vaccine
Courts
NC Supreme Court allows lawsuit against school that vaccinated child against parent’s will, testing federal PREP Act

The North Carolina Supreme Court is allowing the mother of a minor child who received a COVID-19 vaccination against her and the child’s will to sue the school that administered… Read More

April 3, 2025
Homeschools
100 to 1 in opposition to Illinois Homeschool Act ahead of hearing

(The Center Square) – Nearly 4,000 opposition slips have been filed against a measure in Illinois to regulate homeschooling. That’s 100 times more than the nearly 40 who have filed… Read More

March 18, 2025
Courts
Courts rule against religious exemptions and parental rights in vaccine cases 

U.S. courts dealt blows to religious freedom and parental rights this month in two cases involving schools and vaccines. A federal court upheld New York’s denial of religious exemptions to… Read More

March 11, 2025
Government
West Virginia to allow religious exemptions for vaccines, governor announces

Most states have religious exemptions for vaccination requirements, but West Virginia is not one of them. Gov. Patrick Morrisey, however, says that will soon change. The Republican, who took office… Read More

January 20, 2025
Government
Massachusetts pushing bill to end religious exemptions for childhood vaccines 

Massachusetts could soon end its religious exemption for its vaccination requirement to attend schools in the state. The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health advanced “An Act… Read More

December 20, 2024
Opinion
Is RFK’s vaccine skepticism an ‘existential threat’ to public education?

The left has spent countless hours claiming conservatives are trying to undermine public education through school choice. Now they have a new target. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “RFK’s anti-vaccine zealotry… Read More

December 16, 2024
Courts
Parents appeal to U.S. Supreme Court after Vermont court says schools can vaccinate children against their wishes

Parents of a 6-year-old boy whom a public school vaccinated for COVID-19 despite their objections are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for relief. Dario “Tony” and Shujen Politella appealed to… Read More

December 9, 2024
Opinion
House report documents Biden-Harris misinformation about COVID-19

(The Daily Signal) – Biden-Harris administration officials seriously misled the American people during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a detailed and devastating report, the Republican majority of the House Subcommittee on… Read More

Courts
Judge awards $687K to religious scientist fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine

A U.S. District judge has ordered an insurance company to pay damages to an employee it terminated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. The… Read More

July 8, 2024
Courts
Connecticut’s school vaccine exemption ban survives legal challenge

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging Connecticut’s 2021 ban on religious exemption for school vaccination requirements. A lawsuit filed by parents… Read More

June 27, 2024
Government
Banning school mandates for COVID-19 vaccines to get a floor vote in Louisiana

(The Center Square) – Prohibiting requirements of a COVID-19 vaccine in all Louisiana schools, public or private, will get a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives. Legislation… Read More

March 28, 2024
Public Education
DC students banned from class if not up to date on vaccines

Public schools in Washington, D.C. are banning students from attending class if they aren’t up to date on their vaccines – and parents aren’t happy about it. “I had to… Read More

December 11, 2023
Culture
Religious vaccine exemption vetoed in Arizona

(The Center Square) – Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have broadened an employee’s ability to claim a religious vaccine exemption at businesses and take action against employers… Read More

April 4, 2023
Culture
Wisconsin meningitis vaccine mandate scuttled, Sen. Nass says parents keep power to decide

(The Center Square) – As expected, Wisconsin lawmakers blocked a new meningitis vaccine requirement and ended the emergency power the state’s public health department had over the chickenpox. The Joint Committee… Read More

March 10, 2023
Culture
‘Follow the scientists,’ Pritzker dodges decision on COVID-19 vaccine mandate for school kids, defers to legislature

(The Center Square) – Incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he plans to let lawmakers decide if the state should require students to get a COVID-19 vaccine to go to school. Read More

October 28, 2022
Public Education
Oklahoma will not add COVID-19 vaccine requirement for schools

(The Center Square) – Oklahoma will not add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of shots required for children before they attend school, state officials said Thursday. The Oklahoma Legislature… Read More

October 21, 2022
Culture, Public Education
Oregon school board fires unvaccinated teachers amid teacher shortage

(Daily Caller) – An Oregon school board terminated the employment of three unvaccinated teachers on Tuesday amid a statewide teacher shortage. Bend-La Pine School Board in Bend, Oregon, … Read More

October 6, 2022
Culture, Public Education
Coalition of lawmakers to D.C. mayor: End ‘unreasonable and destructive’ vaccine mandate for kids

(The Center Square) – A coalition of leading Republicans sent a letter to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Thursday calling for an end to end the district’s “unreasonable and… Read More

August 18, 2022
Public Education
Louisiana House passes bill to require schools to inform parents about immunization exemptions

(The Center Square) – A bill to require Louisiana schools to inform students and parents about exemptions from school immunizations cleared the House this week. “House Bill… Read More

May 9, 2022
Culture
‘God-given rights’ are on the line: St. Louis mom unites thousands to fight for medical freedom

When Jennifer Barker took her infant daughter to the doctor for routine vaccinations, she never dreamed it’d be an event that would change both of their lives. Read More

May 4, 2022