Kanawha has joined several other counties across West Virginia with a court case over religious exemptions to the vaccines required for public school.

And a case has been filed in magistrate court in Jefferson County as well.

Similar court cases have been playing out in Raleigh, Berkeley, Gilmer and Mineral counties. Judges have split so far on lawsuits from families suing over religious exemptions to mandatory school vaccinations. A permanent injunction case picks up again next week in Raleigh Circuit Court.

Late last month, the family of an elementary school student filed a complaint in Kanawha Circuit Court, asking for a temporary injunction to allow the student to attend public school.

The case has been assigned to Kanawha Circuit Judge Richard Lindsey.

The complaint contends the

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