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World Vision International: What the Floods Left Behind - The Hidden Burden Facing Nepal's Children
MONROVIA, California, Sept. 12 -- World Vision International issued the following news release:
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What the Floods Left Behind: The Hidden Burden Facing Nepal's Children
As emergency relief gives way to recovery, Child Friendly Spaces are helping children reclaim safety, routine and hope after Nepal's devastating floods.
Kathmandu, Nepal | 11 September 2026
Two weeks after flash floods tore through central Nepal, nine-year-old Ayesha sits with a pencil in hand, drawing once again. The flood swept away her schoolbag, books, and much of the world she knew. For days afterwards, fear lingered. ... Show Full Article MONROVIA, California, Sept. 12 -- World Vision International issued the following news release: * * * What the Floods Left Behind: The Hidden Burden Facing Nepal's Children As emergency relief gives way to recovery, Child Friendly Spaces are helping children reclaim safety, routine and hope after Nepal's devastating floods. Kathmandu, Nepal | 11 September 2026 Two weeks after flash floods tore through central Nepal, nine-year-old Ayesha sits with a pencil in hand, drawing once again. The flood swept away her schoolbag, books, and much of the world she knew. For days afterwards, fear lingered.
Today, inside a World Vision Child Friendly Space at an evacuation centre, she is drawing, playing and laughing with other children displaced by the disaster.
"I love drawing, and having the chance to draw again makes me very happy," she says.
For thousands of children displaced by the Nepal floods, the challenge is now recovery. While emergency relief continues, many children continue to live with fear, uncertainty, and trauma.
According to Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), floods have claimed 1,367 lives and affected over 19,000 households. More than 84,000 people, including 22,000 children, still need humanitarian assistance, while nearly 9,800 children have had their education disrupted as 32 schools remain impacted across the hardest-hit districts.
"Children have survived a terrifying disaster, but survival is not the end of their story," says Roslyn Gabriel, National Director of World Vision International Nepal. "Child Friendly Spaces give children back something the floods took from them, which is a sense of normalcy, safety and hope."
The Recovery Crisis Few People See
Thousands of children have seen their education disrupted as many schools have been damaged or rendered inaccessible. In evacuation centres across Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts, children who once ran from rising waters now live in crowded temporary shelters. The loss of routine, stability and familiar surroundings has compounded the emotional impact of the disaster.
For those responding to the crisis, addressing children's emotional well-being is as critical as meeting their immediate physical needs.
Humanitarian experience globally shows that children affected by disasters face heightened risks of emotional distress, exploitation, violence and neglect, making child protection services a critical component of early recovery efforts.
"It's Coming, It's Coming"
The psychological impact of the disaster is still visible.
Sharmila, a Child Friendly Space facilitator and mother whose own child attends the sessions, remembers the fear that gripped children immediately after the flooding.
"For the first two to four days after the flood, the children were very frightened. Whenever they heard or imagined danger, they would shout, 'It's coming, it's coming!' and run uphill."
That fear has not disappeared completely, but signs of recovery are emerging. Through structured play, sports, drawing and creative activities, children are gradually rebuilding confidence and reconnecting with their peers. World Vision International Nepal has already established two Child Friendly Spaces in Bidur Municipality, reaching more than 100 flood-affected children.
"Since the Child Friendly Space started, the children have begun playing again and seem less worried," Sharmila says.
Why Play Matters After Disaster
To an outsider, a football game or a drawing session might seem insignificant amid a humanitarian emergency. Yet child protection specialists consistently identify safe spaces, routine and social connection as critical elements of recovery for children affected by crises.
For 14-year-old Samir, whose home and school were swept away by the floods, the impact has been profound.
"Being able to play like this has helped me feel refreshed and has taken my mind off many of my worries," he explains after a day spent playing football, badminton and drawing with friends.
A Locally Led Recovery
By working through local partners and municipal authorities, the response is helping strengthen community-led recovery systems that can continue supporting children long after the emergency phase concludes.
The Child Friendly Spaces are being implemented through local partners and municipal authorities, ensuring support is rooted in communities themselves and aligned with government-led recovery efforts. In Nuwakot, activities are delivered through Good Neighbors Nepal with coordination from local government authorities, while expansion is planned in neighbouring Rasuwa through KIRDARC Nepal and local authorities.
