Guest guest Posted August 1, 2000 Report Share Posted August 1, 2000 Welcome Kim, I'm a New York State activist. I will place you on my NY email list for legislative alerts and such. I would appreciate it if you could read the following and respond. Also, we sure could benefit from your legal background. ---gary ======================================== IMPORTANT Confidential Information Request. PLEASE RESPOND Attention: Any NYS Residents Who 1--Hope Someday To Claim The Religious Exemption, OR 2--Had Claimed The Exemption, But The School Gave You A Problem, OR 3--Had Claimed The Exemption And Were NOT Given Any Problems. 4--Support A Law That Allows People, And Not Doctors, To Make Medical Choices For Themselves. WHAT WE NEED: We would like you to email to us at least a one paragraph statement describing your experience with school officials when you had claimed the personal religious exemption for your child. If you have not done so yet, but hope to take advantage of the exemption someday, then just explain why you’re glad that the law provides this exemption for personally held religious beliefs. Maybe you could say something like, “it should be the absolute right of any responsible and conscientious parent to decide which chemicals are injected into their children, based upon their own philosophical beliefs and scientific research. I therefore would explore and consider all the legal exemptions to any medical mandates imposed upon me. I am happy to learn that parents in our state have been provided with such a legal exemption at their disposal.” If you had claimed it, then describe any extra demands that were made upon you by school officials, beyond the first written letter you had delivered to the school. If they denied your claim, then describe the reasons they gave for denying it, and whether or not you were subsequently able to reverse their decision. If you already had exemption status and the school or health officials had attempted, or succeeded, in rescinding your exemption, then describe what happened. Even if they gave you no problem, please send me a short paragraph describing what you did and when you claimed it. WHY WE NEED THIS INFORMATION Sharon Kimmelman (Vaccination Alternatives) and I want to see if we can put a stop to the unlawful demands placed upon parents who claim this exemption, and the subsequent denials to qualify for the exemption. Some of the demands made by School and Health officials have been unlawful, extra-legal, unconstitutional, or otherwise not stated in the NYS law. This, together with other novel tricks, are intended to deny or rescind vaccination exemptions. Parents that do not fully understand their rights under the law, and are not prepared to correctly respond to the evolving tactics from school officials, are falling victim to these tactics. Most parents don’t know that: 1--They are not required to answer ANY questions about their religious beliefs whatsoever. A simple written statement that vaccination is not consistent with their personal religious beliefs is all that is required. 2--They do not have to be a member of any religion whose tenets oppose vaccination. 3--They do not have to write their exemption claim on a paper with the letterhead of any church, or signed by any clergy. 4--They do not have to periodically “update” their exemption status with subsequent letters to the school. 5--The school has absolutely no right to determine whether the religious views of the parents are sincere. 6--The school is not permitted to determine that your religious views are “feigned or fraudulent”. A District Attorney must prove it to a judge. 7--The school cannot delay your child’s entry into school once you have submitted your first letter notifying them that you wish to claim the exemption. WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE Your short statements will not be turned over to any school or health officials. But in using them, we hope to demonstrate to one or more NY State Legislators that many State residents wish to take advantage of the exemption, and that many others have been unlawfully dealt with by the School and Public Health Systems. We will also focus on specific cases that are particularly flagrant. With the assistance of these lawmakers, we hope to see an end to the abuses. YOUR NAMES AND ADDRESSES While your names will be kept confidential, it is important to prove to the legislators that we contact that this problem is widespread and is happening to real, verifiable people. SO PLEASE PUT YOUR NAMES AND ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS AT THE END OF YOUR STATEMENT, after your one paragraph (or more) statement. Email it to: GK-CFIC@... FORWARD THIS REQUEST TO OTHER N.Y.S. PARENTS YOU MAY KNOW. Thanks, Coalition For Informed Choice. Krasner, Director 188-34 87th Drive, #4B, Hollis, NY 11423 fax/phone: 718-479-2939, email: gk-cfic@... Sharon Kimmelman Vaccination Alternatives POB 346 New York, NY 10023 212-873-5051 ofc phone - fax va-sk@... On Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:54:11 EDT " Kim " <jazzymom1999@...> writes: > Well hello everyone! > I am a 28 yr old SAHM of Sami (11 mo). We are currently living in > New York > City, but it is only temporary, and we hope to be back in Florida in > a few > years. > We have chosen not to vaccinate our DD and have never stopped > educating > ourselves on the matter. There are many reasons why we have chosen > not to > vaccinate and for the record I will state that it was " religious " - > because > NY does not have a personal exemption. > But the list is long. > (1)In my " former " life I was an attorney and I think that the legal > manner > in which vaccinations and the injuries related to them are handled > is > atrocious. Why would they spend all that money to improve something > when > there is no accountability. It certainly isn't so their stock > prices will > go up! > (2) The way the medical profession and the government handle the > side effect > disclosure now and the way it was dealt with when I was a child is > completely astonishing to me. There was never any kind of warning > that > there were ANY side effects let alone possible seizures and death! > (3) I also consider myself a natural parent- homebirth with a > DirectEntry > (Lay or Licensed) Midwife (not a Certified Nurse), breastfeeding > until dd > wants to quit, and just a general distaste for Pediatricians- I > don't think > there is very much support for this kind of parenting in the medical > > profession and so that is just one more reason to be suspect of the > things > they recommend. > (4) I worked for a chiropractor for about a year and was really > opened up to > a whole new way to look at disease and the way our bodies function. > (5) And then there is the manner in which Drs handle any possible > reactions. > The bull about " It is a coincidence " just makes me sick! And then > there is > also the conflict of interest issue just like with baby formula. > (6) I know about some of the ingredients that go into the vaccines - > I > couldn't imagine putting them into my daughter's bloodstream! > (7) and lastly their argument that these are dangerous diseases just > doesn't > seem that good anymore - when they also want to include chicken pox > in the > mix. There are many ways to twist numbers and statistics, but the > percentages of children hospitalized from their own chicken pox ads > in the > parenting magazines is like .0000015%. I think that is ridiculous > and just > a blatant example of their greed! > > Well that is about all! Sami would like to play! > Kim > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! 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Guest guest Posted August 2, 2000 Report Share Posted August 2, 2000 I'm so behind! At 12:54 PM 07/31/2000 EDT, you wrote: >Well hello everyone! >I am a 28 yr old SAHM of Sami (11 mo). We are currently living in New York >City, but it is only temporary, and we hope to be back in Florida in a few >years. Welcome to the list! Glad to hear from you. >(1)In my " former " life I was an attorney and I think that the legal manner >in which vaccinations and the injuries related to them are handled is >atrocious. Why would they spend all that money to improve something when >there is no accountability. It certainly isn't so their stock prices will >go up! Interesting - looking for attorney to handle class action lawsuit against drug co's, cdc, fda, etc for mandating vaccines with mercury that has known - dangers. Will deal more with this in September. Sheri -------------------------------------------------------- Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm ANY INFO OBTAINED HERE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE. THE DECISION TO VACCINATE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE. Well Within's Earth Mysteries & Sacred Site Tours http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin International Tours, Homestudy Courses, ANTHRAX & OTHER Vaccine Dangers Education, Homeopathic Education KVMR Broadcaster/Programmer/Investigative Reporter, Nevada City CA CEU's for nurses, Books & Multi-Pure Water Filters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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