Keniki Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 DD wants to take Driver's Ed. Because of our location, public high school is our only option. To enroll, she has to have a physical and present her immunization records. I am opposed to mandatory vaccines and agree with much of what is in the religious exemption letter (that I found at this site) but not quite everything. Can I modify this letter? Did you have any trouble using this exemption? If you'd rather not discuss it publicly, feel free to pm me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Very few people have had problems.just stick to your guns about it being your religious belief, don't offer any more info than necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hana Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 If it doesn't grieve you terribly, stick with the letter as is. It is illegal for them to pry into religious reasons for requesting exemption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Right,they don't ask WHY or WHAT the religious beliefs are...that's illegal...and you could actually say anything, make up a religion for that matter, and the worker can't dispute or argue it. That's not their job. Their job is to simply stamp the form. And frankly, that's all they really want to do anyway. Why put effort into their job if they don't have to, ya know :glare:. As far as your comfortability, or moral compass, if you are in fact not truly exempting for religious reasons...well...for me, since that is the only loophole they gave me in the forcing of chemicals into my children...I went with that loophole, no qualms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) In IL it only needs to be your personal religious beliefs, so don't back down if they ask what church you belong to, etc. The letter you linked to is similar to one I used years ago when searching for a doctor who would work with me regarding our decision to delay vaccines (which we continue to do). Edited October 1, 2012 by jelbe5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keniki Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 So, in this case, I can just give the letter to the school, right? I don't have to send it in to the state or anything, do I? The sentence that bothers me is the one about injecting things into our bodies. I would let someone give her a shot or an IV IF there was a reason. So, can/should I just delete that sentence? In fact, I wonder as I search other states, if I could just type up something that says, "I object to my child being immunized based on my religious beliefs." and sign it. Do I really have to have all that other in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 So, in this case, I can just give the letter to the school, right? I don't have to send it in to the state or anything, do I? The sentence that bothers me is the one about injecting things into our bodies. I would let someone give her a shot or an IV IF there was a reason. So, can/should I just delete that sentence? In fact, I wonder as I search other states, if I could just type up something that says, "I object to my child being immunized based on my religious beliefs." and sign it. Do I really have to have all that other in there? Leave it be. It's irrelevant to what they need to know. Yes, you need to have that extra here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 DD wants to take Driver's Ed. Because of our location, public high school is our only option. To enroll, she has to have a physical and present her immunization records. I am opposed to mandatory vaccines and agree with much of what is in the religious exemption letter (that I found at this site) but not quite everything. Can I modify this letter? Did you have any trouble using this exemption? If you'd rather not discuss it publicly, feel free to pm me. Don't use that letter at all. It gets into specifics about religion that you need not offer. Use one specifically for your jurisdiction that reads as your statute requires. I saw this, so I'd be vague: The statutory exemption to immunizations for religious reasons is based on constitutional principles. Parents wishing to object on these grounds are expected to state their religious belief that conflicts with a specific examination or immunization. See Lewis v. Sobel, 710 F. Supp. 506, 512-16 (S.D. N.Y. 1989). The religious objection may be personal and need not be directed by the tenets of an established religious organization. See Frazee v. Illinois Department The only thing I would use out of the letter is the beginning, and then sign it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I would check that you need a letter at all. In the three states we exempted in , all the health departments have an official form that you fill out at the Health Department, they stamp, and then I have to have to notarized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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