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Public Comment 561
Submitted by: Sarah Carr
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: NO MASKS PLEASE. Please don’t do this to our kids. The science very clearly shows that kids are not at risk from Covid.
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Public Comment 562
Submitted by: Katie Wilkins
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please keep masks optional
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Public Comment 563
Submitted by: Matt Hawkins
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Keep masks optional.
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Public Comment 564
Submitted by: Angelica Pack
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please vote to mandate masks until all children under 12 who attend school can be vaccinated. My child does not have a choice but to attend in person because GPS took away his online SpEd program this year that we were enrolled in last year. We are being forced to send him into an unsafe environment every single day. I do not want my child to contract COVID as it would be very traumatic for him because of his sensory issues and lack of verbal ability to tell me what is wrong. I beg of you for mask mandates to keep my younger child safe and also an online option for my SpED student as most of the kids in his class opt out of masks due to disability. My son will wear a mask but it does not good if everyone around him is unmasked. This is an Airborne spread virus where wiping down surfaces will not stop the spread.
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Public Comment 565
Submitted by: Amanda Ekman
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please continue to keep masks an option for everyone in the schools. Everyone demanding masks has every opportunity to have their children wear a mask in school if they so choose. As a parent of a child with hearing loss, from chemotherapy, masks are detrimental to her both academically and socially, she needs to be able to see someone’s mouth move as they talk as do many young children who are leaning letters, words, and phonics. Please continue to allow masks to be something a parent can choose for their child and that teachers can choose for themselves as well.
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Public Comment 566
Submitted by: Jeremy Biggs
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please do not mandate masks or vaccines! Encourage them all you want, but please do not mandate them. It needs to be individual and parental choice.
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Public Comment 567
Submitted by: Brian Carr
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Do not implement a mask mandate for kids. Doing so would be a direct violation of SB1824. I will consider home schooling my child should such a thing be re-introduced.
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Public Comment 568
Submitted by: Kathy Thorpe
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Thank you for reading this feedback and for working to keep our kids safe. I want to express at this time my support of keeping masks optional for students of GPS. My children are all in elementary school and at that age masks are more of a burden than a benefit. They get slobbered on and stepped on and then donned back on the child’s face. One poor 2nd grader threw up in his mask last year because the rule was to keep it on. He ended up putting the dirty mask in his pants pocket because he didn’t know what else to do about it. Let me also mention kids sharing and trading masks. My daughter was excited to receive a cute mask from a friend and insisted on wearing it even though I told her it was unsafe. Do cloth masks really work? I believe they do not. If a person wants to protect him/herself from COVID, that individual should invest in a N-95 mask that protects the wearer. Thank you. Kathy Thorpe
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Public Comment 569
Submitted by: Mike Grassel
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: No
Comment: Don't cave in to the angry minority. Look around in your community! The MAJORITY of our citizens do NOT want a mask mandate. States with mandates are doing no better than those without! Have courage and just say NO!
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Public Comment 570
Submitted by: Jaime Breinholt
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please keep masks optional in our schools!
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Public Comment 571
Submitted by: Ashley
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please mandate masks in our schools. Cases are on the rise and elementary students are not protected. CDC recommends unvaccinated wear masks, so our students should wear them.
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Public Comment 572
Submitted by: Brent Pack
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: I am requesting a mask mandate be placed to keep those under 12 who can't be vaccinated safe. I have a pre-k student and he is one of 3 in a mask in a class of 10, that is not enough to keep him safe. I also have an autistic SpEd student and would like an online option for him. Although he is able to wear a mask only 1other student in his class of 6 wears a mask. Even if a mask mandate is placed those with a disability will be able to opt out of masks which still does not protect my mask wearing son. He did online last year and did well. It is not fair to offer online to all gen ed students but force him to go in person in an unsafe environment because he is in SpEd. It is the school districts responsibility to provide a safe environment for my child to learn in. On top of this his school day has been shortened because the principle refuses to accommodate his lunch by letting him eat in the classroom because he has severe sensory issues related to the cafeteria eating overall experience due to his autistic disorder. He would benefit and have more school time if an online program was offered.
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Public Comment 573
Submitted by: Kelsey
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: No masks/please keep masks optional!
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Public Comment 574
Submitted by: Kristy Jabara
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: No mask keep optional
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Public Comment 575
Submitted by: Michelle Morris
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please do NOT mandate masks. Please keep optional. Thank you!
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Public Comment 576
Submitted by: Megan Rubalcava
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Keep America free, those who want to wear a mask can. Those who don't should not be forced to. Remember our Constitutional rights. This is a infringement of freedom.
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Public Comment 577
Submitted by: Danielle
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Do not require my child to wear a mask. This SHOULD be optional!!!!
