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In reply to the discussion: California Father Asks School To Bar Unvaccinated Children [View all]BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)53. His child should not be in school. With all due respect, I believe you and many others forget that..
...schools are "invaded" every day by Janitors, maintenance people repairing stuff, food suppliers, office suppliers and probably a lot more that I can't think of. I'm thinking of the child's safety not the inconvenience of the situation.
IF it were up to me, the parents could have financial help in keeping the boy home. His case is very special.
"You are claiming the father is in the wrong for not wanting those weapons in his son's classroom."
No..I don't trust people to adhere to the rules as far as letting the classroom be virus-free.
My post may have seemed callous but my thought is for the kid.
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In LA, way back when. @e came from Europe where my children were vaccinated.
JDPriestly
Jan 2015
#12
No, that honor belongs to the people who are members of the tea/republican
cstanleytech
Jan 2015
#11
It's associated with schooling, however. Typically the rich have more higher education than the
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#20
And if intelligence tests actually measured intelligence, you might have a point.
jeff47
Jan 2015
#22
high scores on intelligence tests, like high income, is associated with more education though.
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#28
The fact that they are anti-vaxxers makes them uneducated troglodytes/scientific illiterates
joeglow3
Jan 2015
#44
I'm not allowed to board my dog without a record of her current vaccinations.
MoonRiver
Jan 2015
#25
If he never gets vaccinated it's because his parents are drinking the same coolaid
dilby
Jan 2015
#52
His doctor is saying he may get it in a couple months, but that will depend on test results.
jeff47
Jan 2015
#61
That was my first thought. Just home-school him until he's able to take the shots.
BlueJazz
Jan 2015
#41
His child should not be in school. With all due respect, I believe you and many others forget that..
BlueJazz
Jan 2015
#53
You're certainly welcome to think that. Anti-vaxxers are the uninformed and the father wants..
BlueJazz
Jan 2015
#69
jeff47 Please quit saying "Teachers are required to be vaccinated" I KNOW that.
BlueJazz
Jan 2015
#73
It isn't his family's fault a bunch of idiots refuse to vaccinate their kids.
NuclearDem
Jan 2015
#62
"The only people that should be inconvenienced by this are the anti-vaxx idiots"
BlueJazz
Jan 2015
#71