Find a way to allow facts and truth

Dear Editor:

There are those rare times when the written word expresses so clearly the character and integrity of the writer that I am left with renewed hope for this world. The article you wrote held such truths that it made me wish there was some way to engrave in the minds and hearts of each of us.

We must find a way to acknowledge facts and truth. We must find that dignity and faith that takes us above all the hatred and pain.

I fully realize that wearing the mask may not be your cup of tea, but which child’s life will it take for us to accept common sense? The evidence is there. This is not a time for playing games with the very lives of our children.

If I still worked at my beloved Enterprise System, I would be pleading, no, begging for sanity to reign. Our teachers might be glad I am no longer there, but there is one thing they could never deny—that my beginning and end for me is always for the children. That they are safe, loved, and held in grace knowing I would never put them in harm’s way. To deny the need for masking puts them in harm’s way.

To Dr. Thomas, I am so proud that he had the courage to make this decision. I am sure he knew there would be malcontents who would fight tooth and nail to defeat him. And while I am on that subject, who among you who are dissenting have looked at Mr. Thomas honestly? Is it possible that he would make such a decision without praying and researching all options? I worked with him for many years and I know without a shadow of a doubt, that he puts our children first.

It seems an easy task for many to put down and ridicule our previous and present superintendents with wild abandonment, but you are wrong to do so. Be thankful that these men always stood for right, even at the cost of losing friendships and support.

I do wish that I had the words to express my concern and dismay at what occurred at that board meeting. So, thank you Ms. Quattlebaum for your courage, decency and heart. I close with such great respect.

Brenda Weakley

Former Director of Elementary Instruction for Enterprise City Schools