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Vaccines & Religious Freedom — ICAN’S Legal Team Secures Religious Exemptions For West Virginia Schoolchildren in a “Free The Five” Victory! (11/26/25)
Summary (Grok ai, edited; image from article)
Judge Michael E. Froble of West Virginia’s Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court stopped the West Virginia (W. VA) state board of education from preventing children with religious exemptions to vaccination from attending school. W. VA schools now must honor such exemptions and allow these children into school.
ICAN’s legal team obtained a preliminary injunction in July 2025 allowing affected children to attend school during the case. This injunction is now permanent and applies to all individuals and families in W. VA seeking exemptions under the Equal Protection of Religion Act and whose children are denied access under the Compulsory Vaccination Law.
Governor Patrick Morrisey described the ruling as a "Huge win for religious liberty in West Virginia" on X, noting it benefits families excluded from school due to faith.
Remaining states to free: California, New York, Connecticut, and Maine
Related:
State Non-Medical Exemptions From School Immunization Requirements (updated July 24, 2025, maps shown below do not indicate W. VA status change): tinyurl.com/y628v27j
