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Anonymous wrote:I mean do people really not even think these days. I totally get why these more spread out communities and semi-rural areas are lifting these mandates and why masking was always much lower.

The slowest day at the Target near my house is their busiest day. Those places just don’t have the same volume of people in close in spaces. I would personally still wear a mask but I very well understand why mask mandates just weren’t as popular and are easily dropped in those areas. It doesn’t mean people are dumb either. It just reflects a different community’s need. They have the luxury to go to a store at times and be one of a handful of people in the entire store. When there is all of 20 people in a grocery store, it does make you think is the mask necessary in this situation.

I think I would have been somewhat ok if the governor would have stopped at letting the localities decide, but he didn't. His executive order basically says that local school boards can set the policy but if parents don't like it they don't have to follow it. That's the part with which I take issue.

You were fine with Northampton making the decision for the whole state, but now the shoe is on the other foot and suddenly you’ve discovered the virtues of local control.

Too late. Sauce for the goose, you made your bed, time to lie in it, etc. Etc.

Anonymous wrote:Spotsylvania currently has a 46 percent positivity rate and Mary Washington Hospital has a Covid field hospital in its parking lot. But, yeah, nothing to see here.

“Do you understand what the current rate of transmission in our area is,” Cole asked School Board Chair Kirk Twigg. “What’s your point?” Twigg responded.


https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-spotsylvania-parents-clash-and-cry-foul-as-school-board-follows-youngkins-order-making-masks-in-schools-optional/65-2198d72e-3da3-4501-aed1-36982c0a554e

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t Spotsylvania the one that had board members who wanted to ban books? I would expect nothing less from such an ignorant area.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean do people really not even think these days. I totally get why these more spread out communities and semi-rural areas are lifting these mandates and why masking was always much lower.

The slowest day at the Target near my house is their busiest day. Those places just don’t have the same volume of people in close in spaces. I would personally still wear a mask but I very well understand why mask mandates just weren’t as popular and are easily dropped in those areas. It doesn’t mean people are dumb either. It just reflects a different community’s need. They have the luxury to go to a store at times and be one of a handful of people in the entire store. When there is all of 20 people in a grocery store, it does make you think is the mask necessary in this situation.

I think I would have been somewhat ok if the governor would have stopped at letting the localities decide, but he didn't. His executive order basically says that local school boards can set the policy but if parents don't like it they don't have to follow it. That's the part with which I take issue.

You were fine with Northampton making the decision for the whole state, but now the shoe is on the other foot and suddenly you’ve discovered the virtues of local control.

Too late. Sauce for the goose, you made your bed, time to lie in it, etc. Etc.

*Northam**. GD autocorrect.

Northam’s order was different because it was during a public health emergency. Not the case now, so it reverts back to the general proposition that the Virginia constitution allows school boards to make decisions about local schools. There are a bunch of court cases specifically dealing with school safety issues that confirm the school board has the authority to make safety-related decisions. The order was overreach because it violates the state constitution.

People just can’t seem to get their heads around this. If there’s a public health emergency, the state has broad powers to take protective measures, such as requiring masks. Legally speaking, the other side of public health isn’t parent’s rights, or whatever Northam is claiming to use state powers to interfere with local school boards, private schools, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean do people really not even think these days. I totally get why these more spread out communities and semi-rural areas are lifting these mandates and why masking was always much lower.

The slowest day at the Target near my house is their busiest day. Those places just don’t have the same volume of people in close in spaces. I would personally still wear a mask but I very well understand why mask mandates just weren’t as popular and are easily dropped in those areas. It doesn’t mean people are dumb either. It just reflects a different community’s need. They have the luxury to go to a store at times and be one of a handful of people in the entire store. When there is all of 20 people in a grocery store, it does make you think is the mask necessary in this situation.

I think I would have been somewhat ok if the governor would have stopped at letting the localities decide, but he didn't. His executive order basically says that local school boards can set the policy but if parents don't like it they don't have to follow it. That's the part with which I take issue.

You were fine with Northampton making the decision for the whole state, but now the shoe is on the other foot and suddenly you’ve discovered the virtues of local control.

Too late. Sauce for the goose, you made your bed, time to lie in it, etc. Etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean do people really not even think these days. I totally get why these more spread out communities and semi-rural areas are lifting these mandates and why masking was always much lower.

The slowest day at the Target near my house is their busiest day. Those places just don’t have the same volume of people in close in spaces. I would personally still wear a mask but I very well understand why mask mandates just weren’t as popular and are easily dropped in those areas. It doesn’t mean people are dumb either. It just reflects a different community’s need. They have the luxury to go to a store at times and be one of a handful of people in the entire store. When there is all of 20 people in a grocery store, it does make you think is the mask necessary in this situation.

