{"id":631313,"date":"2021-08-10T21:51:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T01:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=631313"},"modified":"2021-08-10T21:51:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T01:51:31","slug":"san-francisco-public-schools-update-policy-will-require-staffers-to-vaccinate-or-test-weekly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-public-schools-update-policy-will-require-staffers-to-vaccinate-or-test-weekly\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Public Schools Update Policy, Will Require Staffers To Vaccinate Or Test Weekly"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-francisco-public-schools-update-policy-will-require-staffers-to-vaccinate-or-test-weekly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=631313&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/San-Francisco-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>San Francisco public education officials changed course Tuesday by announcing the district would implement a new mandate requiring teachers and staffers to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus or be subject to regular testing.<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Chronicle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/San-Francisco-schools-will-require-teachers-and-16377807.php\">described<\/a> the decision as \u201ca surprise announcement,\u201d noting it \u201ccame less than a week before the first day of school Monday and reversed a wait-and-see approach by the district\u2019s 10,000 employees to submit vaccination status by the end of the month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new mandate does not apply to students.<\/p>\n<p>It instructs all employees of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to be fully vaccinated starting September 7, the deadline to request an exception or deferral based on a medical exemption, disability, or religious objection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny employee who is not yet vaccinated will be mandated to test for COVID-19 at least weekly,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfusd.edu\/announcements\/2021-08-10-new-vaccination-requirement-all-sfusd-employees\">a public announcement<\/a> on the district\u2019s website says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we move to a full return to in-person learning on August 16, we are doing so with all of the current health and safety requirements in place,\u201d said Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews in a statement. \u201cGiven that we are in the midst of rising cases and new variants in our community, a vaccine requirement is a necessary step to keeping our students, staff and families safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SFUSD started sending out messages to employees two weeks ago requiring they report their vaccination status, a policy change from the spring when disclosing that information was optional. Officials said the district has received \u201cconfirmation of vaccination status\u201d from more than half its employees and is giving them until August 31 to comply.<\/p>\n<p>Still, a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1FUm8M1oWx89tFH_93tiC3tdkAtrVegxmmb05lRKi2go\/preview\">memorandum<\/a> distributed to employees on Tuesday instructs \u201call staff, interns, contractors and volunteers\u201d to \u201cbe fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before physically accessing District facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe District is currently collecting proof of vaccination and processing requests for Exceptions and Deferrals,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>The presidents of the school board and teachers union support the new vaccine mandate. Both provided statements that were included in the district\u2019s press release announcing the update.<\/p>\n<p>More details from the Chronicle:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"19\">\n<p><em>The requirement came the same day Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation\u2019s top infectious disease expert, called on education officials to require teachers be vaccinated\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The decision also follows an increasing demand by hundreds<\/em><em> of parents in the city, many in the Chinese American community, for a distance learning option despite assurances by health officials that schools are safe with masking and other mitigation efforts in place. Families were expected to submit a petition Tuesday asking officials to add more online spots. So far, the district has offered 677 families who applied by a July 30 deadline placement in the distance learning program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Some have threatened to abandon the city\u2019s public schools if forced to return to in-person learning.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>SFUSD is the seventh-largest school district in California, serving 57,000 students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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