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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Dec. 03, 2025

State School Board Reinstates Vaccination Requirements After Supreme Court Order

Public schools will not accept students that are unvaccinated due to religious or philosophical reasons. West Virginia allows only medical exemptions to school-entry vaccination requirements.

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Government Chris Schulz, Aug. 26, 2025

School Vaccine Lawsuits Consolidated In Raleigh County

Attorney General JB McCuskey requested the suits be consolidated on Aug. 19, arguing that identical issues will be argued throughout both cases and a single judicial response is mandatory.

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Government Chris Schulz, Jun. 12, 2025

Governor Responds to School Board Vaccine Guidance

Morrisey’s communications director said in a post on X the board is trampling on the religious liberties of children and ignoring the state’s religious freedom law.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, May. 09, 2025

Morrisey Provides School Vaccine Exemption Guidelines

Friday morning Gov. Patrick Morrisey published a letter ensuring an executive order he issued on vaccine exemptions will not be rescinded and providing guidance to parents, students, and school officials.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Apr. 07, 2025

Senate Health Committee Resurrects Vaccine Exemption Bill

A measure to allow exemptions to school entry vaccination that failed to pass the House of Delegates was resurrected in a Senate Health committee Monday afternoon.

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Government WVPB Staff, Mar. 24, 2025

House Rejects Bill For Vaccine Exemptions

On this episode of The Legislature Today, the House of Delegates for more than two hours debated a bill that would require public schools to accept religious vaccine exemptions. But Senate Bill 460 was rejected, 56-42.

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