Lawsuit Challenging In-School COVID Testing of Students Streaming Live Tuesday, May 11th

Aviles vs. De Blasio Appeal Hearing UPDATE — The May 11th hearing was an emergency hearing seeking an immediate injunction to allow students whos parents had not signed the in-school COVID testing consent form to come back into school immediately. The motion was denied and the appeal will be heard again in July. That meansContinue reading “Lawsuit Challenging In-School COVID Testing of Students Streaming Live Tuesday, May 11th”

TEACHERS FOR CHOICE Endorses Adriana Aviles for City Council!

District 19, Queens, NY Donate to her campaign right HERE *** NY Teachers for Choice is extremely excited to endorse Adriana Aviles to be the first Latinx female to represent Queens District 19 in City Council! Vote for Aviles on June 22nd in the Democratic primary election! Adriana is principled, fearless, truthful and independent. SheContinue reading “TEACHERS FOR CHOICE Endorses Adriana Aviles for City Council!”

Judge Denies Injunction to End Mandatory PCR Testing in NYC Schools

A judge denied CHD’s motion for preliminary injunction to end mandatory PCR COVID-19 testing in New York City schools, but CHD and other plaintiffs are weighing next legal options. Mary Holland On March 2, U.S. District Court Judge Paul G. Gardephe denied the motion for preliminary injunction to end mandatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 testing and to reopen NewContinue reading “Judge Denies Injunction to End Mandatory PCR Testing in NYC Schools”

UPDATE on Lawsuit Challenging In-School COVID Testing as Illegal

by Michael Kane 1-22-21 The legal challenge to mandatory in-school COVID testing in NYC schools was argued in court on January 14, 2021 in the case AVILES vs. DE BLASIO. At that time the judge requested a supplemental briefing from plaintiff’s attorneys addressing 2 major parts of their argument, which are: (1) PCR COVID testsContinue reading “UPDATE on Lawsuit Challenging In-School COVID Testing as Illegal”