NEW YORK—After two months of inaction, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) is making good on its threat to terminate unvaccinated teachers. In emails to them on Jan. 31, the DOE pulled the trigger with a new termination date of Feb. 11. In the fall of 2021, the DOE offered unvaccinated teachers two packages. The first was they could quit, be paid for all remaining sick days, have health insurance for a year, but would not be allowed to sue the DOE. The second package was teachers could stay on unpaid leave, have health insurance for a year, but still not be allowed to sue the DOE. Thousands of teachers opted not to accept either offer and were put on unpaid leave in October, 2021. They were told if they did not comply, they’d be fired on Dec. 1. Nadia Lyakhnovich, a special education teacher in East Harlem, …
NYC DOE Notifies Unvaccinated Teachers of New Termination Date
February 7, 2022
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