California doesn't have a clear interpretation of whether home-based charter schools qualify for the exemption.
SACRAMENTO — Nearly all California students must get vaccinated after state leaders tightened laws following the 2014 Disneyland measles scare, but at least one loophole remains: new hybrid programs known as charter home schools.
The state's strict vaccination laws, both written by State Sen. Richard Pan , a pediatrician, apply to all schools except for “home-based private schools and students enrolled in an independent study program." Charter schools are public. But for the increasing number of programs that blend home instruction and class time, the rules blur.
Students "have the opportunity to interact with each other in a fun, warm and caring environment," according to the school's website. "Lunchtime at ERCLC is a wonderful example of families and students of all ages interacting, having fun on the playground and enjoying lunch under the shade trees." Leah Russin, attorney and founder of the parent advocacy group Vaccinate California, said that she’s been pushing state agencies to investigate the issue since the state banned personal and religious belief exemptions in 2015, calling it “a bureaucratic gap."
But health experts say the funding definition bears no meaning when it comes to public health. Students that have any classroom instruction face risks for contracting diseases if their group falls below the herd immunity standard of having 95 percent of students up-to-date on their vaccines. choosing charter home schools instead of filing a state affidavit to provide private instruction at home because the public programs offer them a stipend for materials and the option of a classroom setting and activities such as field trips.
CDPH declined to answer more specific questions about whether charter home-school programs qualify for the exemptions.
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