vaccinating teachers who aren't in person yet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers who are currently not in person but have committed to coming back to school in Term 4 have not yet been vaccinated. They need to be prioritized asap so we can open up more classrooms.

This is correct. Any insight into when teachers returning in April will be vaccinated? Our charter has said nothing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why aren’t all teachers required to get the vaccine? And why didn’t DC got prioritize teachers in early Jan? I don’t understand how the Union is still fighting in person teaching if a vaccine is available.

You can’t require a vaccine that was approved by emergency authorization. It’s why hospitals and other healthcare providers can’t require it yet.

so for how long does a teacher get paid to stat home? Until a cure is found for COVID? at some point a teacher must be laid off for not getting vaccinating.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why aren’t all teachers required to get the vaccine? And why didn’t DC got prioritize teachers in early Jan? I don’t understand how the Union is still fighting in person teaching if a vaccine is available.

Because there are teachers that have accommodations that will allow them to continue working remotely. Teachers returning in person were prioritized for the vaccine; everyone else is still working at home. Reserving vaccines for all teachers is not equal to all of them returning in person, at least not in the immediate future.

No teachers were not prioritized. If they were, they would have started vaccinations the first week in Jan. Instead, DCPS started the last week of Jan and opened schools the next week. And many teachers did not get a second vaccine on MOnday like DCPS announced. I my kids teachers say they cant get if for at least another week

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why aren’t all teachers required to get the vaccine? And why didn’t DC got prioritize teachers in early Jan? I don’t understand how the Union is still fighting in person teaching if a vaccine is available.

Because there are teachers that have accommodations that will allow them to continue working remotely. Teachers returning in person were prioritized for the vaccine; everyone else is still working at home. Reserving vaccines for all teachers is not equal to all of them returning in person, at least not in the immediate future.

No teachers were not prioritized. If they were, they would have started vaccinations the first week in Jan. Instead, DCPS started the last week of Jan and opened schools the next week. And many teachers did not get a second vaccine on MOnday like DCPS announced. I my kids teachers say they cant get if for at least another week

It’s rich claiming they’re not prioritized when they’re eligible and DC has vaccinated less than 5% of residents. The rest of us are here, mostly without a vaccine and no date for when we’ll become eligible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why aren’t all teachers required to get the vaccine? And why didn’t DC got prioritize teachers in early Jan? I don’t understand how the Union is still fighting in person teaching if a vaccine is available.

Because there are teachers that have accommodations that will allow them to continue working remotely. Teachers returning in person were prioritized for the vaccine; everyone else is still working at home. Reserving vaccines for all teachers is not equal to all of them returning in person, at least not in the immediate future.

No teachers were not prioritized. If they were, they would have started vaccinations the first week in Jan. Instead, DCPS started the last week of Jan and opened schools the next week. And many teachers did not get a second vaccine on MOnday like DCPS announced. I my kids teachers say they cant get if for at least another week

It’s rich claiming they’re not prioritized when they’re eligible and DC has vaccinated less than 5% of residents. The rest of us are here, mostly without a vaccine and no date for when we’ll become eligible.

Uh...they aren't prioritized.

And the rest of us don't need it right now unless our job is higher risk. Chill.

Teachers should be vaccinated if they are going to come in person for term 4.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why aren’t all teachers required to get the vaccine? And why didn’t DC got prioritize teachers in early Jan? I don’t understand how the Union is still fighting in person teaching if a vaccine is available.

Because there are teachers that have accommodations that will allow them to continue working remotely. Teachers returning in person were prioritized for the vaccine; everyone else is still working at home. Reserving vaccines for all teachers is not equal to all of them returning in person, at least not in the immediate future.

No teachers were not prioritized. If they were, they would have started vaccinations the first week in Jan. Instead, DCPS started the last week of Jan and opened schools the next week. And many teachers did not get a second vaccine on MOnday like DCPS announced. I my kids teachers say they cant get if for at least another week

It’s rich claiming they’re not prioritized when they’re eligible and DC has vaccinated less than 5% of residents. The rest of us are here, mostly without a vaccine and no date for when we’ll become eligible.

Uh...they aren't prioritized.

And the rest of us don't need it right now unless our job is higher risk. Chill.

Teachers should be vaccinated if they are going to come in person for term 4.

are you arguing based on something semantic? Teachers are in 1B, Tier 2. if the argument is that they’re not prioritized because they didn’t all get the vaccine before going back, you’ll notice that everyone else in these high tiers were already in person. not sure I can understand what you’re arguing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why aren’t all teachers required to get the vaccine? And why didn’t DC got prioritize teachers in early Jan? I don’t understand how the Union is still fighting in person teaching if a vaccine is available.

