01-14-2022, 03:12 PM
Yes, but the exemptions are super easy to get. As that link mentions, students can be exempt for medical, religious or conscience reasons. The latter is what most anti-vax people use (or push onto their children) and to get that exemption, all one needs to do is watch a half hour YouTube video and fill out some forms. So, anyone who doesn't want a vaccine or to vaccinate their children can easily do so, so calling them mandatory is disingenuous when all you need to do is pretend you watched a video and sign some sheets that basically affirm: "yes I know my child could become a plague rat, but I don't care."
Thankfully most parents don't do this, so we rarely ever see outbreaks of diseases in school. I think the last major one in North America was an outbreak of measles in Minnesota a few years ago, primarily driven by the Somali community who live there. And well...Covid, but that's a whole new issue we're trying to fix.
Thankfully most parents don't do this, so we rarely ever see outbreaks of diseases in school. I think the last major one in North America was an outbreak of measles in Minnesota a few years ago, primarily driven by the Somali community who live there. And well...Covid, but that's a whole new issue we're trying to fix.