By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals set key deadlines in an appeal by state and local school officials of a preliminary injunction on behalf of three Raleigh County parents allowing for a religious vaccine exemption for their children, but don’t expect a resolution soon.
In a scheduling order released Thursday evening, the state Supreme Court announced that it had placed on its docket an appeal filed in August by the West Virginia Board of Education, State Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt, and the Raleigh County Board of Education of a lower court decision in July granting Raleigh County parents Miranda Guzman, Amanda Tulley and Carley Hunter a preliminary injunction prohibiting school officials from enforcing the state’s compulsory immunization law.
However, the Supreme Court declined to grant a motion by state and Raleigh County educational officials seeking a stay of further proceedings for a permanent injunction scheduled by 14th Judicial Circuit Judge Michael Froble for Wednesday, Sept. 10, and Thursday, Sept. 11. The justices also denied a motion seeking an expedited review of the case.
