Category: school vaccine mandate

Teachers, Parents Urge LA Unified to Bring Unvaccinated Teachers Back

LOS ANGELES—A group of parents, teachers, and students gathered outside the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters in Los Angeles on April 15, calling on the district to end its staff COVID-19 vaccine mandate and let unvaccinated teachers return to school campuses to help with the worsening teacher shortage. Dozens of adults and children…


Former Employees Allege School District Denied COVID-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions

POMONA, Calif.—More than 20 former Hacienda La Puente Unified School District (HLPUSD) employees are suing the district, all of whom objected to the district’s employee coronavirus vaccination mandate and allege they were wrongfully denied exemptions on religious grounds. The plaintiffs’ Pomona Superior Court lawsuit alleges religious discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. They seek unspecified compensatory and…


Victorian Government Releases Return to School Plan

The Victorian Labor Government have released its return-to-school plan for students with COVID-safe measures in place to minimise disruptions to face-to-face learning. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said that “day one, term one, is very important. We want to have our kids back in the classrooms; we want kinder back, we want as little disruption to…


New LAUSD Superintendent’s Policy History on COVID-19, School Choice

LOS ANGELES—Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Miami-Dade School District and the next superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), has a record of promoting educational outcomes, expanding learning options, and supporting COVID-19 mask and vaccination requirements in schools in Miami. Carvalho became one of the nation’s most sought-after education leaders during his 13…


LAUSD Fires 500 Unvaccinated Employees as 34,000 Students Remain Unvaccinated

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired nearly 500 employees for refusing to comply with the district’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while more than 34,000 students in the district are currently unvaccinated. The LAUSD Board, which has one of the strictest COVID-19 policies in the nation, unanimously voted Dec. 7 to terminate 496 unvaccinated…


LA Fires 500 Unvaccinated Employees as 34,000 Students Remain Unvaccinated

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired nearly 500 employees for refusing to comply with the district’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while more than 34,000 students in the district are currently unvaccinated—facing the risk of being banned from attending in-person classes come Jan. 10. The LAUSD Board, which has one of the strictest COVID-19…


LAUSD Sued Again Over Employee Vaccination Mandate

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest school district in the nation, is facing another lawsuit against its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees. Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF), a non-profit organization based in Wyoming, and six members of California Educators for Medical Freedom filed a lawsuit last week to challenge LAUSD’s mandating all…


Southern California Join Statewide Walkout to Protest School Vaccine Mandate

In response to a statewide school walkout to protest California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools, dozens of parents and students in Southern California rallied in front of the Bonita Unified School District building in San Dimas on Oct. 18. Despite the rain, parents arrived as early as 8 a.m., holding up signs with slogans such…


Southern Californians Join Statewide Walkout to Protest School Vaccine Mandate

In response to a statewide school walkout to protest California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools, dozens of parents and students in Southern California rallied in front of the Bonita Unified School District building in San Dimas on Oct. 18. Despite the rain, parents arrived as early as 8 a.m., holding up signs with slogans such…