Milwaukee requires school staff to be vaccinated and offers kids $100 to get the shot
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Milwaukee has become the latest school district to require all staff to be vaccinated. The decision was made during a special school board meeting Thursday and all school district employees will need to be vaccinated by November 11, according to a news release.
While the district will allow religious and medical exemptions, those individuals will be required to be tested for COVID-19 twice per week. This model follows several other major school districts and states, like New York City, where the mandate for school staff is even stricter. Testing won't be an acceptable alternative to the vaccine, CBS New York reports. Similarly, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced last month that all Chicago Public School employees will need to be fully vaccinated by October 15, unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption, CBS Chicago reported. Those with a vaccination exemption must be tested weekly throughout the school year.
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