Dear SAISD Family Member, 
 
Today, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily stayed our employee vaccination mandate while the Fourth Court of Appeals continues reviewing our victory in state district court against the Governor’s overreaching ban on vaccine mandates. The Supreme Court’s stay means that we must temporarily pause our efforts. 
 
We are extremely proud of our efforts in providing abundant access to this life-saving protocol to all our employees and the broader SAISD community. Based on the science, we continue to feel strongly that these vaccines help us keep our staff and students as healthy as possible and in the classroom, where learning happens best, and in giving our families stability. 
 
We will continue to work with healthcare providers to coordinate vaccine clinics for those employees, students and family members who want them. This is especially important as we anticipate the availability of the Pfizer vaccine for 5-11 year old children in the next month. 
 
General Omar Bradley once stated; “We need to learn to set our course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.” On behalf of our Board of Trustees and the entire SAISD, we are committed to making you and our students our number one priority as we continue to strive for excellence and reach for the stars every day.
 
Sincerely,
 
"Dr. J"
 
Robert Jaklich, Ed. D.
 
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
~Mahatma Gandhi