Mask burning led to change in skiing trip

We recently saw a disturbing video in the news. Idaho parents were gleefully encouraging their children to burn face masks which have proven to prevent transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Our concern was: Why were parents teaching their children to be irresponsible, endangering public health. Would these parents also encourage their children to remove seat belts or breathe second-hand tobacco smoke in public places?

Since we will soon have both COVID-19 vaccines, we were looking at possibly skiing at one of our favorite mountains, Schweitzer. The video of parents cheering on their mask burning children was so distasteful and showed unconcern for community welfare, we changed our minds and booked our ski vacation in Vermont.

VIC and IRIS YIPP

Oak Park, Illinois