{"id":4473,"date":"2020-09-20T15:53:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T19:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=4473"},"modified":"2020-09-20T15:53:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T19:53:57","slug":"masks-on-kindergarteners-cause-more-harm-than-good-ontario-parents-protest-school-board-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=4473","title":{"rendered":"Masks on kindergarteners cause \u201cmore harm than good\u201d: Ontario parents protest school board decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MASK-NEW-SYMBOL-OF-TYRANNY-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MASK-NEW-SYMBOL-OF-TYRANNY-1.png 624w, https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MASK-NEW-SYMBOL-OF-TYRANNY-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MASK-NEW-SYMBOL-OF-TYRANNY-1-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n          \n            Masks on kindergarteners cause \u201cmore harm than good\u201d: Ontario parents protest school board decision\n          \n          <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>\n        By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/journalist_david_menzies\">David Menzies<\/a>\n      <\/li><li>|<\/li><li>September 17, 2020<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would Jesus wear a mask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, parents and allies protested outside of Oakville (Ontario) \nTown Hall to stage their opposition to the Halton Catholic District \nSchool Board\u2019s proposal push ahead with its mandatory face mask rule for\n all students (including junior kindergarten.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When classes resumed earlier this month, the provincial government \nmandated that students in Grades 4 and up were required to wear \nnon-medical masks; however, individual school boards, if they had the \napproval of the local public health authority, could extend the \nmandatory mask rule to cover other grades as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some parents in the Halton Catholic District School Board wanted the \nboard to simply comply with the provincial guidelines (Grades 4 and up.)\n They allege that the Halton Public Health Unit has merely acknowledged \nthe request of the Halton Catholic District School Board, as opposed to \napproving the request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many parents are unhappy about the mandatory masking measure for all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among their arguments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Young people are by far the most resilient to the Wuhan virus. In \nOntario, so far only one person under 20 has died (and that person had \nserious health complications) so why target this demographic as opposed \nto those who are most at risk (namely, the elderly residing at long-term\n care facilities?)<\/li><li>Some young people have their breathing compromised by wearing masks, thereby wearing masks actually do more harm than good<\/li><li>There is no hard scientific evidence indicating that wearing a non-medical mask makes anyone more resilient to the virus<\/li><li>If wearing a mask is a prudent idea, why have masks never been a \nrequirement during flu season, given that influenza is extremely \ncontagious and potentially deadly?<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masks on kindergarteners cause \u201cmore harm than good\u201d: Ontario parents protest school board decision By David Menzies | September 17, 2020 Would Jesus wear a mask? 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