NYC School Vaccine Mandate Ban Lifted in Surprise Ruling (1)

Sept. 28, 2021, 1:13 AM UTC

New York City may begin to bar thousands of unvaccinated school personnel from their jobs after a three-judge federal appellate court panel lifted a temporary injunction preventing such a move.

The court issued the surprise ruling Monday evening but gave no reasons for the decision, other than saying the injunction that had been entered Friday was “for administrative purposes.”

The practical effect is that the largest school district in the U.S. may now insist that all school employees and contractors be vaccinated. The mandate will go into effect Friday at day’s end, said Department of Education spokesperson Danielle Filson. That ...

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