LBCC: LBCCD Trustees Approve Vaccine Mandate

Long Beach CA

23 October, 2021

11:28 AM

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Press release from Long Beach City College: October 22, 2021 At a Special Board Meeting tonight, the Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees adopted a resolution that requires all employees and students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The deadline for employees to submit their proof of vaccination to LBCCD is Jan. 3, 2022. The deadline for students is Jan. 24, 2022. Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees President Uduak-Joe Ntuk issued this statement on tonight's vote: "On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we listened and provided more time for comments from our campus community on tonight's vote regarding the vaccination mandate.  After careful consideration of both sides of the issue, and reviewing the public health information provided by our state, regional and local health authorities, we made our decision based on the greater good of our students, employees, and the entire community. Since March 2020, Long Beach City College has been doing its part to fight this worldwide pandemic to ensure the safety of our campus community and we continue our mission to provide excellent education to all of our students. Tonight's vote continues these efforts as it will ultimately help reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and move towards in-person learning for our students and staff." Some guidelines in the resolution include: With tonight's vote, Long Beach City College will now develop additional policies related to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate to be presented to the Board of Trustees' approval at a future meeting, including exceptions and measures for those who are in non-compliance. This press release was produced by Long Beach City College. The views expressed here are the author's own.