I've created this to gather all the NY BOE letters being sent to Gov Cuomo and Legislature.
It started with Hauppauge, a Long Island district that was open 5d/wk ALL YEAR. Yes, even in NY. They set the pace.
This is Science. This is Leadership.
Then Massapequa jumped in the ring for tag team support while adding their own #RationalGround verbiage:
"We respectfully request that you either provide the data and science that supports the universal masking of our children, or you lift the mask mandates for schools."
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Next, the floodgates opened.
A scorcher from William Floyd.
"...masks are causing anxiety and mental anguish, along with physical issues such as nosebleeds and trouble breathing..."
How many times have you heard, "what's the harm?" or "well my kid doesn't mind wearing one"?
Let's peek at some states compared to last year and current trends relative to NPIs.
Starting with AZ:
- Both Reported Deaths and Date of Death >50% lower
- Hosp Census 20% lower
- Positivity 36% lower despite Case Detection 84% higher
FL:
- Reported Deaths a little higher than last year but much lower than when all restrictions were removed
- Date of Death identical to last year as of 4/25
- Did not report Hosp Census until 7/10/20, but you can see the difference. Dropping quickly after a brief Spring stimulus
TX:
- Hosp Census higher than last year but down 56% since the Neanderthal comment and trending down
- Reported Deaths down 80% since the Neanderthal comment and trending down. Slightly higher than last year but converging