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MomToThree 
on November 15, 2007
View Original: abcnews.go.com Tags: children's health, health, immunizations
This is pretty out there ... "A Maryland school district has ordered parents of more than 2,300 students to court Saturday for failure to immunize their children. The parents could face fines and jail time if they do not appear. The students, in grades five through 10, will be required to report to court with their parents. While students can expect to be vaccinated before they leave the courthouse, parents will be lectured to by Circuit Court Judge Philip Nichols Jr. on the necessity of vaccination. Those who fail to appear face fines of $50 a day and up to 10 days in jail. According to Prince George's County Schools spokesman John White, the students were required to receive two shots before Sept. 20: one for hepatitis B and the other for the chickenpox. Parents who did not meet the deadline for both shots were asked not to bring their children to school until they were immunized or provided proof of an immunization appointment.
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Another news story that makes me wince. Although, I will say, should you chose not to vax, you need to file the proper waivers for your state. But if people can be fined and jailed for not vaccinating ... I think these people are opening up a dangerous slippery slope and frankly, I do not like it one bit.
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