July 17, 2020
When you were a kid, did your
mother ever say to you, “If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do
it, too?”
If you’re like most of us, you
probably answered cheekily, “Yes,” even as you knew you wouldn’t.
Well, now we know that people
will. They’ll do things that they know are dangerous, just because they want to
fit in. And I’m not talking about teens and twenty-somethings. I’m talking about
people who are old enough to know better. (Another one of my mother’s phrases.)
Parents in a school district in
the St. Louis area are angry because they are being asked to sign waivers of
responsibility in case their children contract COVID-19 while participating in
voluntary sports. They say that the school is endangering their children.
Folks, the kids are in danger
whether you sign the waiver or not. They’re in danger because you’re letting
them play sports during a pandemic. (Repeating a tip from a previous post: If
an activity involves signing a COVID waiver, you probably shouldn’t do it. Or
let your kids do it.)
If you didn’t allow your kids to
play, the school wouldn’t be able to have the sports. It’s that simple.
So YOU take the responsibility
for keeping your kids safe.
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