Dallas Parents Hire Billboard Trucks To Blast Diocese School Mask Mandate
Dallas parents with children in Catholic schools are giving the Dallas diocese a piece of their mind about the school mask mandate, using a medium that is sure to catch the bishop’s eye — billboard trucks.
Three dads rented billboard trucks with messages splashed across the side protesting the Diocese of Dallas Catholic Schools mask mandate for students.
“Let Masks Be Optional And Let Parents Choose,” reads one of the billboard signs, along with a photo depicting schoolchildren wearing face masks.
“Less Than 1% Of Kids At Dallas Diocese Schools Have Had Covid. Why Mandate Masks?” reads another.
“No Logic,” blares another sign. “Your Kids Must Wear Masks At School But Not At Sunday Mass.”
Other billboard messages read, “Join Us In Protecting Our Children’s Rights!” and “Long Term Consequences Unknown.”
One message features a graph of declining COVID hospitalizations, and one claims children have worn masks at school for a grand total of 357 hours this year.
Parents hired billboard trucks to drive outside the Dallas diocese offices this week. After months of frustration, they’re giving the bishop a piece of their mind on the school mask mandate.
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The trucks were sent to drive near the Dallas Diocese offices as well as St. Monica Catholic School on Monday and Christ the King Catholic School on Tuesday morning, one of the dads told The Daily Wire.
The flashy move comes after months of frustration among parents and the stonewalling of their concerns by the diocese.
Many parents were left feeling blindsided on August 9 when they received a surprise email from the Dallas diocese informing them that face masks would be required for all students at diocesan schools the next day, on the first day of school.
The letter cited the “clear and present danger for unvaccinated children” from the Delta variant of COVID-19 as well as rising virus cases in Texas. The Diocese of Dallas Catholic Schools enrolls about 15,000 students at 31 schools.
Outraged parents immediately complained, calling and emailing the offices of Dallas Bishop Edward Burns and Superintendent Matthew Vereecke repeatedly before one dad finally got a response.
“It’s clear that we are not going to come to agreement on this,” Vereecke wrote in an August 12 email to Greg Morris, who has three children in diocese schools. “We understand that you disagree with the situation and the logic, and it doesn’t appear that further communication will be productive.”
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