According to CBS 8<\/a>, many are being quiet about the policy out of fear of retaliation. Dr. Amanda Morris said, \u201cOur leadership, unfortunately, is making some pretty horrendous comments stating our department and district would be better off if the unvaccinated would just quit\u201d. Morris worked for San Diego Unified for 15 years as a mental health clinician. Morris said she received a number of calls from colleagues, many of which are extremely qualified, who said they had already received termination letters from the district. Morris was able to receive a religious exemption. Morris said that the layoffs will only hurt students as the district is already short-staffed and many children need specialized help in their education, \u201cBy losing more clinicians in the middle of a mental health crisis, is just mind-blowing. And have students go without having IEP services\u201d. IEP stands for Individualized Education Plans which are primarily reserved for students with autism or other disabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAttorney Dan Eaton said that employees who are terminated can seek an appeal, \u201cThey should contact their union rep and frankly one of the things [they should do is] contact the person who sent the letter [ask] are there any internal appeals. Those are going to be exhausted before they return to the courts\u201d said Eaton. So far, 99% of SDUSD employees have been fully vaccinated or were granted an exemption. Local advocacy group Let Them Breathe said they have resources available to district employees and information about their rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nPhoto Cred: Fox 5 San Diego<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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