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Jeff C's avatar

I wonder how much of it is driven by the principals themselves. Our kids attend an LCMS school and our experience was much different. The school did follow the public health order when it was in effect (under Romans 13) but the school stopped doing so the instant it was rescinded. Also, the school put up tent classrooms outdoors so students could attend class without masks (weather permitting). Last off, once the mask order was lifted the school required a doctor's note for children to continue to wear masks in class, the rationale being that masks impeded communication.

Our principal happens to be a fearless man of God though, and we are incredibly blessed to have him. If the principal is a spineless, I could see how a one could easily succumb to the bureaucracy of a large church organization.

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LMWC's avatar

First and foremost they have to teach the Word of God, all of it. It’s reading the Bible and teaching our children the true happenings recorded therein. It is not rote memorization of liturgical precepts, but knowing God and having such a close relationship with Him.

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