Recently masks were mandated in Illinois for schools. Our school board had already stated they were optional except for buses. Because they're public transportation, they were required. Tonight, they had an emergency meeting. I revised plan was released earlier today. It stated "strongly recommended" for school property AND on the buses! It was passed unanimously.
Most other local schools are not requiring it as well. I feel like the mandate is a test to see if they still have power over us and they clearly do not. I'm ridiculously introverted so it took a lot for me to get up there today. But I did it! I not only got applause after my speech, but during it as well! I'm so proud of myself, our community and our school board!
The power of One !
That's just it, though. We each might just be one, but we are the majority. And it gets more and more obvious every day!
We had a huge crowd tonight and it was amazing! School board meetings everywhere here are consistently getting higher numbers than ever before!
That’s what I meant: one person may think he or she isn’t making a difference, but one person makes all the difference, because if each person does something - that translates to several. I always tell the kids to never think that they can’t make a difference! And yes, it’s so encouraging about the participation in school boards, etc., lately in the news!
Where we go one, we go all.
We can all be “the one”.
Not only are we the majority. We are a growing majority.