[SydneyK]

This has been a subject of much debate in my house. There is so much evidence on both sides that it's hard to know what to believe. I'm not a big fan of the way pharmaceutical companies seem to be trying to infiltrate every home, and it seems that, by requiring vaccines, the government is not only allowing this infiltration, but mandating it. So, that's frustrating. However, I understand why vaccines are important, and I'm all in favor of protecting our children from potentially deadly diseases.

I wish there were completely unbiased resources to turn to. Everything I've found seems to have some kind of spin on it, so like I said, it's hard to know what to believe.

As it is, our kids have gotten the required vaccinations at the suggested times. Fortunately, we've not seen any kind of negative reaction in either of them. If we had seen negative reactions, I'm not sure what we'd have done. And, since our younger child is still an infant (and therefore requires more vaccinations), I expect I'll continue to try to find a trustworthy source for answers.

I must admit, I'm glad to see that truant parents are being held accountable. At least, they're threatened as such (I've yet to see any indication that any parents have been sentenced to jail time for this). Given the fact that in this case, the government is allowing for religious/medical exceptions, there's no excuse for students missing so much school.