[thackney]

Yes I know there was an opt-out, but what I wonder is (and would like to hear from any FReepers who know first-hand):

1. Was the opt-out difficult and cumbersome with paperwork, a go-out-of-your way process?

2. Was the opt-out such that the parent could opt-out for that particular vaccine and keep the others?

I am a parent living in Texas, with a teenage and younger daughters.

In 2003, Texas changed our opt out such that you could opt out of any single vaccine, or all of them. Also it included the reason to opt out for person conviction, not just medical necessity or religious beliefs.

That was in place at the time of the Executive Order. Perry's EO added the option for the opt to both be requested and submitted by the internet.

Since that time, the Health Department has added additional red tape, requiring it be renewed every 2 years. After the 2003 action, you could do it once and be done for life.

Today you can request the form online, but a notarized completed form is required for the schools to accept it.

More information is available at:
http://vaccineinfo.net/exemptions/index.shtml

[Finny]

Thank you for your straightforward answer. Am I correct, do you think, in concluding that Perry is therefore not responsible for making the opt-out more complicated and troublesome?

I am very leery of Perry, but think he's a darned sight better than Romney. I think there's much to like in Perry and in Bachmann and in Cain, but a lot MORE to like in Palin. That's why I hope Palin gets in and wins the whole thing.