Polarizing debate continues on whether Washington educators should be higher on the vaccine list
Polarizing debate continues whether educators to get vaccine sooner
A debate continues on whether Washington educators should be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine sooner as some younger students return to in-person learning this month.
ISSAQUAH,Wash - You don’t have to be a teacher to feel passionate about whether or not Washington educators should move to the front of the line for vaccines. As a parent I am confused why they weren’t on the list back in October and why they weren’t advocating for themselves like many of the industries were, Jennifer Spall said.
× By Laurel Demkovich, The Spokesman-Review
Published: January 19, 2021, 9:02am
Share: Daffodils bloom near the Legislative Building on April 6, 2020 at the Capitol in Olympia. (Associated Press files)
OLYMPIA A proposed bill in the Legislature would change reopening metrics for schools, allowing kids to get back to in-person learning sooner than the current plan allows.
It is one of many Republicans plan to introduce this legislative session to reopen the state sooner. Last week, Republicans opposed new rules for the Legislature that allowed for a remote session. They also opposed extending COVID-19 emergency orders until the end of Inslee’s state of emergency, arguing that the proclamations should only be extended every few weeks.