Ten employees terminated by officials with the New York City Department of Education for refusing to take the Chinese coronavirus vaccine must be reinstated, a New York judge said Wednesday, adding they must also be given their backpay.
State Supreme Court Judge Ralph J. Porzio slammed the city’s denials of religious accommodation to certain workers, Fox News reported Friday.
“The case, DiCapua v. City of New York, concerned school principals, teachers and other educators who sued after city officials rejected their claims for a religious exemption to the vaccine mandate,” the outlet continued:
“This Court sees no rational basis for not allowing unvaccinated classroom teachers in amongst an admitted population of primarily unvaccinated students,” Porzio wrote in a 22-page opinion. “As such, the decision to summarily deny the classroom teachers amongst the Panel…
