{"id":401288,"date":"2021-04-08T19:58:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T23:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=401288"},"modified":"2021-04-08T19:58:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T23:58:23","slug":"time-to-push-back-track-coach-fired-after-not-enforcing-schools-senseless-outdoor-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-push-back-track-coach-fired-after-not-enforcing-schools-senseless-outdoor-mask-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Time To Push Back\u2019: Track Coach Fired After Not Enforcing School\u2019s \u2018Senseless\u2019 Outdoor Mask Mandate"},"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%2Ftime-to-push-back-track-coach-fired-after-not-enforcing-schools-senseless-outdoor-mask-mandate%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=401288&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\/04\/fb_image-1019.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A high school track and field coach in New Hampshire claimed he lost his job recently after he refused to enforce the school\u2019s outdoor mask mandate, which he described as \u201csenseless, irrational, cowardice bullsh*t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Keyes, who coached at Pembroke Academy in Pembroke, New Hampshire, for four years, explained his rationale in a letter to the school\u2019s athletics director (that he also posted on a blog), according to local <a href=\"https:\/\/boston.cbslocal.com\/2021\/04\/06\/covid-mask-policy-nhiaa-pembroke-academy-track-bradley-keyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS affiliate WBZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not stand up in front of the kids and lie to them and tell them that these masks are doing anything worthwhile out in an open field with wind blowing and the sun shining,\u201d Keyes wrote regarding the guidelines set by the&nbsp;New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese insane policies are robbing kids of once in a lifetime opportunities for no valid reason other than irrational fears and going along with the sheep,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Keyes concluded his letter by urging the athletics director to fire him \u201cif you must,\u201d to which the director allegedly obliged.<\/p>\n<p>In another blog post on Monday, Keyes announced he had been fired, writing, \u201cOne of the fundamental parts of all of this is learning to play by the rules. The rules [sic] supposedly put in place in order to create a fair and level playing field, to let everyone know what is expected and allowed, and then to let the best man, woman, or team win. Except now we are adding arbitrary, senseless, ill-thought rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyes was not surprised that he was fired, telling WBZ:&nbsp;\u201cI didn\u2019t give [the school] any real choice. I backed them into a corner. What I wanted was to make a point. I was hoping the word would get out some and maybe there would be enough reaction that down the road, maybe in a few weeks or later, some of the restrictions would be changed. I just think people haven\u2019t pushed back and I decided it was time to push back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p>David Testerman, a junior who will be running track this spring, explained to the outlet how cumbersome masks are when trying to run outside in the heat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt gets you really tired especially when it gets up to 80 degrees soon and it\u2019s going to be really hard for us to keep doing what we live to do,\u201d Testerman said.<\/p>\n<p>Keyes told WBZ that he wears a mask when he enters stores or private business, but that based on his research, he doesn\u2019t believe they are particularly effective.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/fully-vaccinated.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> (CDC), even those who have been vaccinated \u201cshould still take steps to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/prevention.html\">protect [themselves] and others<\/a> in many situations, like wearing a mask, staying at least 6 feet apart from others, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CDC urges people to take these precautions whenever they are in public, gathering with unvaccinated people from more than one other household, or visiting with an unvaccinated person who is at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/need-extra-precautions\/people-with-medical-conditions.html\">increased risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19<\/a>, or who lives with a person at increased risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sen-paul-accuses-fauci-of-lying-blasts-karen-who-tattled-on-him-for-running-on-treadmill-without-mask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sen. 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