The full House advances a bill that would prohibit giving COVID shots at public schools, unless parents give explicit permission. Terrebonne Parish Representative Beryl Amedee says her bill would require schools obtain written permission to administer a shot, then follow that up with a verbal verification.
“This bill is an effort to make sure students are protected by actually guaranteeing that there is parental permission.”
Amedee says she brought the bill because – during the height of the pandemic – there were some cases of kids forging a parental permission slip and getting the shot – much to their parents’ surprise. She says some school administrators asked her to file the bill to help protect them from liability.
“They wanted to be sure that we have enough documentation in place, or enough verification in place, that they wouldn’t be faced with angry parents showing up at the school, saying ‘What do you mean my child got a shot??'”
Amedee’s HB 427 would prohibit schools from administering vaccines on school property without written and then verbal parental approval. She urged lawmakers to vote “yes”.
“It’s a good idea to vote in favor of the bill, which simply adds a layer of protection in these schools confirming that a parent has, in fact, given permission.”
The bill passed by a 65-to-31 vote, and now moves forward to the Senate.
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