ST. CHARLES, Ill. (WLS) — Pushback against the vaccine mandate for Illinois teachers and public workers like firefighters and police is growing.
Six firefighters in Naperville are now suing over the mandate, and one suburban teacher who was sent home from her job is also filing suit over vaccine enforcement.
Nicole Cournaya said she would rather be teaching her second grade class, but the St. Charles elementary school she has taught at for 22 years sent her home on Monday because she’s not vaccinated.
“I was told I had to leave the building because I didn’t follow the governor’s mandate,” Cournaya said.
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