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Public Comment 578
Submitted by: Kelly Munguia
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Mother of 3 who is requesting you keep masks optional for our kids! Thank you!
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Public Comment 579
Submitted by: Jonathan Schaupp
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks should be optional not required
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Public Comment 580
Submitted by: penny carey
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: No
Comment: Please do not have a mask mandate. Keep masks optional.
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Public Comment 581
Submitted by: Desert Ridge Parent
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: No
Comment: I do NoT want my children to be forced to wear a mask!!!!!
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Public Comment 582
Submitted by: Ricardo Duran
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: No
Comment: If you’re really concerned for the health and safety of the children, then bring back online classes. Masks don’t work and it’s a proven fact! My grandsons did online classes last year and never got sick. Online classes limits exposure.
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Public Comment 583
Submitted by: Irritated Mama
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: No
Comment: Do not mandate that my children wear a mask! This is getting ridiculous!!!
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Public Comment 584
Submitted by: Michelle Rock
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: No
Comment: Masks should be optional. They don’t do much to prevent the spread of COVID-19
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Public Comment 585
Submitted by: Ashley Harris
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Do not force our children to wear masks.
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Public Comment 586
Submitted by: Holly Washburn
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks need to optional and if someone feels better about wearing one then allow them. Please don’t make this a requirement. These kids need to see one another smile at them
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Public Comment 587
Submitted by: Becky trejo
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 588
Submitted by: Kimberly Taylor
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: No masks. The kids do not need to wear masks
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Public Comment 589
Submitted by: Becky trejo
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 590
Submitted by: Jeff Martin
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: With the increase of positive COVID cases and the Delta variant affecting children I urge you to take stronger measures to protect the unvaccinated and high risk population. Please, follow and adhere to CDC guidelines. Protect our community.
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Public Comment 591
Submitted by: Sonny J Rock
Live or Work in the District: No
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: remove politics out of schools!!! NO MORE Republican, Democrat, MAGA,BLM, LGBTQ, all gone!!!
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Public Comment 592
Submitted by: Casey trejo
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 593
Submitted by: Ashley Johnson
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please let parents decide if their kids should wear a mask to school. We know what is best for our children NOT YOU!!! Masks should be optional not forced! You will lose more families to charter schools and that in return will lose funding. Keep masks optional !!!!!!!!!!
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Public Comment 593
Submitted by: Melinda Mullins
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: No masks in school! It should be an option!!
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Public Comment 594
Submitted by: Emily Tieman
Live or Work in the District: No
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 595
Submitted by: Brooke
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 596
Submitted by: Erin Webb
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 597
Submitted by: Melanie Pedersen
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 598
Submitted by: Greg
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 599
Submitted by: Amanda Nelson
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 600
Submitted by: Todd Kelly
Live or Work in the District: No
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Yes for masks. Kids won't wear them voluntarily, we all know this. We need to get through the pandemic and unchecked spread isn't the way out.
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Public Comment 601
Submitted by: Marisa Beebe
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please keep masks optional for 91茄子 public schools
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Public Comment 602
Submitted by: Kristin Rogers
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 603
Submitted by: Debbie Johnson
Live or Work in the District: No
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Option not to wear a mask
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Public Comment 604
Submitted by: Dave bray
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: No masks
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Public Comment 605
Submitted by: Mistie Stanford
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 606
Submitted by: Jason A Hathcock
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: No mask mandate. Keep masks optional.
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Public Comment 607
Submitted by: Sara Smith
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: No Masks in Schools/Masks are Personal Choice
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Public Comment 608
Submitted by: Allyson
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: I believe masks should be mandated, or highly encouraged. When they were mandated lasted years, school districts reported that covid spread in school was very low. Spread was happening outside of school, during gatherings where masks were not required. We are not done with the pandemic and young children still can not be vaccinated. Why are we being lax with mitigation policies when the pandemic is not under control?
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Public Comment 609
Submitted by: Allyson
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: I believe masks should be mandated, or highly encouraged. When they were mandated lasted years, school districts reported that covid spread in school was very low. Spread was happening outside of school, during gatherings where masks were not required. We are not done with the pandemic and young children still can not be vaccinated. Why are we being lax with mitigation policies when the pandemic is not under control?
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Public Comment 610
Submitted by: Jonas Stanford
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional
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Public Comment 611
Submitted by: Debi Harwood
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please keep masks optional. I have children at both Desert Ridge Jr and the high school. They specifically got the vaccine for the sole purpose of not needing to wear masks at school. Please do not take away their choice.
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Public Comment 612
Submitted by: Karla Carvajal
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Optional masks please!
