Vax Mandate: LSSD Tops 90% Vaccination Rate

Two employees fired, 11 pending, 100 accommodations approved

All but two of Lake Stevens School District’s 1,191 employees remain employed after the implementation of Gov. Jay Inslee’s statewide vax mandate. Contributed Photo

Lake Stevens School District administrators (LSSD) largely avoided the unappealing duty of handing out pink slips as Governor Jay Inslee’s statewide vaccine mandate swept into place Monday.

Over 90 percent of Lake Stevens School District’s 1,191 employees are fully vaccinated, according to LSSD spokesperson Jayme Taylor, who confirmed that as of Tuesday, 1,077 employees had achieved vaccinated status.

Of the other ten percent or so, the district Human Resources Department is working with 100 district employees to complete the mandate — via vaccination or accommodation.

Two employees were fired.

“Two employees received notice of non-disciplinary dismissal for failing to meet the requirements of the mandate,” Taylor said Tuesday.

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LSSD Vaccine Mandate Data

• 1,077 employees are fully-vaccinated (90.43%)

• 100 employees received either religious or medical accommodation 

• Our Human Resources Department is working with 11 employees who are finalizing vaccination and/or accommodation in order to meet the mandate

• Two employees received notice of non-disciplinary dismissal for failing to meet the requirements of the mandate