US EditionWV Board of Education to Keep Vaccine Requirements Against Governor's Wishes
WEST VIRGINIA, JUN 11 – The Board unanimously upheld the state's strict vaccine law without exemptions, despite the governor's order and a failed legislative attempt to allow religious objections.
- On Wednesday, the state's Board of Education unanimously decided to uphold existing student vaccination rules and instructed schools to comply with the law that excludes religious exemptions.
- This decision comes after Governor Patrick Morrisey issued an executive order at the start of his term permitting religious vaccine exemptions under the 2023 Equal Protection for Religion Act, leading to policy disputes.
- The Board's guidance contradicts the governor's order, and the Department of Health continues granting exemptions at Morrisey's direction amid a pending lawsuit challenging the order filed on behalf of local parents.
- Governor's communications director Alex Lanfranconi called the Board's move 'wrong-headed' and said it shows dangers of an unelected board ignoring religious liberties, while health officials stress immunizations protect children and communities.
- This standoff signals ongoing tension in West Virginia between upholding existing immunization laws and efforts to expand religious vaccine exemptions, with legal battles and legislative defeats shaping future policy.
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