In three lines with exclamation marks, Miami-Dade School Board Member Lubby Navarro sold parents, teachers and kids out to side with her Republican Party and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“I do not support masking our children,” Navarro tweeted early Wednesday. “I stand firm on giving the choice to our parents! The strongest voice in our public education system are our parents!”
Within nine hours, she had 256 replies, overwhelmingly in disagreement, some of them from parents outraged that she would put their children in danger of getting the virusL.
“Great, send your kids to a charter Petri dish. That’s your choice,” wrote David Quiñones. “Ninety-six percent of us are choosing to observe basic safety protocols so our children don’t get sick. That’s our choice.”
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“I’m a MDCPS parent. Allowing anti science parents to choose not to mask their kids puts my kids at risk,” wrote Veronica McCullom. “Your entire job is to keep my kids safe. This is a dereliction of duty please reconsider at least until kids under are able to be vaccinated.”
“This is the most irresponsible tweet. You don’t deserve to represent us, the parents. You clearly don’t even have enough knowledge to understand how masks work,” tweeted another person. “As our kids aren’t vaccinated, masks are our only recourse. If they’re not mutually used, they are not effective.”
Someone else noted that we have a whole Department of Children and Families to show that parents don’t always act in their kids’ best interests.
“Some people have no problem sacrificing their children to the Fox News misinformation gods,” said one tweet. Another dared her to spend some time in the ER or COVID wing of a children’s hospital.
Even former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell chimed in, calling the post for what it was: political posturing.
“Apparently this board member thinks she knows more than the 67,000 memes of the American Academy of Pediatrics who recommend children wear masks,” Mucarsel-Powell wrote. “Parents, ignore the politicization by right wing officials. Protect your children and families.”
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The academy has issued guidelines for the 2021-2022 school year that includes masking for all children over the age of 2.
“AAP recommends universal masking because a significant portion of the student population is not yet eligible for vaccines, and masking is proven to reduce transmission of the virus and to protect those who are not vaccinated,” it says on the website. “Many schools will not have a system to monitor vaccine status of students, teachers and staff, and some communities overall have low vaccination uptake where the virus may be circulating more prominently.”
Circulating prominently. Hey, that’s us.
Some of Navarro’s critics on Twitter noted that her day job is as director of government affairs (read: lobbyist) for Memorial Healthcare in Hollywood. Masks are required at their facilities. Ladra can’t help but wonder if they know about Navarro’s controversial position.
She could not be reached for comment. Her voicemailbox is full and she did not respond to a text message asking her to call Ladra.
But certainly one has to hope that Navarro takes these responses to her tweet and treat it like a referendum — it’s clear what her constituency wants — and then vote in favor of a mask mandate next Wednesday when the school board meets.
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Joe . S,
MOST doctors disagree with you .
”The American Medical Association strongly advocates for coronavirus masking in public spaces.”
Yes, Joe S., there’s only overwhelming evidence that they do, based on similar diseases and situations. I found this paper in 2 seconds of searching online: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/4/e2014564118#sec-22
You’re a moron.
Attention not re-elected Rep Powell – There are no peer reviewed medical studies concluding masks work in preventing the spread of COVID-19; zero, nada.
Jose,
There is a difference between public and private organizations. Norwegian is a private business and has the right to mandate and implement their own rules. If a customer does not like it, they can choose another cruise company or not to go at all. You see. No government interference and the right to choose is the very essence of a Democracy.
The School Board member may be a caring parent and tutor, but she’s Englsh deficient.
Truth ,
Not a school but an example of Republicans claiming they believe in private business yet they do not .
Btw , Dems aren’t any different but do not say Republicans subscribe to less interference .
” Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. won a preliminary court injunction that allows it to require proof of Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of boarding its ships in Florida, despite a recent ban on such requirements under a new law promoted by Governor Ron DeSantis.”
” and no government interference ”
Yet when they tell private businesses , schools , etc they can not mandate masks they are doing what they claim to be against .
Joe, I mean little Joe, or Pepito,
You are no Republican, because Republicans stand for freedom, love for our country, and no government interference. You don’t ascribed to any of these fundamental principles. You say your Republican, to make it seem that people like you, a Democrat, think just like the Democrats.
Furthermore, there is no rage and bigotry behind my comments, only distinguishing facts. If that is upsetting to you, then change your ways or your change party, if you are indeed a Republican , because you are closeted Democrat.
JUST SAYING THE “TRUTH”.
Truth, I’m a Republican, just not a raging idiot. It’s sad that those two things are becoming less mutually exclusive. Please start your own party so others can tell us apart and not just look at our voter registration. And my name is Joe you bigotted fool. But you can call me Pepito if you like.