I think I would have been somewhat ok if the governor would have stopped at letting the localities decide, but he didn't. His executive order basically says that local school boards can set the policy but if parents don't like it they don't have to follow it. That's the part with which I take issue.

You were fine with Northampton making the decision for the whole state, but now the shoe is on the other foot and suddenly you’ve discovered the virtues of local control.

Too late. Sauce for the goose, you made your bed, time to lie in it, etc. Etc.

*Northam**. GD autocorrect.

Northam’s order was different because it was during a public health emergency. Not the case now, so it reverts back to the general proposition that the Virginia constitution allows school boards to make decisions about local schools. There are a bunch of court cases specifically dealing with school safety issues that confirm the school board has the authority to make safety-related decisions. The order was overreach because it violates the state constitution.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean do people really not even think these days. I totally get why these more spread out communities and semi-rural areas are lifting these mandates and why masking was always much lower.

The slowest day at the Target near my house is their busiest day. Those places just don’t have the same volume of people in close in spaces. I would personally still wear a mask but I very well understand why mask mandates just weren’t as popular and are easily dropped in those areas. It doesn’t mean people are dumb either. It just reflects a different community’s need. They have the luxury to go to a store at times and be one of a handful of people in the entire store. When there is all of 20 people in a grocery store, it does make you think is the mask necessary in this situation.

I think I would have been somewhat ok if the governor would have stopped at letting the localities decide, but he didn't. His executive order basically says that local school boards can set the policy but if parents don't like it they don't have to follow it. That's the part with which I take issue.

You were fine with Northampton making the decision for the whole state, but now the shoe is on the other foot and suddenly you’ve discovered the virtues of local control.

Too late. Sauce for the goose, you made your bed, time to lie in it, etc. Etc.

*Northam**. GD autocorrect.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean do people really not even think these days. I totally get why these more spread out communities and semi-rural areas are lifting these mandates and why masking was always much lower.

The slowest day at the Target near my house is their busiest day. Those places just don’t have the same volume of people in close in spaces. I would personally still wear a mask but I very well understand why mask mandates just weren’t as popular and are easily dropped in those areas. It doesn’t mean people are dumb either. It just reflects a different community’s need. They have the luxury to go to a store at times and be one of a handful of people in the entire store. When there is all of 20 people in a grocery store, it does make you think is the mask necessary in this situation.

I think I would have been somewhat ok if the governor would have stopped at letting the localities decide, but he didn't. His executive order basically says that local school boards can set the policy but if parents don't like it they don't have to follow it. That's the part with which I take issue.

You were fine with Northampton making the decision for the whole state, but now the shoe is on the other foot and suddenly you’ve discovered the virtues of local control.

Too late. Sauce for the goose, you made your bed, time to lie in it, etc. Etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean do people really not even think these days. I totally get why these more spread out communities and semi-rural areas are lifting these mandates and why masking was always much lower.

The slowest day at the Target near my house is their busiest day. Those places just don’t have the same volume of people in close in spaces. I would personally still wear a mask but I very well understand why mask mandates just weren’t as popular and are easily dropped in those areas. It doesn’t mean people are dumb either. It just reflects a different community’s need. They have the luxury to go to a store at times and be one of a handful of people in the entire store. When there is all of 20 people in a grocery store, it does make you think is the mask necessary in this situation.

I think I would have been somewhat ok if the governor would have stopped at letting the localities decide, but he didn't. His executive order basically says that local school boards can set the policy but if parents don't like it they don't have to follow it. That's the part with which I take issue.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn’t Spotsylvania the one that had board members who wanted to ban books? I would expect nothing less from such an ignorant area.

Some books with explicit content should be banned, just as should an R rated movie be banned from school movie day. I hate how over politicized EVERYTHING is.

Anonymous wrote:I mean do people really not even think these days. I totally get why these more spread out communities and semi-rural areas are lifting these mandates and why masking was always much lower.

The slowest day at the Target near my house is their busiest day. Those places just don’t have the same volume of people in close in spaces. I would personally still wear a mask but I very well understand why mask mandates just weren’t as popular and are easily dropped in those areas. It doesn’t mean people are dumb either. It just reflects a different community’s need. They have the luxury to go to a store at times and be one of a handful of people in the entire store. When there is all of 20 people in a grocery store, it does make you think is the mask necessary in this situation.