Senate Bill 277 Faces a Challenge in Federal Court

By Schonauer Law on Aug 12, 2016 at 06:35 PM in Law News

Senate Bill 277 Faces a Challenge in Federal Court

A group called Education4All is asking a federal judge to delay the enforcement of California Senate Bill 277 requiring all students in California public schools to be vaccinated until all legal challenges are resolved.

California Senate Bill 277 became effective July 1, 2016.  SB 277 repealed the state's personal belief exemption that permitted students to opt out of getting vaccinated.  Under SB 277, only children immunized for diseases such as measles and whooping cough can be admitted to public schools, unless an underlying medical conditions exempts the student from the requirements.