“Vaccinations are how we will end this pandemic,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom declared on Wednesday.
In line with that, the governor announced a statewide policy requiring all school teachers and employees in the state to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing.
He also said the requirement would apply to all school staff, from administrators to custodians.
The new policy for school staff will take effect August 12, 2021, and schools must be in full compliance by October 15, 2021.
California is the first state in the nation to implement such a sweeping requirement.
On enforcement should teachers and staff fail to comply Newsom said, “We have an ed code, and there are sanctions.
Government mandating it is not,” Elder wrote on Twitter, although Newsom’s order would not be a vaccine mandate since workers have the option of weekly testing. »
