Maine father sues state over school vaccine mandate, citing religious freedom violation

Maine father sues state over school vaccine mandate, citing religious freedom violation

Maine father James Childs sues MSAD 52 and Education Commissioner Pender Makin over son’s potential expulsion.
Childs claims his rising 8th-grade son faces expulsion for lacking vaccines due to religious beliefs.
Maine eliminated religious exemptions for school vaccinations in 2021, allowing only medical exemptions.
We The Patriots USA, an Idaho-based advocacy group, joins as co-plaintiff citing First Amendment violations.
Similar lawsuits have been filed in California, New York and Connecticut challenging state vaccine mandates.

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