After an Oregon school board voted unanimously to fire three teachers for refusing the vaccine, the state's vaccine mandate is exacerbating the teacher shortage.
"I didn't want to get the vaccine because of the safety and efficacy … And so now what that is and what the school district is a secular institution … to request me for a statement of my faith – Iwasn't going to use my faith at a convenience to keep a job," Lundy said.
"It's been over a year now since we've actually been put on unpaid leave and now they decide, hey, you know what, let's go ahead and fire you guys. So I have the same question.". A survey conducted earlier this year by the National Center for Education Statistics found that 44% of public schools report having full- or part-time teacher vacancies.
The survey, published in March, found that 61% of public schools reporting at least one vacancy cited the pandemic for the open jobs. Most of the vacancies were due to resignations, not retirement, the survey reported. PORTLAND WOMAN FRUSTRATED BY HOMELESS CRISIS SAYS MAYOR LAUGHED OFF COMPLAINT: 'I DON'T THINK THIS IS FUNNY'"All along we've been wanting support from our district, from our administrators, and we've gotten absolutely none. In fact, we feel we're coerced into the position that we're in right now. We were told, hey, just sign the form. It'll get approved," Schultz said.
"It's the lowest bar that you can need to keep your job. And we weren't willing to do that," Schultz added."We didn't want to give up our constitutional rights and were more willing to allow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to get rubber-stamped along with everyone else's exceptions. And so, no, we didn't get the support, and it doesn't make any sense."
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