New West Charter is among the latest to face legal pushback against a vaccine mandate. L.A. Unified and San Diego Unified are also facing litigation.
State Sen. Richard Pan announces a bill to add COVID-19 vaccines to California’s list of required inoculations for attending K-12 schools.that would add a COVID-19 vaccine to the state’s list of required inoculations for students 5 and older, a change that, if it becomes law, would remove some of the legal arguments being made against student vaccine mandates. Pan’s legislation would not take effect before January 2023.
New West’s charter school vaccine mandate applies to students 12 and older and took effect Jan. 18. The governor’s office and local health authorities have defended the legal right of schools and school districts to mandate stronger COVID-19 safety protocols, including vaccine mandates for students. New West has noted that 96% of students are vaccinated and that parents received multiple reminders.
In response to the videos, New West school officials said six students did not comply with the policy and attempted to attend class. Under the mandate approved last October, students could not attend in-person classes, but could enroll in the school’s independent study option. In a statement, the school said staff did not “segregate” or suspend the unvaccinated students. Instead, staff asked the students and their parents to leave campus.
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