced there will be a civil war and they will win.
Nobody stormed the halls, and the demonstration did not enter campus until the passing period. And domestic terrorism? LOL. Yeah, in attendance were some real terrorists…long-time classroom volunteers, Booster’s members, fundraisers, former school board members, coaches of sports teams at the high school, coaches of sports teams in the youth rec leagues, former teachers aides in SHUSD, etc. If you consider these parents domestic terrorists, you don’t know what terrorism is.
Shelby,
It’s a little blurry, but I can’t tell if the deputies in the picture seem to be wearing masks on the school campus, but it appears that Steffano-Davis is on campus, within six feet of others, but I’m not sure she is wearing a mask or not? Is she? The text suggests no, and the picture, although blurry, seems to confirm it. Are the deputies?
It looks like at least some are, even if they might only be “neck gaiter” type masks, purported to be the least effective…
Can you, or the reporter, please confirm this?
She appears to be “on campus”, and, “within 6 feet of others”, but is not wearing a mask?
But, it’s a little blurry…
Is the mask requirement on campus only for indoors?
Or is it also for outdoors, if one is within six feet of others?
If so, that would be hypocrisy, so, who’s job is it, to let HER go?
Demanding others to wear a mask, while not wearing a mask oneself, is pretty darn “sassy”.
No wonder the kids don’t like it.
Neither would I.
Or, do I.
She should be sent straight home.
The students are only required to be masked while inside. Steffano-Davis was outside and mask less as were the officers.
Thank you for that information.
I appreciate it. And it clears a lot up.
Looks like I was under the mistaken impression that the mask requirement was for,
“while on campus”.
For that I apologise.
I do still think it would be a good idea, and a great example, if the administrator, principal, and other leaders of the school wore them, while on campus.
“Messenger sent us this statement regarding the decision to take the protest onto school grounds:
When our group of six was planning this dialogue and demonstration we never had the intention of walking on or through campus. We got caught up in the moment and in hindsight we realize that it was a mistake. It was an honest mistake.”
Uh huh.
The administrator is on campus not wearing a mask, so what’s the big deal?
Say Mel, what is an “honest mistake”? Shelby said she made an “honest mistake”?
Well Keith, isn’t a mistake like a misjudgement, or blunder, a goof or maybe a gaffe?
That’s kinda what I thought Mel. So if I just kinda shot someone by mistake, say accidentally because I didn’t think it was loaded, would that make it an “honest mistake”?
Ask Alec Baldwin. His is being sue out of existence because of his “mistake.”
Kind of a Jan 6 mentality there….
I’m not seeing it.
Thanks for pointing that out. did anyone complete an adult to student ratio of the protest? teaching this level of entitlement is why Humboldt is full of tweakers. good job. have you ever been to El Dorado or Placer? Cameron Park is no different than Eureka, just smaller.
This is domestic terrorism? Here are the emails from the NSBA and the (useless) federal department of education.
https://defendinged.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maldonado-emails-Oct-5-2021_Redacted.pdf
do you have any idea why the school had to go into lock down mode? take a wild guess.
because the leftist unions run the show? because they thrive on fear? because they hate parents who have the audacity to think they should have control over what happens in the schools?
Shelby and this group are such a wonderful exemplar of right wing fundamentalist Christian values! Thank you so much for drawing our attention to masks and not the entire financial collapse of the community. Good thing air is free! So much freedom!
Parents using their children as political props, real classy.
shelby was nice enough to point out that is wasn’t just parents making up the adult majority of the protest.
Meanwhile….
S.F. election: Here are the key controversies that led to the school board recall
https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2022/sf-school-board-recall-timeline/
San Francisco election results: SF school board members voted out in a landslide
https://www.sfgate.com/elections/article/live-results-for-SF-special-election-school-board-16920236.php
“What…”
You ask?
Well, how about, simply,
“Rainbows and Unicorns”….?
“And the price of tea in China”…?
SMH.
Singing a different tune when the shoe is on the other foot, eh, Grey Fox?
Par for the course.
You’re all over the chart.
Vote your displeasure may be the commonality. It’s one of the few things we have left. Get people off the school boards that don’t represent you.
yes a recall will change the mandate from Sacramento
Well that sounds exactly like the chaotic disruptive unproductive shit show I thought it was going to be. Doesn’t even sound like everyone protesting was on the same page and students were encouraged by some, but also discouraged by others to disrespect school staff. Awesome stuff.
Take it to Sacramento, your beef is with them, not the educators trying to teach your children well. The school districts’ hands are tied. Throwing public tantrums at people who don’t make the decisions you’re upset about is teaching your kids how to handle adversity quite poorly. Way to go.
“Another Sacramento area school district changed its mask enforcement policy Tuesday amid large demonstrations among students at one of its high schools.
El Dorado Union High School District issued a statement to parents saying the district will change its enforcement protocol, opting to educate students but no longer exclude them from in-person class.”
“‘It honestly feels great,’ Molloy said of the change in policy. ‘It makes me and all my friends feel like we stood for something and because we stood for something we made a change.’
