Superintendent: Criticism of Darien teacher absences due to COVID vaccine side effects unfortunate and disappointing
Susan Shultz
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Darien Superintendent of Schools Alan Addley and Darien teachers union president, Joslyn Delancey, get vaccinated against the coronavirus March 6, at Town Hall in Darien.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
DARIEN Three town schools reopened Tuesday after all classes and activities were canceled the previous day due to staff shortages related to side effects from the COVID vaccine, the superintendent said.
Schools Superintendent Alan Addley said the staff absences were “nearly exclusively attributable to feeling ill after the second vaccination.”
Darien teachers and staff members received their second Moderna vaccine on Saturday in a town clinic.
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Historic event : Nearly all Darien school staff get at least first COVID vaccine dose
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Darien Schools Superintendent Alan Addley with Alicia Casucci, head of nursing, and Darien teachers union president Joslyn DeLancey.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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First Selectman Jayme Stevenson, center, at the Darien teachers’ vaccination clinic, with Darien teachers union president Joslyn DeLancey, left, and with Alicia Casucci, head of nursing for the schools.Contributed /Show MoreShow Less
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Darien Superintendent of Schools, Alan Addley, gets vaccinated against the coronavirus Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Town Hall in Darien, Conn.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Best news we ve heard all year : Greenwich teachers celebrate new COVID vaccination plan
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Greenwich schools have been in session all year since September and teachers have been concerned about potential health risks. On Monday it was announced that in March there would be dedicated clinics for teachers seeking COVID vaccinations.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
GREENWICH For teachers, Monday brought with it the “best news we’ve heard all year.”
Carol Sutton, president of the Greenwich Education Association, was not alone in celebrating Gov. Ned Lamont’s Monday announcement that there would be dedicated clinics set up starting in March to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to pre-K to grade 12 school staff and teachers and professional childcare providers.