Tag: vaccine mandate

School Board approves vaccine mandate for employees, student athletes

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] The School Board passed a mandate at its Sept. 23 meeting that requires staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine barring medical...

School Board OKs student COVID tests

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] The Alexandria School Board approved routine COVID-19 surveillance testing for students at its Sept. 9 meeting. The board also passed a...

Your Views: Test for COVID-19 in schools

To the editor: With the support of many ACPS families, I call for the Alexandria School Board to conduct an immediate special meeting to implement...

Your Views: Lack of ACPS safety measures

To the editor: Your editorial in last week’s paper, “Time for a true vaccine mandate,” rightly critiqued the Alexandria City Public Schools administration for failing...

Our View: Time for a true vaccine mandate

It’s time that the “requirement” for city employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine become a true requirement. On Aug. 19, Alexandria’s School Board approved the...

School Board approves vaccine and testing requirement for staff

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Alexandria City Public Schools staff members must receive the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing this upcoming year, after the School...