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Posted 9/14/21

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Dear editor,

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the school board members who courageously voted for a mask mandate at Goshen Co. Schools. They bravely voted for masks in spite of the fact that of the approx. 300 parents and students present only about 15 stood in favor of masks. When the standing vote was taken the balance of 280 (est.) voted against masks. Thank goodness that these wise school boards members know better than parents what is good for their children. I would assume that many of those mask hating parents are conservatives that cling to values like freedom and individual choice. For full disclosure I am very conservative and embrace those rights. That would probably put me in the deplorable rube category.

Another thought I have is actually a question. I believe all the board members (and or spouses) who voted for masks make their living courtesy of taxpayer funds. Now some will say the individuals at the hospital don't receive taxpayers’ funds. Well in the age of covid significant amounts of federal dollars have been funneled to the medical profession. So, it just seems interesting to me that members who voted for masks are falling right in line with what the federal government wants. Maybe as simple as they all believe big government is answer? I personally will be very cautious about voting for any school board member who depends on the taxpayer dollar for their living.

I would like to thank the Torrington Telegram for covering the meeting concerning masks mandates per the school board. I read in the Scottsbluff Star Herald that their were approx. 200 parents, students and grandparents in attendance at the meeting. Parents present opposed to the mandate put the number closer to 300. I believe the Telegram put the number closer to 140. I can see where a bias may have put the number a little high at 300; but did a bias also put the number low at 140? Also the Herald stated that of that large gathering only 8 stood in support of the mandate. This fact was not mentioned by the Telegram. These numbers are important because they show how flagrantly the school board ignored the concerns of the vast majority present.

Thank you for allowing an open discussion of these important issues. 

Dempsey Hansen, Torrington