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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-447/
- Published: 2021-10-16T17:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-17T08:30:57.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: COVID-19, Education, Featured, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:31

> \[…\] Trevor McIntyre told board colleagues at [Haeata Community Campus](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/96506320/haeata-community-college-hell-or-a-haven?ref=goodoil.news) and principal Peggy Burrows on Monday that he was stepping down with immediate effect from his role at the school and from an advisory role with the Ministry of Education.

> His message was sent at 5.30pm, just 90 minutes after Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced the [Covid-19 vaccine would be mandatory for teachers and high-risk health workers](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300427745/covid19-nz-sweeping-vaccine-mandate-for-teachers-and-most-healthcare-workers?ref=goodoil.news).

> \[…\] Burrows said McIntyre’s resignation came as a shock, but she believed he was a “man of principle” and was “making a stand”.  
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> “My understanding from talking to him \[on Tuesday\] morning is that he is just philosophically and politically opposed to what the Government is doing, and he’s had enough.”  
>  
> \[…\] McIntyre said he was “fine with vaccines”.  
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> “I haven’t had my Covid vaccine, but I’ve had all my other vaccines.”  
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> He refused to discuss his views on the Covid-19 vaccine\[…\]   
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> Burrows said McIntyre told her the **[mandating of the Covid-19 vaccine](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/126651703/principal-respect-teachers-with-genuine-reasons-for-not-wanting-covid19-vaccine?ref=goodoil.news) for teaching staff was the straw that broke the camel’s back for him.**  
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> “I have very, very much enjoyed working with him. He is a man of integrity and has a heart for the community.

[Read the article in full here.](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/126652184/school-board-chairman-resigns-abruptly-after-covid-vaccine-made-mandatory-for-teachers?ref=goodoil.news) Comment on it on *The BFD.*