Ohio set to start vaccinating school staff ahead of schedule, governor says Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio Some Ohio schools that requested coronavirus vaccines will start receiving them this week ahead of the Feb. 1 anticipated start date, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday.
DeWine did not clarify where those school districts are, though he said vaccination would begin in Cincinnati Public Schools on Thursday. Schools that are going to receive the vaccine next week already know, and the rest of the schools will be notified by Friday.
The list of schools will be sent out on Tuesday afternoon, a Department of Health spokeswoman said.
That s why he introduced a nearly identical bill last summer. It died when the General Assembly ended in December, and Crossman said he thought former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was the reason why.
“It is now our expectation that states will, in the interest of students, administer summative assessments during the 2020-2021 school year, consistent with the requirements of the law and following the guidance of local health officials,” DeVos wrote in a statement issued in September. “As a result, you should not anticipate such waivers being granted again.”
But there s a new administration in the White House now, and soon there will be a new Secretary of Education. So, Crossman decided to try again.