Addressing the Local School Board Regarding Mask Policy

This was the address I planned on delivering at a local school board meeting as they deliberated a mask-optional policy in our town. They ended up postponing the meeting until after the state Board of Education voted on the issue. As…

Open Letter to the Governor of Massachusetts — August 2021

I wrote the following letter shortly before BESE voted to grant the Commissioner of Education the authority to mandate masks in schools throughout the state. I sent the letter to the governor and to the Boston Globe (it was not…