Nearly 100 NYC Teachers Suspended: Fake Vax Cards

NBC New York reports:

Multiple NYC Department of Education employees have been placed on leave as of Monday for allegedly submitting fake vaccination cards — but the teachers union is threatening to sue to get its members back on the payroll.

The DOE confirmed the suspensions Friday, saying that fewer than 100 employees had been put on unpaid leave. “Fraudulent vaccination cards are not only illegal, they also undermine the best line of protection our schools have against COVID-19 – universal adult vaccination,” a department spokesman said.

Law enforcement agencies and the DOE’s special commissioner of investigation are also investigating the case.

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