As LA schools backtrack on COVID vaccine, dozens more districts push to mandate it
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- Publish Date:
- January 19, 2022
- Author(s):
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- Haque, Jennah ,
- Newcomb, Melissa ,
- Ghisolfi, Caroline
- Source:
- CalMatters
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Summary
Stanford Law School professor Bill Koski said districts that don’t offer exemptions are more vulnerable to legal challenges, but California’s overall vaccine law is one of the nation’s strongest in withstanding legal challenges.
Generally, California vaccine mandates in K-12 education have been “upheld against legal challenges because public health has essentially trumped religious liberties,” he said.
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