Student Banned From School Appeals Judge Ruling During Chickenpox Outbreak

Student Banned From School Appeals Judge Ruling During Chickenpox Outbreak
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A Kentucky student who sued the health department for their decision to temporarily ban unvaccinated students from school and sporting events during a chickenpox outbreak has spoken out after a judge ruled against him on April 2.

Jerome Kunkel, 18, a student at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Assumption Academy, brought a lawsuit against the Northern Kentucky Health Department after he was not permitted to play basketball at school because he had not received the Varicella Virus vaccination, reported Fox 19.