OKLAHOMA CITY — School personnel and younger Oklahomans most susceptible to COVID-19 can get vaccinations as early as Feb. 22, health officials announced Thursday.
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Nearly 86% of Oklahoma school districts will see their state funding cut this month as state dollars shift to rapidly growing virtual charter schools.
Oklahoma's education funds are distributed per student. With virtual charter schools enrollment skyrocketing during the COVID-19 pandemic, those districts are getting a larger piece of the funding pie while other districts are seeing their slice shrink.
The latest reductions are worrisome for schools already weathering a difficult financial year, and they make federal aid even more critical, said Shawn Hime, executive director of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association.
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As teachers and students begin their return to the classroom, local health departments are continuing to vaccinate those in the state’s second phase of the distribution plan, but teachers under the age of 65 aren’t eligible to get their shot yet.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health said pre-K through 12th grade teachers and staff are in the second phase of the vaccine plan.
However, only teachers over the age of 65 qualify to get their vaccine at this time. Some educators say with the spring semester upon us, it s not enough.
“We’re worried, said Alicia Priest with the Oklahoma Education Association. “We’ve lost a number of educators this year already to COVID.”