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Under the updated plan the Peabody School Committee approved on Tuesday, elementary school students will return to full-day classroom learning on March 29 with remaining grades on April 7. (Dave Copeland/Patch)
PEABODY, MA Peabody Public Schools pushed back the return of all students to full-day, in-classroom learning two weeks in a plan the school committee approved Tuesday night.
The delay is intended to give teachers and school staff additional time to arrange for coronavirus vaccinations ahead of the return. It has long been a priority for our district to help our teachers access the vaccine once eligible and part of that commitment means pushing back this timeline slightly, Superintendent of Schools Josh Vadala said.
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Superintendents, unions urge Gov. Baker to speed up educators’ vaccinations Christine McCarthy
Twenty-nine school superintendents and their districts’ union presidents are urging Gov. Charlie Baker to reclassify educators in the state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan and allow them to receive their shots immediately, in Phase 1.
All of the administrators in the North Shore Superintendents’ Round Table, along with the union leaders, collaborated to send the letter to Baker Friday.
Educators are scheduled to start their vaccinations in Phase 2, which begins next month. But the school leaders say that timeline isn’t soon enough.
“Each day, our teachers are coming to school, and they’re prioritizing the health and safety of our students,” said Dr. Josh Vadala, superintendent of Peabody Public Schools. “They’re providing much more than an education. They’re providing our students with mental health services and as many resources as they can.
Teachers, school leaders push Mass. to move educators up in COVID-19 vaccine plan Share Updated: 11:12 PM EST Jan 22, 2021
Teachers, school leaders push Mass. to move educators up in COVID-19 vaccine plan Share Updated: 11:12 PM EST Jan 22, 2021
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