NY State Forces Shulamith School for Girls To Accept Un-Vaxxed Kids
So here’s a story that is the opposite of what many of those blaming the orthodox would expect. The Bnot Shulamith School for Girls in Cedarhurst has banned unvaccinated kids from both its classrooms and its extracurricular activities. But the state is not taking this lying down.
New York State Education Commissioner, Mary-Ellen Elia, overturned the school’s policy back in January, and ruled that the unvaxxed girls could, in fact, attend classes. Last month, the Education Commissioner ruled that the two young ladies in question can also attend extra-curricular activities as well. This in the middle of a national measles epidemic.
This is the second time this year that the Education Commissioner has encroached upon the rights of religious schools – the first time had to do with the state mandating that religious private schools teach exact curriculums during certain times.
The Bnot Shulamith School is now suing New York State and requesting that a federal judge overturn the Education Commissioner’s orders. In the filing, the school described the Education Commissioner’s orders as “illegal, void, and unenforceable,” and stated that the Commissioner was violating the school’s First Amendment rights. The lawsuit was filed by Philip Kalban, the school’s lawyer.
