Re: School requirement for vaccinations

[Guest guest]

Sis,

I've been down this road too....my kids stopped getting vaccinations

when I started getting educated about them. My youngest wasn't even

in kindergarden yet. I had the same letter...blah, blah, blah. I

fought it on religious grounds and I have not heard a peep out of

them about it.

So, stand your ground.

You shouldn't have to do anything to your body that you don't want

to. And they can't make you either. And they can't kick you out of

school because of it. If you do run into trouble, let me know.

There are letters on the internet that tell you how to fight it.

Patty

--- In , " auntsisnj " <auntsisnj@...>

wrote:

>

> As some of you know, I'm attending school full-time, after being

> downsized. I recently received a letter from the school asking me

to

> show proof of immunity from measles, mumps and rubella - or

provide

> them with a letter stating it's against my religious beliefs to

get

> immunized. Well, I had the tests run and round I had immunity to

two

> of the three. Since my body is in a pretty reactive state right

now,

> I have no intention of getting an MMR shot. Plus, with all that's

> happened pertaining to the implants, I don't trust these shots in

the

> least bit - I've read what's in them and it terrifies me. Today

I'm

> going to school with a letter stating that it's against my

religious

> beliefs to get immunized. I am hoping that the school does not

fight

> me on this, because I will be kicked out of school rather than get

> immunized, and I really enjoy school.

>

> Sis

>

[Guest guest]

Sis . . .

If it's the mercury you're concerned about . . . I

undestand there are some mercery free vaccines . . .

But you have to track them down.

Be prepared to tell them what religion you claim.

Hugs,

Rogene

--- auntsisnj <auntsisnj@...> wrote:

> As some of you know, I'm attending school full-time,

> after being

> downsized. I recently received a letter from the

> school asking me to

> show proof of immunity from measles, mumps and

> rubella - or provide

> them with a letter stating it's against my religious

> beliefs to get

> immunized. Well, I had the tests run and round I

> had immunity to two

> of the three. Since my body is in a pretty reactive

> state right now,

> I have no intention of getting an MMR shot. Plus,

> with all that's

> happened pertaining to the implants, I don't trust

> these shots in the

> least bit - I've read what's in them and it

> terrifies me. Today I'm

> going to school with a letter stating that it's

> against my religious

> beliefs to get immunized. I am hoping that the

> school does not fight

> me on this, because I will be kicked out of school

> rather than get

> immunized, and I really enjoy school.

>

> Sis

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

http://www.mercola.com/article/vaccines/legally_avoid_shots.htm

How To Legally Avoid Unwanted Immunizations Of All Kinds

As you read this work and put its principles into practice, there

are two basic axioms you never want to forget. They are the rock

upon which all your actions are based.

Nobody, anywhere or any time and under any circumstances has the

right or power in this country to immunize you or your children

against your will and conviction. If they attempt to do so, you can

legally charge them with " assault with a deadly weapon " and have the

full resources of our laws behind you.

At all times in attempting to avoid unwanted immunization, you have

the Law of the Land behind you. Those who would try to vaccinate you

against your will are on very shaky ground. Into every compulsory

immunization law in America are written legal exceptions and waivers

which are there specifically to protect you from the attempted

tyranny of officialdom. It is not only your right, but your

obligation to use them, if this is what your conscience tells you.

Article I

In all your contacts with any member of the school, public health,

or legal establishment, always remain calm, courteous, and humbly

reverent toward their position. You are only asking of them that

which the law duty binds them to give you. There is no reason, or

advantage, to be gained by antagonizing them.

Most of these officials believe they are discharging their trust as

outlined by law. If they are overstepping the law, then you must

very diplomatically bring the true facts to their attention, but

without attempting to belittle them.

The more you can preserve their ego, the more easily and quickly you

are likely to get what you desire - a waiver of immunization.

Rule No. 1: Do not harass, belittle, or antagonize officials

unnecessarily.

Article 2

All compulsory laws concerning vaccination (including the military)

contain exceptions and waivers. It is these protections placed in

the laws that you may legally use to exclude yourself and your

children. Surprisingly, these exceptions were placed there, not for

your sake (although you may take advantage of them), but for the

protection of the establishment.

How is this? Let us assume that these exceptions were not there and

everyone was actually forced to be immunized. Should a child die or

become mentally or physically disabled, the parent would have the

perfect case to sue the doctor, the school, the health department,

and even the state legislature for enormous damages.

Since they allowed no exceptions, they must accept full

responsibility for all the adverse consequences of the law.

However, if exception waivers are placed in the law, the

responsibility is then transferred back to the parent. If a child

should be injured by immunization, the officials can say, " Well, the

parent should have exempted him if they thought there was any

danger. "

Therefore, there is in truth no such thing as a compulsory

vaccination law in this country. They are ALL, in essence,

voluntary. The problem is that practically no one in authority will

let you know this fact.

