![]() ![]() If your child is in college, I suggest you and your child review the statute with regard to religious exemptions to determine whether it’s potentially available and whether the schools is imposing additional burdens.The Tennessee Department of Health and the Maury County Board of Education require all students to have the appropriate immunizations and vaccines on file to attend school. Getting a religious exemption for a child in K-12 against a Covid mandate will likely not be recognized.Īssuming your child is in K-12 and that this is good-faith medical based concern, I suggest you discuss the refusal with your child’s doctor to understand his or her position and determine whether a second opinion is appropriate. 2165 still provide for a religious exemption, however certain universities do not appear to following the statute for Covid vaccinations and denying religious exemptions. ![]() ![]() Post secondary vaccination mandates in Sec. Medical exemptions are now the only option available at that level. In 2018, the legislature repealed the religious exemption option for K-12 students and parents. Vaccine mandates in K-12 are governed by NY Public Health Law Sec 2164. ![]() Just be very honest and sincere, and provide as much of the following evidence as you can: (a)explain your daughter's religious affiliation (b) provide evidence of other times that she has opposed medical intervention because of her religion (c) include a statement from a clergy member detailing the church's teachings that oppose medical intervention (d) get at statement from the church office to prove or support your daughter's membership in the church. Getting back to your specific question, there is no specific form for any kind of objection letter. If your daughter wanted to travel on vacation but needed shots for the trip, would her religion prevent that? It is interesting to note that, at a time in history when regular church membership is at an all-time low, we suddenly have so many people claiming that their religion(s) prevent them from getting vaccinated - particularly when combined with the fact that very few religions would support such an objection. If your daughter claims that her religion prevents her from getting the COVID-19 vaccine, she will have to prove (a) that she is a regular member of an established church or religion and (b) that the religion contains certain tenets or principles that forbid the medicine or medical intervention. Also, if the student is over 18, the student would need to engage the attorney. It should be noted that attorneys are bound by ethical rules that require knowledge of the law and good faith positions. As noted by other attorneys, the poster may wish to contact NY attorneys for advice about whether this situation would permit the student to seek an accommodation in good faith and, if so, how to go about it, but such a position would require documentation. For example, in the employment context, the EEOC has issued guidance that COVID presents a direct threat. Accommodation requests will need to be made in good faith and supported by appropriate documentation and even then, if the institution can demonstrate that the accommodation requested would pose a "direct threat" they need not provide it. Institutions are not required to waive their policies due to individual preference. The question as posed seems to indicate that the vaccination was refused for personal reasons, but that the poster is aware that a disability and/or medical condition or sincerely religious belief may require the institution to engage in an interactive process to determine whether an accommodation, in the form of relief from the vaccination requirement, can or must be provided under the law. ![]()
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