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Nov 10, 2023 53 min

Back to School - Shit Show that it is

from Parenting Porcupines Hosted by Kasie Whitener , Melissa Couture, Jessica Ethirdge

Most districts have been back at school for nearly two months now. Are your kids in-person or virtual, and what has the experience been like so far? How are your schools handling contact? Are we better at it than we were last year? We are hearing so many tales of unruly parents like this story of parents yelling at school board members. But also hearing stories like this one from 2020’s election cycles when parents began running for School Board seats to make a difference. What are the concerns and complaints you are hearing from other parents? What are the concerns and complaints you are hearing from your kids’ teachers and staff? We are not unsympathetic to people who work in this environment when they feel their own health is at risk, but this year we know much more than we did last year about this virus and ways to prevent transmission, and also you can be vaccinated if you choose to do so. As Libertarians, we’re generally opposed to mandates, so we believe people should do what they think is right, and it should be voluntarily. We talked in our last episode about being part of a community and the respect we owe to one another. Masks have been a very hot topic in that regard, especially as it relates to school. Is “masking up” a choice each parent should make for their own kid? Why or why not? Read more on our blog

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Schools are forcing us into compliance because they are the machines of compliance and it’s the only thing they know how to do. Ironic, huh?

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