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Mason City Schools staff must be fully vaccinated or present a negative test and wear a mask when the board of directors passes a new proposed vaccination policy at a special meeting on Tuesday.
The Mason City Community School District Administration Building is located on South Pennsylvania Avenue.
Abby Koch
Mason City Schools Board must make an immediate decision on the policy based on decisions about a federal vaccine mandate. The federal government announced at the beginning of November that companies with 100 or more employees would have to require employees to submit a vaccination certificate or to be tested for COVID weekly by January 4th.
On November 6, a federal appeals court blocked the compulsory vaccination.
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Superintendent Dave Versteeg raised the idea of having a policy passed by December 6th at the board meeting on November 15th. Instead, the board decided to suspend the development of a vaccination policy until a final decision was made at the federal level.
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The latest OSHA vaccination regulations are urging the Mason City Community School District to quickly establish a policy.
A federal appeals court allowed the COVID-19 vaccine mandate to continue in a 2: 1 ruling on December 17. According to an agenda item dated January 4th, Mason City Community School must make a decision immediately and consider it an “emergency situation” and have the policy in place by January 10th, the new deadline imposed by OSHA.
The Mason City Community School District put a vaccination policy on hold following an announcement by the OSHA.
The School Board can take an immediate decision based on Policy 209.2 stating: “If the Board adopts a policy in an emergency situation, a statement of the emergency and the need for immediate adoption will be recorded in the minutes. The Board will have full discretion determine what constitutes an emergency situation. “
The vaccination policy states that the district requires all employees, including alternates, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a weekly negative COVID-19 test and wear a mask while at work. This directive would take effect immediately.
Employees who have received a two-dose vaccine must mask and test until vaccination is complete. COVID-19 tests for employees would begin immediately. The mask requirement begins on January 10th.
Precautions are being taken for those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, or if there is a medical need that requires vaccination delay, or because of disabilities or religious beliefs. Staff will be expected to provide proof of one of the exemptions in order to obtain accommodation.
Employees who fail to adhere to the requirements of this policy may face disciplinary action, including termination, under the proposed policy.
The district is required by law to keep records of the vaccination status of all employees, which is confidential material. The Mason City Community School District has approximately 650 employees who could be affected by the policy.
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Abby reports on education and entertainment for the Globe Gazette. Follow her on Twitter at @MkayAbby. Email to Abby.Koch@GlobeGazette.com
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