Roseville Joint Union High School District in neighboring Placer County also changed its mask enforcement policy Tuesday, enacting an optional mask policy.”
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article258439398.html?fbclid=IwAR3MM79SxrCM8lVnJYZgSU1O6swKkSRzNL36xEAOrnfkqxO7wD6Nco_30Sg
“The Roseville Joint Union High School District will be going “mask optional” for students on Feb. 15.”
“In a YouTube live stream of the meeting, parent after parent approached the podium to share their thoughts on the issue. ‘Students are getting bullied by teachers and administrative staff for simply choosing to not cover their face,’ one speaker said. ‘These are the very people that are supposed to educate and help our students prepare academically for their future. Stop telling the kids they’re going to make you sick. Stop telling the kids they’re dangerous and a safety issue to others.'”
“Part of the resolution says that the district will still provide N95 masks to teachers and students and promote their availability. It also says the district will not adopt a mandatory COVID testing policy for asymptomatic students as replacement for adopting a mask optional policy.”
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/roseville/roseville-school-district-mask-optional-policy/103-1cf37671-7cca-4ef4-9f9a-dbb4c92e347f
https://www.kcra.com/article/students-protest-mask-mandate-el-dorado-hills-school-district/39101429?fbclid=IwAR1fZ5uJUWSVDA9Y0mw0OFAZWg8pEjNoNkqJsYJgMPxHl8ZEvjvY6f0fCQM#
Shelby, How about teaching your child to behave in a respectful manner? You are all screaming so loudly that you can’t hear a word anyone else is trying to say. We are all frustrated with masking etc. But what you all seem to have forgotten is that we are all on the same side. You can’t convince me that the school board members and staff don’t have the students best interest at heart. I have spoken to several board members and really listened. We MUST contact our Governor. That is where change will come from. If the board makes a public statement refusing to follow masking guidelines their Insurance will be cancelled. Period! Without insurance our schools will close! The board members are all volunteers. You have treated them like crap! Bashing staff and board members at every opportunity. YOU don’t listen. Your antics have taken a group of like minded allies and turned them into enemies. Way to go Shelby!
Are you making the assumption that I was in that 3-minute video that was posted? Because I am nowhere to be found in the video that is posted in this article.
Also, a board member was “screaming” just as loud, if not louder than parents. Although, I personally wouldn’t call it screaming, rather, a heated conversation on a contentious issue. You just couldn’t hear it because of the camera angle. At the end of the day, everyone that was present to this conversation, board members included, knows that while we may disagree, we all have the student’s best interest at heart.
https://vimeo.com/678488013
Well, it might be time for you to move 60 people out of 120 thousand in Humboldt, you’re the minority. Those other places you bring up seem more like your style
Do you really believe that only 60 people in Humboldt County oppose the current covid mitigation policies,?
“She’s just doing her job”. Wow. How many people have done terrible things in the name of their ‘duty’ in the past? Change is uncomfortable. So many of you would have sided with England when our founding fathers were pushing for the revolution that started our country.
Cinnamon-Paula, “yells”, back to the students…
“She is just doing her job!”
Yeah, and apparently, “she”, is also “doing her job”, within six feet of others, without a mask, and, on campus, while she’s “at it”.
For being the amply paid administrator, she really isn’t setting a very good example, is she?
And what kind of example is Cinnamon-Paula setting, as a School Board Member Trustee, by “yelling” at the students?
And yelling at them in defense of administrator, that’s “just doing her job”, but is doing it on campus, too close to others, without a mask on.
Where is the neutrality, where is the balance?
Cinnamon-Paula should have at least followed up her admonition to the students with one directed to Stephano-Davis, to, PUT A MASK ON!
But, I-guess, since-they, both-have, hyphenated-names, they-must,
work-in-conjunction, and-have,
a-perfectly, logical-reason, to-stick-together, right-or-wrong.
But, that makes them a gang.
Guest, yes I yelled at a couple of kids. One of them being my own (there of his own free will, I had asked him to go back to class earlier, as I did not feel he was getting anything out of the event other than free donuts), another that I have treated as my own since the kids were little. While I want to support my kid’s right, and their friends’, to protest and be heard, I will absolutely not let him be disrespectful or belittling to adults on campus. Does it sometimes happen with kids, yes. But my kids know that if I see it or hear it, they will definitely hear about it and possibly lose privileges at home. As does the kid that was not my own who I also yelled at. The other kids in the group just got to hear me yelling at the kids I felt responsible for as a parent. If they felt I was yelling at them, well, that is their own guilty conscience. Other parents could have stepped in and addressed the kids, but they chose to encourage the rude behavior instead, that was their choice. My son and I have since had a conversation about how the whole event could have been handled differently. I encouraged him to call the Governor’s office, write a letter, be proactive. If he wants to organize a student led protest, I will make sure he knows the proper way to do that in a respectful manner, so parents do not feel the need to yell at their kids or each other. If being a parent that is not afraid to discipline my kids in public makes me a bad Board Member, then so be it. I do this really intense, currently full time, volunteer position for the kids. I want our school district to be the best it can possibly be for our kids. I talked to more kids at the event yesterday than parents. For some reason the kids feel completely comfortable walking up and asking me questions or having a conversation, but the parents do not. I talk to kids all the time to really understand what their dealing with and their perspective on things. I use their input to advocate for them on an adult level. I really appreciate Cowan’s comment to Lisa about how the masks impact students. The fact that they see it as a barrier to conversing and learning is very concerning. I hope everyone takes time to talk with their kids and their friends to hear how they feel about all of this. I will not make any further comment on here.
