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Grass8989 t1_j78hfuu wrote

Reply to comment by Rtn2NYC in Migrant students in NYC schools without proof of vaccinations by drpvn

I guess the point is why were they allowed in school without first receiving the vaccines, when a resident wouldn’t be allowed in school without receiving them.

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Double-Ad4986 t1_j78zhid wrote

agreed. it's not hard to get a vaccine here at ALL! they should have been required to have one before attending like the rest of us. Even teachers have to have one

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Double-Ad4986 t1_j79kiax wrote

true but 1 dose is fine for entry and then they can follow up later

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AnacharsisIV t1_j7bx4xx wrote

> You simply cannot withhold education because some vaccines need time.

We withhold children from schooling when they are a danger to their fellow students. Being unvaccinated makes them dangerous.

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Silvery_Silence t1_j78np4y wrote

If you read what it said you’d see student transferees living in temporary housing have 30 days to comply and that includes students from other states, not just foreign or migrant children.

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Grass8989 t1_j78xu33 wrote

Still doesn’t make sense, we have extremely strict vaccine guidelines for children of NYC residents, how does it make any sense to allow a flood of unvaccinated children in the school system?

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TheElegantBouffalant t1_j797jgs wrote

As someone who transferred to NYC and didn't know about vaccine records (and my mom was no help), I'm glad that the school let me study until my other school sent them the records.

It's a small thing, but in most cases, most of the kids will have already been vaccinated, and it doesn't stop the child from learning.

Edit: LMAO fuck me for moving, I guess?

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AsianMitten t1_j7codgk wrote

Agree but you do not know how many of them are vaccinated and one child is not the same as the thousands of children showing up at once. They already had an outbreak so treating it as an everyday occurrence is just being lazy and irresponsible of those in charge. But of course, this is America where many necessities are thinned out in a point that they barely function so that's that.

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TheElegantBouffalant t1_j7d46xs wrote

> one child is not the same as the thousands of children showing up at once

That's very true, I hadn't thought about that.

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Silvery_Silence t1_j78z29s wrote

I imagine they accommodate anyone in temporary housing and give them extra time to comply because those students by nature have unstable lives.

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Remarkable_Landscape t1_j7ebbu2 wrote

I love that you're getting downvoted for pointing out homeless kids in non-English speaking families might need some slack getting their live in order. the brainworms on this subreddit when it comes to asylum seekers...

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Silvery_Silence t1_j7ef2r3 wrote

Yep. Such sympathy and tolerance for…(checks notes)…homeless children. And again this policy as far as the article states doesn’t only apply to migrants but any child who transfers into nyc public schools and lives in transitional housing. People who ya know, may need some more time getting their paperwork and appointments in order.

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Rottimer t1_j7gl54w wrote

While I'm sure it must have happened somewhere in the city, I have never known a kid to not be able to attend at the start because their vaccine paperwork had not been completed, or their vaccines were not up to date. I have known several parents who have submitted it "late" while their kids had been attending school for weeks.

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