Biden is right: someone has got to pay.
NJ should have won this fight. But for the “leadership” of the Biden cronies and Murphy’s union Army, we WERE winning. Choice was being respected in many Districts, and the dominos were falling in our favor.
It was a busy Thursday. I was rushing my kids from the pool at my mom’s where I was having her watch them while I handled a remote municipal Court appearance. I was going to feed them, bathe them, then rush over to the Hammonton BOE meeting, give a fire speech about liability, then rush home hopefully in time to kiss the boys before bedtime.
And then the news leaked. The King was pulling the trigger, executed all those Plans that dared to trust parents. The red town Plans that exposed his blue fiefdoms as mere outposts of control of the ruling class of bureaucrats, crony capitalists and union bosses rubbing their greedy paws together at the idea of endless ESSR funds to rain on their donors through contracts and new hires.
For a moment, the gut punch was a surprise. I took the night off from my roving protest plan, regrouped in anger.
All along, I had planned to homeschool my son if needed, quit my job if needed, and in mid-August, while the King relaxed in Italy, I continued to plot. Even if I was set in my next move, I wanted to help others escape their chains.
When the cat is away, the mice play. Middletown gave us some hope! There was a way!
But the Emperor watched across the ocean, boiling with anger at the loophole he failed to close in EO 251.
The Grinch returned home to steal Christmas with the issuance of EO 253.
The vise tightened again. Only a “medical professional” could “request” an exemption for a child to freely breathe. There was just one catch: the school’s physician would “review” the request.
Doctors were refusing to write the exemption requests as a matter of practice. Someone got to them before we did.
I made a last-ditch effort to free my son: I declared myself his attending physician, as a Doctor of Law. Citing a companion religious exemption request and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. One day before I left for vacation with my family , I sent the District 90 pages of records, evidence and support for my son’s need for an exemption.
My District thoroughly reviewed the request and promptly denied it within 1 business day.
I still planned to fight. I had more cards to play. But I was going to play outside of the system, with my son safely away from the clutches of the prison, I mean, public education system.
But he is little. He didn’t understand my plan. And he wants to go, come what may.
So once again, I shift strategy. We play inside. When you play on the infield, you need to be ready for blowback.
Come what may.
Stay tuned. Someone has got to pay.
In my next post, I will provide you with:
Sample First-day of school letter of objection to masking, testing, and restricting your child’s access to mask breaks
Strategies to document daily symptoms of the negative impact of extended-mask usage
OPRA requests to continue building your own claim for relief from the mask mandate and/or damages
Get ready for battle. When you pick up school supplies, grab a notebook for yourself too. Choose a fancy pen. You have a case to make.
Finally: ALL PARENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED A DENIAL OF YOUR DOCTOR’S EXEMPTION LETTER: Appeal! Send another letter, with an OPRA request asking for the notes and written comments between the School and their reviewing physician, any conclusionary reports, any mitigating recommendations.
If you are interested, I think the sheer volume of denials suggests that a class action may be appropriate, particularly for students who have a 504/IEP that is being ignored. So let’s connect. Someone has to pay. Send us an email if you want to join a group.
This war isn’t over. It’s been extended. We are going to come roaring back.