Trump orders end to federal funding for schools that require Covid vaccines
Trump signed an executive order halting federal funds for schools that require students to be vaccinated against coronavirus before they can attend classes in person.
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order halting federal funds for schools that require students to be vaccinated against coronavirus before they can attend classes in person.
Trump’s administration has already taken steps to end coronavirus vaccine requirements at the federal level, including for green card applicants, and reinstated service members who were discharged for refusing the vaccine.
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The order states that "[s]ome school districts and universities continue to coerce children and young adults into taking the COVID-19 vaccine by conditioning their education on it" and warns that others could re-implement such mandates.
It calls for the secretary of education, working with the secretary of health and human services, to provide a plan to end coronavirus school mandates, including a list of federal grants and contracts provided to schools and universities that do not abide by the new executive order, which was first reported by Breitbart News.
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