Before this, parents had to wait for the Texas Department of State and Health Services to mail the form to them.

Previously, parents had to wait for the state to mail them the exemption form. They still have to get the form notarized before submitting it to the school for enrollment purposes.

A nurse administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic organized by the Travis County Mobile Vaccine Collaborative at Rodriguez Elementary School on July 28, 2021. “Vaccine exemption requests ...

NEW YORK -- With COVID-19 vaccine mandates proliferating across the country in the public and private sectors as well as some school districts, the pushback from those unwilling or hesitant to get ...

A new Texas law lets parents download school vaccine exemption forms online, ending mail-in delays and giving families faster ...

States with lax vaccination laws that allow philosophical exemptions and use standardized exemption forms have higher rates of pertussis, or whooping cough, according to a new study from the ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- The first day of classes is just around the corner for Hillsborough County Public Schools and on Tuesday, the district released a form for families looking to exempt their children from ...

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