The next phase will also include trained psychosocial counsellors being deployed to assess children's emotional wellbeing and identify those who need specialised support.
The Funding Gap Threatening Recovery
Child Friendly Spaces form part of World Vision International Nepal's wider emergency response, which aims to assist 25,000 people, including 10,000 children, through food assistance, shelter, health, water, sanitation and child protection services. To date, nearly 1,900 people have been reached across affected communities. 46% of those assisted are children.
Yet recovery remains underfunded.
While food assistance appears to be adequately covered by multiple actors, affected families suggest a growing need to shift towards early recovery support. Community members highlighted the importance of livelihood restoration and income-generating activities to help households regain self-reliance and reduce dependency on relief assistance.
Investing in More Than Survival
Humanitarian crises are often measured through homes destroyed, roads washed away, and people displaced.
But for children, recovery is measured differently.
In the confidence to play again.
In the courage to return to learning.
And in the moment a child stops running from imagined danger and begins imagining a future instead.
World Vision International Nepal urgently calls on donors, partners and supporters to invest in the recovery of children and families affected by the devastating floods. Immediate funding is needed to expand child protection services, provide critical psychosocial support, restore access to education, to save them from malnutrition and health hazards, and help families rebuild their livelihoods and homes. Without sustained support, thousands of children risk facing long-term emotional, social and economic consequences.
For more response related updates: https://www.wvi.org/nepal/nepal-flash-floods-response-2026
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World Vision International Nepal is part of the World Vision International partnership, which operates in around 100 countries. The organisation began its long-term development programme in Nepal in 2001 and currently implements programmes in 17 districts, supporting vulnerable children, families and communities.
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Original text here: https://www.wvi.org/newsroom/nepal/what-floods-left-behind-hidden-burden-facing-nepals-children
[Category: Sociological]
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What the Floods Left Behind: The Hidden Burden Facing Nepal's Children
As emergency relief gives way to recovery, Child Friendly Spaces are helping children reclaim safety, routine and hope after Nepal's devastating floods.
Kathmandu, Nepal | 11 September 2026
Two weeks after flash floods tore through central Nepal, nine-year-old Ayesha sits with a pencil in hand, drawing once again. The flood swept away her schoolbag, books, and much of the world she knew. For days afterwards, fear lingered. ... Show Full Article MONROVIA, California, Sept. 12 -- World Vision International issued the following news release: * * * What the Floods Left Behind: The Hidden Burden Facing Nepal's Children As emergency relief gives way to recovery, Child Friendly Spaces are helping children reclaim safety, routine and hope after Nepal's devastating floods. Kathmandu, Nepal | 11 September 2026 Two weeks after flash floods tore through central Nepal, nine-year-old Ayesha sits with a pencil in hand, drawing once again. The flood swept away her schoolbag, books, and much of the world she knew. For days afterwards, fear lingered.
Today, inside a World Vision Child Friendly Space at an evacuation centre, she is drawing, playing and laughing with other children displaced by the disaster.
"I love drawing, and having the chance to draw again makes me very happy," she says.
For thousands of children displaced by the Nepal floods, the challenge is now recovery. While emergency relief continues, many children continue to live with fear, uncertainty, and trauma.
According to Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), floods have claimed 1,367 lives and affected over 19,000 households. More than 84,000 people, including 22,000 children, still need humanitarian assistance, while nearly 9,800 children have had their education disrupted as 32 schools remain impacted across the hardest-hit districts.
"Children have survived a terrifying disaster, but survival is not the end of their story," says Roslyn Gabriel, National Director of World Vision International Nepal. "Child Friendly Spaces give children back something the floods took from them, which is a sense of normalcy, safety and hope."
The Recovery Crisis Few People See
Thousands of children have seen their education disrupted as many schools have been damaged or rendered inaccessible. In evacuation centres across Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts, children who once ran from rising waters now live in crowded temporary shelters. The loss of routine, stability and familiar surroundings has compounded the emotional impact of the disaster.
For those responding to the crisis, addressing children's emotional well-being is as critical as meeting their immediate physical needs.