What a great parent you are. And a shining example to others. Your children will grow up with excellent values. Good for you…
LOL “free donuts” Sure that was a big attraction for the students even the one with acne problems.
Yes, the children, all of them, will grow up knowing how to yell at others… Their children… Others’ children…
But, they will never yell at adults, because that would be, disrespectful and “belittling”.
What a great parent.
And what a great Teacher.
Excellent values, indeed.
Shiny, exemplary, examples, even.
Very valuable.
Good for you.?♂️
Why do you keep pointing out a kids acne? You trying to shame him/her for having acne? Get a life!
You conveniently forgot to mention why you didn’t also yell, to your obvious crony, the administrator, (that you defended), to put a mask on.
That would have been disrespectful?
Maybe you could have just told her to do it, with your “inside voice”?
And unless you addressed the two children you felt responsible for, by name, you were definitely yelling at all of them.
Neither students nor staff are required to wear masks outdoors.
Who encouraged rude behavior? I never heard any parents encourage the students to be rude. Did these parents witness the behavior that you were scolding them for? If they didn’t see it perhaps that is why they didn’t step in?
All of us had our moments yesterday, Cinnamon. Yourself included. There are numerous, very lengthy recordings of everything–every single adult there could have done something differently yesterday or handled things in a better way (as it pertains to the on-campus portion of things).
You encouraged rude behavior, thinking you’re so full of yourself that you should disrupt school for your religious and political views. Shame on you for picking on the people that keep the school running, they are not the enemy
Well said Cinnamon! No one should be assaulted verbally or otherwise for volunteering to give up a large portion of their life to help make things better. I appreciate you and the other board members. Keep up the good work.
Right?
But, verbally assaulting those kids, now, that would be totally acceptable, is that it?
Keep up that good work?
Well, hell, free donuts. That changes everything. I have seen the work of leaders of state grind to a halt for free donuts. Now, that’s real power.
Very disappointed. Go to Sacramento and protest. Schools hands are tied. You protestors are the ones ruining your child’s education. Don’t be so afraid of the masks. The mask aren’t going to kill you. Not wearing one could kill you and others. It all comes down to such a self entitled group of individuals being scared of a damn mask!. It disturbs me that wearing a mask to protect others is above you protestors. Keep your kids at home. They will be safe from the masks there. Those scary dangerous masks. My god what are you teaching your children?
Perhaps you might consider the idea that it is now your line of thinking that is entitled.
We are in year three of this pandemic. Everyone I know well in this group of parents has been following policies such as masking indoors out of respect for those who feel strongly about masking.
The thing is, we know a lot about how to manage Covid at this point (especially if you’re open to “alternative” treatments–I’ve witnessed great success first-hand). The majority of the population has had Covid, some 2 and 3 times. Over 75% of US citizens no longer believe that Covid is a serious health threat in their community. 37 US states do not have mask mandates for k-12 schools. Countries all over the world are dropping all restrictions.
The majority of students support mask choice. The parents have expressed numerous, serious concerns about how these policies impact their children. Publicly, parents stated that students have been on suicide watch, depressed, increased drug use, loss of motivation, apathy…the list goes on. It gets more serious as you investigate the issues beyond our community.
Not a single child has died in Humboldt County from Covid. NOT ONE. And we are in year 3. It’s time to stop treating these children as if they are vectors of disease–the research absolutely does not support this being the case for Covid-19, in particular.
And ALL of us are entitled to our constitutional rights. At this point, they are being violated by our government. We are no longer in a state of emergency. Suppose you want to argue that point, define for me what constitutes a state of emergency, please. And, yet, the government extends this order once again (meanwhile, has no problem hosting the Super Bowl!). As of yesterday, there doesn’t seem to be any problem with adults going without masks. Nobody in the state is doing contact tracing except the schools. Most other states abandoned contact tracing altogether some time ago.
As soon as the governor ends “the state of emergency,” these mandates are absolutely all illegal. CDPH did not follow the Administrative Procedures Act. Therefore, these “mandates” cannot be enforced by law, and there can be no punitive measures…that includes in schools.
children are dying, shelby
maybe you don’t know any here but kids are really getting hit with Omicron
but I’m (not) sure you know better cuz you stay up to date with the latest about this NEW and NOVEL virus, right?
Data please (with sources).
as of 2-9-22. but i am sure this will not help you. 18 deaths below the age of 5 in CA. 33 in the 5-17 group.
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Age-Race-Ethnicity.aspx
How many from Omicron?
i can’t help you. you can only help yourself.
Well, then let me help you.
