Debbe Lancaster, superintendent of the Yukon Flats School District, says reports of teachers being fired for not complying with the Covid-19 vaccine deadline are false.
Parents in the district have said otherwise, reporting that teachers have been fired.
“I will say that we are meeting with each unvaccinated person in a private conference to figure out how to move forward. Everyone is entitled to due process,” she said. “So, bottom line, no one has been terminated.”
The meetings with teachers have translated into the rural communities as the teachers being fired.
She added that 91 percent of the district’s staff has been vaccinated — breaking down as 93% are classified employees and 87.5 are certified teachers.
The community of Fort Yukon is having a meeting on Thursday afternoon to discuss the matter, which many in the community believe to be a firing of teachers.
The school board set Oct. 19 as the deadline for all staff in the district to be vaccinated. Lancaster said she has not fired anyone since she became superintendent earlier this year.
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