A REVIVAL: VACCINE MANDATES IN SCHOOL
A quiet but powerful parents-rights movement began in California in 2021. It started from just a seed as the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for school attendance during the 2021/22 school year began circulating through the State Capital. While many parents begrudgingly complied with school COVID closures and mask mandates, the subject of complying with a vaccine mandate became a red line. Advocacy groups sprung up in every corner of the state, on all social media platforms, and in every school board meeting. Parental pushback seemed to win the day as the 2021/2022 school year got underway. However, many did not realize that the looming Senate Bills were simply delayed until federal health authorities could bolster the state’s case to implement them. The parental rights movement began to relax and life seemed to get back to normal. The urgency for parents to find an alternative to a difficult problem - educating their kids 6+ hours a day outside of the state’s pr