“We know COVID is real, but look where we’re at, everyone who wants to get vaccinated has the opportunity,” Parent Katherine Machesky said. “If they don’t want to get vaccinated, maybe something bad happens, but it’s their choice… We’re always gonna have COVID, it’s here just like the flu. We have to live our lives and let kids live their lives.” Several more parents voiced concerns and dissatisfaction over the past year, and worried about the coming year, citing fears of vaccination bullying or segregation in the classroom according to who is immunized and who is not.