Two hundred chapter leaders returned to Shanker Hall on Sept. 22 for the first time since the start of the pandemic to attend the annual citywide chapter leaders meeting. Another thousand participated remotely.

All UFT delegate assemblies for the 2021–22 school year also will be hybrid, given the need to adhere to social distancing rules.

At the chapter leaders meeting, UFT President Michael Mulgrew updated the group about the vaccine mandate and also conducted an instant survey on the city’s COVID-19 preparedness in schools, with chapter leaders voting on their cell phones.

Following his report, Mulgrew took questions from the chapter leaders.