Religious exemptions allow vaccination decline, measles outbreaks, in schools

The latest outbreak is concentrated in South Carolina, where large school districts have lagged in vaccine uptake.
WV MetroNews

What’s a religious exemption and what’s a philosophical one? Even the lawyers see that differently

At issue in the court case to resume this Wednesday and Thursday is whether West Virginia's school vaccination law is ...
Reason

Religion at the Supreme Court

Last month, the Supreme Court wrapped up its October 2024 Term, which included three church-state decisions. Each touched on long-running issues—public funding for religious schools, the definition of ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

West Virginia Board of Education files additional motions with state Supreme Court to stay consolidated religious exemption case

CHARLESTON — After a Raleigh County judge agreed to consolidate two separate cases dealing with Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order allowing for religious vaccine exemptions for school-age ...
WV MetroNews

At an awkward moment, hearing over religious exemptions is up ahead in Kanawha County

This is awkwardly timed because a circuit judge in Raleigh County last week announced his intent to certify a class of ...
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W.Va. BOE files motion for expedited review of vaccine exemptions in public schools

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — State education leaders have filed a notice of appeal to the West Virginia Supreme Court to review a case involving religious exemptions for childhood vaccines. A Raleigh ...