The debacle at the Regional School Unit 21 board meeting Feb. 28, when belligerent parents irrationally demanded that the board ignore scientific recommendations, is an example of what happens when a small group decides that their truth supersedes the truth of all others. Unwilling to observe the behavior that allows communities to work together for the common good, these people demonstrated a lack of understanding of the difference between personal rights and personal responsibilities.
No one would disagree that we have all been frustrated by the restrictions of living safely in a pandemic, that we have all been inconvenienced and the education and development of our children has been damaged. We all wish the pandemic was over, with the threat fully eliminated by now. Unfortunately, that’s not yet our reality. Many of us are willing to accept that trained public health officials and educators are more qualified to lead us and to make these difficult decisions than poorly behaved parents.
This same behavior and mentality have forced us into an unnecessary recall election supported by untruth, subterfuge and incivility, and made it harder to get qualified people to serve the community.
Let’s return to more civil and respectful debate regarding our school district. Please vote “no” on the March 29 recall.
Rev. Jim Anderson
Kennebunk
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