{"id":2403172,"date":"2025-02-16T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T18:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ends-school-covid-vaccine-mandates-but-hes-not-even-close-to-being-finished\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T13:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T18:06:24","slug":"trump-ends-school-covid-vaccine-mandates-but-hes-not-even-close-to-being-finished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ends-school-covid-vaccine-mandates-but-hes-not-even-close-to-being-finished\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Ends School COVID Vaccine Mandates, But He&#8217;s Not Even Close to Being Finished"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-ends-school-covid-vaccine-mandates-but-hes-not-even-close-to-being-finished%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403172&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses \u2063an executive\u2063 order signed\u200c by President \u2062Donald Trump that aims \u200cto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-gop-performance-in-nm-1-set-stage-for-law-and-order-campaign-in-22\/\" title=\"Will GOP Performance In NM-1 Set Stage For Law And ... Campaign in &#039;22?\">eliminate federal funding<\/a> for schools and \u2064colleges that mandate COVID-19 vaccinations \u2063for \u200bstudents. Trump\u2019s order asserts that \u2063coercing students into vaccination as a condition\u200b for education infringes upon personal freedoms and parental rights. It \u2062emphasizes that\u200b parents should have the\u200d authority to make decisions regarding their children&#8217;s\u2064 vaccinations, given the low risk of severe COVID-19 illness in young individuals. The order mandates that the Secretary of Education \u2064and the Secretary of Health and Human Services provide a report \u2064on federal funding to these institutions and suggests a future strategy to prohibit such mandates.This move \u2064aligns with Trump&#8217;s campaign pledge to \u2063withhold\u200b funding from schools with vaccine \u2062or\u200d mask mandates, emphasizing his\u2062 commitment to \u2064educational freedom and parental rights.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The federal funding spigot is being turned off for any school or college that requires students to have a COVID-19 vaccine under an executive order released Friday by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/keeping-education-accessible-and-ending-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-in-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a> said that despite the ebb of COVID-19, some &ldquo;school districts and universities continue to coerce children and young adults into taking the COVID-19 vaccine by conditioning their education on it, and others may re-implement such mandates.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The order noted Trump&rsquo;s position that parents should decide which vaccines children receive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#127482;&#127480;BREAKING: TRUMP DEFUNDS COVID VACCINE-MANDATE SCHOOLS<\/p>\n<p>Trump has signed an executive order cutting all federal funding to schools that require the COVID vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>A major move against forced mandates, reinforcing parental choice in education. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PKwarNaNNu\">pic.twitter.com\/PKwarNaNNu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. J. J. Levine (@drjjlevine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drjjlevine\/status\/1890484447637590414?\">February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Parents and young adults should be empowered with accurate data regarding the remote risks of serious illness associated with COVID-19 for children and young adults, as well as how those risks can be mitigated through various measures, and left free to make their own decisions accordingly,&rdquo; the order said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-experts-rip-cdc-guidelines-for-youth-summer-camps-as-draconian-senseless\/\" title=\"Some Experts Rip CDC Guidelines For Youth Summer Camps As \u2018Draconian,\u2019 \u2018Senseless,\u2019\">incredibly low risk<\/a> of serious COVID-19 illness for children and young adults, threatening to shut them out of an education is an intolerable infringement on personal freedom. Such <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mandates usurp parental authority<\/a> and burden students of many faiths,&rdquo; the order said.<\/p>\n<p>The order said &ldquo;discretionary Federal funds&rdquo; should not go to any college, school, or state education agency that requires a COVID-19 vaccine to attend classes in person.<\/p>\n<p>The order gives the secretary of education and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 90 days to give Trump a report of what discretionary money flows to schools, colleges, or states that require a COVID-19 vaccine and how they plan to either block aid from those offenders in the future or rescind existing discretionary aid. The order also requires a plan to ban such mandates in the future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HUGE WIN for health freedom in America!! &#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>Under President Trump, we will no longer force our kids to take vaccines they don&rsquo;t need!<\/p>\n<p>President Trump just signed an executive order to DEFUND any school that mandates the COVID-19 vaccine! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2hTODlXexn\">pic.twitter.com\/2hTODlXexn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#127482;&#127480; (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1890496055889854671?\">February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump has nominated Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education, but she has not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Trump &ldquo;is committed to protecting personal freedoms and ensuring that Americans&rsquo; education isn&rsquo;t conditioned on unnecessary government mandates,&rdquo; a White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/02\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-prohibits-federal-funding-for-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-in-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fact sheet<\/a> issued in conjunction with the order said.<\/p>\n<p>The fact sheet calls a vaccine requirement &ldquo;government coercion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Studies consistently show that children and young adults have an incredibly low risk of developing a severe illness from COVID-19,&rdquo; the fact sheet said.<\/p>\n<p>The fact sheet added that Trump &ldquo;is dedicated to ensuring that American students are not forced to choose between their education and their medical freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The document also noted that Trump is a &ldquo;staunch advocate for parental rights, ensuring families have the primary role in shaping their children&rsquo;s educational journey, free from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-prohibit-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-in-schools-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump to prohibit ... ...s in ... - Washington Examiner\">undue bureaucratic mandates<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump said he &ldquo;would not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-covid-vaccine-mandates-federal-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The order highlights concerns that some educational institutions are pressuring students to get vaccinated in exchange for education, despite the declining COVID-19 cases. It emphasizes parental choice regarding vaccinations and states that such mandates infringe on personal freedoms and parental authority. 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