'Government is dumbing down our society'

NORWALK — Lisa Wick said it is time the government backs off with all of its rules and lets children be children again. Speaking at the end of Tuesday night's Norwalk City Schools board of education meeting, Wick said she was sorry if she was going to offend anybody then went on to speak her peace. "Teachers should be able to focus their lessons on our students, on teaching, instead of nagging students to keep their masks in place," Wick said. "Too often it seems decisions are being made with little regard to average citizens who do not have political pull." Wick said too many decisions are not based on science and data, and they have often changed midstream "when the right people complain." "Suicide for the ages of 10 to 14 years old up by 178%, overdoses, where Huron County is No. 7 in the state of Ohio, alcoholism, domestic violence keeps rising," she said. "It comes down to money." This came at the end of a meeting where students and staff were praised by Norwalk City Schools Superintendent George Fisk for following all of the rules and doing the right thing. "I know our superintendent's hands are tied ... who's running our state and our government," Wick said. "I want the facts and I want the truth. When are we going to say 'enough is enough?' Are we going to continue to watch freedoms slip through our hands?" Wick said she has been sitting back and made the following observations. • How come when we go out to eat we can sit at a table, six feet apart, with no masks, but when we move around we must put a mask on? • How come students can play contact sports but when they sit on the bench they must wear a mask? • How come we can pay cash and use credit card machines all while we are wearing a mask to keep us safe? "Public education, education in general, our government is dumbing down our society," Wick said. "Public education, the struggles we have and will continue to have ... call your representatives. It's fallen on deaf ears. "Call your representatives. They are listening but falling on deaf ears ... our governor is not listening to any of our representatives." "I am sorry for anyone who has had any losses with this. That is all I am going to say ... I just had to get it off my chest."