On Oct. 11, Dr. Jeffrey Horak told the Fergus Falls school board that parents, not school officials, should be in charge of deciding whether their children wear masks to school, according to Fox News.
At the meeting, the school board decided to put in place a mask mandate for elementary school students as a two-week experiment, according to KFGO-FM. Horak spoke out against the mandate.
"I'm used to wearing masks. I'm not trying to do it while I'm running or playing in the gym or all that other stuff. These masks, you want to stop the virus. The example of it is like trying to stop a mosquito with a chain-link fence, good luck," he said, according to KFGO-FM. Dr. Jeffrey Horak, a surgeon in Minnesota, told the Fergus Falls school board on Oct. 11 that parents should make the decision about whether or not their children wear masks.
"We live in America where freedoms are held close. I am a man who believes individuals have the right to do their research and decide what is best for them and their children when it comes to their health. I don't believe governments or institutions should dictate that," Horak said in a post-dismissal statement published by KVRR-TV. In his statement, Horak said there were many possible reasons for his termination, adding "Perhaps my termination is because I was empowering the parents."
"To be clear, this was a decision that was made by Dr. Horak's peers who serve on the Medical Group Board, not by Lake Region Healthcare, the community-based hospital where Dr. Horak practiced General Surgery."
Dr. Jeff Horak, who was a surgeon at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls for 16 years, was fired after speaking at a school board meeting against mask mandates for students.
"One, you're becoming aware that your freedoms are being taken away. Two, professionals such as myself are being silenced, and then so are you. If it happens to me, it can happen to all of us," Horak said.
https://www.westernjournal.com/surgeon-fired-speaking-school-mask-mandate-professionals-silenced/
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