Parents Who Won't Vaccinate Kid Sue Catholic Preschool

A Rockland County family filed suit against the New York Archdiocese after a Catholic preschool wouldn't accept their child because she has not been fully vaccinated, according to the Post. The couple — who filed the suit anonymously — claim they are the victims of religious discrimination and are seeking a court order so their 4-year-old can attend the St. Margaret School in Pearl River after the preschool rejected their request for a religious exemption.

According to court documents, the family has "sincere and genuine religious beliefs, based upon Christian doctrine and Christian teachings that are contrary to vaccinating, that prevent them from injecting diseases into their bodies." The mother, who identifies herself as "pro-life" in an affidavit, also says she opposes vaccination because some vaccines are grown in cell cultures that were obtained from two human fetuses that were aborted in 1964 and 1970.

A spokesman for the archdiocese defended the vaccination rules, noting that "[f]or the safety and well-being of our students and school communities, we do have a policy that all students receive vaccinations. All of our parents agree to this as a condition to sending their child to one of our schools."

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By Ben Muessig in News on December 29, 2009 11:22 AM

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nicemarmot

I hope this bitch not only loses, but that all her children get mumps and become infertile so her idiot genes can't be passed on.

youngpro

it's a private school so wtf? they make their own rules in accordance with the state ed and health depts., which says ALL KIDS MUST BE VACCINATED.

people will sue for anything these days.

you cant just say i want my child to go to a private school but not adhere to the rigors of that school. they have a name for that other type of school: public.

babyhitler

this shit is ironic all the way around. Ironic for the woman cause she wants an education for her kid but is steeped in idiotic voodoo superstition, and Ironic for the church cause they teach the voodoo superstition but are standing behind science. I'm still trying to grasp this. Christianity: you're doing it wrong.

Mordicai

Baby Hitler has the right of it.

JenChungsBaby

It's tough being an atheist -- you can never claim a religious objection to anything.

kruton

If only I could object to abject stupidity.

Abbott

What part of PRIVATE school do they not understand? If the school didn't require the vacinations, I would immediately pull my kid.

S.D.

Why should they be allowed to endanger other children?

Is any of their suit based on Science or just rumor?

Let them home school their child if they refuse to vaccinate.