Thousands of children will not be in school on Monday as parents protest California Governor Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students, by taking their kids to the state capitol to protest.
In October, Newsom’s Office announced that California would be the first state in the U.S. to require school students to be vaccinated following the full FDA approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for grades 7 to 12 and K-6. California also was the first state to implement school mask and staff vaccination mandates.
The “Our Children, Our Choice!” protest will take place at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, at 10 a.m. local time. On the Facebook event, there are more than 1,100 people indicating they are “going” and more than 3,300 who say they are “interested”.
