These include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Montana, Oklahoma, and Utah.
Six of those laws included language specifically pertaining to schools or education.
In some cases, states are specifically targeting vaccine passports, or proof of vaccination status.
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In Indiana, Gov.
Eric Holcomb signed anactthat would prohibit state and local authorities from issuing documentation on someones vaccination status.
Schools may mandate vaccinations but are barred from requiring proof, meaning they must default to an honor system.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed alawin May outlawing the use of vaccine passports.
What Should Students Do?
In 44 states, students can also opt out for religious reasons.
They can do so for personal, moral or other philosophical reasons.
“Promoting vaccination can help schools safely return to in-person learning as well as extracurricular activities and sports.”
There is some precedent for requiring vaccination in school options.
Several private colleges and universities have announced that studentsmust be vaccinatedbefore returning to campus in the fall.
Now, dozens of schools mandate COVID-19 vaccinations, though some are pending FDA approval.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools.
National Conference of State Legislatures.State non-medical exemptions from school immunization requirements.
