Vaccinations will be required for teachers, school staff and volunteers at Edmonton Public Schools
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All school staff, contractors and volunteers at Edmonton's 215 public schools will have to be fully vaccinated or provide proof of negative COVID-19 tests.
The mandatory vaccination initiative, announced Monday by Edmonton Public Schools superintendent Darrel Robertson, will be phased in between mid-October and Dec. 17, when the school system begins its winter break.
"We're in the middle of this fourth wave and a lot of anxiety in our community about COVID and the spread of COVID and how schools may or may not be contributing to that spread," Robertson told reporters.
"We need to ensure we're providing a safe learning and working environment."
The initiative will affect all school staff, including teachers, administrators and custodial employees, as well as all tenants, volunteers, contractors and other on-site partners that access the division's buildings.
"Essentially all of the adults that are coming into our schools to spend time and work with kids or around kids, we've captured in this mandatory vaccination regulation," Robertson said.
The division's new policy bears similarities to others that have been introduced in Alberta, including those affecting provincial public servants and Alberta Health Services employees.
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