U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by Fired NYC Teachers Over Vaccine Dispute
By Jim Hoft
Published April 18, 2022 at 12:15pm
The U.S Supreme Court decided not to hear the lawsuit filed by four New York City public school teachers who got fired or placed on unpaid leave for refusing to get Covid-19 shots, claiming it violated their constitutional rights.
Last February, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who oversees emergency applications for the Second Circuit which includes Connecticut, New York and Vermont, rejected the request to block New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers without comment.
The decision from the high court resulted in the termination of city employees who refused the experimental Covid-19 shot.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams fired 1,430 city employees in February including 36 police officers, 25 firemen, and 914 employees from the Department of Education.