West Virginia's Religious Exemptions for School Vaccinations
According to West Virginia public health officials, families seeking religious exemptions to school vaccination policies are not required to provide detailed explanations of their beliefs.
The Department does not require any extrinsic evidence that the belief system is reasonable, logical, comprehensible, or part of a traditional orthodox religion.
To obtain a religious exemption, families only need to provide basic information, including the student's name, school, parent's name, and mailing address, along with a statement confirming their request for a religious exemption.
The Department of Health considers such applications as a self-evident statement of the sincerity of the families seeking the exemptions, as stated in an affidavit by Justin Davis, interim commissioner of the state Department of Public Health.
Author's summary: West Virginia's health agency has a lenient approach to religious exemptions for school vaccinations.
- Required information for exemption: student's name, school, parent's name, mailing address, and statement confirming religious exemption
- No detailed explanation of beliefs is necessary
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