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December 10, 2021

[PAPER] “Sweden and Germany: No Deaths In Children Due to Covid”

The decision by parents to vaccinate their child against Covid is really a question of risk management. Parents must seriously consider that Covid-19 is a less dangerous illness for children than influenza. It has shown to be so and quite stable near 20 months now. Children do not readily acquire …

December 10, 2021

NYC Vaccine Mandate Blocked by Judge in Blow to Bill de Blasio

NYC Mayor de Blasio Unveils Vaccine Mandate For Private Sector Amid New Covid Restrictions Mayor Bill de Blasio’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for New York City employees, including the NYPD, has been blocked by a Manhattan court. On Tuesday, Judge Frank P. Nervo in the Supreme Court of New York gave …

December 10, 2021

Maryland School Board Approves Regulation That Allows Schools to Drop Mask Mandates

Schools in Maryland can drop masks mandates if they reach a certain vaccination rate if state lawmakers approve a regulation that the state’s school board voted for on Tuesday. The Maryland State Board of Education voted 12–1 to approve a regulation that extends the requirement for children and staff members …

December 9, 2021

What the Law Says About Parents’ Rights Over Schooling

“Why would we let adults take away students’ freedom to learn to treat each other as equals?” People at a school board meeting in late August protest the mask policy set by the North Allegheny school district in Western Pennsylvania. Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP It is the rallying cry …

December 9, 2021

[A BRIEF HISTORY] “The GOP Has Revived Its Obsession With Parents’ Rights”

Republicans tried—and failed—to run on parental grievances back in the 1990s. Will this time be different? Photo by Orlando Pinder for The New Republic On July 15, protesters against critical race theory rallied outside Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church, Virginia.   In early November, in a crushing defeat …

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