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Christine (FL)'s avatar

And even more so the teachers that are masked and, in the classroom, defy anyone their responsibility to keeping children safe. And refuse to gather in meetings where social distancing and masks are not present.

And, in some cases like Sarasota, school board members that have governance over superintendents and that order a mask mandate over a reluctant superintendent’s desire to do so.

And mayors such as NYC deBlasio ordering all Dept of Educ staff to be vaccinated by September 27th.

Whatever it takes.

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Grace Kennedy's avatar

I was just thinking about that mandate. Cuomo would have said it was not the mayor’s wheelhouse, and would have pushed back the date by a few weeks. What a relief that pettiness is over.

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Daniel Friedman (5 gen nyc)'s avatar

Not. Cuomo is one of the strongest proponents of mandated vaccinations.

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Grace Kennedy's avatar

Well, Cuomo was a proponent of smacking down deBlasio at every opportunity, just to show he was boss, even if he agreed with the proposal. His delaying the shut down in NYC likely cost thousands of lives.

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Daniel Friedman (5 gen nyc)'s avatar

Grace, do you live in NYC (and understand our situation...we are 5 generation NYCers)? Cuomo asserted himself to reign in our Mayor who insisted on closing all bridges and tunnels into NYC and the ensuing disaster. He certainly did not agree with the Mayor's proposal (and saying he did and spitefully disagreed to show off his power is false). Please stick to factual comments about something we here know to be different.

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