Parents; not the government, are the best decision makers when it comes to the health and welfare of their children.  The COVID-19 virus is now highly treatable for those without underlying health conditions. Current statistics  also show that otherwise healthy children rarely get sick from the virus as compared with adults and, when they do contract the illness, their symptoms are generally mild in severity and short in length. Why then would we subject them to a so-called vaccine that has been shown to alter their immune system in such a way that it inhibits their body’s natural ability to resist other illnesses to include future Covid variants?  A mandate also ignores other health conditions some children may have that the “vaccine” could seriously aggravate.  

in addition, our Constitution guarantees religious freedom for all. Disallowing a religious exemption is a violation of this right. If this mandate goes through, I fear the repercussions that may certainly befall this state, and the threat that will cause to the safety of its citizens. This mandate violates both God’s law and the laws set forth by the American Constitution. DO NOT DO IT! And while you’re at it, lift the mask mandate in schools. Our children cannot breathe properly and the little dirty piece of paper they are forced to wear over their faces introduces a variety of bacteria while doing nothing to prevent the Covid virus.