The state did the right thing to get teachers vaccinated, but masks should stay on | PennLive Editorial Updated Mar 12, 2021; The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) was right to demand teachers and school staff be pushed to the head of the line for those getting vaccinated against COVID-19. And the state came up with the ideal way to do it without hurting seniors and those most vulnerable to death and serious illness from the virus. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is bringing a big sigh of relief to the thousands of people charged with keeping schools safe and children healthy. But in reality, it’s the kids who represented the threat to older teachers and school employees, who had good reason to worry about their interactions with hundreds of children – many of whom carried the virus.