Delegates vote to open vaccine exceptions for virtual schools, private schools and religious objections

After debate of almost two hours, delegates voted for several exemptions to vaccine requirements in West Virginia schools. House Bill 5105 first removed vaccine requirements for students attending virtual public schools, then was expanded to allow private schools to adopt their own policies and then was opened up to parents citing religious reasons to opt out of vaccination requirements at any school in the state. “We have rights. We have the Constitution,” said Delegate Laura Kimble, R-Harrison, the lead sponsor of what she called “a little bill with a little...