NYC vaccine mandate for teachers, staff to go forward

NYC vaccine mandate for teachers, staff to go forward

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 photo, global history teacher Alis Anasal fills out paperwork in her classroom at West Brooklyn Community High School, in New York. The school caters to over-age, under-credited students who haven't done well elsewhere, giving them a chance to graduate and succeed. It was forced to shut down for three weeks in October due to a spike in coronavirus cases in the immediate neighborhood, although many of the school's students travel from elsewhere in the city to attend. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — A vaccine mandate for New York City’s public school teachers and other staffers can go forward as planned next week, after a state judge lifted a temporary restraining order. The city had announced last month that school employees would have to get at least a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27. A coalition of city unions had filed a lawsuit against the mandate and had asked for the injunction against its implementation. State Supreme Court Justice Laurence Love put the TRO in place last week, but removed it in his ruling on Wednesday.

Photo: FILE – In this Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 photo, global history teacher Alis Anasal fills out paperwork in her classroom at West Brooklyn Community High School, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)