CPS fires Marine Leadership Academy staffer after anti-vaccine letter sent to parents

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago Public Schools high school has removed a staffer for sending an anti-vaccine letter to parents.

CPS officials said an employee at the Marine Leadership Academy sent the letter to encourage parents not to allow their children to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The unvaccinated staff member sent the email while he was quarantined because he tested positive.

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The school was already under investigation for unrelated allegations of sexual misconduct which has led to more than a dozen staffers being removed.