West Virginia Board of Education hears from public on religious vaccine exemptions

WV school board backs superintendent in vaccine policy debate, urges working with governor

The West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (West Virginia Legislative Photography)The state school board is taking time to consider how it will move forward with Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order to allow religious exemptions to vaccination requirements. Nancy White, West Virginia Board of Education president, said Tuesday that the board wouldn’t take action at this time and would reconsider the issue at its next meeting in June.  Morr…

Board of Education seeking legal guidance after West Virginia Governor passed an executive order permitting religious exemptions for vaccines

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) - The Ohio County Board of Education is seeking legal guidance after Governor Patrick Morrisey passed an executive order permitting religious exemptions for vaccines. Superintendent Kim Miller says under the current policy children are allowed medical exemptions that have been signed off by a physician. As for religious or philosophical exemptions, she says the board is seeking legal counsel to provide an interpretation…

West Virginia Board of Education hears from public on religious vaccine exemptions

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - The discussion around vaccine exemptions for religious reasons continues at the West Virginia State Board of Education, and members are still hearing from the public. This comes after the West Virginia State Legislature did not pass a bill this session that provided those exemptions. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey says that because of this, his executive order allowing the exemptions still stands. That order was …

Kanawha County BOE next to seek legal guidance over Morrisey’s executive order on vaccinations

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –– The Kanawha County Board of Education wants to move forward with legal help in determining what to do if a student enrolls in a Kanawha County School without the mandatory vaccinations. The state law currently does not allow for religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate and lawmakers recently rejected a proposed bill…