• Philadelphia School District still requires some students to be vaccinated
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    Philadelphia School District still requires some students to be vaccinated

    The Philadelphia School District has changed its mandatory vaccine policy for some — not all — student athletes. The shifts come as the spring sports season begins and the School District lifts its mask mandate. And it comes after some athletes, parents, and coaches asked Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. to relax a policy that said unvaccinated students could not play, no exceptions. Now, students who play outdoor sports with low- or intermediate-COVID-19 risk, including baseball, softball, lacrosse, track and field, and tennis, can apply for medical or religious exemptions, according to an email sent this week and obtained by The Inquirer. But those who play indoor sports, including badminton…

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