{"id":134452,"date":"2021-02-15T16:18:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T21:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=134452"},"modified":"2021-02-15T16:43:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T21:43:26","slug":"parents-furious-after-school-official-uses-their-kids-in-photo-to-defend-schools-staying-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-furious-after-school-official-uses-their-kids-in-photo-to-defend-schools-staying-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents Furious After School Official Uses Their Kids In Photo To Defend Schools Staying Closed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparents-furious-after-school-official-uses-their-kids-in-photo-to-defend-schools-staying-closed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=134452&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-623189580-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A New Jersey mother, frustrated her son\u2019s school had not reopened for in-person learning, sent numerous messages to the school district, prompting the assistant superintendent of the district to answer her with an email containing two photos: one of the mother accompanied by four other moms outside without masks and the other showing the woman\u2019s son sledding with 15 other children without masks.<\/p>\n<p>Middlesex Borough schools\u2019 assistant superintendent Paul Rafalowski wrote in the email:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>For instance, we know that parents and students are not following the same CDC guidelines that you continue to share with us that detail the importance of social distancing and mask wearing. \u2026 Case in point, we were provided a number of photos that illustrate the precise reason our school community remains in Phase 1 (virtual). As you can see from the attached photos, you and four other adults appear in close proximity without a mask. Further, the second photo illustrates 16 children all in close proximity without mask.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He added, \u201cBottom line, we will not subject our school community to the potential risk and exposure that results from the blatant failure to follow the same guidelines you are asking us to reference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe photo attachments included by the Middlesex Borough school official included parents with their faces blocked with purple. The parent in the center was the person who complained to the district and her face was not obscured,\u201d NJ.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/coronavirus\/2021\/02\/parent-rips-district-over-all-remote-school-official-fires-back-photos-of-her-family-sledding-without-masks.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>District Superintendent Frederick Williams said neither he nor Rafalowski, who said the photos were \u201csent to us as evidence to validate our concern\u201d after being posted on Facebook, knew the names of the children in the photos. He added that the children\u2019s faces had been blurred in the photo. He stated, \u201cThis (email) was about, \u2018Let\u2019s wear face coverings. Let\u2019s reduce the spread.\u2019 None of my administrators target children or retaliate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mother who initiated the exchange informed members of the community about the email, triggering anger from parents who felt their children\u2019s privacy had been violated.<\/p>\n<p>One parent, Roger Sanchez, wrote to members of the borough\u2019s council and school board, \u201cMy son is one of the 16 pictured. He is 7 years old. He was outside. Snow sledding. With some friends. On private property. It was worrisome to see my son\u2019s image used that way, to say the least,\u201d as NJ.com noted.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez told <a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/new-jersey\/middlesex\/middlesex-school-admin-blasted-sending-pic-maskless-kids\">Patch<\/a>, \u201cMy breath was taken away. I hope a parent never has to feel how I felt. The kids were running around, out playing in the snow outdoors. They posed for a photo. The point is a government body should never be allowed to document the lives of private citizens and their children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another parent, Robby McQuone, echoed that the school district was \u201cvery unprofessional and out of line sending pictures of our kids to another parent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy children were in the photo. My wife and I are very upset over this matter,\u201d said McQuone.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez added, \u201cThis is how Dr. Williams and Rafalowski deal with a very vocal group of parents. They deal with them by sending them threatening photos of their kids. Parents have been testifying, saying, \u2018My children are punching a wall; my son can\u2019t read.\u2019 Parents are literally crying. All we\u2019re doing is looking for help for our children. And this is his response. He even referenced the album the Facebook photos were taken from. Almost as if to say \u2018Shut up. We are watching you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Middlesex Mayor John Madden commented, \u201cThe pictures that were sent around were very inappropriate. I find it very unacceptable and very unprofessional.\u201d He added, \u201cI feel very bad for the parents. They\u2019re very passionate about their kids getting back to school and I understand they are reaching out in frustration. But there isn\u2019t any action we can take. We have to abide by the laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Middlesex borough councilman Jeremiah Carnes wants either an apology or resignation from Rafalowski and the superintendent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaking as a parent, I\u2019m just very disappointed with how they treat their residents,\u201d said Carnes. \u201cIt\u2019s how they talk to people. They have this \u2018I don\u2019t give a crap\u2019 type of attitude. And they are supposed to be the ones leading us through this hard time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carnes has three children; his oldest attends a hybrid school in another district, but his six-year-old daughter has not been allowed to attend an in-person class since kindergarten of last year. He said, \u201cIt\u2019s my daughter\u2019s mental health: She\u2019s been acting out, crying, frustrated. Her behavior is not her normal self. And she gets distracted by toys; she doesn\u2019t watch the screen or follow what is happening. How can she? She\u2019s six. And I have a one-and-a-half-year old to watch, so I can\u2019t always help her. Her entire first grade has been virtual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Jersey mother, frustrated her son\u2019s school had not reopened for in-person learning, sent numerous messages to the school district, prompting the assistant superintendent of the district to answer &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181311,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-623189580-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Parents Furious After School Official Uses Their Kids In Photo To Defend Schools Staying Closed","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-623189580-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Parents Furious After School Official Uses Their Kids In Photo To Defend Schools Staying Closed","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}