It's not an easy task having to stand down some staff who tomorrow won't be in face-to-face contact with their children. But anecdotally, larger schools faced losing six or seven staff members while smaller primary schools could see one or two staff members affected. However it won't be until January 1 when the real impact of the no jab, no job mandate is revealed. Asked how so many people can quit their job over the mandate, Rush said the numbers weren't high. Te Kauwhata Primary School principal Brian Martin said around 95 to 96 per cent of his approximate 37 staff would be back at school, fully vaccinated.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 14, 2021 22:47 UTC