Rule No. 2: There are no compulsory vaccination laws. All are

voluntary, and you are held responsible for the adverse results upon

you or your children.

Article 3

While all immunization laws have exceptions you can use, the wording

in each state differs, and you must know the exact wording for your

state to make the proper request of waiver. This information can be

obtained in one of two ways.

Go to the reference section of your local library- look in the State

Statute Revised Law Book under Public Health Law or Communicable

Disease sections. The list of immunization requirements will appear

first and then the exemptions will be given. Usually one or two

provisions will be listed: either on religious or medical grounds or

both.

You may call or write your state representative and ask for a copy

of the immunization laws in your state. Making this available is

part of his job, and it will be sent promptly.

Rule No. 3: Know your own state law so that you can conform to its

exact requirements for exemption.

Article 4

There are two basic reasons for exception - medical or religious.

Which one you choose will often depend upon the wording of the law

in your state and your personal convictions.

We shall discuss medical exemption first. While laws do vary, nearly

all states require that a note or certificate of waiver be submitted

by a physician licensed in the state of residence. In some areas

where states are small and people continually travel from one to

another for business, a statement from a physician in a contiguous

state will be accepted.

In this letter it is usually necessary to state the reason for the

requested waiver and the length of time it should extend. Many laws

limit all such letters to a school year and they must be renewed

each fall.

The two most valid reasons for medical waiver are " the fear of

allergic reaction in a sensitive child " and " to prevent possible

damage to a weakened immune system. " Both of these can occur in a

child who has been immunized, and since no one but the physician and

the parent will be held responsible for their consequences, it is up

to them to protect the child.

It is possible that some states may require the letter from an M.D.

or D.O., but many will allow an exemption letter from a chiropractor

if it is courteously and properly written, as outlined above.

Rule No. 4: Medical waivers are always valid but must be written to

fit each state law and often need to be renewed annually.

Article 5

The foregoing may work for school exemptions, but are there any such

waivers in the Armed Forces? Yes. All branches of the Service

provide " immunization waivers. "

Again, if they did not you could sue them for millions of dollars if

a reaction occurred from their immunizations. Because of these

waiver provisions, you become responsible if you react.

When you first sign up or enlist, you must state your objection to

the vaccinations and tell whether it is " religious conscience " or

medical reasons, such as allergies or a low tolerance to medication

of any kind. If you do not show objection at this time, you have

given the military the right to do what they will with you.

If there is any difficulty, the same rules apply here as in the

school program. Never forget, even though you may be in the Service,

no one has the right to immunize you against your will. You do not

give up your constitutional rights when you join the Armed Forces.

Rule No. 5: The rules that govern school vaccination exemption also

apply to the military. Never let anyone tell you otherwise. They do

not know, or are hiding, the facts of the law.

Article 6

What about international travel? May I go around the world without

vaccination?

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva grants American

visitors the right to REFUSE shots when traveling internationally.

However, if an area you wish to enter is infected, you may be

detained until the public health servant gives you the " go " (at his

discretion).

Thousands travel world-wide each year without shots - so you may if

that is your choice. Many of our co-workers have traveled over much

of the world and have never taken any immunizations, nor were they

ever detained.

It would be wise to request a copy of Foreign Rules and Regulations,

Part 71, Title 42, on immunization when you receive your passport.

Never forget the basic rule, " No one will vaccinate you against your

will because by doing so they assume full responsibility for the

consequences both legal and medical. "

Rule No. 7: You may travel wherever you wish in the world without

vaccination. The worst that can happen is that in very rare

circumstances you may be detained temporarily.

Some Important Details

The above seven articles constitute all the basic rules. However,

there are many important little " tricks of the trade " to having your

legal requests honored. These will now be discussed.

While waivers and exemptions are written into all laws on

immunization, most public health officials, doctors, and especially

school officials are loathe to discuss their existence when

questioned, and rarely, to our knowledge, volunteer such

information.

A top Philadelphia school official was on the radio with the

unequivocal statement, " NO SHOTS, NO SCHOOL. "

This statement is of course completely counter to state law, with

which presumably he is familiar. Such unwarranted dogmatism is

common in the people you will encounter. Once the end of their

legitimate authority has been reached, they will use their next most

powerful weapon - INTIMIDATION.

They will threaten to keep your child out of school, take him from

you, or send you to jail. These are all idle threats because they

can do none of these thing, if you follow our simple instructions.

The basic rules have been given to you, but there are a few

important details to be considered if the officials start on this

course of unlawful intimidation.

