Calif. Parents Protest Child Vaccine Mandate Statewide

Thousands of parents showed up at the California capitol on Monday to protest Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom’s upcoming child vaccine mandate, which would affect all public and private schools in the state.

As part of the protest, parents statewide kept their kids home from school, education employees called out and a handful of bus drivers also called out while refusing to drive their scheduled routes.

The backlash comes as California is the first state in the nation to announce requirements for students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend school in-person. If students refuse vaccination, they will be forced to complete independent studies at home.

People gathered in front of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office in downtown Bakersfield.

On Monday, October 18th, a statewide walk out is planned at schools across California to protest the potential vaccine mandate. https://t.co/10XrTmVBsj pic.twitter.com/94714PpzGE

— BakersfieldNow (@bakersfieldnow) October 18, 2021