As a middle school teacher myself, I support mandatory vaccinations for teachers and students once a vaccination becomes fully approved. This should be no different than other vaccinations that are mandated to attend a public institution.

I see that the overwhelming majority of comments here are rabidly against vaccines, but I hope that you will actually read these as you will see they are filled with misinformation and political fervor, and most of these comments have been coordinated by misinformation groups online and likely are not even from those residing in the state of Virginia. 

Virginia has not fallen victim to the worst effects of the pandemic because of the mitigation measures it has taken. These measures should continue and vaccine mandates for schools (once full approval happens) is a step that should be taken to continue to ensure the health and wellbeing of Virginians.