You must send a letter to the school to inform the education

officials of your stand. A phone call is not legal. It can be a note

from your doctor, minister, or a notarized letter from you stating

your sincere objections to the immunization. If you do not do this

and fail to have your child immunized, it could be construed as

negligence on your part and in some states there is a possibility of

legal action against you.

If the school should refuse to honor your letter, request that they

give you a statement in writing outlining their reasons for refusal.

If they won't, their refusal is legally invalid, and your letter

stands; they must enroll your child. If they do (they rarely will)

they take the risk of incriminating themselves, especially if they

are acting contrary (as is common) to what is specified in the law

concerning your rights for exemption. Remember they are on tenuous

ground, not you. They are your servants, you are not their servant.

If worst comes to worst and you have a very knowledgeable official

who writes you a refusal and states accurately the lawful reasons

for refusal, he will also in a negative way tell you what the

accepted exemptions are, and then you can go about meeting them, by

one of the routes suggested in this handout.

Child neglect is the one legal point you want to avoid at all costs.

No legal parent or guardian can be charged with neglect unless he

shows complete lack of concern or action to be more informed.

Stripped of legal jargon, this simply means that if you can show

that you have investigated the situation, have come to a specific

decision concerning immunizations, and have informed the authorities

of the same, no neglect charge can be brought. Neglect can be

brought only when it can be shown that you have failed to have your

children immunized, not out of respect for their medical or

spiritual integrity, but only because you were too concerned with

other matters.

At times there may be a question of whether you have given or

withdrawn legal consent. Legal consent is dependent upon being

properly informed on both the advantages and the risks in any choice

or decision you make. In other words, if a physician were to tell

you that vaccination is perfectly safe and effective to obtain your

consent, such consent would not be legal because he lied and you

have not been properly informed. Conversely, it could be argued that

non-consent is not legal if you are not fully informed about the

risks and advantages of immunizations.

What do I do if everyone refuses to give me a waiver?

This would be an extremely rare circumstance. But should it happen,

you are not left without resources. Here is where we pull out one of

our big guns. Send notarized letters by certified mail to the

vaccine laboratory which makes the shot (ask your doctor for the

address), to the doctor who is to administer the shot, to your

school principal,to the school board, and to your local health

department.

In these letters make it clear that since they have refused to give

you a duly requested waiver, you can no longer be held responsible

for what may happen to your child if they force these shots upon

him. You then state that you will allow immunization if each will

present you with a written signed guarantee of safety and

effectiveness of the vaccine and that they will consent to assume

full responsibility for any and all adverse reactions that your

child may develop from the required shots. Of course none will give

you such a guarantee. They cannot do so because all vaccines are

considered potentially highly toxic. We have yet to hear of an

instance of further harassment of parents after such letters have

been sent.

That's about all that is needed to obtain the necessary exemptions

for your children. All that has been said in this last section (1 to

5) is also applicable to the military and international travel, if

required.

Potpourri of Ammunition

" As long as each individual who opposes vaccines has sincere

objections, states them in writing, and signs his name - it is

considered legal and proper action and must therefore be honored. "

" Since many medical controversies exist surrounding immunization,

drugs, and various other medications, it mandates that each

individual have the right to control his own decisions and freedom

of choice; anything less would be contrary to the constitutional

laws that protect the citizens' rights. "

" When you deal with school officials and lawyers, you are playing

with legal terminology - move the wrong words around and you get

hung. " The terminology used in this booklet has worked before and

should work again.

" It is important to state your objections in such a way that it

complies with your state's exemption provisions. They must then

accept your request; if they do not, they are breaking their own

law. " That is why it is absolutely essential that you know your own

state law word for word before submitting your objection.

" According to CDC (the federal Communicable Disease Center in

Atlanta, Georgia), physicians are required to first inform their

patients of the risks involved before they consent to vaccines. " If

they do not do so, it is prima facie evidence of deceit or

negligence on the part of the physician.

This regulation by the federal government would also seem to assume

that the patient has the right to refuse if he feels that the risks

are too great. If this is so, is not the federal government on

record as supporting voluntary immunization and, by obvious

implication, against state-enforced compulsory immunization?

Should you ever have to go to court, or what is more likely, to

appear before a " kangaroo " court of school and health department

officials, here is some class A evidence you might find useful to

mention.

No vaccine carries any guarantee of protection from the laboratory

that produced it or the doctor who administered it.

The U.S. military allows no-nonsense " immunizations waivers. "

There is NO FEDERAL LAW on immunizations. They don't dare. Their

lawyers know the consequences.

Your rights have been infringed upon by officials attempting to use

force against your will.

Most state officials like a nice, stress-free job. When you send in

your objections and refuse to fit their ordered world by not having

your children immunized, you make waves.

This rocks their quiet existence, and there are only two ways their

life can become orderly again: either by forcing you to their will

or acquiescing to yours. What you must do to obtain an early waiver

is to make the latter the easiest path for them.

