Nicole Leonard / Connecticut Public Radio
An overwhelming number of people signed up to testify Tuesday during what was expected to be a contentious public hearing on school vaccination requirements so many that lawmakers, by a majority vote, decided to cap the duration of the virtual hearing at 24 hours.
The limit was criticized by several Republican members of the state Public Health Committee, as well as those who testified throughout the day.
“This 24-hour limit of a public hearing where a majority of nearly 2,000 people who’ve signed up to have their voices heard will not have it. They will be denied,” said Sen. Tony Hwang. “This process, in my mind, is disrespectful and insensitive to the people it personally impacts.”
Opponents of mandatory vaccinations for public school dominate hearing
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School buses are parked in neat rows at the Trumbull school bus depot at 81 Spring Hill Road in Trumbull, Conn. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.Brian A. Pounds/Hearst Connecticut Media
Dozens of parents on Tuesday threatened to move out of the state and at least one suggested legal action if the General Assembly makes them vaccinate their kids to attend public and private school.
The hearing that was set to last 24 hours, until Wednesday morning, was over lawmakers’ attempt to severely limit exemptions to the mandatory vaccination of school children for measles, mumps, rubella and other diseases, ending religious objections.
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