Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that teachers and other school employees must either be vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit to regular testing. Two unions representing more than 550,000 California teachers and school employees expressed support for the requirement on Wednesday. Newsom's statement on the mandate included endorsements from California Teachers Association President E. Toby Boyd; California Federation of Teachers President Jeff Freitas; Association of California School Administrators President Charlie Hoffman; California County Superintendents Educational Services Association President and Alameda County Superintendent of Schools L.K. The California Teachers Association, which represents roughly 310,000 educators in the state, said nearly 90% of teachers had already been vaccinated. The order also has the backing of the California School Employees Association, which represents more than 250,000 school support staff, including those in transportation, food services, security, maintenance and others.

Source: CNN August 11, 2021 15:03 UTC