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The state’s announcement this past week that school staff would have to wait farther back in line for COVID-19 vaccinations was slammed by local educator unions, and is making some school officials rethink school reopening timelines that hinged on teachers being inoculated.
The region’s largest teachers union, meanwhile, is digging its heels in on an issue that previously had not been the deal-breaker for a return to in-person classes.
“We’ve heard from lots more members – they do want the vaccine before they return,” said Roger Nugent, president of the Educational Association of Worcester, which earlier this month had identified upgrades of school building ventilation systems as its main priority for going back.