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Anderson School Dist. 5 will soon require all employees to provide proof of vaccination or to submit to weekly COVID-19 testing. In an email to all employees, Superintendent Tom Wilson wrote:
"Beginning September 20th, all Anderson School District Five Employees will be required to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing at their school or work site.
To opt out of the testing, employees will have to provide verification of COVID-19 vaccination. As has been previously shown, vaccinations are the most effective way to keep our employees and students safe.
Employees who decide to get the vaccine prior to this date, will also be eligible for the vaccination incentive offered to both full-time and part-time employees.
More information will be sent out in the following days from our Nursing Services Department regarding the testing process."
"Our number one goal is to keep our schools open and safe, and the best way to do that is by getting our employees vaccinated," said Wilson.