Optional masks at W.C. Daycare (petition to be sent to the board)

We are coming to you as the parents of children attending Webster City Daycare. We reject your mask mandate decision and refuse to wait six more weeks for the board to meet again to discuss it further. The IDPH has encouraged child care settings to stop their mask mandates on young children and now we are standing up to say it is our choice as parents if our children will continue to wear a mask! As Governor Reynolds said “The state of Iowa is putting parents back in control of their child’s education and taking greater steps to protect the rights of all Iowans to make their own health care decisions” (Reynold, 2021).We as parents are taking back our rights and control. We are fully prepared and willing to take further steps and actions against this matter. We will go as far up the chain of command as necessary to stop the mandate and make it the parents choice for their children. We are bringing this to you first to try to come to this agreement, but if you insist on forcing us to mask our children, as schools have stopped, businesses have stopped, other local day cares have stopped, and the heat of summer is coming not to mention that we have abided by the “rules” for COVID for a year. We are now demanding optional masks and a return to normalcy for our children. We will respect the parents and staff that CHOOSE to wear a mask but also demand respect for the parents and staff that choose NOT to wear one. We respectfully decline your decision and will not abide by your mandate. 
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.desmoinesregister.com/amp/5167025001https://www.kcrg.com/2021/05/14/iowa-department-of-public-health-updates-covid-19-guidance-to-schools-and-childcare-providers/?fbclid=IwAR2fYiXnQViPhkRTkWZMfNjL6i-S8Y6L6ZGRSe39XgkyZCOhMlOqHPZZ49Q 

Danielle Brady    Contact the author of the petition