Keeping Education Accessible and Ending COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schools

What it means

Directs the withdrawal of federal funding from schools and colleges that mandate COVID-19 vaccines for students. The Education Secretary must issue guidelines on parental rights and religious freedoms related to vaccine mandates, and develop a plan to end these requirements.

Expected impact

• Greater parental and student autonomy in making COVID-19 vaccination decisions
• Financial pressure on educational institutions to remove existing vaccine requirements
• Potential shifts in vaccination rates among student populations
• Debates between public health officials and parental rights advocates
• Possible legal challenges from institutions that currently maintain vaccine mandates