{"id":53984,"date":"2021-02-25T17:23:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T21:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=53984"},"modified":"2021-02-25T17:23:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T21:23:27","slug":"stop-this-child-abuse-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=53984","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stop this child abuse now!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>\u2018Stop this child abuse now!\u2019<\/strong>: Washington high school band practice in anti-Covid TENTS gets ridiculed<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53985\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53985\" class=\"wp-image-53985 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/60379747203027050e725b3a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/60379747203027050e725b3a.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/60379747203027050e725b3a-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot \u00a9 Twitter \/ @thehoffather<\/p><\/div>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<p>A student band at a high school in Wenatchee, Washington was made to practice inside small, enclosed tents. Some ridiculed this protective measure against Covid-19 amid the reopening of schools across the US.<\/p>\n<p>The Wenatchee High School children have been back at school since January 26, however with strict coronavirus measures in place.<\/p>\n<p>Photos posted on Wednesday by local newspaper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeworld.com\/news\/coronavirus\/back-at-school-pandemic-continues-but-life-goes-on-at-wenatchee-and-eastmont-highs\/article_b9d7ae06-762e-11eb-abef-bbb60008f62a.html?fbclid=IwAR2qXj4gmSVq6J91Tj12o7uvNq06FzpxVntUWGrrxpEXFnKJKvuZca8rrpA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wenatchee World<\/a>\u00a0showed the young musicians awkwardly confined to their small, green, socially-distanced tents as they tried to play their instruments, prompting many to ridicule the situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1364805384750432256&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F516544-washington-band-kids-covid-tent%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1364805384750432256\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1364796020408918023&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F516544-washington-band-kids-covid-tent%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1364796020408918023\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is what happens when parents can&#8217;t or won&#8217;t draw a line,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EWoodhouse7\/status\/1364767049025810434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commented<\/a>\u00a0one social media user. While TV host Bill Spadea\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillSpadea\/status\/1364745805010264071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>,\u00a0<em>\u201cWTF are these cowardly and ignorant adults doing to an entire generation of kids? When will we hold the school administrators accountable for this insanity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Podcast host Michael Berry also mocked the photos,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelBerrySho\/status\/1364750382367440902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeting<\/a>,\u00a0<em>\u201cIdiots abound.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KLNorvell\/status\/1364829716088299520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Others<\/a>\u00a0called the display\u00a0<em>\u201ctaxpayer funded child abuse\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>\u201cmadness,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DatTransChick\/status\/1364845829966753794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">questioned<\/a>\u00a0whether schools should even be opening if such drastic safety measures are required.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1364774063999119366&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F516544-washington-band-kids-covid-tent%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1364774063999119366\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1364776287756255232&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F516544-washington-band-kids-covid-tent%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1364776287756255232\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cPlease stop this child abuse now!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1364782997350809603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protested<\/a>\u00a0Republican Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.\u00a0<em>\u201cEnd this nonsense, America!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some Americans, however, came out in support of sealing up the band kids.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI applaud their efforts of maintaining their standards while still trying to adhere to safety. While it may look ridiculous, these kids wouldn&#8217;t do it if they didn&#8217;t want to,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VLKnight81\/status\/1364781816922607617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reacted<\/a>\u00a0one user.<\/p>\n<p>The reopening of schools in the United States has varied by state.<\/p>\n<p>Back in December, President Joe Biden pledged to open the majority of schools in the first 100 days of his term.<\/p>\n<p>Biden himself has called it\u00a0<em>\u201ca national emergency\u201d<\/em>\u00a0that about 20 million US children have been kept out of classrooms for nearly a year. Deprived of socialization and normal school activities, vulnerable children are at a higher risk for suicide. NRP reported earlier this month that hospital providers in at least seven states across the country reported a surge in admissions of suicidal children.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC has said that schools can safely reopen, even without teachers first being vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/516544-washington-band-kids-covid-tent\/\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/516544-washington-band-kids-covid-tent\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Stop this child abuse now!\u2019: Washington high school band practice in anti-Covid TENTS gets ridiculed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53984\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}