NYC Sent Fingerprints of Unvaxxed Teachers to FBI

New York City provided fingerprints of unvaccinated teachers in public schools to the FBI, according to the lawsuit filed by the educators against the city government. 

The city also flagged teachers who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “problem code” This can impact their ability to find another job. Fox News reported. 

“Fingerprints are sent with that flag to the FBI and the New York Criminal Justice Services, so it impacts their ongoing ability to get employment at other places,” John Bursch was a lawyer for the teachers who brought suit against the municipality.

Employees filed suit after New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) announced on Feb. 6 that he is lifting the city’s COVID mandate. According to the New York City Department of Education, Department of Health and FDNY, 1,780 New York City employees lost their jobs because they refused the vaccine. New York Post. 

One teacher, who had been working in New York’s public schools for 15-years, was denied a religious exemption by the city. “Religiously, mentally, I just didn’t want anything experimental on my body, so what criminal activity does that persist?” She asked. “This is an invasion of privacy.”

Employees in cities who were fired for refusing to receive the vaccine must reapply for employment, with no guarantee of their former salaries or benefits. 

James Mermigis, an attorney, joined the legal fight to stop future mandates. He argued that such policies were unconstitutional. 

“So many employees were wrongfully terminated. [Mayor] Adams and his cronies blatantly violated New York City Human Rights Laws during the accommodation process,” Mermigis. “They cannot be let off the hook because he rescinds the mandate.”