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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Los Angeles Unified School District Sued Over Mandatory Vaccine, Digital Tracking Policy

 


(The Center Square) – California Educators for Medical Freedom, with assistance from the Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF), has sued the Los Angeles Unified School District over its mandatory vaccine policy and digital tracking system. Both violate federal law and basic human rights, the plaintiffs argue.

The second-largest school district in the U.S. is mandating that its employees be vaccinated as a condition of employment. The lawsuit claims the mandate is not only unconstitutional, but it is unethical and violates the most fundamental human rights laws.

 

https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/los-angeles-unified-school-district-sued-over-mandatory-vaccine-digital-tracking-policy/article_eed75604-8c0b-11eb-962b-976fd2841495.html

Fully Vaccinated People Contract COVID-19

Over 100 fully vaccinated people contract COVID-19 in Washington state, officials say

 Over 100 people in Washington state have tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after becoming fully vaccinated against the disease, officials said.

At least eight people with breakthrough cases have been hospitalized.

The Washington State Department of Health said further investigation will help identify patterns among the breakthrough cases, such as if a variant of the novel coronavirus may have caused the infection.

On a side note: 

Several European countries have temporarily suspended the use of the Astrajabs, including Denmark, Austria and Norway, as well as Thailand.

On March 16, Sweden became the latest country to suspend the AstraZeneca jab.

Anders Tegnell said the pause was a "temporary measure" until the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had completed an investigation into reports of people with severe blood clots.

Germany's vaccine regulator said nine people have died from a rare blood clot in the brain after taking the AstraZeneca AZN, -0.50% AZN, -0.58% coronavirus vaccine

 

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Dysfunctional Seattle School District Adds Another Community Organizer to its Crazy Train Board

Seattle School Board votes unanimously to appoint Erin Dury to represent Ballard, Magnolia and Queen Anne schools 

  “I am honored and grateful to serve District IV and the Seattle Public Schools,” Dury said after the vote Wednesday. “I recognize the privilege and position of power this appointment has and know that true service will be shown through action and centering community voice, particularly those who historically and currently do not have the access to have their voice heard. I know there’s a lot of work to do and reconstruction to happen. … I am ready to do the work and I am here in service.”

Dury works at Ampersand Community, a nonprofit that consults with community organizations to embed anti-racist practices into their operational structures and management. She’s also served as the executive director of Oregon CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Network, where she helped develop policies and establish private, government and nonprofit partners for the organization.
 

Friday, March 19, 2021

Denise Juneau, Seattle School Superintendent, Resigning Earlier than Planned

 “It makes sense for our students, families, teachers and staff to make this change in May,” said a statement from Juneau in the release. “I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished in the past few years and especially during this difficult year of so many adjustments due to the COVID pandemic.”

Seattle School Board president Chandra Hampson said the decision was “amiable” and “mutual.”

“There’s no juicy story,” said Hampson. “I wish Denise all the best.”

Talks around an earlier leadership transition began three weeks ago, according to Hampson. The earlier departure will allow Jones to have a more direct role in planning for summer school and fall, she said.

 

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Utah Woman, 39, Dies 4 Days After 2nd Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine; Autopsy Ordered

 


  SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — During a KUTV investigation into COVID-19 vaccine side effects and where to report them, we found four reported deaths, filed by Utah families and their caregivers to the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Effects Reporting System.

One case stood out, a 39-year-old single mom from Ogden who died four days after her second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Her family, who is now waiting on an autopsy, held a celebration of life for her this past weekend.

Kassidi Kurill, by all accounts, was healthy, happy and “had more energy” than just about anyone else around her. Her family told 2News she had no known health problems or pre-existing conditions.

https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-woman-39-dies-4-days-after-2nd-does-of-covid-19-vaccine-autopsy-ordered

 

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

San Francisco Sues Its Own School District to Reopen Classes

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco took a dramatic step Wednesday in its effort to get children back into public school classrooms, suing its own school district to try to force open the doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The lawsuit was the first of its kind in California and possibly the country, as school systems come under increasing pressure from parents and politicians to end virtual learning. Teachers unions in many large school districts, including San Francisco, say they won’t go back to classrooms until they are vaccinated.

 https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-sues-own-school-district-9fa9cf285326935ce79b86c3c4c56774

Teachers Don’t Need Vaccines to Open Schools, CDC Chief Says

 Vaccinating teachers isn’t a prerequisite for the safe reopening of U.S. schools, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday.

“There is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely reopen,” she said, adding that “safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen safely.”

Walensky’s remarks at a briefing in Washington come as the Biden administration faces pressure to reopen schools, caught between its pledge to safely do so and demands from teachers’ unions about their working environments.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/cdc-director-says-teachers-dont-need-vaccines-to-reopen-schools/

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic Pushes More Parents to Go All-In for Home Schooling

 “The vast majority [of parents] are saying, ‘We’ve been really trying to do what the schools are asking us to do, but we just can’t do this anymore,’ ” said J. Allen Weston, executive director of the National Home School Association, which has been fielding inquiries on the topic.

 

 

Public-school advocates say they worry home schooling is isolating for children and lacks safeguards to ensure a basic education. Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard Law School professor specializing in civil rights, called for “a presumptive ban” on home schooling in virtually all circumstances last year in the Arizona Law Review. She said home schooling jeopardizes children’s rights to “learn things that are essential for employment and for exercising meaningful choices in their future lives.”

Vanderbilt University’s Joseph Murphy, who studies home schooling, said there is scant evidence of abuse or widespread negative outcomes.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-pandemic-pushes-more-parents-to-go-all-in-for-home-schooling-11612089000

 

Friday, January 29, 2021

‘Get Ready’ Plan Would Vaccinate Washington Teachers

Reykdal described the vaccine as a “safety net” and an additional safety protocol as schools begin to reopen. “We do not have to wait for vaccines … to open safely today if we follow the safety protocols, most specifically the face covering,” he said, adding that not everybody trusts the vaccine or can medically tolerate it, new variants might require people to receive a vaccine booster and that children will not be eligible for vaccines for many months. “It has no certainty of perfection.”

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/washington-kaiser-team-up-to-vaccinate-educators-more-efficiently-with-no-change-to-queue/ 

 Massachusetts Democratic congressman, vaccinated for Covid-19, tests positive for virus

 (CNN)Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon and remains asymptomatic, according to his spokeswoman.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics/stephen-lynch-tests-positive-covid/index.html