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One year ago today, our children breath air in their schools without a mask. It was a moment of freedom we all had fought so vigorously for. It was brief but telling.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman issued his Executive Order on January 6th 2022, keeping his promise that his first steps would be to save our children, he moved to lift all covid restrictions including masking our children.
Just weeks later, Chad LaVeglia won a landmark case on January 24th.
Chad's NYS Supreme Court win was unprecedented. He argued and WON on the merits of our Constitution itself. His win told the entire state that what had been done to our children for almost two years was
ILLEGAL
IMMORAL
UNJUST
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Governor Hochul then stayed the Supreme Court Decision and appealed, an appeal that clearly was a stalling tactic.
BUT... WE HAD ONE FREE DAY OF MASKLESS WONDER!
We remembered what life was.
I often bring myself back to those days and find myself filled with emotions. I am not a person who lives well with anger so I channel it in ways to make sure this NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN!
The experience as a sitting BOE member during those days made me realize that our children had no voice. Those we paid handsomely to steer our districts and those whom we elected to represent us remained quiet, paralyzed, and took no action.
And the parents have no seat at the table... That is when the conception of this organization began.
CLL is a UNION of Parents. We need to continue our growth in members and rival in NUMBERS.
Numbers that rival the most powerful and influential UNIONS of this state.
It is achievable.
We have not stopped working daily. We are alive and well and in the coming days we will be sending out a Save the Date and our next steps for 2023.
But for today, I ask that you thank two men who did stand against all odds for our children:
CHAD LAVEGLIA AND BRUCE BLAKEMAN
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