The Los Angeles teachers union has dropped its demand for mandating that eligible students receive a COVID-19 vaccine, but the move appears to be more about bargaining strategy rather than a lack of support for the move.
and other staff, a decision that was not opposed by the teachers union.
Previously, the union had been calling for entire classes of younger students to be quarantined when anyone in that class — staff or student — tests positive for a coronavirus infection. The provision would have applied to sixth grade or below, where students are too young to be vaccinated. Those who are vaccinated would have to quarantine for at least seven days. If they test negative at Day 5, they could return on Day 8 after the exposure.The union quarantine proposal for vaccinated individuals, in essence, would return L.A. Unified to a policy the district abandoned last week.
The district already has stricter quarantine protocols than recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noted Katie Braude, of the local advocacy group Speak Up, which is frequently at odds with the teachers union.
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