If you average, timewise, during Omicron, about 1.8 under 5, and 3.3 that were 5-17, IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, DURING OMICRON!
And, considering Omicron is 91% less deadly than previous variants,
0.162 fatalities under 5, and 0.297 fatalities that were 5-17, in the entire COUNTRY.
0.46 Omicron deaths, Nationally.
Sorry, you don’t have a leg to stand on with your statement.
Just for fun, I’ll factor it for all of Humboldt for Omicron and for all Covid19 deaths in those two age groups combined.
Deaths from Omicron in Humboldt, from 5 to17…
= 0.000189122
Deaths from all Covid19, from
5 to 17
=0.021035504
IN ALL OF HUMBOLDT.
And that rightfully compares to a virtually 0% statistical chance at K-12 , So, Humboldt, of dying from Covid19.
Local Observer, you’re making a mountain out of a molehill.
That means, “Shelby”, for the win!
“Local Observer”, not so much…
Back to the drawing board…
You’re welcome.
( Your going good, Shelby Messenger.)
We’re heading for that magic million number.
I know, pfffft, right?
Humans are a failed experiment, and these last 2 years have proved it.
Public Health rarely tests for variants in my neighboring county and I imagine, in Humboldt as well.
Why is that I wonder? Cuz “Public Health” has been trashed for some imagined ‘personal freedom’…the freedom to infect others.
Public Health actually deals with the health of the PUBLIC which for some reason, doesn’t exist anymore…kinda like we are all ‘consumers’ of ‘health care’ and not patients anymore~
?
comorbidities? Died “with” covid or died directly as a result of covid?
18 deaths out of 81, 074?
0.022201938969337%
Definitely cause for panic.
wsws.org/en/articles/2022/02/17/chde-f17.html
Here ya go
and then there’s the annuity report from the insurance companies
https://www.fox28spokane.com/indiana-life-insurance-ceo-says-deaths-are-up-40-among-people-ages-18-64/ (fox news!!)
all those people affect *other* people
not sure why this is so hard for some of you
Nice sources:
World Socialist Website. Sounds totally unbiased and reliable.
Fox 28. See above.
Also, your Fox report is on people 18-64, not children. Maybe this is due to lockdowns, depression, reactions to the Emergency Use Authorization of experimental gene therapies?
Your research is exactly what I’d expect from someone in Humboldt.
Did you even read the article you posted? It states that the majority of claims are not from Covid and deaths have gone up since the vaccines were introduced. Also that the majority of icu beds are filled with none Covid patients!
Yes, they are. From some of the highest suicide rates we have ever seen. Children are more likely to die from just about everything else out there. It’s time to move on. The harms outweigh the benefits.
I tend to agree.
that is not true. a quick google search would have been best to do before posting falsehoods. I found it interesting that men have the highest rate in every age group. and that there are none below the age of 10.
How many annual suicides under 18 in California? Has it increased in the last 2 years? Is it more than 26?
Google is an absolutely garbage, biased, left wing source. Try researching the information yourself. And don’t just look at the titles that agree with your mindset. Read the data, learn how to understand the charts, and pay very close attention to the footnotes.
From the Surgeon General, Youth Mental Health Advisory:
“Since the pandemic began, rates of psychological distress among young people, including symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders, have increased. Recent research covering 80,000 youth globally found that depressive and anxiety symptoms doubled during the pandemic, with 25% of youth experiencing depressive symptoms and 20% experiencing anxiety symptoms. Negative emotions or behaviors such as impulsivity and irritability—associated with conditions such as ADHD— appear to have moderately increased. Early clinical data are also concerning: In early 2021, emergency department visits in the United States for suspected suicide attempts were 51% higher for adolescent girls and 4% higher for adolescent boys compared to the same time period in early 2019. Moreover, pandemic-related measures reduced in-person interactions among children, friends, social supports, and professionals such as teachers, school counselors, pediatricians, and child welfare workers. This made it harder to recognize signs of child abuse, mental health concerns, and other challenges.” (p. 9)
According to EdWeek, 11/02/21 Suicide Hotline Number Mandated on K-12 ID Cards:
“in 2020 and 2021, at least nine states passed legislation requiring suicide hotline numbers to appear on student identification cards for K-12 and in some cases, college, including Arkansas, Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin, according to an analysis by the Education Commission of the States. Some of those measures also call for the information to be included on school district websites.”
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 10/19/21:
“Rates of childhood mental health concerns and suicide rose steadily between 2010 and 2020 and by 2018 suicide was the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-24. The pandemic has intensified this crisis: across the country we have witnessed dramatic increases in Emergency Department visits for all mental health emergencies including suspected suicide attempts.”
According to FAIR Health, 3/02/21:
“The increased burden of mental health issues is evident at the level of specific diagnoses. In spring 2020, by comparison to spring 2019, claim lines for intentional self-harm, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, adjustment disorders, overdoses and substance use disorders all increased as a percentage of all medical claim lines for the 13-18 age group” (p. 32-33)
According to the New York Times, 1/04/22:
“Behavior problems have increased. ‘Schools across the country say they’re seeing an uptick in disruptive behaviors,’ Kalyn Belsha of Chalkbeat reported. ‘Some are obvious and visible, like students trashing bathrooms, fighting over social media posts or running out of classrooms. Others are quieter calls for help, like students putting their head down and refusing to talk.’”
