Jan 13, 2021 1:17 PM DeLand, FL - Teachers and other school staff that interact with students should be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. So says Volusia United Educators (VUE) President Elizabeth Albert. She made that argument to the Volusia County School Board (VCSB) during yesterday s (January 12) meeting. Albert said she is encouraging all educational professionals to reach out to the Governor and the Commissioner of Education to share their desire to be in the target group. She says teachers are considered essential.sometimes. It seems like it depends on the desired outcome. We re essential workers when we want to open the schools so people can get back to work but we re not essential workers when it comes to the ability to have the vaccination so that we can stay safe. If the intention is for the schools to remain open and for students to have access to high-quality education, for them to be present in schools every day and for adults to be safe and healthy in
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“How many professions require that in the time of social distancing to be in a small room with 30 students? There are none. Only our teachers” said, Ruben Colon. “We should ensure that they are safe.”
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Colon said it’s imperative for teachers and staff members to move up in line as he expects more COVID-19 cases in the classrooms come next semester and more students.
“Students who were not successful at the choice that they picked at the time return to school, so we are expecting hundreds of more students to return after the first semester which is thus going to complicate it a little bit more,” he said.
Florida teachers disappointed with governorâs vaccine priority list
Seniors and veterans are next in line to get COVID-19 vaccines in the state of Florida.
TAMPA, Fla. - Governor Ron DeSantis’ decision to singularly prioritize seniors over the age of 70 isn’t sitting well among some essential workers who’d hoped to be included in the next phase of vaccinations.
Some Florida teachers say they’re worried heading into the spring semester: more students are expected to return to in-person learning while teachers will have to wait longer than they’d hoped to get a vaccine thanks to DeSantis’ new guidelines,