More than half the children who attend Munchkin Land Daycare near Billings, Montana, have special needs or compromised immune systems.
Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc.Nov 3 2023 The kids, who range in age from 4 months to 9 years, have conditions that include fetal alcohol syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and Down syndrome, according to owner Sheryl Hutzenbiler.
Montana, like 44 other states, allows religious exemptions from immunization requirements for school-age children. If the state is successful in expanding its policy to child care facilities, it would become the second this year to add a religious exemption to its immunization requirements for younger kids. Mississippi began allowing such exemptions for schools and child care centers in July following a court ruling that the state's lack of a religious exemption violated the U.S.
The proposal in Montana is similar to one the state Department of Public Health and Human Services floated last year, which a legislative committee temporarily blocked after public health advocates and child care providers objected. Afterward, in October 2022, health department officials said they would not enforce a religious exemption ban in child care centers.
"The rules package cuts red tape to increase access to child care for hardworking Montana families, and ensures that related regulations align with statutory changes directed by the Legislature in 2021 and 2023," his statement said. The risk of disease outbreaks would increase not only in those child care centers but in communities as well, said Sophia Newcomer, an associate professor at the University of Montana School of Public and Community Health Sciences.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Picking Mushrooms In This Forest Could Land You A Criminal RecordOK, OK, I'm putting my container down...
続きを読む »
Residents want to transform flood-protection land into gardensIf a resident fronting the strip does not want a garden, it can be be offered to the adjoining neighbour
続きを読む »
‘Firesale’ of HS2 land could be delayed as Rishi Sunak faces ‘very likely’ legal challengePrime Minister's decision to axe the high speed rail line has come under sustained criticism
続きを読む »
Arsenal can land Man Utd's dream striker for nearly half of Rasmus Hojlund feeArsenal are reportedly plotting a bid for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, who turned down a move to Manchester United over the summer.
続きを読む »
Covid Inquiry: No 10 downplayed Boris Johnson’s illness due to fears over hostile statesOfficials gave a 'more positive impression' of the then PM's health because they were concerned that terrorists or hostile states could exploit an apparent power vacuum, it could cause chaos on financial markets and panic the public
続きを読む »
New Shropshire flood alert in place as more rain falls on soaked landA flood alert has this morning been issued for the Severn Vyrnwy confluence on the Shropshire border with Wales.
続きを読む »