“Data now suggest that many changes to school routines are of questionable value in controlling the virus’s spread. Some researchers are skeptical that school closures reduce Covid cases in most instances. Other interventions, like forcing students to sit apart from their friends at lunch, may also have little benefit.”
Check the stats from when the country went smartphone social media biggest jump in American history
More like social media causing suicides like this
Stop With The Bullshit, you’re hurting your case
Teaching them not to live in fear of a virus… That’s seems pretty legit. Or what, spend their whole lives wearing a mask and getting shots? Don’t sound like a fun way to live
Ever since the government, the media and even the health officials said it was okay for BLM and Antifa protesters to gather by the thousands, shoulder to shoulder in the streets of our cities every night for a year, while at the same time shutting down businesses, I really haven’t cared much about listening to what else they have to say.
Yes indeed. And we solved what with all that? Rise in crime? Me thinks all those protests were 80% just bord 20 something year olds that wanted something to do.
We have extreme behavioral issues with students at the high school and Junior High, now I get where their coming from. When adults behave like screaming unreasonable lunatics what can we expect from the kids. I’m disheartened to see and hear that some adults and students vandalized areas of the campus. Also some parents encouraged their kids to curse and verbally assault other students and staff. I’m all for unmasking but this group lost all credibility in my opinion. Leland [edit] I have witnessed his antics at Sporting events and now this. He was extremely rude to Cinnamon and other board members. [edit] Also a vague apology by Miss Mesenger is not sufficient. They crossed the line and should be charged criminally for vandalism and assault. CALL THE GOVERNOR if you want change.
We seem to be having behavioral issues with the administrator, as well.
She isn’t wearing a mask on campus.
Seriously?
That is a prime example of terrible leadership.
Must be kind of hard for the students to take her seriously.
Makes it impossible for me too.
It seems totally tyrannical to me.
Power tripping.
Yuck.
I agree! But to effect change on the masking issue, Call your Governor!
Looks to me like, to effect change locally, at South Fork, it might take calling Steffano-Davis, and emphasizing the need for her to wear a mask on campus, just like she expects everyone else to, and our Governor, expects her to, if she wants any credibility whatsoever.
Do I need to call the governor to get her to wear her mask on campus?
Really? It’s tempting…
Let Cinnamon do it, she’s the cop caller.
Or, maybe you should talk to Steffano-Davis?
She was outside. You don’t have to wear a mask outside, whether you are a staff member or a student.
You’re statements are lies….. where is the proof of vandalism by these parents or to encourage their students to curse. I don’t see any “ vague apology “ from Messenger! It was completely open and inclusive on who talked with whom.
Not surprising you went straight to insulting. Absolutely not a lie! Talk to the staff that were there. Again, this is a waste of time and energy. Call your Governor.
Not insulting statements at all…. there is not reporting of vandalism on the campus or elsewhere. It is an outrageous lie without any proof. Much like reporter who frequently hide behind anonymous sources. Albeit, I know that anonymous sources do exist at times. But many reporters always have anonymous sources and it gets old. If you can present proof that any of these parents vandalized property I will withdraw my “lies” comment….
We have extreme behavioral issues with students at the high school and Junior High, now I get where their coming from.
There have been serious behavior issues at MJH since it opened. I started working on campus at MJH/SFHS at the beginning of the year and have seen the behavior issues with my own eyes. I attributed some of it to a lengthy absence from school along with the stress of the pandemic. Both certainly set the stage for a difficult transition in returning to school full-time. However, the behavior continued to escalate. I began to reach out and talk to parents who have students at MJH. I wrote to the board and encouraged them to allow parent volunteers on that campus because the staffing and behavior situation was dire. It was at that point a bigger safety issue to NOT have volunteers on campus (volunteers were restricted as part of Covid policy). The governance team did allow volunteers to start coming on campus and that is when the MJH parents organized to provide support.
Also, while on campus every week I could see first-hand how the implementation of these policies was negatively affecting students and staff alike, and that continues today. I will continue to speak out in support of all of those students who have personally expressed to me how these policies are causing harm in so many various ways. Just one reason of many for pushing back on policy that remains un-evaluated in our schools.
I’m disheartened to see and hear that some adults and students vandalized areas of the campus.
What adults vandalized areas of the campus? I don’t know of any adults who participated in any vandalization. The only thing that occurred was one student (who is obviously extremely frustrated with Covid policy) ripped down a 8×12 paper sign about masking. I’m not condoning this behavior, but your accusations of adults vandalizing simply are not true.
Also some parents encouraged their kids to curse and verbally assault other students and staff.
What parents encouraged their kids to curse and verbally assault other students and staff. Did you witness this firsthand? Or are you just interested in making baseless accusations?
He was extremely rude to Cinnamon and other board members. He saves his aggressive BS for women.