Humanitarian experience globally shows that children affected by disasters face heightened risks of emotional distress, exploitation, violence and neglect, making child protection services a critical component of early recovery efforts.
"It's Coming, It's Coming"
The psychological impact of the disaster is still visible.
Sharmila, a Child Friendly Space facilitator and mother whose own child attends the sessions, remembers the fear that gripped children immediately after the flooding.
"For the first two to four days after the flood, the children were very frightened. Whenever they heard or imagined danger, they would shout, 'It's coming, it's coming!' and run uphill."
That fear has not disappeared completely, but signs of recovery are emerging. Through structured play, sports, drawing and creative activities, children are gradually rebuilding confidence and reconnecting with their peers. World Vision International Nepal has already established two Child Friendly Spaces in Bidur Municipality, reaching more than 100 flood-affected children.
"Since the Child Friendly Space started, the children have begun playing again and seem less worried," Sharmila says.
Why Play Matters After Disaster
To an outsider, a football game or a drawing session might seem insignificant amid a humanitarian emergency. Yet child protection specialists consistently identify safe spaces, routine and social connection as critical elements of recovery for children affected by crises.
For 14-year-old Samir, whose home and school were swept away by the floods, the impact has been profound.
"Being able to play like this has helped me feel refreshed and has taken my mind off many of my worries," he explains after a day spent playing football, badminton and drawing with friends.
A Locally Led Recovery
By working through local partners and municipal authorities, the response is helping strengthen community-led recovery systems that can continue supporting children long after the emergency phase concludes.
The Child Friendly Spaces are being implemented through local partners and municipal authorities, ensuring support is rooted in communities themselves and aligned with government-led recovery efforts. In Nuwakot, activities are delivered through Good Neighbors Nepal with coordination from local government authorities, while expansion is planned in neighbouring Rasuwa through KIRDARC Nepal and local authorities.
The next phase will also include trained psychosocial counsellors being deployed to assess children's emotional wellbeing and identify those who need specialised support.
The Funding Gap Threatening Recovery
Child Friendly Spaces form part of World Vision International Nepal's wider emergency response, which aims to assist 25,000 people, including 10,000 children, through food assistance, shelter, health, water, sanitation and child protection services. To date, nearly 1,900 people have been reached across affected communities. 46% of those assisted are children.
Yet recovery remains underfunded.
While food assistance appears to be adequately covered by multiple actors, affected families suggest a growing need to shift towards early recovery support. Community members highlighted the importance of livelihood restoration and income-generating activities to help households regain self-reliance and reduce dependency on relief assistance.
Investing in More Than Survival
Humanitarian crises are often measured through homes destroyed, roads washed away, and people displaced.
But for children, recovery is measured differently.
In the confidence to play again.
In the courage to return to learning.
And in the moment a child stops running from imagined danger and begins imagining a future instead.
World Vision International Nepal urgently calls on donors, partners and supporters to invest in the recovery of children and families affected by the devastating floods. Immediate funding is needed to expand child protection services, provide critical psychosocial support, restore access to education, to save them from malnutrition and health hazards, and help families rebuild their livelihoods and homes. Without sustained support, thousands of children risk facing long-term emotional, social and economic consequences.
For more response related updates: https://www.wvi.org/nepal/nepal-flash-floods-response-2026
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World Vision International Nepal is part of the World Vision International partnership, which operates in around 100 countries. The organisation began its long-term development programme in Nepal in 2001 and currently implements programmes in 17 districts, supporting vulnerable children, families and communities.
