Canadian school won't admit student whose mother refuses to vaccinate him

A 10-year-old Manitoba boy is being kept home from school because his mother refuses to vaccinate him against measles.

Aidan Walsh is a Grade 5 student at Shevchenko School in Vita, Man., where parents were told a student may have a case of measles.

Grade 5 Manitoba student Aidan Walsh has to stay home from classes because he is not vaccinated for measles and there is a possible case at his school. (CBC)

But Aidan’s mom Kim never had him vaccinated against measles because she believes he is safe with homeopathic remedies.

The province disagrees — and is enforcing a policy that says any child who hasn’t been vaccinated and could be at risk, has to stay home.

“To me it almost seems like a bullying situation, you know? ‘Get the needle! Get the needle! If you don't get the needle, you can't go!’" said Kim.

British Columbia is currently dealing with an outbreak of measles, while Manitoba and other provinces have had a handful of cases.

So far in Manitoba, there have been four reported cases of measles, and after the first two, the province’s public health officials sent a letter to parents of school-age children.

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

Joy Division wrote:There is a wee lad who used to attend the same primary schools as my kids,his mother refused to let him have the 3in one jab incase it done him more harm than good, but there was no issue with the school.

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

Tommy Monk wrote:Is it law that you have to take any vaccination?


If only this child is not vaccinated then surely the risk is only to them as others already protected against it? So where is the risk to them?



I think the bigger problem is allowing immigration from high risk countries unscreened.

Eilzel wrote:

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

This is a potential health issue.

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:

Eilzel wrote:

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

This is a potential health issue.

to the child who has not been vaccinated, the mother has the choice and she must feel the best for her child is not to vaccinate..

are you against freedom of choice??  

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:

to the child who has not been vaccinated, the mother has the choice and she must feel the best for her child is not to vaccinate..

are you against freedom of choice??  

So just to get you on the record, do you think freedom of choice should apply, as Quill pointed out above, even to things that put society in danger?

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

But why should the entire student population be put in jeopardy of contracting measles just because one kid's mother doesn't believe in vaccines? It can be a fatal disease.

Raggamuffin wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:

But why should the entire student population be put in jeopardy of contracting measles just because one kid's mother doesn't believe in vaccines? It can be a fatal disease.

Well they won't get it if they've all been vaccinated except him, will they?

Raggamuffin wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

But why should the entire student population be put in jeopardy of contracting measles just because one kid's mother doesn't believe in vaccines? It can be a fatal disease.

Well they won't get it if they've all been vaccinated except him, will they?

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Well they won't get it if they've all been vaccinated except him, will they?

Sure, as long as the only people they ever come into contact with are vaccinated. So they can't go grocery shopping or anywhere but school and home.

Raggamuffin wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Well they won't get it if they've all been vaccinated except him, will they?

Sure, as long as the only people they ever come into contact with are vaccinated. So they can't go grocery shopping or anywhere but school and home.

Why aren't you criticising the other people who aren't vaccinated then?

Anyway, I think they're making him stay off school so he doesn't get measles himself.

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:
freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

Raggamuffin wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Sure, as long as the only people they ever come into contact with are vaccinated. So they can't go grocery shopping or anywhere but school and home.

Why aren't you criticising the other people who aren't vaccinated then?

Anyway, I think they're making him stay off school so he doesn't get measles himself.

Lone Wolf wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Why aren't you criticising the other people who aren't vaccinated then?

Anyway, I think they're making him stay off school so he doesn't get measles himself.

  

ONCE again, BaggsHerHead proves why she is still one of the stupidest members on this forum !!!

YET ANOTHER high-school dropout who believes she knows better than the specialists...    

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:
Is it law that you have to take any vaccination?

If only this child is not vaccinated then surely the risk is only to them as others already protected against it? So where is the risk to them?

.............

Don't know about the lovely land of Canadia, but in the U.S. there are a lot of school districts that won't admit your kids until they're vaccinated for measles, etc.

Ben_Reilly wrote:

I'll criticize anybody who doesn't get vaccinated, that's just a stupid thing to do.

Lone Wolf wrote:

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:
freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

  

TELL US again which medical school you received your degree from, f****it  ???
OH ~ THAT'S RIGHT !   YOU didn't even complete high school, you pathetic little grub..   

jaded fox wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:

I'll criticize anybody who doesn't get vaccinated, that's just a stupid thing to do.

Or can we just let them die and call it Darwin's will?

jaded fox wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:

I'll criticize anybody who doesn't get vaccinated, that's just a stupid thing to do.

Or can we just let them die and call it Darwin's will?

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:

Lone Wolf wrote:
  

TELL US again which medical school you received your degree from, f****it  ???
OH ~ THAT'S RIGHT !   YOU didn't even complete high school, you pathetic little grub..   

please remind me how you cheated to get through 8th grade or haven't you managed it yet....  

Lone Wolf wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Don't know about the lovely land of Canadia, but in the U.S. there are a lot of school districts that won't admit your kids until they're vaccinated for measles, etc.

  

DOWN here in Paradise, they still generally allow those unvaccinated kids to attend school...

However :
* They might miss out on many excursions, sports and extra-curricular activities;   and
* When there is an outbreak of those communicable diseases, those un-vaccinated kids can be ordered to stay home..

IT SHOULD also be noted that the number of kids belonging to those idiotic self-taught-from-the-internet mums down here are less than 4% of all schoolkids.    

THE state's new laws aimed at raising immunisation rates have now come into effect in childcare centres across NSW.

As of January 1, a child cannot be enrolled at a childcare facility unless the parent or guardian provides an official record proving the child is fully immunised or an approved exemption is provided.

Health Minister Jillian Skinner said the law sent a clear message to parents that the health of children and the wider community needed to be protected: "The government is determined to protect our children from the devastating consequences of vaccine-preventable disease."

Original Quill wrote:

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:

please remind me how you cheated to get through 8th grade or haven't you managed it yet....  

Lay off Bee, GIG.  He has a bachelors degree in ag science.  What is it that you have??

I can have hours of intelligent conversation with Bee before you come up with one word.

veya_victaous wrote:

Godisgoodallthetime wrote:freedom of choice bites the dust again, i hope she decides to get a tutor or educate the child herself..

why should she be forced to do something she disagrees with...

Umm I want the right to NOT expose my kids to deadly diseases  that can be prevented      She can do whatever but why should the rest of us be put at risk    Choices, she has, she took, now she lives with the consequences    

Raggamuffin wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:

Umm I want the right to NOT expose my kids to deadly diseases  that can be prevented      She can do whatever but why should the rest of us be put at risk    Choices, she has, she took, now she lives with the consequences    

If your kids were vaccinated, they wouldn't get the disease, would they?