I watched a close-up 10-minute video of that entire interaction and I’d argue Cinnamon was just as, if not more aggressive than the person she was talking to. Plus, Cinnamon can hold her own—100%.
Also a vague apology by Miss Mesenger is not sufficient.
Well, it seemed sufficient to the people that mattered. And since you don’t want to stand behind your opinions and use your real name, your opinion holds no weight.
They crossed the line and should be charged criminally for vandalism and assault.
LOL. I can just see the headline now: “Parents charged with not seeing student rip down paper sign on campus during Covid demonstration”
As soon as we heard Mayhew on the loudspeaker, we left campus and realized our error. Yes, the sheriff was called by Cinnamon and they arrived. They never once said a thing to us, because there was no “vandalism” nor “assault” worthy of a police report. In other words, it seems as though the sheriffs would disagree with your above statement.
Cinnamon called them, not Mayhew?
That is very interesting.
Did Mayhew instruct her to do so?
You are obviously out of touch with the staff. Again instead of writing an entire book in response to every post go LISTEN instead of screeching to the staff. You should run for school board in November! Oh wait you were a school board member so you of all people should have an understanding of how hard it is to be a board member. Instead of alienating your allies try working together. Call Your GOVERNOR!
I strive to make time for things that matter to me, and changing Covid policy in the schools, for instance, matters quite a lot to me and also to many others. Hence, the novels. 🙂 (by the way, you don’t have to read or respond to my novels, FYI)
I have not “screeched” at any staff. Where have you heard me yelling at staff? Are you assuming I am featured in this video? Because I am not.
And I have been listening. I’ve attended every board meeting for quite some time now and have been on campus and listening to students. Staff members have also reached out to me. I’ve listened to countless parents share stories of harm and concern.
But thanks for the advice, “local lady,” I have been listening, and that is why I am speaking out. It is comments like yours and others on here who keep many in this community from sharing their opinions (with the exception of sharing anonymously). I do not stand alone on this issue, just willing to take most of the heat. For every negative comment I get on here, I get three private messages from supportive parents and community members wanting to know how they can best support a change in policy.
Oh, I may very well run for school board and I’ve heard others talking about it as well. I guess we shall see. I considered running in the last election but didn’t because, unlike in years past, there were actually people showing interest this last time–which was great.
I also wanted to be able to sub and keep my options open for working with the district, as I knew the help would be needed. But seems like this board and administration want employees who are not willing to rock the boat and speak up against policy that isn’t working, which I understand–that always makes it easier for the person who is in authority. As they’ve made clear, those who question will get the boot. I guess we shall see where our community stands come election time…
I do. Every day. And I email. Also, encourage others to do the same! Sounds like we are on the same page there.
P.S. Email https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/
Call (916) 445-2841
Press 1 for English; Then press 6, you will then be asked if you want to speak with a representative or leave a message.
You are awesome.
I like books. Allot.
You really have been hounding the governor?
I love it. That is so awesome.
That is a great example.
??I wonder if I called the governor, he could get the County to correct their published errors.??.
Calling the County ain’t cuttin’ it.
You impress me, Shelby Messenger.
And I’m almost impossible to impress.
It’s a terrible thing when the school system goes by the belief that, “the nail that sticks out, must be hammered down…”
I wish you all the success in the World, you are earning it, and that’s not easy.
What you are saying about Leland is completely unfounded. He is well known for his volunteering in the community. Also there was nothing to charge any of the protesters with, infact the sheriffs did not even speak to them about being on campus.
That’s very slanderous of you . known to verbally attack women? Really ? I would say you could very well be charged with slander for this post , he saves his aggression for woman ? Really ? So you know that somehow to be able to say such things ? I see no attack , what is an attack is the way a school board thinks that administration of a medical device to children is ok without their consent . And this post you made , that is an attack
I gotta love the humboldt crowd that made fortunes selling drugs, having unprotected sex, taking acid, all while flipping Uncle Sam the finger,.. yet they became controlling, told you to wear masks because they aged like beached driftwood even beautifully so.
I get both sides of the debate honestly.
I don’t like spittle spewing hot dog nibblers either..
However, I think the irony in this issue is mostly found in those that pushed for face-mask and shot mandates while claiming to be politically anti-fascist.
Too funny ?
The only thing funnier is how many people claim to be absolutely shocked that so many people in our community don’t trust the government, don’t follow industrial medical advice, and are willing to openly subvert laws they don’t agree with. I have to wonder where they’ve been the last few decades
Right? Whatever happened to “U.S. out of Humboldt”?
For real.
At least now we know who really meant it when they said “my body my choice”
They got their laws all over your body.
I enjoyed the signs at the recent Courthouse rally; My Body, My Choice!
So richly entertaining and ironic!
“However, I think the irony in this issue is mostly found in those that pushed for face-mask and shot mandates while claiming to be politically anti-fascist.”
One can be Anti-fa with a mind for Science.
It’s a good day to be a lawyer. As I see signs at businesses are very, very discriminating. Businesses will be sued into bankruptcy, then who will they blame? Will business owners realize they are feeding the tyranny?
