![]() Brenda Thames, President of El Camino College speaks during a Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Oct. 5, El Camino announced that students and employees exempt from vaccinations are no longer required to test for COVID-19.Įl Camino now joins other local community colleges such as Santa Monica, East Los Angeles, Cerritos, Rio Hondo, and San Diego Mesa College in lifting their vaccination requirements. ![]() 7, 2021 board meeting.Īdditionally, El Camino’s COVID-19 policy update also affects the mask mandate on campus with masking being encouraged but not required by the LA County Department of Public Health.Įl Camino’s new COVID-19 policy follows a string of announcements that saw the college reduce the number of COVID-19 related protocols that were in effect.Īt the beginning of the fall semester, El Camino College loosened its COVID-19 protocols with the announcement that they no longer require students to check-in with health screening kiosks on campus to receive their wristbands. The new policy marks a significant change for the El Camino community, ending the original year-long policy adoption that made vaccinations a requirement during the Sept. “I personally feel more comfortable with that as opposed to lifting and then having another variant.” Board of Trustees member Trisha Murakawa during a meeting on Monday, Oct. “I feel more comfortable with that, because then it could change if we have another surge, another variant, then we would require vaccinations,” Trustee Trisha Murakawa said. The new motion was universally accepted by the board. Numark’s motion to the board allows the college the opportunity to reinstate the vaccine mandate should the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations see another increase. The consensus on a decision for the vaccine requirement reached a stalemate until Trustee Cliff Numark proposed a compromise. A counter motion to keep the vaccination policy in place also received two votes. ![]() The Board of Trustees initially motioned to fully rescind the vaccine mandate but only achieved two votes. 17.Ĭurrently, the LA County Department of Public Health encourages everyone to get vaccinated, however, should LA County decide to require vaccinations again for certain businesses and organizations, El Camino College will follow suit. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of the new COVID-19 policy replacement during its meeting on Oct. (Raphael Richardson | The Union)Įl Camino College’s vaccine mandate is in the process of being lifted as the college adopts a new policy following the guidelines set by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Members of the public attended the monthly Board of Trustees meeting in the Administration Building at El Camino College, on Monday, Oct.
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