At first, however, an attempt will usually be made to bend you to

their will by some form of intimidation. Many uninformed parents

give in to this tack, and so it is tried again and again.

If you are adequately informed, as a reader of this publication

should be, you will let the officials know in no uncertain terms

that you understand your rights under the law and will not stand for

any such shilly-shallying. Invariably, once they discover you are

adamant and acquainted with the state law, your waiver will be

rapidly forthcoming.

An Acknowledgment

The greatest part of the material on the first four pages is taken

from the work of Mrs. Grace Girdwain, of Burbank, Illinois. Our

staff has rearranged and edited the information, but we wish the

full credit for its existence to go to this courageous woman who has

for twelve years worked arduously, without compensation, to help her

fellow Americans obtain their legal rights.

The following is an example of the state of Illionois law (where I

live) relating to immunizations. Illinois, like most states has no

philosophical objection, but does have a religious one.

Illinois Administrative Code Title 77: Public Health

Chapter I: Department of Public Health

Subchapter i: Maternal and Child Health

Part 665 Child Health Examination Code

Subpart E: Exceptions

Section 665.510 Objection of Parent or Legal Guardian

Parent or legal guardian of a student may object to health

examinations, immunizations, vision, and hearing screening tests,

and dental health examinations for their children on religious

grounds. If a religious objection is made, a written and signed

statement from the parent or legal guardian detailing such

objections must be presented to the local school authority.

General philosophical or moral reluctance to allow physical

examinations, immunizations, vision and hearing screening, and

dental examinations will not provide a sufficient basis for an

exception to statutory requirements.

The parent or legal guardian must be informed by the local school

authority of measles outbreak control exclusion procedures per IDPH

rules. The Control of Communicable Diseases (77 Ill. Adm. Code 690)

at the time such objection is presented.

Section 665.520 Medical Objections

a) Any medical objections to an immunization must be:

1) Made by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its

branches indicating what the medical condition is.

2) Endorsed and signed by the physician on the certificate of child

health examination and placed on file in the child's permanent

record.

Should the condition of the child later permit immunization, this

requirement will then have to be met. Parents or legal guardians

must be informed of measles outbreak control exclusion procedures

when such objection is presented per Section 665.510.

[Guest guest]

I wish I had known I could fight immunizations years ago. I was very uncomfortable with my youngest getting the chicken pox vaccine. They said she couldn't start Kindergarten without it. Against my gut, I let her get it. I was hoping she could catch the virus before she started, I wasn't that lucky. My older two daughters got chicken pox when I was pregnant with the youngest. Their scabs were just falling off when I brought the baby home. Bummer Launtsisnj <auntsisnj@...> wrote: As some of you know, I'm attending school full-time, after being downsized. I recently received a letter from the school asking me to show proof of immunity from measles, mumps and rubella - or provide them with a letter stating it's against my religious beliefs

to get immunized. Well, I had the tests run and round I had immunity to two of the three. Since my body is in a pretty reactive state right now, I have no intention of getting an MMR shot. Plus, with all that's happened pertaining to the implants, I don't trust these shots in the least bit - I've read what's in them and it terrifies me. Today I'm going to school with a letter stating that it's against my religious beliefs to get immunized. I am hoping that the school does not fight me on this, because I will be kicked out of school rather than get immunized, and I really enjoy school.Sis

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In New Jersey, you don't have to even belong to a specific religion

in order to claim an exemption. I looked into it online. Some

states consider your personal convictions the same as religion as

well (I think Florida was one of them). In New Jersey, you don't

have to practice any formal religion or even belong to any specific

church in order to claim exemption - because religious beliefs are

considered a personally held belief. All you need to do in New

Jersey is write a letter stating it's against your religion - and in

my case the school asked that a minister sign it, but I don't know

if that's even required by the state. Still, I'll hold my breath

for the next few days and hopefully there won't be any problems.

Sis

> As some of you know, I'm attending school full-time, after being

> downsized. I recently received a letter from the school asking me

to

> show proof of immunity from measles, mumps and rubella - or

provide

> them with a letter stating it's against my religious beliefs to

get

> immunized. Well, I had the tests run and round I had immunity to

two

> of the three. Since my body is in a pretty reactive state right

now,

> I have no intention of getting an MMR shot. Plus, with all that's

> happened pertaining to the implants, I don't trust these shots in

the

> least bit - I've read what's in them and it terrifies me. Today

I'm

> going to school with a letter stating that it's against my

religious

> beliefs to get immunized. I am hoping that the school does not

fight

> me on this, because I will be kicked out of school rather than get

> immunized, and I really enjoy school.

>

> Sis

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>

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>

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>

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treatment.

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Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

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