NYC Teacher Vaccine Rule Holds as Judge Again Declines to Bar It
People hold a rally in support of a group of teachers fighting enforcement of the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for public school employees at Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York on Oct. 12.
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A federal judge again declined to block New York City’s requirement that teachers and other school employees receive vaccinations against Covid-19 or face suspension.
U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni on Tuesday ruled against two groups of school employees seeking to halt enforcement of the requirement against them on religious grounds. Caproni in October ruled against a claim that the vaccine mandate is unconstitutional on its face. The federal appeals court in Manhattan also ruled against the employees’ constitutional claim.