The New York City Department of Education (DOE) is finally acting on its threat to fire unvaccinated instructors after two months of inactivity. The department set a new termination date of Feb. 11 in an email sent on Jan. 31. The DOE offered two packages to unvaccinated instructors in the fall of 2021. The first package allowed them to quit, get paid for any remaining sick days, and get a year’s worth of health insurance, but it barred them from suing the DOE. The second package gave teachers unpaid leave and a year’s worth of health insurance, but it didn’t prohibit them from suing the DOE. Thousands of instructors rejected both offers and were placed on unpaid leave in October 2021 as a result. They were advised that if they didn’t comply by December 1, 2021, they would be sacked. … Continue reading Unvaccinated New York City Teachers Are Being Terminated Despite Weak Omicron Data.