Personally, I’m all for letting the kids choose. My kids like wearing their masks, which I handmade for them. I’d be pissed as hell if some of these folks started yelling at my kids for wearing them.
I also thought this was very telling “…and in a very litigious society we have no legal protection.” This is what happens in a sue-happy world. SMDH
Handmade masks! CDC confirms that cloth masks do nothing. From what materials exactly are you making these magic devices for respiratory protection? The main benefit your kids will get from this is learning to comply.
Messinger’s explaination for going onto school grounds sounds familiar with just about every protest. Caught up in the momment. People that are well meaning and normally not into radical actions forget to stop and think about consequences. It happened with supporters of BLM, our local protests, and yes, even Jan 6th. The hate and divison that is present with Covid mandates, mask use or non-use, and especially our government has divided us to the point we often forget to treat each other with respect. Glad the parents were adult enough to admit their mistakes and accept responsibility, makes a conversation more valueable.
What’s Steffano-Davis’s explanation or excuse, for not wearing a mask on campus?
I’d like to hear that.
Will she admit her mistake and take responsibility?
I’d like to hear that, too.
Would that make a conversation more valuable with her?
Time will tell.
if you read the article you would have read her explanation. its important for adults to set positive examples for the kids. all of the adults in the video are acting like kids and everything is cause and effect.
Are you saying Steffano-Davis wasn’t wearing a mask because she said…
“It is important for adults to set positive examples for the kids.”?
Because if that is what your saying, it doesn’t make sense.
Unless, of course, you are being sarcastic.
I reread the entire article and I didn’t find that statement.
No mistake, the rules are to wear masks indoors. She was outside. Students and staff do not have to wear masks outside.
I am deeply disturbed that local parents are affiliated with a right-wing, Christian, hate group. Google “Watchmen on the Walls”, the parent company of Watchman 33. You ethically can’t pick and choose aspects of their agenda. They are virulently anti-gay and anti-vax. It saddens me that protecting children and teaching them the value of community are not priorities.
It can be argued that in this case the protestors motivation is protecting children and community.
Not evry person who is Anti-mandate is Anti-Vax. Some are compassionate, engaged community members who disagree with current policies.
Sending you love and support from Mckinleyville School District! Enough is enough , this is ridiculous now. Let students and parents choose! Remove Board members who are not supporting science OR parents and students at this juncture.
Covid is the best distractor. You would think both left and right would be marching outside the federal reserve building and congress, insisting on building more housing and containing inflation, protesting that all that stimulus money went straight into the stock market, but no. Everybody has to posture over this and not that.
Sorry guys, having to wear a mask indoors **right now** is a first world problem in a country that is on a third world trajectory. They’re going to keep this controversy hot until they suck all the money out of the system for themselves, both parties. Same in Canada, their cost of living is even higher.
Good comment, and so true.
?? Someone who gets it.
the entire world is having covid related inflation. gas in some countries has doubled. Turkish government is cutting food tax, Israel is cutting the cost of electricity, etc. The USA is thinking about cutting the federal gas tax and will do so if Russia invades Ukraine because the sanctions we plan to impose will double our gas price in one day.
Re, “a first world problem in a country that is on a third world trajectory” …
So well said, Lynn H. The scamdemic is a political diversion of grotesque proportions.
Meanwhile, government over-reach is a problem shared by both the so-called ‘1st’ and ‘3rd’ world.
Many of the world’s less-fortunate would happily trade malaria, diarrhea, and starvation for a virus with substantially less lethality then what they deal with.
This pretty much sums up why masks don’t make sense at school. It should be freedom of choice. Pretty simple.
“Boughner, who is a junior, said he was going on Independent Study for a while, partly to get caught up on work he’s behind in, but also because he is frustrated with the masking policy. He said that masks are uncomfortable to wear all day and has been causing acne. According to Boughner, masks seem pointless when he is around his group of friends outside of school without a mask but has to wear a mask to be in the same room with them at the school. He also said that masking interferes with social connections. Most of the time, kids have to repeat themselves because masks muffle conversations; the kids get frustrated and give up on conversing”
I think all the olds have forgotten what it was to be the youth. What happened to humboldt? It used to be a community and the government wasn’t needed to make decisions to keep us healthy. Remember why you choose to live here. It wasn’t to comply and blindly believe. 2 YEARS AGO we were taking 15 days to flatten the curve…. What happened?
If you actually believe that you have a moral obligation to wear a mask in order to not spread viruses, then you MUST wear a mask for the rest of your life so that you don’t spread ANY virus when you are asymptomatic.
Most people wear masks not because they are effective (CDC says cloth don’t work, “surgical” or “medical” masks don’t work, N95’s must be fit tested to OSHA standards for any level of protection) but because they are virtue signaling.
Children are the least likely to contract or spread covid. NEA, CTA, ETA, etc. are leftist organizations that care more about their power over children and families than they care about the tremendously detrimental effect this mask hysteria has had on children.
Teachers unions are the problem, not covid.
