Opponents of mandatory vaccinations for public school dominate hearing
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School buses are parked in neat rows at the Trumbull school bus depot at 81 Spring Hill Road in Trumbull, Conn. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.Brian A. Pounds/Hearst Connecticut Media
Dozens of parents on Tuesday threatened to move out of the state and at least one suggested legal action if the General Assembly makes them vaccinate their kids to attend public and private school.
The hearing that was set to last 24 hours, until Wednesday morning, was over lawmakers’ attempt to severely limit exemptions to the mandatory vaccination of school children for measles, mumps, rubella and other diseases, ending religious objections.
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Oregon s massive school nurse shortage put in spotlight by COVID
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For the past 11 months, school districts have relied on their nurses to make sense of constantly evolving pandemic needs. School nurses suddenly became more crucial than ever, and yet, Oregon doesn t have anywhere near enough of them.
Oregon has faced a significant school nurse shortage for more than a decade. In 2009, Oregon lawmakers saw it as an issue and tasked the state and school districts with reaching a ratio of 1 nurse to 750 students by 2020.
But the state is nowhere near this goal. Last year, Oregon’s Department of Education reported a nurse to student ratio of 1 to 4,572. This ratio is better than years past.
Educators across South Carolina are reaching their breaking point, whether it be from exhaustion or their district s handling of the virus. But amid teacher protests and warnings of another holiday spike in cases following Christmas and New Yearâs Eve, some districts have modified their plans. File/Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff By Andrew J. Whitaker awhitaker@postandcourier.com
As coronavirus cases reach record levels in South Carolina, conversations surrounding how schools should operate during the pandemic have gained renewed momentum from lawmakers, educators, parents and students.
The issue has become one of the most polarizing topics in the state, sparking heated debates during school board meetings and on social media.
While South Carolina is expected to receive enough doses in the coming days to vaccinate at least 200,000 people, that won t be enough for even everyone eligible in the highest-priority