The 30-year teacher plans to leave his job at an Illinois middle school in late September, but one parent has launched a petition to support educators' personal choice on vaccination.
The teacher's name has not been released, according toTodd Witherow, a parent in Arlington Heights School District 25 , said he had learned of the teacher's resignation in an email. He has since started a petition to support educators' personal choice on whether to take up the vaccine., reads:"On September 13, D25 received a resignation letter from a well-respected 30-year teacher at South Middle School due to the state mandate for teachers to be vaccinated.
"The vaccine is easily accessible and free to all. It is reasonable to assume that any D25 employee who is not yet vaccinated has personal, religious or medical reasons for not receiving the vaccine." On Thursday morning, the Change.org petition"Support D25 Teachers' Rights" had gathered 333 signatures out of a target of 500.Vaccine mandates have divided Americans, with many claiming such measures violate their right to personal freedom.
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