Parents in California are fighting back against Governor Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students by keeping their children home from school in protest.
Newsom announced earlier this month that California would be the first state in the nation to require school students to be vaccinated following the full FDA approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for grades 7 to 12 and K-6. California is also the first state to enforce school mask and staff vaccination mandates.
The “Our Children, Our Choice!” protest is currently taking place on the steps of the state Capitol building in Sacramento, according to Newsweek.
“We’re fighting for the freedom to make the medical choices that are best for our children,” said Tess Van Dusen, the event organizer. “We are fully prepared to pull our kids from public school and hire our own teaching staff if that’s what it takes. We do not co-parent with the government.”