Tacoma schools, teachers' union move to comply with Inslee's COVID-19 vaccine order
Aug. 18—After Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday he would expand COVID-19 vaccine requirements to include K-12 school staff, leaders at Tacoma Public Schools were working to comply with the new state requirements.
Tacoma Public Schools serves nearly 30,000 students as the largest public school district in Pierce County and employs nearly 5,000 people.
District spokesperson Dan Voelpel said the district would set up a formal tracking system to determine vaccination status of its employees under the state's requirements.
School employees will have until Oct. 18 to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment, according to the new state mandate. The state will allow for medical or religious exemptions.
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