The teachers union is planning to sue the NYC Department of Education after dozens of staffers were placed on unpaid leave for allegedly submitting fake vaccination cards.
The United Federation of Teachers said in a statement Friday it was told about 82 of its members had received unpaid leave notices from the DOE.
“Fraudulent vaccination cards are not only illegal, they also undermine the best line of protection our schools have against COVID-19 – universal adult vaccination," a department spokesman said. been contacted by DOE about the investigation but it wasn't clear how many were suspended as a result of it
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