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Worcester educators union: Delay return of students until staff get vaccinated
WORCESTER Three days before the schools are scheduled to reopen for the first time in a year, the city educators union is calling for the district to postpone the start of in-person learning.
Roger Nugent, president of the Educational Association of Worcester, on Friday said the union wants the schools to stay in remote until all members who want the COVID-19 vaccine have received it.
“We’ve got members with comorbidities” who would be at risk going back to school with students, he said. “We need to take care of our educators.”
Worcester educators union wants to delay hybrid learning planned to start next week as many teachers, staff have not been vaccinated
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
The educators union in Worcester sought an emergency school committee meeting, trying to push back the start of hybrid learning as few teachers and staff members have been vaccinated for COVID-19, officials said Friday.
Worcester students with high needs and New Citizens Programs students are slated to return to classrooms on Monday for the start of hybrid learning following a year of remote classes during the pandemic. But, K-12 employees only just became eligible to get a vaccine. Because the state’s vaccine supply is much smaller than demand, it has been hard for some eligible residents, including educators, to secure a vaccine appointment.
Worcester educators rally at city hall, calling on district to negotiate contract and vaccinate staff
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
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The chant at Worcester City Hall was loud and consistent: “Negotiate. Vaccinate. Educate.”
Dozens of members of the Educational Association of Worcester rallied Thursday afternoon, saying they wanted to bring the negotiating table to city hall after working through the COVID-19 pandemic for months with expired contracts.
More than just wanting a fair contract, the educators were calling on officials for vaccinations. Though Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday that K-12 employees, early childcare workers and school staff will be eligible for vaccine appointments on March 11, there will be competition to get in line for a shot because of a limited vaccine supply. It means that many Worcester teachers and school staff will have to head back into classrooms for hybrid learning without inoculation.
Worcester educators union wants to work with city, district to rollout COVID vaccination for teachers and school staff
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Though educators in Massachusetts have gotten the green light for COVID-19 vaccinations, it is unlikely that many teachers and school staff in Worcester will be vaccinated before hybrid learning starts this month.
Worcester students with the highest needs and New Citizens Program students start learning in-person four days a week on March 15, two weeks before all other students who are partaking in the hybrid model are slated to return to classrooms two days a week.
Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday that K-12 employees, early childcare and school staff are eligible March 11 to make an appointment to get the vaccine. That news was considered a victory in the education community, though it may be weeks before many school employees can get a shot.