Seattle School Board to vote on urging COVID-19 vaccine requirement for all Washington students
The Seattle School Board is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution that would encourage the state Board of Health to make vaccination against the coronavirus a requirement for all students in Washington.
Adoption of the resolution is listed on the board’s agenda for their regular meeting Wednesday night. Resolutions are not legally binding, meaning the state Board of Health is not required to take any action even if the board passes its resolution.
The measure was put forward by Board President Chandra Hampson, who represents Northeast Seattle. It asks the state Board of Health to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of shots students are already required to get before attending school in Washington.
“COVID-19 is still a material threat to the health and safety of all students within the Seattle Public Schools community,” an early draft of the resolution says. “[It] disproportionately threatens the health and safety of children of color, and is a further threat to the successful continuation of in-person instruction.”
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