Letters to the editor: Nampa Christian, Gov. Little, doing the right thing, guidelines

Nampa Christian

I was saddened to receive the news that Nampa Christian Schools would be re-opening its doors for students. I graduated from Nampa Christian High School in 2017, and I am disappointed to see the school putting its amazing teachers, students, and administrators at risk.

Despite assurances that new policies would be in place to protect the Nampa Christian community, this is an extremely risky decision that puts too many at risk. Resuming face-to-face learning is unnecessary at this point. Nampa Christian should continue with remote-learning just like all other Treasure Valley schools

I hope they reconsider their decision to re-open. Please consider writing a letter to the Nampa Christian School Board to express your opposition to this decision. We, as a community, need to hold each other responsible — because, after all, we are all in this together.

Life will go back to normal one day, but I fear we are just not at that point yet.

Kedrick Glinski, Nampa

Just right

The debate over Gov. Little’s 4-part approach to handling the COVID-19 pandemic in Idaho has elicited lots of opinions; some informed, others, not so much — reminiscent of Goldilocks trying to find the chair, bed or porridge that is “just right.”

I have known Gov. Little for a long time. He seeks to take a measured and reasoned approach to most everything — not too fast and not too slow. Coronavirus is particularly troubling because it is so contagious and deadly, particularly to the older population — like me.

I applaud the governor’s measured approach to balance the need to minimize the adverse health effects of this terrible virus vs. the alternative, e.g., out-of-work people trying to deal with mental, emotional and financial stress of trying to provide for them and their families and businesses trying to make the next payroll.

Hal Bunderson, Eagle

Doing the right thing

Although I appreciated the opinion of the Idaho Statesman editorial board, I found it disagreeable for them to refer to the “public” as unreliable. The vast majority of Idahoans have hunkered down, self-isolated and social distanced themselves. Many to their detriment by not going to work either by choice or necessity. Pigeon-holing those who are suffering financially from the pandemic’s side effects and happen to believe their jobs are essential and that being denied the opportunity to do their job seems a bit unconstitutional reeks of financial privilege of the editorial board. I trust the majority of the population of Idaho to do the right thing when it comes to following the recommendations of the governor. To prevent that majority from providing for their families (regardless of their politics) by assuming they are unreliable is an insult. It seems as though the board thinks they know what is best for all Idahoans. Afraid not. Another “outbreak” seems likely regardless of masks and long term social distancing and getting the public used to some pivotal norms is a process and requires opportunity to “practice”. Mistakes will be made; we’re human, not machines to be turned on and off.

Jeff Hanna, Boise

Guidelines

Gov. Brad Little knows what the guidelines are and is following them better than most. We are seven-plus weeks at home, safe from the virus. We have family nearby who shops and runs errands for us. We are not suffering at home, however we cannot leave due to too many people who can’t/won’t stay at home. They don’t wear masks or stay 6 feet away; they don’t see 80-plus-year-old people. They are unaffected and free to go, get a test if they think they have COVID-19. We cannot gamble with our lives.

Lailonnie Schneider, Meridian