by Kevin Bessler, The Center Square | February 16, 2021 02:00 PM Print this article As Illinois goes through Phase 1B of its COVID-19 vaccination plan, some educators are refusing to roll up their sleeves to receive their first dose. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has said publicly that he is worried some, Black Illinoisans especially, may be resistant toward the public health benefits of getting vaccinated for the virus. Kankakee schools superintendent Genevra Walters said she is surprised at how many school employees will pass on the shot. “We have about 700 staff members,” Walters said. “Five-hundred and sixteen responded to a survey with half saying they would take it and half said they would not.”