There are so many more important reasons to become truly civically engaged in our area. It still blows my mind that this is the hill people choose to die on. Maybe if we sprayed herbicide into their living rooms or fed rodenticide to their cats, they’d take up the some environmental causes that actually speak to harmful issues. Maybe if cops kicked the ass of one person in each family, they could protest the real harm of police brutality. Maybe if these parents actually worked a wage based job, they could teach their kids to protest poverty level wages. Fuuuck, maybe if their solidarity grew in support of local businesses and community, they would stop shopping on Amazon. What else is more important than not wanting to wear a mask and prevalent in our communities?Healthcare. Mental healthcare. Care for our elders. The rivers.
Really, this is what y’all want your Iwo Jima moment to be? Come together for a real threat
Amen!
Just who gets to choose what is an important topic to demonstrate for? You? I think not….
Nice one!
I like the ‘Mandate Freedom’ sign!
When are all you masking-mandate supporters going to protest/rally in support of maintaining the status-quo policies of the last 2 years??
Go push that agenda publicly if you feel so strongly about it…
The ignorance of the history of man.
Mostly because you were not taught to respect the evils that have been perpetrated on the human race , by their fellow humans.
There’s a lot to learn from human nature.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/EHEQhurBPPVJ/
“stupid is as stupid does forest..”
looks like everyone of those people, ADULTS and CHILDREN need to be more concerned with being in school and educating THEMSELVES. so IGNORANT to be wasting all of this time n money cuz you don’t want to wear a mask! heads up on yer SELFISHNESS. we wear the masks to protect others in our COMMUNITY. it’s not all about you!
so disheartening that we can’t even COMMUNICATE properly amongst ourselves…
Dang.. look at all this time I’ve already wasted. i gotta hurry. you know how many sites i still gotta visit to make futile comments before my beddy bye time. mom’s gonna be pissed!
From Southern Humboldt Unified School District this afternoon
Reminder about masks in schools: Masks are still required inside school buildings, hospitals, and nursing homes.
There is no mask mandate outdoors since November 8, 2021.
As Covid cases and hospitalizations plummet, California will likely drop its statewide school mask mandate sometime after Feb. 28, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced Monday.
From SHUSD this morning
As of Monday, February 14, the schools have moved to group tracing, which has eliminated individual contact tracing and quarantines. Anyone who is ill with COVID still needs to isolate.
It took time to overcome the logistical challenges of the scarcity of personnel to do increased testing that will be needed for exposed groups. Thanks to the school district’s partnership with SoHum Health, we will have enough personnel to test groups as needed.
I support mask choice, but this demonstration was an ill-conceived shitshow. Those of you who paraded through the hallways disrupting school did more harm for your cause than good. According to staff with whom I have spoken, the statement that a parent reached out to all staff with an apology is simply a lie. Not a good look.
The real lie is what you are writing, several parents did apologize in person, on the phone and in writing. But some refuse to acknowledge anything……
A portion of the email….
Call the principal to confirm her receipt if you are that serious about digging into this. Another parent in the group plans to reach out to staff as well. I don’t disagree that walking on campus was inappropriate and have said as much on behalf of the group who planned this event (countless times now).
I’d disagree that this did more harm for our cause than good. As I’ve stated, the past two days have been predominantly spent responding to parent messages and phone calls. All from parents who want to get involved, not only SHUSD parents, but I have received messages from parents in five other districts as well–four in this county.
“…ALL FROM PARENTS..”
Nuff said.
Kids, your parents are privileged idiots.
A lot of this could be solved with actual school choice. Let parents opt out of the government school system and get a tax credit/reimbursement for tuition. Government schools would then be hallowed halls of leftist ideology. Pretty much a Utopia. Like Portland. And San Francisco. And Baltimore. And Chicago.
99.9% of the masks being worn by people are worthless and ineffective against the Covid-19 Virus…Only a N-95 mask or better is effective but not even then, if you have a beard…
Exactly, verifiably true. People should refer to OSHA and CalOSHA regulations for respiratory protection.
Your mask does nothing.
Except mark you as compliant.
More about Covid and kids
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1493656149715005446
all this info is out there but it does have to be parsed and put into context and digested and spread for it to have any good
It’s maddening to see so many still clinging to old/false info…Covid is a NOVEL disease, humans have not seen yet the full impact of what it does to our bodies…but it’s looking like every infection will take years off your life…even if you’re 5.
This is NOT THE FLU it’s much much trickier and insidious…kinda like Lyme disease…yall believe in THAT don’t you?
More
https://gothamist.com/news/masks-work-even-kids-sometimes-science-isnt-enough
Masks DO WORK ya just gotta WEAR THEM
Mouse trap
RESIST HYGIENIC FASCISM !!!
We at sfhs do not negotiate with terrorists!
Please don’t use that name again. Check the rules for posting.
if y’all just did this shit right for 6 weeks in the beginning we wouldn’t be here. masks & personal space work, you’re just a moron.
it’s the same energy as the shithead of the class who won’t stop talking & makes the class wait longer for recess.
dumbass parents out here rotting their kids’ brains with bullshit have me extremely depressed for the state of the next generation.