Superintendents from five school districts in Cedar Rapids and Marion sent a joint letter to Gov. Kim Reynolds Monday asking for more vaccines to be allocated to the state’s priority populations, which includes K-12 staff.
The superintendents are asking for more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as the state’s Feb. 15, deadline quickly approaches for schools to offer the option of 100 percent in-person learning to all students.
The letter was signed by Cedar Rapids Superintendent Noreen Bush, College Community Superintendent Doug Wheeler, Linn-Mar Superintendent Shannon Bisgard, Marion Independent Superintendent Janelle Brouwer and Xavier Catholic Schools Superintendent Kim Hermsen.
“You have shown the public that returning students to fully in-person instruction is a state priority,” the letter states. “In this context and on behalf of our 6,365 metro area educational employees we urge you to place full priority on protecting our pre-K-12 school students, their families and our staff by reallocating these additional doses to immediately vaccinate school staff across the state.”