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The topic of COVID-19 vaccines came up at the Alcoa Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Dec. 15, during discussion of immunization policy. Alcoa City Schools policy mirrors state law in requiring immunizations determined by the Commissioner of Public Health and allowing exceptions for medical reasons with a doctor’s statement or on religious grounds “in the absence of an epidemic or immediate threat” of one. During a school board work session Monday, Dec. 14, someone asked whether the district would require a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Assistant Director John Campbell. At this time, he said, state leadership is not considering a mandate for elementary and secondary schools to require a COVID-19 immunization.

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