Good Evening Board. My name is Mario Presents. I’m a local content creator and activist. At the onset of this lockdown I was compliant, but when two weeks became two months and today we’re at two years, I’m much more skeptical. The vaccinated are fearful of a disease that kills only the most vulnerable or those with comorbidities. With today’s intersectionality olympics, and everyone clamoring to be the next victim, our virtue is measured by our compliance. Wear a mask, get a shot, do not interact.
I’ve seen people put plastic on an airplane seat and wear literal bubbles. Meanwhile, I fly unmasked but under a thin veil to be undisturbed by Karens. My activism leads me here because while I don’t have my own children, I have nieces and nephews. My peers have kids. I unfortunately am a metaphorical Peter Pan because my life doesn’t get demarcated by a child. I do, however, see the effects your policies have had on the young minds around me. They’re sad. These students complain of teachers scolding them for a mask slipping, bragging about their vaccine appointment, bemoaning the unvaccinated. Your own policy exposes the unvaccinated’s status through additional testing, that’s called discrimination. Especially because the vaccinated can spread this disease just like those without.
A child who is fussing with a mask is not paying attention to the curriculum. A child experiencing advanced acne from clogged pores is not self confident. A child struggling to breathe at recess isn’t being dramatic. A child learning to read facial expressions is being retarted by covered faces. These children are your responsibility and you are failing them. These children don’t belong to you, but these parents trust you with their care and education. I’m childless, but even I can see the mistakes you’re making. Children are the most resilient of our population yet you treat them like they’re fine crystals.
If a teacher wants to wear a mask, or two, or three, Let them. The same should be said if a teacher wants to wear no mask. As a matter of fact, this should be the policy for everyone. Your children’s future is at stake, not mine. Whatever you decide to do, my activism will inspire them to be free thinkers because that is at the core of my message. I don’t speak for a fee, I speak from the heart. Listen to these parents because I will again remind you, these children do not belong to you.
