Utterly heartbreaking. I know full well the discrimination I have faced as an adult being unvaccinated, but since my children are grown, did not realize the suffering school children were facing. So hope this mother and her children are finding more acceptance now..
Barbara, you're absolutely right. People who've chosen not to vaccinate their children (for something that poses negligible risk to the vast majority of kids) have not been heard. The media has not told their story. About kids being afraid to turn 12 (because suddenly they'll be barred from swimming pools, hockey rinks, and gymnastics classes). About one child in a family being able to take music lessons and participate in recitals, but older siblings being banned from lessons AND recitals because they're not vaxxed.
It's mind-boggling, when you think about it. Here, in Canada, children have experienced overt segregation and discrimination. Because 2-3 years of societal and educational disruption didn't cause enough damage to these lives. The authorities then DELIBERATELY CHOSE to inflict further harm.
Utterly heartbreaking. I know full well the discrimination I have faced as an adult being unvaccinated, but since my children are grown, did not realize the suffering school children were facing. So hope this mother and her children are finding more acceptance now..
Barbara, you're absolutely right. People who've chosen not to vaccinate their children (for something that poses negligible risk to the vast majority of kids) have not been heard. The media has not told their story. About kids being afraid to turn 12 (because suddenly they'll be barred from swimming pools, hockey rinks, and gymnastics classes). About one child in a family being able to take music lessons and participate in recitals, but older siblings being banned from lessons AND recitals because they're not vaxxed.
It's mind-boggling, when you think about it. Here, in Canada, children have experienced overt segregation and discrimination. Because 2-3 years of societal and educational disruption didn't cause enough damage to these lives. The authorities then DELIBERATELY CHOSE to inflict further harm.
I sincerely hope these children and their parents (and all of us) will eventually be vindicated. So freaking ridiculous!