School employees must report vaccine status or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing

By Rebecca Chaisson on Friday, September 3, 2021
Vaccine policy for COVID-19 approved by St. Landry Parish School Board
  • Several people were in the audience at Thursday’s St. Landry Parish School Board meeting and many voiced their approval and disapproval of the School Board’s action on employee vaccination. School employees will be required to be vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing. (Photo By Harlan Kirgan)
    Several people were in the audience at Thursday’s St. Landry Parish School Board meeting and many voiced their approval and disapproval of the School Board’s action on employee vaccination. School employees will be required to be vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing. (Photo By Harlan Kirgan)

    St. Landry Parish school employees must submit their vaccine status or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing beginning this week. The Board voted 10-2 to authorize the Superintendent Patrick Jenkins to begin the plan. Voting against the measure were members Randy Wagley and Kyle Boss. Jenkins had submitted a proposal that would have required all employees regardless of vaccination status to underg…