Insanity : COVID-19 vaccines for teachers, a key to reopening schools, comes down to location and luck Erin Richards and Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY
Teachers struggle to get vaccinated for COVID with chaotic rollout
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Lori Torres was nervous about returning to teaching in-person this week in Chicago. Torres, 47, teaches Spanish to all grades at her preK-8 school and has a medical condition that puts her at increased risk for COVID-19, but her request to continue to teach from home hadn t been approved.
Her short-term concern was addressed when the Chicago Teachers Union voted to stay remote while union and city leaders haggled over the safety of working conditions in buildings.
Vaccine look-ahead: Changes for Kentucky and Indiana this week
To help speed up the process for vaccination, Louisville will also move to an electronic system beginning Monday. Author: Tyler Emery Updated: 11:24 PM EST January 31, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. The vaccination rollout has been underway for weeks at area hospitals and drive-through sites like Louisville s Broadbent Arena location.
At Broadbent starting this week, workers will give out some of its vaccine supply as booster shots. Those will go to the first couple of thousand people who came through on week one. That will also take place on top of workers at the arena still trying to get Jefferson County Public Schools teachers through the lines as well.
Vaccine look-ahead: Changes for Kentucky and Indiana this week Tyler Emery
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The vaccination rollout has been underway for weeks at area hospitals and drive-through sites like Louisville s Broadbent Arena location.
At Broadbent starting this week, workers will give out some of its vaccine supply as booster shots. Those will go to the first couple of thousand people who came through on week one. That will also take place on top of workers at the arena still trying to get Jefferson County Public Schools teachers through the lines as well. We have 6,000 educators scheduled to come through here for first shots next week in addition to the 2,000 people who came through in week one will be coming back to visit us for their second shots, Dr. Sarahbeth Hartlage with the Louisville Metro Public Health Dept. said on Friday.
Jeffco Schools giving $1.4 million upgrade to district buses to catch bad drivers and bullies
District placing 7 high-def cameras on each bus
Bad drivers take notice, and bullies too. You re being watched with new high definition cameras.
and last updated 2021-01-29 23:54:59-05
LAKEWOOD, Colo. â Bad drivers take notice and bullies, too. You re being watched with new high definition cameras.
Jeffco Public Schools is spending $1.4 million to replace the aging camera system on the district s school buses.
The new, state-of-the-art system includes seven high definition cameras on each bus: four inside and, for the first time, three outside.
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Colorado teachers call out Governor Polis on COVID-19 testing claims
Colorado teachers question if Gov. Polis has true sense of their situation
By: Adi Guajardo
and last updated 2021-01-28 19:16:39-05
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. â Colorado teachers are calling out Gov. Jared Polis for making inaccurate statements during an interview on CNN.
He said educators in Colorado are getting âtwo testsâ a week on national television.
Two Douglas County School District teachers said they are not getting two COVID-19 tests a week.
He had a lengthy response, but teachers said they were stunned when he said educators are getting two tests every week. He didn t clarify what kind of tests, but teachers we spoke with said it s clear he was talking about COVID-19 test.