open, because we know that our kids need to be in school this. year and we want them safe when they are in school. and there are two tools that are absolutely necessary to achieve both of those ends. those are masks on our children and the people around them, and those are vaccinations in the people who serve them, our educators, our boast drivers. it would be the height of a responsibility not to use both of those tools to protect our children. these children are now with showing up in emergency rooms and greater numbers, just ten minutes ago, i was reading an article about a nine year old child who is struggling for breath. think about, that a child nine years of age, struggling for breath because adults would not wear a mask or get vaccinated that is safe, effective, and free. i cannot understand why people think that is fulfilling a responsibility to our children. so we have adopted common sense