Federal judge upholds New York City policy for unvaccinated children.

The New York Times (6/23, A19, Mueller, Subscription Publication) reports that Judge William F. Kuntz II of Federal District Court in Brooklyn upheld a New York City policy prohibiting unimmunized students from attending public school if another student carries a vaccine-preventable condition. He “ruled against three families who claimed that their right to free exercise of religion was violated when their children were kept from school, sometimes for a month at a time, because of the city’s immunization policies.” He also wrote in his ruling that the Supreme Court has “strongly suggested that religious objectors are not constitutionally exempt from vaccinations".