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Police say Laura Russo administered the dose at her home despite having no legal authorisation to give jabs, or consent from the boy's parents.
Ms Russo, 54, who teaches biology, was held on New Year's Eve and could face four years in prison if convicted.
The 17-year-old boy had reportedly wanted the vaccine.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59876583
Celerity
(46,154 posts)are doing this nationwide.
jimfields33
(18,656 posts)What was this teacher thinking. Is 4 years enough for playing doctor?
Celerity
(46,154 posts)jimfields33
(18,656 posts)I think I would knowing how brazen the teacher was in breaking the law.
LisaL
(46,582 posts)NT
Piasladic
(1,162 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,959 posts)Or, if it really was the vaccine, and not water, or something else. The whole situation is really bizarre. Is this really a kid with anti-vax parents, who was going over their heads to get vaccinated? Or, is there some unrelated creepy stuff going on?
Busterscruggs
(448 posts)Maybe give public school teachers a crash course in how to administer shots, just like a CPR class. Our school age kids could be vaccinated very efficiently despite their lunatic parents. Most schools are in possession of signed medical waivers from the parents anyway. I think she had the right idea, but was a little overzealous