WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: Nearly all Whidbey school staff fully vaccinated, data shows

Karina Andrew writes in her story in the Whidbey News-Times that “more than 90% of employees in all Whidbey school districts are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.”

Coupeville School District Superintendent Steve King said, “We are pleased that everyone in our district followed the mandate of getting vaccinated or going through the exemption process and we did not have to lose any of our valuable employees.”

Karina Andrew also reports that “South Whidbey School District employees with approved exemptions must be tested weekly for COVID-19 and cannot remove their masks unless they are alone, including to eat.” (emphasis added)