NYC mandates vaccinations for public school teachers, staff. Silence from MCPS and Elected Board of Education

Story by Jennifer Peltz, AP News. Full story here. Still no word from the Board of Education members that you elected, or from the Deputy Superintendent, Dr. McKnight, that they appointed. Of course the Board of Education members are all appointed by you, the voters.

NEW YORK (AP) — All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday as the nation’s largest school system prepares for classes to start next month.

The city previously said teachers, like other city employees, would have to get the shots or get tested weekly for the virus. The new policy marks the first flat-out vaccination mandate for city workers in the nation’s most populous city.

About 148,000 school employees — and contractors who work in schools — will have to get at least a first dose by Sept. 27, according to an announcement from Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city health and education departments.