LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — With in-person instruction in the district suspended until Jan. 24 due to a staffing shortage arising from a COVID-19 exposure, the Kelseyville Unified School District Board this week will consider a resolution opposing the governor’s COVID vaccine mandates for students and staff.
The board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, in the Tom Aiken Student Center at Kelseyville High School, 5480 Main St.
Those participating in the meeting are asked to wear facial coverings based on state guidelines.
The resolution is listed as an action item on the board’s agenda.
It uses similar language to resolutions accepted last month by the Lakeport Unified, Lucerne Elementary and Konocti Unified school district boards, as Lake County News has reported.
However, the Kelseyville document has introduced some changes, in particular, noting that the district “will continue to partner with public health agencies to provide education material and offer vaccination opportunities for school-age children and employees; however, the governing board respectfully asks that the California Legislature not mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for students and staff of TK-12 grade Local Education Agencies.”
The resolution also resolves that the district governing board will petition the state that the COVID-19 vaccine not be a condition of enrollment for students or employment for staff.
Middletown Unified first considered its own version of the resolution last month but postponed a vote. It is due to consider that resolution again on Tuesday night, after having to delay its meeting for nearly a week due to a board member being in COVID quarantine.
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Kelseyville Unified to discuss resolution opposing COVID-19 mandates
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