San Diego Student, Parents Sue District Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 28: Anti-vaccine protesters stage a protest outside of the San Diego Unified School District office to protest a forced vaccination mandate for students on September 28, 2021 in San Diego, California. The School District was holding a virtual hearing on whether to enact a mandate for students to receive at least one dose of a COVID vaccine. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

SAN DIEGO—A 16-year-old Scripps Ranch High School student and her parents filed a lawsuit on Oct. 22 against the San Diego Unified School District to block its recently approved COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff and students over the age of 16.

The suit filed in San Diego federal court on behalf of the family—identified as John, Jane, and Jill Doe in the complaint—states that the high school junior’s religious beliefs prohibit her from getting the vaccine.