One by one, dozens of children presented their signed permission slips, pushed up the sleeves of their pale yellow school uniform shirts and — often wincing, but rarely with tears — received a shot. Then they got candy.
FILE - A young boy walks down a hallway to get tested for COVID-19 at L.B. Landry High School in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, on Jan. 3, 2022. As school systems across the U.S. struggle to keep classrooms open amid the pandemic, New Orleans is set to become one of the nation's first major districts to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5 and up. NEW ORLEANS — As school systems across the U.S.
“She said that the COVID shot was to protect you. And so now I want to be brave,” the third-grader said before going back to class.in the district of nearly 46,000 students, won’t lead to youngsters being kicked out of school come Tuesday. Tulane University epidemiologist Susan Hassig said that even with the waiver option, the mandate is a good way to get students vaccinated. She said parents who were a little unsure or hadn’t gotten around to it will have a stronger motivation to get their kids' shots.The New Orleans public school system consists entirely of charter schools, which are taxpayer-supported but independently operated. It has a mask mandate in place, and thousands of students are tested weekly.
Christine Pitts of the Center on Reinventing Public Education suggested that the charter schools' habit of operating independently might have played a role in their support for the vaccine requirement. that students 12 and up be vaccinated after it became clear that thousands of unvaccinated students who didn't meet the requirement would have to do online learning.the vaccine.
Outside Bricolage Academy, Renee Price waited to pick up her 10-year-old son. He was vaccinated about a month ago, and she was glad. She doesn't want him missing any more school or having to go to Zoom classes again.
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