Dozens of New York City Department of Education employees will be placed on leave without pay starting Monday for allegedly submitting phony proof of COVID-19 vaccination, The Post has learned.
The staffers in question, including teachers and administrators, were notified via email Wednesday not to come back to work after spring break, the DOE confirmed.
“Fraudulent vaccination cards are not only illegal, they also undermine the best line of protection our schools have against COVID-19 — universal adult vaccination,” said Nathaniel Styer, a spokesperson for the department.
“We immediately moved to put these employees — fewer than 100 — on leave without pay,” he said.
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