In the lawsuit, 24 parents of 44 unvaccinated children that attend the school alleged that the order violated their religious objections. They also argue that the order was unnecessary because the school has not had any cases of measles and that the outbreak has largely stayed within the county’s orthodox Jewish community and affiliated schools. The Green Meadow school has no religious affiliation but sits within the area most affected by the outbreak.
Presumably their privilege will protect them. I mean, it’s worked so far…
It is against my religion to protect my children from fires. (All hail Prometheus!) We should remove all alarms. Besides, there hasn’t been a fire yet, so no big deal.
However, I don’t see how those 44 unvaccinated children going to a private school would be any less of a public health issue, especially given the current outbreak.
They’re sending their kids to private school to have things their way, despite the reality of the economic situation.
They’re not vaccinating their kids to have things their way, despite the reality of how disease works.
And now they’re suing the school to get around how those two things don’t mix… and to get their own way, despite the reality of how herd immunity and school regulations work.