Orange County Parents and Students “Sit and Rally” Against Student Vaccine Mandates

Parents and children gather at the San Clemente Pier for a statewide "Sit and Rally" demonstration to protest California's COVID-19 vaccine requirements for K–12 students in San Clemente, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2021. Brandon Drey/The Epoch Times

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Parents and children gathered at the San Clemente Pier on Nov. 15 for a “Sit and Rally” demonstration to protest California’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements for K–12 students.

Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccinations required to attend school in-person, making California the only state in the nation to implement such a mandate.