Certiorari Petition Filed In Vaccination Exemption Case

The Rutherford Institute announced yesterday that a petition for certiorari (full text) has been filed seeking Supreme Court review in Workman v. Mingo County Board of Education.  In the case, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld West Virginia's statute requiring vaccination for various diseases as a condition of attending school. (See prior posting.)  At issue is the request of a mother for a religious exemption from the vaccination requirements for her daughter. West Virginia law only recognizes medical exemptions.