Pennsylvania Senate Approves Bill Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for K–12 Students
December 14, 2021 | Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state Senate Republicans on Monday approved legislation that would prohibit a COVID-19 vaccine mandate requirement for K–12 students in order for them to attend school, despite there being no such mandate currently in effect.
Senate Bill 937, introduced by Sen. Michele Brooks, passed the upper chamber in a 28–21 vote along party lines and now heads to Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives.
The legislation amends the Public School Code of 1949, by adding an “immunization exception” section that reads “no child shall be required to be immunized for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, known as COVID-19, as a condition of compliance with 28 Pa. Code § 23.83 (relating to immunization requirements).”
Effectively, it means that schools would be prohibited from requiring kids to get a COVID-19 vaccine to attend classes.
Under the Pennsylvania Code §23.83 immunization requirements, children are required to be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, hepatitis B, and chickenpox to attend school. However, in regards to measles, mumps, and rubella evidence of immunity is acceptable… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