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Original text here: https://www.wvi.org/newsroom/nepal/what-floods-left-behind-hidden-burden-facing-nepals-children
[Category: Sociological]
PETA to Boise-Based Albertsons: Stop Misleading 'Cage-Free' Egg Labels After New Video
NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 12 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026:
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PETA to Boise-Based Albertsons: Stop Misleading 'Cage-Free' Egg Labels After New Video
Boise, Idaho - PETA today sent a letter to Albertsons CEO Susan Morris at the company's Boise headquarters, urging the grocery giant to reevaluate its egg sourcing and to stop selling eggs with animal-welfare labels that mislead shoppers, including "cage-free" and "free-range." The appeal follows new video footage taken by a PETA eyewitness inside Hilliker's Ranch Fresh Eggs ... Show Full Article NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 12 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * PETA to Boise-Based Albertsons: Stop Misleading 'Cage-Free' Egg Labels After New Video Boise, Idaho - PETA today sent a letter to Albertsons CEO Susan Morris at the company's Boise headquarters, urging the grocery giant to reevaluate its egg sourcing and to stop selling eggs with animal-welfare labels that mislead shoppers, including "cage-free" and "free-range." The appeal follows new video footage taken by a PETA eyewitness inside Hilliker's Ranch Fresh Eggsin California--a brand sold by Albertsons--showing tens of thousands of hens packed so tightly indoors that the floor beneath them all but disappears, birds panting in the heat, and a worker who could not open a gate without repeatedly striking hens. PETA points out that consumers paying premium prices for eggs promoted as more humane would not expect the conditions shown in the footage, which contradicts how the facility's eggs are marketed, as well as advertising claims on Albertsons' website that hens at Hilliker's roam on "expansive pastures."
PETA's eyewitness found at least 10,000 hens crammed into each of three metal sheds, totaling roughly 30,000 birds. The sheds stank of waste, and dust filled the air. Stressed birds fought one another, and a worker acknowledged that the hens "do look kind of packed in there." Yet the eggs are marketed as collected from a "stress-free" environment for hens, and Hilliker's owner has even referred to the operation as "Chicken Disneyland."
"Hens at Hilliker's are mutilated as chicks and crammed together by the thousands, yet Albertsons is selling these eggs to kindhearted shoppers who think they are buying a humane option but are still paying for a product of suffering," says PETA Vice President Daniel Paden. "Consumers deserve to know what these operations really look like, and anyone disturbed by this footage can vote with their dollars by choosing vegan eggs or no eggs at all."
PETA's recent white paper about cage-free eggs reveals that feather pecking, fighting, and cannibalism are more common in cage-free systems, where frustrated hens are forced to compete for food, water, and nests. Some 85% to 97% suffer painful keel-bone (sternum) fractures, and many endure respiratory disease and skin lesions caused by ammonia-laden dust and feces-soaked litter. Hens in cage-free systems also endure many cruel, standard industry practices: chicks are "debeaked"--a painful mutilation in which the sensitive tips of their beaks are cut or burned off, sometimes leaving birds to struggle eating, drinking, and grooming themselves.
Chickens form complex social structures, dream when they sleep, and worry about the future, just as humans do. PETA notes that delicious vegan egg options are widely available, including Just Egg and Yo Egg. PETA's free vegan starter kit is filled with tips to help anyone looking to make the switch.
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PETA--whose motto reads, in part, that "animals are not ours to eat"--points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
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Original text here: https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/peta-to-boise-based-albertsons-stop-misleading-cage-free-egg-labels-after-new-video/
[Category: Animals]
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PETA to Boise-Based Albertsons: Stop Misleading 'Cage-Free' Egg Labels After New Video
Boise, Idaho - PETA today sent a letter to Albertsons CEO Susan Morris at the company's Boise headquarters, urging the grocery giant to reevaluate its egg sourcing and to stop selling eggs with animal-welfare labels that mislead shoppers, including "cage-free" and "free-range." The appeal follows new video footage taken by a PETA eyewitness inside Hilliker's Ranch Fresh Eggs ... Show Full Article NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 12 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * PETA to Boise-Based Albertsons: Stop Misleading 'Cage-Free' Egg Labels After New Video Boise, Idaho - PETA today sent a letter to Albertsons CEO Susan Morris at the company's Boise headquarters, urging the grocery giant to reevaluate its egg sourcing and to stop selling eggs with animal-welfare labels that mislead shoppers, including "cage-free" and "free-range." The appeal follows new video footage taken by a PETA eyewitness inside Hilliker's Ranch Fresh Eggsin California--a brand sold by Albertsons--showing tens of thousands of hens packed so tightly indoors that the floor beneath them all but disappears, birds panting in the heat, and a worker who could not open a gate without repeatedly striking hens. PETA points out that consumers paying premium prices for eggs promoted as more humane would not expect the conditions shown in the footage, which contradicts how the facility's eggs are marketed, as well as advertising claims on Albertsons' website that hens at Hilliker's roam on "expansive pastures."
