Mask decision lacks common sense

I am disappointed in the decision by our board and school administration to drop the mask mandate.

A comment was made that we are living in a fear of “What if.” I might remind those who use this apothegm in this case need to remember that life is filled with “what ifs.”

In agriculture it’s, what if it’s dry, what if it hails, what if prices fall ... on the list can go.

Being prepared for “what ifs” is not fear, it’s common sense — something the board and administration seem to lack in the “no mask decision.”

A huge part of your responsibilities as board members and administrators is to protect children as much as possible. You, in my opinion, abrogated that responsibility with your no mask decision,

Kudos to USD 112 for making the right decision for the mask mandate.

Don Svaty Ellsworth