26/08/2020
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Dear School Principal
I am writing to you regarding my son .........
who is due to start to year 2020 in September. My son is very happy that he will go to this school
The health and safety of my child, school staff and all other children is my sincere priority.
However, looking at the COVID-19 Response Plan for the safe and sustainable reopening school legislation S.I. No. 296/2020 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Businesses) Regulations 2020 - I have some concerns that we would like to address in writing before term commences.
In the first instance, I do not consent to vaccines for my son...........We would make clear our position formally and in writing because there are plans for massive vaccination against flu.
I do not feel that schools are the place for medical processes to take place, and l only allow trusted healthcare professionals to conduct medical procedures on my son only when I give the permission to do. Therefore, I do not consent to my son receiving any coronavirus testing at school. If he develops symptoms of illness, I will keep him at home as l would with any other illness and arrange any necessary testing or treatment myself.
I also do not consent to my son using hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizers contain powerful chemicals that permeate the skin and enter the bloodstream, as well as being implicated in causing dermatitis and destroying vital beneficial bacteria on the skin essential for maintaining a strong immune system. I do not consent to this product being used on my son for any reason, and only consent to him washing his hands with conventional soap and water. I can equip my son with a container with his own soap and towel.
If the school intends to temperature-check the children, I do not consent to my son being tested at the forehead with an infrared thermometer gun. I am not comfortable with the psychological connotations of my son repeatedly having a gun pointed at his head, and there may also be short and long-term safety issues with aiming this instrument directly at a developing brain. In order to meet you halfway, I will agree to purchase a thermometer and put it in my child's bag. He can put it under his tongue any time it is required and give a much more accurate temperature as it is inside the body and not scanned.
Therefore, I only consent to my son being temperature checked at the wrist.
My son and I also do not give our consent to participating in the HSE track and trace scheme, and do not want our contact details passed over to the HSE or any other agency for the purposes of tracking and tracing.
Any agency having or using our data without our consent is in breach of the GDPR and therefore illegal.
I wish to make clear the legal position on masks, which is that those suffering hidden disabilities are exempt, and under the Equalities Disabilities Discrimination Act, it is illegal to ask someone if they have a hidden disability or what it is.
I wish to make clear the legal position on masks, which is that those suffering hidden disabilities are exempt, and under the Equalities Disabilities Discrimination Act, it is illegal to ask someone if they have a hidden disability or what it is.
If the school wants to mandate masks, it would be illegal to ask any pupil why they were not wearing one. It would also be incumbent on the school to instruct all pupils and staff on the law regarding masks and exemptions, to ensure nobody without a mask is discriminated against. As a result, I have serious concerns for the mental health and emotional development of my own child and the other children at the school. Can you please forward me a copy of any risk assessments you have carried out pertaining to the risk of emotional damage that the Covid-19 measures you are putting in place for children may cause. I would also like a risk assessment carried out in the school setting while a student is wearing a mask for school duration hours. How it affects their breathing, concentration, and performance. Also, health risk assessment how it does not risk their health and lungs and immune systems.
Also I would like to ask for a risk assessment on how social distance will affect children's mental health. I would like to avoid situations in which my son may become anxious, depressed, etc.
Please reply to this letter at your convenience acknowledging my concerns and agreeing that my son will not be subject to any measures I have not expressly offered my consent for.
Thank you for your time.
Yours sincerely,
Parents:
I do not consent to receiving any vaccinations for my son ..................
I understand the risks and benefits of vaccinations and I do not consent to receiving any. If he will be vaccinated without a parent present, it will have been under duress, and therefore illegal.
Signed: …………………………………………………………
Date: …………………………………………..