She buried her 10-year-old who died from Covid. Less than 24 hours later, she was combating misinformation at a school board meeting
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On Sunday, Nicole Sperry said her final goodbyes to her 10-year-old daughter, who died from Covid-19. Less than 24 hours later, she was behind a podium combating misinformation from parents at a Virginia school board meeting.
At a Chesapeake Public School District meeting in September, parents and community members denied the existence of the deadly virus and advocated for the removal of the district's mask mandate, insisting the pandemic is over.
"My message for you and all that are listening is that Covid is not over, no matter what people who have been standing up here have said," Sperry, who also teaches in the district, said during Monday's meeting. "On September 27, during the last meeting, there were parents or concerned citizens that voiced misinformation to you."