
#811: February 24, 2004
Knowledge Fight
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The Importance of Public Schools in West Virginia
Homeschoolers in West Virginia are protesting a bill that would require them to provide proof of vaccination before they can attend public schools. The rallies were organized by an anti-vax group called West Virginians for Vaccine Exemption and the other group is Human Life International, a Catholic anti-abortion organization. They know full well that this bill is nothing more than a slight updating of some terms and has nothing to do with homeschooled children being forcefully vaccinated. But pretending that that is the case is the only way to use this as an opportunity to push the anti-vacuum agenda.
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