Granada Hills Charter school fires 7 employees for refusing COVID vaccine
Seven employees from Granada Hills Charter who were fired this week for refusing to get their COVID-19 shots are believed to be the first public school employees in California to lose their jobs over such vaccination mandates, an attorney representing some of the workers said Thursday, Oct. 28.
The school’s board of directors voted unanimously the day before to fire the employees, who were denied exemptions, including ones based on religious beliefs, according to attorney James Lloyd.
“They just up and fired them,” Lloyd said of the board of directors, adding that he plans to file a lawsuit on behalf of at least four of the terminated employees. “They completely disregarded (the employees’) First Amendment rights. There’s a guarantee under the First Amendment that allows for freedom of religion.”
In a statement, Granada Hills Charter, which is located in the San Fernando Valley, said while the state’s vaccination mandate for school employees in California permits individuals to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing in lieu of getting their shots, the school must abide by the Los Angeles Unified School District’s vaccination policy.
Read more: https://www.dailynews.com/2021/10/28/granada-hills-charter-school-fires-7-unvaccinated-employees/
(Los Angeles Daily News)
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