A Father in Naperville, Illinois Speaks Passionately About the Impact of Mask Mandates on His Child

UNKNOWN MALE I am ░░░░░░░░ for my daughter and ░░░░░░░░ anything else she loves ░░░░░░░░ The harm you have ░░░░░░░░ to her she still ░░░░░░░░ school She loves her ░░░░░░░░ her therapists her helpers ░░░░░░░░ all her principal at ░░░░░░░░ School ph Her team ░░░░░░░░ above and beyond for ░░░░░░░░ Her lbs has gone ░░░░░░░░ the moon and back ░░░░░░░░ her She s a ░░░░░░░░ and outgoing girl And ░░░░░░░░ countless positive and influential ░░░░░░░░ that have helped her ░░░░░░░░ the way her team ░░░░░░░░ our principles at Scott ░░░░░░░░ have been such great ░░░░░░░░ models to her Her ░░░░░░░░ is to work there ░░░░░░░░ She talks nothing else ░░░░░░░░ wanting to be a ░░░░░░░░ or wanting to go ░░░░░░░░ school and be and ░░░░░░░░ at school I can ░░░░░░░░ name a few people ░░░░░░░░ her life that have ░░░░░░░░ her and actively participated ░░░░░░░░ holding her back and ░░░░░░░░ her progress and almost ░░░░░░░░ one of them is ░░░░░░░░ this room tonight The ░░░░░░░░ two years have been ░░░░░░░░ as the district has ░░░░░░░░ busy loading themselves while ░░░░░░░░ enact policies that have ░░░░░░░░ been devastating to her ░░░░░░░░ We have seen two ░░░░░░░░ of almost no growth ░░░░░░░░ goals goals removed for ░░░░░░░░ is doing everything that ░░░░░░░░ can We hired specialists ░░░░░░░░ still loves school My ░░░░░░░░ year old daughter has ░░░░░░░░ these feelings to herself ░░░░░░░░ how much she desperately ░░░░░░░░ to take her mask ░░░░░░░░ When we told her ░░░░░░░░ may be possible on ░░░░░░░░ she cried tears She ░░░░░░░░ up and down She ░░░░░░░░ us that she was ░░░░░░░░ excited that people may ░░░░░░░░ be able to understand ░░░░░░░░ You have harmed her ░░░░░░░░ much with this Everybody ░░░░░░░░ about everybody s gotta ░░░░░░░░ safe Everybody s gotta ░░░░░░░░ everything and we ve ░░░░░░░░ so many children behind ░░░░░░░░ ve tried to protect ░░░░░░░░ Applause This morning she ░░░░░░░░ up before us and ░░░░░░░░ started singing a song ░░░░░░░░ her dolls about how ░░░░░░░░ s excited she was ░░░░░░░░ kids were finally could ░░░░░░░░ able to see her ░░░░░░░░ that she was going ░░░░░░░░ be able to see ░░░░░░░░ kids smiles That kids ░░░░░░░░ be able to understand ░░░░░░░░ and she would stop ░░░░░░░░ picked on because they ░░░░░░░░ not understand her through ░░░░░░░░ mask because her speech ░░░░░░░░ been delayed even more ░░░░░░░░ her special needs She ░░░░░░░░ a strong girl but ░░░░░░░░ I heard her do ░░░░░░░░ and I heard the ░░░░░░░░ that she said it ░░░░░░░░ me I will never ░░░░░░░░ myself for not fighting ░░░░░░░░