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Republican Lawmakers Call For Teachers To Be Among The First Vaccinated
The lawmakers argued that teachers should be prioritized because their students are suffering academically and emotionally.
By Christiane Cordero
December 8, 2020
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — A group of Republican state lawmakers on Tuesday said they plan to propose a bill during the up-coming special session that would include teachers among those who will receive the COVID-19 vaccine first.
In a virtual press conference, the lawmakers said they want educators to be vaccinated before the general public, after health care workers and those considered “high risk.” The lawmakers argued that teachers should be prioritized because their students are suffering academically and emotionally from not being in the classroom. Additionally, they said that the pandemic has amplifies inequities, hurting children from low-income families more than their wealthier counterparts.
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“Right now, we’re being impacted forever,” said Grant Higgins, an Anoka High School student who spoke during the virtual press conference. “Yesterday, I had one of my close friends send me a video on Snapchat of her crying, because she failed math. And she’s a smart kid, but the way everything has been…this is just not a fair way to learn.
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