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Public Comment 613
Submitted by: Kristie Slobodianuk
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks optional!
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Public Comment 614
Submitted by: Katrina Rogers
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please keep masks optional for our staff and children who attend GPS.
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Public Comment 615
Submitted by: Michelle Walker
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: No
Comment: NO MASKS/PLEASE KEEP MASKS OPTIONAL
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Public Comment 616
Submitted by: Jonathan Rogers
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: School masks must be optional. If masks are mandated I will remove my kids from 91茄子 schools and encourage as many people as possible to do the same.
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Public Comment 617
Submitted by: Brittney Porter
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: My 17 year old daughter who is a senior this year. Suffers from really bad acne. We have spent thousands of dollars trying to fix the problem so she’s not teased and embarrassed. Being a girls these days is hard enough. Pls put yourself in our children’s shoes. Do not bring back masks! They are causing more harm then help. Thank you
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Public Comment 618
Submitted by: Yvette McCleve
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: No mask/please keep mask optional
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Public Comment 619
Submitted by: Tricia Mayer
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Keep masks optional!
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Public Comment 620
Submitted by: Tamara
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks mandates need to stay out of schools
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Public Comment 621
Submitted by: Kenny Mayer
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Keep masks optional!
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Public Comment 622
Submitted by: Russell Clement
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please Keep masks optional
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Public Comment 623
Submitted by: Sherrie Hulet
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: PPlease please please make masks optional! These kids don’t need the trauma of last year!
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Public Comment 624
Submitted by: Alexis Volkman
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please make masks MANDATORY! Especially for the elementary schools where the children are unable to be vaccinated yet!
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Public Comment 625
Submitted by: Brian Hulet
Live or Work in the District: No
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Make masks optional for our children!!
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Public Comment 626
Submitted by: Jason Rogers
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please keep masks optional.
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Public Comment 627
Submitted by: Stacey
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please do not make our children wear masks again. These kids need to have normalcy and find joy in learning. The masks have made their health worse already. Kids are getting sick bc lack of strengthening their immune system last year. The last thing we need is more masks in school and more isolation. My children got headaches all the time, had difficulty understanding the teacher, struggled with mental health and depression. Also data shows that if you are trying to actuly prevent the virus from spreading, there is only one medical grade mask that can even do that. The children need the option to wear or not to wear. It needs to be up to the families not the school and not the district. I DON'T want to go back online but if they have to go back to masks, we will be considering leaving this district for good. Please hear us and listen to what these kids need and what's best for their education and health.
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Public Comment 628
Submitted by: Wes Volkman
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please bring back MANDATORY masks! Especially at the elementary level. Young students are not eligible for vaccinations yet and they need to be protected.
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Public Comment 629
Submitted by: D. Ryan Hatch
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please keep masks optional.
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Public Comment 630
Submitted by: Cindy Kelsey
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please DO NOT make masks mandatory for kids at school. They have suffered enough!
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Public Comment 631
Submitted by: Rachel McCleve
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Face masks should be optional for students, vaccinated or unvaccinated.
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Public Comment 632
Submitted by: Robert D Galewick
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: The discussion whether to have our children wear a mask should solely be the discussion of the parents NOT THE SCHOOL BOARD OR ANY OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLITICIANS .
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Public Comment 633
Submitted by: Brandon Johnson
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please let parents decide if their kids should wear a mask to school. We know what is best for our children NOT YOU!! Masks should remain optional
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Public Comment 634
Submitted by: Alyssa Edwards
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: No masks at school!
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Public Comment 635
Submitted by: Marquie Jage
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please keep the masks optional
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Public Comment 636
Submitted by: Cinnimon Belliveau
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: No masks, it should stay optional for parents to decide
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Public Comment 637
Submitted by: Sherrie Hulet
Live or Work in the District: No
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Please keep masks optional for our children! Last year was rough and we don’t need a repeat.
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Public Comment 638
Submitted by: Jayna Woods
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: Masks need to be optional. The physiological effects of masks are more harmful to the children than Covid!!
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Public Comment 639
Submitted by: Rick Hetrick
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: These children DO NOT NEED TO WEAR MASKS.
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Public Comment 640
Submitted by: Linda
Live or Work in the District: Yes
Child(ren) attending a GPS school: Yes
Comment: I don’t understand how we have let children back in schools and have no safeguards in place to ensure Covid-19 doesn’t spread in the classrooms. I am unclear how a school district makes the decision to discontinue the requirement of masks in the middle of a pandemic? The science is clear -- masks help to stop the spread of this virus. What research, what statistics or even what responsible guidance have you used to determine masks are no longer helpful and needed? I am truly at a loss as to why my children have to be put in the hands of people who don't trust science or medical professionals.