B.C. school boards told to determine their own COVID-19 vaccine policy for staff

B.C. Education Ministry leaves COVID-19 vaccine policy in hands of school boards

British Columbia’s Education Ministry has released new guidelines to help school boards with COVID-19 vaccination policies, leaving any final decisions up to the respective boards.

The ministry says it will also work with schools, public and private, to make sure they have the tools and resources to support the process. Jennifer Whiteside, B.C.’s education minister, said in a statement the province has worked to make sure school safety plans were robust and supported since the start of the pandemic.

Mooring previously noted vaccination rates are lower in some parts of the province, like the Peace region in the north, so trustees there may face “a high level of pushback” if they require teachers to be vaccinated as a condition of employment.

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