PETA's eyewitness found at least 10,000 hens crammed into each of three metal sheds, totaling roughly 30,000 birds. The sheds stank of waste, and dust filled the air. Stressed birds fought one another, and a worker acknowledged that the hens "do look kind of packed in there." Yet the eggs are marketed as collected from a "stress-free" environment for hens, and Hilliker's owner has even referred to the operation as "Chicken Disneyland."
"Hens at Hilliker's are mutilated as chicks and crammed together by the thousands, yet Albertsons is selling these eggs to kindhearted shoppers who think they are buying a humane option but are still paying for a product of suffering," says PETA Vice President Daniel Paden. "Consumers deserve to know what these operations really look like, and anyone disturbed by this footage can vote with their dollars by choosing vegan eggs or no eggs at all."
PETA's recent white paper about cage-free eggs reveals that feather pecking, fighting, and cannibalism are more common in cage-free systems, where frustrated hens are forced to compete for food, water, and nests. Some 85% to 97% suffer painful keel-bone (sternum) fractures, and many endure respiratory disease and skin lesions caused by ammonia-laden dust and feces-soaked litter. Hens in cage-free systems also endure many cruel, standard industry practices: chicks are "debeaked"--a painful mutilation in which the sensitive tips of their beaks are cut or burned off, sometimes leaving birds to struggle eating, drinking, and grooming themselves.
Chickens form complex social structures, dream when they sleep, and worry about the future, just as humans do. PETA notes that delicious vegan egg options are widely available, including Just Egg and Yo Egg. PETA's free vegan starter kit is filled with tips to help anyone looking to make the switch.
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PETA--whose motto reads, in part, that "animals are not ours to eat"--points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
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Original text here: https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/peta-to-boise-based-albertsons-stop-misleading-cage-free-egg-labels-after-new-video/
[Category: Animals]
Children's Health Defense Issues Commentary: States Can Sue RFK Jr. Over Vaccine Schedule Changes -- But Not Over Changes to Vaccine Advisory Panel
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender and host of the Defender In-Depth on CHD.TV.:
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States Can Sue RFK Jr. Over Vaccine Schedule Changes -- But Not Over Changes to Vaccine Advisory Panel
A lawsuit filed by 15 states seeking to overturn recent revisions to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule may proceed, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. However, ... Show Full Article FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender and host of the Defender In-Depth on CHD.TV.: * * * States Can Sue RFK Jr. Over Vaccine Schedule Changes -- But Not Over Changes to Vaccine Advisory Panel A lawsuit filed by 15 states seeking to overturn recent revisions to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule may proceed, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. However,the judge ruled against the states in their attempt to overturn U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new appointments to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the CDC on vaccine policy.
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A lawsuit filed by 15 states seeking to overturn recent revisions to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule may proceed, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
However, the judge ruled against the states in their attempt to overturn U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new appointments to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccine policy.
Tuesday's ruling stems from a lawsuit filed in February by the attorneys general of 14 states and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro against Kennedy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal health agencies and officials. Trump administration attorneys had asked the court to dismiss the suit.
Legal experts told The Defender the ruling could indirectly affect an ongoing similar lawsuit filed last year by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) against Kennedy and HHS, seeking some of the same outcomes.
The 15 states are asking the court to nullify vaccine policy changes, including the decision by HHS to reduce the number of diseases covered by the childhood vaccination schedule from 17 to 11, and the CDC's decision to no longer recommend a birth dose of the hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine.
In a five-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said the states have standing to challenge changes to the vaccine schedule because they "plausibly alleged that those decisions will likely increase the cost of operating state healthcare programs and impose administrative burdens associated with adjusting state laws."
Chhabria also agreed with the states that replacing universal federal vaccine recommendations with "shared clinical decision-making" between physicians and caregivers may reduce vaccine uptake and lead to a higher risk of disease outbreaks.
However, in granting the federal government's motion to dismiss the states' effort to vacate Kennedy's appointees to ACIP, Chhabria wrote:
"Unlike the CDC's decisions, which directly alter the federal legal landscape against which the States must regulate, the ACIP recommendations at issue do not impact the States by operation of federal law until they are adopted by the CDC."
