Texas goes against CDC guidelines, doesn t put teachers in next COVID-19 vaccination tier
Corpus Christi American Federation of Teachers President, Dr. Nancy Vera says she finds it disheartening that teachers are not mentioned in the line of responders. Author: Bill Churchwell Updated: 10:08 AM CST December 24, 2020
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas While the CDC recommends people like police and teachers to be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, Texas appears to be breaking from those recommendations and taking a different approach.
Instead, those listed next to receive the vaccine for phase one group b will focus on the elderly which is those who are 65 years or older because that is the more vulnerable population when it comes to the virus.
Despite COVID hindrances, school nonattendance cases are proceeding
A local teachers’ group claimed Nueces County judges are not hearing truancy cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the judges say cases are proceeding, gradually.
When school officials submit truancy petitions to courts, the parent is leveled a Class C misdemeanor charge of parent contributing to nonattendance, while the child is referred for truant conduct, a civil matter.
A county prosecutor reviews the student petition to make sure it meets all criteria; if it does, the petition is handed to a justice of the peace for a hearing.
Parents’ nonattendance cases do not undergo that process. That’s why Nueces County justices of the peace are moving forward with parent cases while student truancy cases are pending in Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez’s office.