Amish Schools Fined for Vaccine Mandate Violations

Three small Amish schools in New York are facing penalties for not vaccinating their students due to religious objections. The Amish community, which has lived in New York for nearly two centuries, is seeking religious accommodation. The U.S. Supreme Court may now be their only recourse, as the state has repealed its previous religious exemption. The Amish argue that the vaccine mandate violates their constitutional right to direct their children's religious upbringing, as established in the case Wisconsin v. Yoder.