Tucson, AZ: Group threatens to zip-tie principal over COVID-19 protocols

[Nevilledog]

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KVOA News 4 Tucson
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BREAKING: Police on-scene at Vail elementary school after group threatens to zip-tie principal over COVID-19 protocols

Police on-scene at Vail elementary school after group threatens to zip-tie principal over COVID-19...
According to VUSD officials, a student at Mesquite Elementary School was asked to quarantine after he reportedly was in close contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19.
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12:52 PM · Sep 2, 2021

https://kvoa.com/news/top-stories/2021/09/02/police-on-scene-at-vail-elementary-school-after-group-threatens-to-zip-tie-principal-over-covid-19-protocols/


TUCSON (KVOA) - A conflict over the COVID-19 quarantine policy at a Vail Unified School District elementary school has been resolved shortly after protesters threatened to make a citizen's arrest on the principal Thursday morning.

According to VUSD officials, a student at Mesquite Elementary School was asked to quarantine after he reportedly was in close contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19.

VUSD said this decision was made per state policy, citing that when a school in Arizona experiences a positive case of COVID-19, it is required to report the case to its county health department - in Vail's case, Pima County Health Department. Then, the county decides which individuals need to quarantine in order to prevent a potential outbreak in the community.

However, after hearing the quarantine request, three individuals and the child involved drove over to the school in order to protest the decision. The three individuals were later identified as one of the child's parents, another community member and a local business owner, who live-streamed the confrontation over his business' Instagram account.

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[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. I would've feared for my life, and defended my castle ... vigorously (nt)

[tinymontgomery]

9. I was thinking the same thing but

I was thinking the same thing but he probably would have been arrested for having a gun on
school grounds and if he fought back charged with assault. School boards almost always go with the
parents so they most likely would have thrown him under the bus.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. These courts, DA's, and even the Justice Department

had better start cracking down on these whack-jobs because this is all getting totally out of hand!

Start with some lock-ups and long sentences of the Jan. 6 Insurrection/Failed Coup members!!

[ZonkerHarris]

3. the school district needs to press charges so this shit doesn't happen again.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. +1

[crickets]

7. +2

[bluestarone]

4. I'm NOT seeing this resolved at all

Press the fucking charges! This BULLSHIT needs to be stopped!

[StarryNite]

6. They need to press charges!

If it's not nipped in the bud it will accelerate.

[Irish_Dem]

8. With these kind of adults, we would have lost WWII.

[Nevilledog]

11. Video about story

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Ron Filipkowski
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A dad irate over his child’s required covid quarantine from Mesquite Elementary in Tucson, AZ threatened to make a “citizen’s arrest” using zip ties on principal Diane Vargo today over the policy. He showed up at the principal’s office and refused to leave.


7:12 PM · Sep 2, 2021

[lark]

12. Princpal should sue!

Hope someone puts this on tv so people know not to give their business to this ass & hopefully he might lose some good workers - if there's any that would work for a jerk like this.

[Ptah]

13. Vail principal receiving death threats following viral incident with upset parent

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The principal at a Vail elementary school says she is getting death threats after an encounter with an angry parent and others.

The story now has people talking all across the country.

This is an email sent to Mesquite Elementary School principal Diane Vargo: “The next time it will be a barrel pointed at your Nazi face. Following the guidance you say? The Nazis were just following orders too. Guess we will have to see what side you choose. The Americans or the Nazis. Remember Tucson is a small community and you have a target on your back for enforcing unlawful orders.”

This was send following an encounter yesterday. A parent came into her office upset about the quarantine policy being enforced, set in place by the Pima County Health Department. It requires those who have come in contact with a COVID positive person to quarantine.

https://www.kold.com/2021/09/04/vail-principal-receiving-death-threats-following-incident-with-upset-parent/