You can’t require a vaccine that was approved by emergency authorization. It’s why hospitals and other healthcare providers can’t require it yet.

so for how long does a teacher get paid to stat home? Until a cure is found for COVID? at some point a teacher must be laid off for not getting vaccinating.

They can be laid off if they don’t return to work when told to do so. But they cannot be fired for not getting the vaccine. Those are two different issues.

[Anonymous]

In Maryland, all teachers are able to get vaccinated now whether they're in person or not. Actually, even DC teachers can get vaccinated in Maryland if they live in Maryland. So I would say DC teachers are not prioritized although the ones working in person are.

If you take health care workers, for example. You're eligible even if you're only meeting with patients over the internet and are never around members of the public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Maryland, all teachers are able to get vaccinated now whether they're in person or not. Actually, even DC teachers can get vaccinated in Maryland if they live in Maryland. So I would say DC teachers are not prioritized although the ones working in person are.

If you take health care workers, for example. You're eligible even if you're only meeting with patients over the internet and are never around members of the public.

so you’re arguing they aren’t prioritized over everyone else because they aren’t getting treated the same as healthcare workers. Lol

[Anonymous]

DC has jabbed 126% of the population once. 5.9% twice.

Teachers who are going in person are priority but not the other teachers. DC did this to punish teachers. They also further punished teachers by not waiting two weeks for the vax to be effective before its effective.

Its the same petty behavior they did two weeks ago when they said 2 hour delay but teachers have to show up on time.

Teachers who are at home are NOT eligible for the jab.

FCPS has been jabbing teachers left, right and center - public, private, etc and giving them 6 weeks to have it be effective before sending folks back.

[Anonymous]

Yup, virtual teacher here. It’s all talk that teachers are eligible. The reality is that vaccine appointments are only for 65 and older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC has jabbed 126% of the population once. 5.9% twice.

Teachers who are going in person are priority but not the other teachers. DC did this to punish teachers. They also further punished teachers by not waiting two weeks for the vax to be effective before its effective.

Its the same petty behavior they did two weeks ago when they said 2 hour delay but teachers have to show up on time.

Teachers who are at home are NOT eligible for the jab.

FCPS has been jabbing teachers left, right and center - public, private, etc and giving them 6 weeks to have it be effective before sending folks back.

Of course teachers who are home should not be eligible. Why would they need to get the vaccine ahead over the elderly??

Also read the data. After the 1st shot, immunity numbers are high. The 2nd shot is to prolong that immunity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How would you know if a teacher has been vaccinated? It is a medical issue which is a private matter and violates HIPAA. I really hope schools are not announcing that teachers are vaccinated.

Sigh. HIPPA doesn’t apply to schools.

A teacher's health issues are not for public consumption. So yes, it does apply. Everyone does not qualify for the the vaccine and the reasons why are not a public matter.

No. HIPAA applies only to medical providers and insurers. It is FERPA. Educate yourself.

https://www.hipaajournal.com/does-hipaa-apply-to-schools/#:~:text=Does%20HIPAA%20Apply%20to%20Schools%3F%20Generally%2C%20HIPAA%20does,Privacy%20Rule%20as%20they%20are%20covered%20by%20FERPA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How would you know if a teacher has been vaccinated? It is a medical issue which is a private matter and violates HIPAA. I really hope schools are not announcing that teachers are vaccinated.

Sigh. HIPPA doesn’t apply to schools.

A teacher's health issues are not for public consumption. So yes, it does apply. Everyone does not qualify for the the vaccine and the reasons why are not a public matter.

No, it does not apply. See #1.

https://www.frontlineeducation.com/blog/top-5-ferpa-hipaa-misconceptions-for-schools/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My friend works in DCPS, does not want to teach in person even after the vaccine and just got her second dose.

Why doesn’t she want to return? I am struggling to understand.

It's not hard to understand at all. First, being fully vaccinated significantly reduces risks, but it does not eliminate them, especially the risk of passing it on to a family member. Second, if given the option, very few people would choose to give up work from home, pandemic or not.

Whether the school should accede to her desire is a separate issue of why she wants it.

Teachers should take the vaccine and teach in schools. If they choose not to take the vaccine, they should be available to teach kids that choose not to come back to school remotely if there is such a job available or they should be terminated.

People that work in grocery stores have to work in person as do doctor, dentists, police, and on and on and on. Teaching children (K-12) is an in person job. I have sympathy and support distance learning when necessary but now that there is a vaccine my sympathy is gone. My sympathy is for the kids that need to be taught in person.

I am willing to go back to my job with a vaccine even though I like working from home. My job can be done remotely and it may not make sense for me to go back, but if it were better to do in person I would. I don't care if teachers like working from home, they should then fine a work from home profession.

No one cares if you "don't care." Teachers will continue working from home during a pandemic for as long as their employers permit them to do so.