Chicago Teachers Union Tells Members Not to Disclose COVID Vaccine Status

A sign in a hallway at King Elementary School as schools in Chicago started remote classes because of COVID-19 worries, in Chicago on Sept. 8, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The Chicago teachers union in a recent letter advised members to keep secret about whether they'd received a COVID-19 vaccine.

“Last week, Chicago Public Schools announced a new Board Rule allowing it to instruct all employees to provide CPS their vaccination status by tomorrow. Remember, CPS made this request without notifying or negotiating with the Union,” the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) said in the letter.