6 CPS teachers win temporary restraining order against district over COVID testing

The Sangamon County Decide dominated that the district can not take motion affecting the lecturers’ employment, similar to putting them on unpaid administrative depart or terminating their employment, based mostly on their compliance with COVID-19 testing.

Academics who’ve obtained shot will receives a commission COVID time without work underneath invoice Pritzker signed

Chicago Public Faculties requires lecturers to supply proof of vaccination towards COVID or undergo weekly testing.

The district’s mandate permits for non secular and medical exemptions.

In March, CPS went masks elective as did the remainder of the state of Illinois, regardless of objections from the Chicago Academics Union.

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CPS launched an announcement, saying, “The District disagrees with the court docket’s choice and can proceed to battle towards this lawsuit and the TRO, as we imagine our present well being and security protocols are in the perfect curiosity of our college students, employees, and faculty communities. We’re interesting the choice to the Appellate court docket and can ask for a keep of the TRO pending attraction.”