An advocacy group is urging the Supreme Court to allow a religious parent to opt her child out of California’s mandatory vaccination policy for schoolchildren.
The new application in We The Patriots USA v. Ventura Unified School District, docketed by the nation’s highest court on Sept. 19, was directed to Justice Elena Kagan, who oversees emergency appeals from California.
We The Patriots is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Caldwell, Idaho.
California’s position is that its vaccination mandate keeps children healthy and prevents the spread of dangerous illnesses.
The group filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on behalf of a woman identified as Jane Doe, who is seeking an exemption for her son from the vaccination mandate based on his personal beliefs….