05-22-2015, 12:13 AM
Well, that escalated quickly.
Did you read the article? That is exactly what this law is about. Second paragraph, "Parents who insist on not vaccinating their children have a choice however; they can home-school their children."
No one is taking away a parent's choice. Parents can choose to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. The state of California is telling parents the consequences of their choices; if you choose not to vaccinate your children then it is the parent's personal responsibility to provide an education for their child.
The government has a duty to "promote the general welfare" which should include a reasonably disease free environment at schools. The majority of parents have their children vaccinated to reduce the risk of disease and their children shouldn't be forced to attend schools with unvaccinated children due to another parent's choice not to vaccinate. Literally, every state has vaccination requirements and the requirements vary from state to state. Florida has vaccination requirements. Were you forced to vaccinate your kids because Florida's vaccination requirements? No. So your freedom wasn't taken away due to a vaccination requirement in your state you're apparently unaware of.
(05-20-2015, 07:43 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: If schools wanna limit kids who havent had vaccines then that's fine ....
Did you read the article? That is exactly what this law is about. Second paragraph, "Parents who insist on not vaccinating their children have a choice however; they can home-school their children."
No one is taking away a parent's choice. Parents can choose to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. The state of California is telling parents the consequences of their choices; if you choose not to vaccinate your children then it is the parent's personal responsibility to provide an education for their child.
The government has a duty to "promote the general welfare" which should include a reasonably disease free environment at schools. The majority of parents have their children vaccinated to reduce the risk of disease and their children shouldn't be forced to attend schools with unvaccinated children due to another parent's choice not to vaccinate. Literally, every state has vaccination requirements and the requirements vary from state to state. Florida has vaccination requirements. Were you forced to vaccinate your kids because Florida's vaccination requirements? No. So your freedom wasn't taken away due to a vaccination requirement in your state you're apparently unaware of.
