COVID-19 vaccine mandate for teachers in NYC goes into effect
Unvaccinated teachers are on unpaid leave and cannot file for unemployment insurance.
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Oct 4, 2021, 9:36 AM
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Updated 934 days ago
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12ds agoMonday was the
first day teachers from Long Island who work in New York City must be vaccinated
or risk being out of a job.
New York City Public Schools employs 148,000, and
today all had to be vaccinated.
Over 90% did roll up their sleeves while about 10,000 did not and some
peers wished there was another option for them.
"I think the testing option would be best to keep teachers in the
classroom to supervise them. It's only hurting them in the long run,” says
Doreen Pacino, West Islip.
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Unvaccinated teachers are on unpaid leave and cannot file for
unemployment insurance.
However, Long Islanders who teach in New York City said their teachers
union was able to secure their medical benefits.
The
Department of Education says it has 9,000 vaccinated substitute teachers who
will step in for any staffing shortages related to the mandate.
The largest public school system in the country is one of the first to issue a
vaccine mandate on employees. Los Angeles will do something similar mid-month.
Medical and religious exemptions were granted.
