If they are required, do all people who choose not to vaccinate home school their kids?
2007-01-19 05:17:35 · 23 answers · asked by twinmom 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
by law the are required too have it done, but some laws let you get around that by declaring a objection (like a religious one)
2007-01-19 05:24:03 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
They say they are required, and they will give you a hard time if you don't choose to vaccinate your children, BUT, it is a free country and you do have choice.. you can get a form from your school, under certain circumstances, you can still send your child to school, without shots, I'm not sure what all the circumstances are, but I know religion is one of them. I knew kids in school that didnt get vaccinated, and they didnt get suspended/expelled. when it comes down to it, its your choice. I'd go with Britt's post, she's very right! are any of you aware of the sypmtoms of mercury poisoning? do you know that mercury IS in the vaccinations? Mercury can cause add, adhd, autism, learning disabilities ect. So many more...
Ok, Britt is totally right, and has a huge amount of info, and there was an outbreak of rubella in Ontario about a year ago, and yep.. those people were vaccinated. Thanks Britt! you know your stuff!
2007-01-19 13:30:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They are not required! http://www.vaccinetruth.com/
You can find out by state what steps you can take to claim an exemption. I get a religious exemption-I don't agree with aborted fetal cells being used in vaccine and will never inject my child or myself with that. I will not have to homeschool my children if I don't immunize. I may only homeschool if I don't like the school system where we will be living-not because of vaccines.
My mother believed that we had to be vaccinated to attend school, didn't look into it so we were up to date until we got out of public school. She and my father survived measles, mumps, and rubella-just missed school and have no problems. I got chicken pox as a child along with my sister-just missed school and have no problems-in fact her and I were in the top 10% of our classes so that few weeks of not being in school did not hurt as at all.
My niece and nephew were vaccinated for chicken pox and rotavirus-guess what? They caught chicken pox and rotavirus from other vaxed children at school. So my son isn't harming a soul. If you don't like unvaxed children you should homeschool!
2007-01-19 17:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by me 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
They absolutely are not required in most states. There are waivers that you can fill out in all but 4 states for philosophical or religious objections. All states take medical exemptions.
The schools use the term required, but that is a misnomer. It's recommended, just like it is for international travel, but it is only a real requirement in the states like Florida that don't allow personal religious or philosophical exemptions. There are LEGAL ways around it in almost all states.
The vax hassle is one reason we homeschool. My son had fairly severe reactions to his vaccinations,THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, so we stopped.
2007-01-19 14:21:31 · answer #4 · answered by ntm 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Vaccinations are required to attend school. But, you can sign a waiver saying it's against your personal beliefs or religion and you can still enroll your child.
2007-01-19 13:28:13 · answer #5 · answered by musicpanther67 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In most states they are required, but you can get a medical or religious exemption for it. Which annoys me a little - how can someone who refuses to vaccinate their child be allowed to send their kid to school with vaccinated children?
2007-01-19 14:20:23 · answer #6 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
NO. They are NOT required. You have to go to your local healthy department and sign a waiver. Then if they have any threat of an outbreak your child will be required to be out of school until it is over. I only know because they gave my daughter one of her immunizations 1 week too early and I was not about to make her get it again. I hope this helps.
2007-01-19 13:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by Mrs. Always Right 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
You can get a waiver to be able to send your children to public school if you do not get your child vaccinated.
2007-01-19 14:15:11 · answer #8 · answered by applecrisp 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of what Britt says about the death rate from Tetanus, she's wrong. If you actually contract Tetanus, the death toll is 97%. The vaccine is better to have, in that case.
You don't HAVE to have them to get into schools, but there IS a waiver that you have to sign. Your child will miss out on his or her education without those vaccines if there is an outbreak of anything at the school.
I don't know where those sources are from that Britt provided, but people DO die from these diseases, and mostly, they are children or the elderly.
She really should get her info from the CDC.
2007-01-19 13:44:00 · answer #9 · answered by <3 The Pest <3 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
The required shots vary by where you live, but if you have a good reason (i.e. religious) for not getting vaccinated, you might be exempt.
2007-01-19 13:20:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
You can refuse to vaccinate, but the student will be barred from campus in the case of an outbreak of disease.
2007-01-19 13:22:36 · answer #11 · answered by justbeingher 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