Ruling could affect AAP lawsuit challenging RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies
Kim Mack Rosenberg, general counsel for Children's Health Defense (CHD), said Tuesday's ruling "addresses an issue that is often dealt with early in litigation, whether the plaintiff or plaintiffs have what is called 'standing' -- whether they are an appropriate party to bring a case against the defendant or defendants."
"The decision does not make any final rulings on the substantive claims. However, it limits which claims may go forward," Mack Rosenberg said.
Attorney Rick Jaffe, who is not involved with this case, said the decision is a routine, procedural ruling on standing and does not rule on the merits of the case.
"Nothing in these five pages says the schedule changes are unlawful, and nothing says they are lawful," he said.
However, Jaffe suggested the ruling may indirectly impact the AAP's lawsuit alleging that Kennedy's changes to federal COVID-19 vaccine recommendations are "baseless and uninformed" and place pregnant women and children at "grave and immediate risk."
In subsequent amendments to its complaint, the AAP sought to block the CDC's new childhood vaccination schedule and Kennedy's ACIP appointees.
In March, a federal court ruled against Kennedy and HHS in the AAP lawsuit, freezing ACIP's operations and several of Kennedy's vaccine-related policies. An appeal remains pending. CHD has also sought to intervene in the AAP case.
CHD CEO Mary Holland told The Defender in February that the claims the 15 states made in their lawsuit against Kennedy and HHS are "essentially the same" as those made by AAP.
According to Jaffe, Tuesday's ruling by Chhabria did not uphold Kennedy's ACIP appointments -- but did not vacate them either.
"He held that these plaintiffs have no business challenging them, which is a different thing and, in some ways, a better outcome for the secretary," Jaffe said. "His holding was that the states never explained how vacating the appointments would produce different recommendations, or how different recommendations would produce different policy."
Jaffe said Tuesday's ruling came in a "different circuit" with "different plaintiffs and a different procedural posture" and "technically binds no court." However, he said the failure of some of the states' arguments against Kennedy and HHS may still influence the pending AAP lawsuit.
"It should help them, since the states have a much better standing argument than AAP has. I think it might help the 1st Circuit dismiss the AAP case," Jaffe said. Oral arguments are scheduled for next month.
Tuesday's ruling gave the states 21 days to file an amended complaint addressing the portions of the case that were dismissed, but in his decision, Chhabria wrote that the court is "skeptical" that the states will be able to successfully assert standing even after revising their complaint.
"The strongest state-standing case anyone has assembled against Kennedy's childhood schedule still failed on the ACIP appointments, in front of a judge appointed by President [Barack] Obama, with leave to amend and an express statement that he doubts it can be fixed," Jaffe said.
Ruling finds that states can't sue ACIP after linking their vaccine policies to ACIP recommendations
According to Jaffe, another "consequential" aspect of Chhabria's ruling is the recognition that ACIP recommendations are not binding on states or any other entity until the CDC formally adopts them.
Jaffe said Chhabria's ruling turned this principle, which was generally accepted, "into a standing rule."
"States that wrote ACIP directly into their own statutes cannot sue over what ACIP does, because that injury is self-inflicted," Jaffe said. "They did that drafting years ago to make their laws update automatically. It now works as a bar to the courthouse, and it will work that way no matter who is running HHS."
ACIP's operations have remained frozen following March's ruling while an appeal remains pending. In April, federal health officials revised ACIP's charter, broadening membership criteria and increasing focus on vaccine safety and injury.
Over the past year, some states have established their own vaccine schedules, aligned with the CDC's previous recommendations, not the newer changes made under the Trump administration.
In January, CHD and five other plaintiffs sued AAP under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), accusing the group of running a decades-long racketeering scheme to defraud American families about the safety of the childhood vaccine schedule.
