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Calm-Heat-5883 t1_j7boprj wrote

Reply to comment by lunatoons291 in Migrant students in NYC schools without proof of vaccinations by drpvn

I got a letter, as I'm sure every other NYC parent did telling me before school even started that my kids had to be vaccinated or else they could not attend the first day back nor could they attend school until vaccinated. If they are attending school unvaccinated they most definitely are being held to a different standard.

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lunatoons291 t1_j7bp292 wrote

As the article states, students transferring from another state, including asylum seekers, have 30 days from the start of the school year to prove they’re vaccinated or start the process. Not sure what point you’re trying to make here. Everyone is held to the same standard, but students coming from other places have a little more time to get things situated.

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Calm-Heat-5883 t1_j7bpvfg wrote

My point is, no child is allowed tend school if they are unvaccinated. I wasn't given 30 days to get them vaccinated. I was told proof had to be shown to the school before my children could attend/ start back to school. Is that clear enough? Pretty sure other parents living in NYC will tell you the same thing.

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bittoxic00 t1_j7fiiue wrote

Calm down, everyone is just trying to tell you that you fell for it and it doesn’t matter so much anymore

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lunatoons291 t1_j7bq6k9 wrote

The rules are different for people coming from other places where the standards might have been different. They are all held to the same standards, just given 30 days to meet those standards. You’re a nyc resident apparently whose children have been attending NYS schools for years. Why would they need the extra time? They should already be up to the standards, right? That’s the point here

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Calm-Heat-5883 t1_j7bqpio wrote

So they should stay home until they are vaccinated. As recently as covid, kid's were not allowed to attend schools after the lockdown unless they had proof of vaccination.

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lunatoons291 t1_j7brczv wrote

Covid was the exception, not the rule. This policy isn’t new. However, in my original comment I said whether they should be allowed to attend until vaccinated is another matter entirely. Your original comment seemed much more up in arms that your kids are forced to vaccinate while these kids aren’t, which is not the issue here. Glad we’re on the same page now that everyone is being held to the same exact standard, with one group given more time to meet that standard due to valid circumstances. No need to continue the convo from here.

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Calm-Heat-5883 t1_j7bspog wrote

Absolutely I think NYC residents are being held to a different standard. As you pointed out they are being treated as an exception to the rule. Once my children entered the NYC education system they had to be vaccinated before they could attend school. When they needed their booster shots. Again it had to be proven that they had received them before they could start the new year of school. These kid's apparently are spreading highly infectious diseases because they are not vaccinated. Are you a parent with children in the NYC school system?

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lunatoons291 t1_j7bu7w0 wrote

I never said they were being treated as an exception, not a rule, I said that Covid as a disease was an exception, not the standard by which we hold vaccinations in general. Have you ever had to show your measles vax to get into a restaurant? The policy where students coming into the school system from elsewhere having more time to provide their proof of vaccination is not a new policy and has been around for a while. The specific problem right now is the number of migrant families who are entering the system, which means that this policy is being scrutinized due to the issues that are arising. As I said in my original comment, I’m not here to discuss whether these students should be allowed to attend school until they can provide proof of vaccination, but if they don’t provide that proof within 30 days it’s moot anyway since they will not be able to attend at that point, having not met the standards (the same vax standards Ur precious kids are held to) within the time limit that students coming from elsewhere are given.

But go off and sue the school system because your kids are “forced to vax” and others are not if that’s what you still believe

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Calm-Heat-5883 t1_j7cyptu wrote

My kid's got their vaccinations long before they started their schooling. When they were babies. I just had to show the school the paperwork before they could start school. I wanted them vaccinated for their own protection.

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Rottimer t1_j7gkbsy wrote

And that would be bullshit - because I know for a fact kids have started school without submitting their proof of vaccination, at which time the parents are either contacted by the school nurse and/or a letter is sent home.

I actually wish they enforced it as strongly as you suggest. They don't.

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Calm-Heat-5883 t1_j7h64tr wrote

Ever think your kids are just in a shit school where the administration doesn't give a fuck? I'm telling you about my experience with the school system. Why would I lie about something that hundreds of thousands of people experience? My kid's are now teenagers and they had to get the booster shots. With a letter from their doctor confirming that they had the shots. I'm not anti vacc. I think everyone should have them.

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Rottimer t1_j7h9ok6 wrote

I’m not calling you antivax - I’m telling you that it’s highly unlikely that even your pristine public school barred kids from entering the school at the beginning of the year simply because they hadn’t submitted an updated vaccination form. The DoE gives you a lot of time to rectify that before enforcing the rules.

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