Hundreds of LA School Employees Fired for Not Getting COVID-19 Vaccine: Officials

City workers and first responders of Los Angeles gather in front of Los Angeles City Hall in protest of the city's required vaccine mandates on Nov. 8, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

More than 400 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) employees were fired this week for not complying with the district’s vaccine mandate, officials confirmed.

Board Vice President Nick Melvoin told the Los Angeles Daily News that more than 400 school staff members were fired this week. A spokesperson for the district told the outlet that specifically, about 496 were let go after a 7–0 school board vote.