Related articles in The Defender
* 'Publicity Stunt Dressed Up as a Lawsuit': 15 States Sue HHS Over New Vaccine Guidance (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/15-states-sue-hhs-new-vaccine-guidance-cdc-childhood-schedule/)
* Breaking: Federal Court Blocks ACIP Meeting, Changes to Childhood Vaccine Schedule (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/federal-court-blocks-acip-meeting-childhood-vaccine-schedule-changes/)
* Federal Government Appeals Ruling in AAP Lawsuit that Struck Down RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Policies (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/federal-government-hhs-appeal-ruling-aap-lawsuit-struck-down-rfk-jr-vaccine-policies/)
* Breaking: Children's Health Defense Hits AAP With RICO Suit Over Fraudulent Vaccine Safety Claims (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/chd-rico-lawsuit-against-aap-fraudulent-vaccine-safety-claims/)
* Breaking: HHS Makes Sweeping Changes to Childhood Vaccine Schedule (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/hhs-sweeping-changes-childhood-vaccine-schedule-cdc/)
* RFK Jr. Hit With Lawsuit Over Changes to COVID Vaccine Policies for Kids, Pregnant Women (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/rfk-jr-lawsuit-covid-vaccine-policy-kids-pregnant-women/)
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Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D., based in Athens, Greece, is a senior reporter for The Defender and host of "The Defender In-Depth" on CHD.TV.
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Original text here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/states-can-sue-rfk-jr-over-vaccine-schedule-changes-not-vaccine-advisory-panel/
[Category: Health Care]
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States Can Sue RFK Jr. Over Vaccine Schedule Changes -- But Not Over Changes to Vaccine Advisory Panel
A lawsuit filed by 15 states seeking to overturn recent revisions to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule may proceed, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. However, ... Show Full Article FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender and host of the Defender In-Depth on CHD.TV.: * * * States Can Sue RFK Jr. Over Vaccine Schedule Changes -- But Not Over Changes to Vaccine Advisory Panel A lawsuit filed by 15 states seeking to overturn recent revisions to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule may proceed, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. However,the judge ruled against the states in their attempt to overturn U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new appointments to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the CDC on vaccine policy.
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A lawsuit filed by 15 states seeking to overturn recent revisions to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule may proceed, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
However, the judge ruled against the states in their attempt to overturn U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new appointments to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccine policy.
Tuesday's ruling stems from a lawsuit filed in February by the attorneys general of 14 states and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro against Kennedy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal health agencies and officials. Trump administration attorneys had asked the court to dismiss the suit.
Legal experts told The Defender the ruling could indirectly affect an ongoing similar lawsuit filed last year by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) against Kennedy and HHS, seeking some of the same outcomes.
The 15 states are asking the court to nullify vaccine policy changes, including the decision by HHS to reduce the number of diseases covered by the childhood vaccination schedule from 17 to 11, and the CDC's decision to no longer recommend a birth dose of the hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine.
In a five-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said the states have standing to challenge changes to the vaccine schedule because they "plausibly alleged that those decisions will likely increase the cost of operating state healthcare programs and impose administrative burdens associated with adjusting state laws."
Chhabria also agreed with the states that replacing universal federal vaccine recommendations with "shared clinical decision-making" between physicians and caregivers may reduce vaccine uptake and lead to a higher risk of disease outbreaks.
However, in granting the federal government's motion to dismiss the states' effort to vacate Kennedy's appointees to ACIP, Chhabria wrote:
"Unlike the CDC's decisions, which directly alter the federal legal landscape against which the States must regulate, the ACIP recommendations at issue do not impact the States by operation of federal law until they are adopted by the CDC."
Ruling could affect AAP lawsuit challenging RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies
Kim Mack Rosenberg, general counsel for Children's Health Defense (CHD), said Tuesday's ruling "addresses an issue that is often dealt with early in litigation, whether the plaintiff or plaintiffs have what is called 'standing' -- whether they are an appropriate party to bring a case against the defendant or defendants."
"The decision does not make any final rulings on the substantive claims. However, it limits which claims may go forward," Mack Rosenberg said.
Attorney Rick Jaffe, who is not involved with this case, said the decision is a routine, procedural ruling on standing and does not rule on the merits of the case.
"Nothing in these five pages says the schedule changes are unlawful, and nothing says they are lawful," he said.
However, Jaffe suggested the ruling may indirectly impact the AAP's lawsuit alleging that Kennedy's changes to federal COVID-19 vaccine recommendations are "baseless and uninformed" and place pregnant women and children at "grave and immediate risk."
In subsequent amendments to its complaint, the AAP sought to block the CDC's new childhood vaccination schedule and Kennedy's ACIP appointees.
