Summary
Parents and advocates fear a rollback of school vaccine mandates under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), citing his anti-vaccine rhetoric and potential policy influence.
Experts warn Kennedy could lower vaccination rates by undermining trust, altering vaccine approval processes, or defunding federal vaccine programs. Such changes risk disease outbreaks, particularly for vulnerable children.
Critics also anticipate school board battles over vaccine mandates and highlight the impact of misinformation targeting minority communities.
Parents worry these shifts could have “life-or-death consequences” for children with chronic illnesses.
Can’t help but think that’s the point - to give parents more reason NOT to send their kids to school, or at least make it more hostile to do so. More interest in voucher programs is already a thing, and it was enacted in a district in Georgia with absolutely expected and hilarious (not for the kids) results. But the less interest there is in public vs private schools, the easier it will be to throw any talk of equity in education, let alone instruction
Make private schools the “reasonable” option, then Jack up the prices when families have divested from public, and then it’s the only option - at a price no one in their tax bracket can afford
(I do not support this, it’s just my doom and gloom from all the attacks on schools from the Magats)