My British husband was a child during WWII. The government made gas masks for little children and adults to wear. The government gave out gas masks and taught the citizens how to wear them. Fortunately, even though the enemy relentlessly bombed England (including my husband’s home), the enemy never used poison gas against the British. Those on the home front didn’t like having to don masks but they did it anyway, because they were well aware of what poison gas could do to them.
Joe or Pepito,
The reason I name called is to make a point. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. By the way, my tax money is just as yours. So if you are so worried with the virus and mandating our children on wearing masks, then your child can stay at home to be protected. That is your right and you are free to exercise it.
Typical Democrat. You think you are going to tell me what I need to do.
This is America. Home of the Brave and Land of the Free. Unless you are Democrat, then neither applies.
children without masks should be segregated in a room all by themselves. and get an anti vaxxer anti masking teacher for them. like they used to do with smokers in planes and restaurants.
Good for Lubby !!! Masks DON’T work. Virus particles can flow through the masks rendering them useless. If you feel comfortable putting a tyrannical mask on your defenseless children go right ahead… I prefer mine to breathe… THANK YOU Lubby for your common sense!!!
Parents choice? Since when? Great! I’m sending my kids to school in bathing suits. much more comfy so they can learn better!
Standing ovation! I applaud Lubby Navarro for stading up! I do no support children to be sofocated as the sophisticated vaccinated population is demanding we do! You want to mask your kid? Go ahead! I decide on my child’s well being and my decision is NO MASK! Porque en mi casa mando YO!
We have no ICU beds for all of t hose children that are going to be infected. Children do not know how to keep distance and if your child goes to school and is exposed you are going to be exposed so do the math 1-1 2-2 3-9 9-18 etc if you are not attended by a health care professional be sure not to complain because you did not wear a mask make sure you contacted the cemetery because that’s the final place you’ ll ever need. And all those parents who want to send their children without masks please dont send them were my child could be contaminated by people who denies science. We do not even have nurses to take care of infected ones. We need help I did not complained when the polio vaccine was given, it was that or be crippled for life or worst dying.
Lubby Navarro is a typical Trump Cult Member. Just another Republican who craves power over the health of children. Like DeSantis, Little Marco, Rick Scott, Marc Sarnoff, Carlos Gimenez, Ted Cruz…
Should we leave the choice to parents as well to not put the seat belt, not put toddlers in children seats, not remove your shoes at TSA check, not put pants in the streets, leave children unattended in cars in the mall parking lot….. After all “Right to choice is one of our basic and fundamental rights”
Truth, it seems a bit disingenuous for you to criticize people for calling you names when you start by calling them names. Anyway, the point of the mask is to protect others from you, not to protect you from others. The mask is not a helmet that protects the head of the wearer. If you don’t want to wear a helmet and get on the Palmetto on a motorcycle, I will not stop you. If you want to smoke outdoors, knock yourself out. I think we can all agree that these are dangerous to your health, but it is your body.’
The personal freedom you have is to home school your kids if you do not want to follow safe and simple protocols that protect the other students around them. That is your right and you are free to exercise it.
You have ZERO imperial data to show that “nearly all teachers are vaccinated”. As a matter of fact, first responders and medical facility staff are showing rates of vaccination lower than the general public. Stop with your BS!
Dipshit nearly all teachers are vaccinated. The problem dumbass is that young children can not yet receive a vaccine. You obviously don’t feel that kids wearing a mask for a few months can save the life of maybe five children.
Lubby Navarro standing up for what you believe in does not mean that you are selling out parents, teachers, and kids. It means that you don’t agree with kids mandated to wear masks. Right to choice is one of our basic and fundamental rights. For all of these extremist, socialist, and anti-democratic Democrats the moment you disagree with one of their positions, they will call you every name possible, such as racist, sexist, anti-science, political, etc.
Folks…read her tweet carefully! She wants to give the parents THE CHOICE on whether to mask their child and not have government interfere with this right.
Why, in whoever right mind, is opposed to this?
Those who are trying to politicize this issue, are also trying to take away our basic liberties and rights, anti-democratic, haters of dissenting opinions and having a discourse on opposite points of views, socialists, and admirers of tyranny run countries such as Cuba. They hate America.
Lubby Navarro- thousands of parents stand with you. Do not let intimidation tactics, such as this article furnishing the name of your employer limit or prevent your right to stand up to what you believe in.
I must have missed the news report where MDPS was requiring that all teachers and staff were required to be vaccinated unless they could show a medical, or religous, reason why they could not be.