Vaccine mandate for schools
Gov. Jay Inslee announced at an Aug. 18 press conference that he is expanding the statewide vaccine mandate to all K-12 public, charter and private schools, early learning and childcare programs and public and private college workers, including administrators, bus drivers, teachers and volunteers, who must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18.
There are exemptions; someone with medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs can petition against abiding by the mandate, and tribal schools are exempt. ...