Hearing scheduled this week on lawsuit over school vaccination requirements

A Raleigh County judge has scheduled a hearing this week to determine whether a preliminary injunction would be appropriate in a mother’s lawsuit over the state’s current school vaccination requirements.

Judge Michael Froble scheduled a 10 a.m. Thursday hearing at the Raleigh County Judicial Center.

“The court recognizes the urgency of ruling on Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction in light of the upcoming school year and the students potentially affected,” Froble wrote.

The lawsuit filed on behalf of a Raleigh County mother is a flashpoint in an ongoing policy dispute over mandatory vaccine requirements in West Virginia schools. It asks for an injunction by July 25 to prohibit the state and county school systems from enforcing West Virginia’s compulsory vaccination law.

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