{"id":923697,"date":"2021-10-26T08:18:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T12:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=923697"},"modified":"2021-10-26T08:48:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T12:48:08","slug":"minnesota-surgeon-fired-after-speaking-against-mask-mandates-at-school-board-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-surgeon-fired-after-speaking-against-mask-mandates-at-school-board-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Surgeon Fired After Speaking Against Mask Mandates at School Board Meeting"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fminnesota-surgeon-fired-after-speaking-against-mask-mandates-at-school-board-meeting%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=923697&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 readability=\"63.47339055794\">\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-661596\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-258.jpg\" alt width=\"880\" height=\"576\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>A surgeon at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota was fired after speaking against mask mandates at a recent school board meeting.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dr. Jeffrey Horak, the hospital\u2019s general surgeon of 16 years, was fired less than two weeks after saying that parent\u2019s should be able to make decisions about masks for their children.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.4634146341463\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A surgeon was fired after speaking up at a school board meeting.<br \/>He spoke in favor of parents making health care decisions for their children regarding mask mandates. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fvUPRO82iY\">pic.twitter.com\/fvUPRO82iY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1452861172575784960\">October 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"article-extras trending\">\n<strong>TRENDING:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2021\/10\/mcmurray-exclusive-fed-operative-ray-epps-filmed-hurling-massive-trump-sign-capitol-police-set-jan-6-protester-ryan-samsel-rots-prison-day-video\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-trending\">McMURRAY EXCLUSIVE: Likely Fed Operative Ray Epps Filmed Hurling Massive Trump Sign at Capitol Police &#8212; Likely Set Up Jan. 6 Protester Ryan Samsel Who Rots in Prison to This Day [VIDEO]<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe live in America where freedoms are held close,\u201d Horak told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wahpetondailynews.com\/news\/fergus-falls-surgeon-fired-after-comments-made-at-school-board-meeting\/article_f9ca5f7c-35c8-11ec-a399-439f39cd5bb3.html\">Wahpeton Daily News<\/a>. \u201cI am a man who believes individuals have the right to do their research and decide what is best for them and their children when it comes to their health. I don\u2019t believe governments or institutions should dictate that. It\u2019s a position I\u2019ve always have taken. And when the science doesn\u2019t make sense to me it\u2019s hard for me to go along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wahpeton Daily News also obtained the following statement from Kent Mattson, chief executive officer of LRH, regarding the matter: \u201cLake Region Medical Group (LRMG, the provider group that employed Horak) provided notice to Lake Region Healthcare (LRH) that Dr. Jeff Horak will no longer be available for general surgery services at LRH after Oct. 20, 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe sincerely appreciate Dr. Horak\u2019s 16 years of service to our patients and our organizations and we wish him the best as he transitions his practice from here,\u201d Mattson stated, sharing that LRH is working with LRMG to ensure continued access to general surgery services through the organization\u2019s complement of talented and dedicated general surgeons who will \u201censure we have surgical coverage in place to provide uninterrupted service for all patient needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to his firing, members of the community gathered at the hospital on Monday and sang \u201cGod Bless America\u201d and chanted things like \u201cfight for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH HIS FULL SPEECH HERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"13.435897435897\">\nHello Commenters!<\/p>\n<p>The Gateway Pundit is always committed to ensuring your voice can and will be heard. 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