[Magdalen] Chicken pox

[Grace Cangialosi]

I know there are exemptions now, but at least schools require either proof of vaccination or some kind of record of exemptions in case there is an outbreak. There is no way of requiring anything similar for homeschoolers.

And of course, Virginia has no requirement for any accountability at all for homeschooled students. If parents say they're doing it for religious reasons, the state has no further requirements or input. Children don't have to be taught anything, parents don't have to have a particular educational level themselves, there is absolutely no accountability. I believe there is only one other state where this is true, and I think it's wrong.

> On Dec 27, 2015, at 7:22 PM, Jo Craddock <jocraddock at gmail.com> wrote:
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> "La. R.S. 17:170 - E.  No person seeking to enter any school or facility enumerated in Subsection A of this Section shall be required to comply with the provisions of this Section if the student or his parent or guardian submits either a written statement from a physician stating that the procedure is contraindicated for medical reasons, /*or a written dissent from the student or his parent or guardian is presented. */
> F.  In the event of an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease at the location of an educational institution or facility enumerated in Subsection A of this Section, the administrators of that institution or facility are empowered, upon the recommendation of the office of public health, to exclude from attendance unimmunized students and clients until the appropriate disease incubation period has expired or the unimmunized person presents evidence of immunization." (Emphasis added).
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> Check Virginia's exemptions. It is, after all, home to many of these pieces of legislation found in many states' laws, via Liberty U., Family Forum, Homeschool Defense Fund, and similar.
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>> On 12/27/2015 5:38 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>> Enrollment in public or private school carries with it the requirement that kids have been vaccinated.
> 
> Peace,
> Jo
>