MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WDVM) — Student-athletes at Montgomery County Public Schools are now able to opt-out of getting vaccinated for religious reasons.
Under the previous policy, students participating in winter sports had to be vaccinated or have a medical exemption. But now, student-athletes who participate in spring sports can bypass the vaccine if they object due to their religious beliefs.
In a community message, the school system says this change comes because of the decreasing COVID-19 community transmission rate and the county’s high vaccination rate.
