

Piccirilli, called the overall situation "troubling," noting that the teachers involved had declined the vaccine based on their religious convictions. In a statement to Fox News Digital, the teachers' attorney, Gregory P.

Our School Committee looks forward to continuing to support this work." We believe our Administration’s time, and our District’s financial resources should be spent on the daily work and mission of Barrington Public Schools. "In coordination with our legal counsel and Superintendent, we determine this ongoing, expensive litigation would likely continue for a lengthy period of time, and a resolution should be reached.

"Our then-policy helped combat the pressing public health crisis of the time, while keeping schools open, and one that nearly all faculty adhered to," the statement also said. "Our district was navigating an unprecedented health pandemic and leaned on the important recommendations by the CDC and the Rhode Island Department of Health to ensure the safety of our students and school community," the statement said, in part.