In March, a federal court ruled against Kennedy and HHS in the AAP lawsuit, freezing ACIP's operations and several of Kennedy's vaccine-related policies. An appeal remains pending. CHD has also sought to intervene in the AAP case.
CHD CEO Mary Holland told The Defender in February that the claims the 15 states made in their lawsuit against Kennedy and HHS are "essentially the same" as those made by AAP.
According to Jaffe, Tuesday's ruling by Chhabria did not uphold Kennedy's ACIP appointments -- but did not vacate them either.
"He held that these plaintiffs have no business challenging them, which is a different thing and, in some ways, a better outcome for the secretary," Jaffe said. "His holding was that the states never explained how vacating the appointments would produce different recommendations, or how different recommendations would produce different policy."
Jaffe said Tuesday's ruling came in a "different circuit" with "different plaintiffs and a different procedural posture" and "technically binds no court." However, he said the failure of some of the states' arguments against Kennedy and HHS may still influence the pending AAP lawsuit.
"It should help them, since the states have a much better standing argument than AAP has. I think it might help the 1st Circuit dismiss the AAP case," Jaffe said. Oral arguments are scheduled for next month.
Tuesday's ruling gave the states 21 days to file an amended complaint addressing the portions of the case that were dismissed, but in his decision, Chhabria wrote that the court is "skeptical" that the states will be able to successfully assert standing even after revising their complaint.
"The strongest state-standing case anyone has assembled against Kennedy's childhood schedule still failed on the ACIP appointments, in front of a judge appointed by President [Barack] Obama, with leave to amend and an express statement that he doubts it can be fixed," Jaffe said.
Ruling finds that states can't sue ACIP after linking their vaccine policies to ACIP recommendations
According to Jaffe, another "consequential" aspect of Chhabria's ruling is the recognition that ACIP recommendations are not binding on states or any other entity until the CDC formally adopts them.
Jaffe said Chhabria's ruling turned this principle, which was generally accepted, "into a standing rule."
"States that wrote ACIP directly into their own statutes cannot sue over what ACIP does, because that injury is self-inflicted," Jaffe said. "They did that drafting years ago to make their laws update automatically. It now works as a bar to the courthouse, and it will work that way no matter who is running HHS."
ACIP's operations have remained frozen following March's ruling while an appeal remains pending. In April, federal health officials revised ACIP's charter, broadening membership criteria and increasing focus on vaccine safety and injury.
Over the past year, some states have established their own vaccine schedules, aligned with the CDC's previous recommendations, not the newer changes made under the Trump administration.
In January, CHD and five other plaintiffs sued AAP under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), accusing the group of running a decades-long racketeering scheme to defraud American families about the safety of the childhood vaccine schedule.
Related articles in The Defender
* 'Publicity Stunt Dressed Up as a Lawsuit': 15 States Sue HHS Over New Vaccine Guidance (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/15-states-sue-hhs-new-vaccine-guidance-cdc-childhood-schedule/)
* Breaking: Federal Court Blocks ACIP Meeting, Changes to Childhood Vaccine Schedule (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/federal-court-blocks-acip-meeting-childhood-vaccine-schedule-changes/)
* Federal Government Appeals Ruling in AAP Lawsuit that Struck Down RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Policies (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/federal-government-hhs-appeal-ruling-aap-lawsuit-struck-down-rfk-jr-vaccine-policies/)
* Breaking: Children's Health Defense Hits AAP With RICO Suit Over Fraudulent Vaccine Safety Claims (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/chd-rico-lawsuit-against-aap-fraudulent-vaccine-safety-claims/)
* Breaking: HHS Makes Sweeping Changes to Childhood Vaccine Schedule (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/hhs-sweeping-changes-childhood-vaccine-schedule-cdc/)
* RFK Jr. Hit With Lawsuit Over Changes to COVID Vaccine Policies for Kids, Pregnant Women (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/rfk-jr-lawsuit-covid-vaccine-policy-kids-pregnant-women/)
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Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D., based in Athens, Greece, is a senior reporter for The Defender and host of "The Defender In-Depth" on CHD.TV.
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Original text here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/states-can-sue-rfk-jr-over-vaccine-schedule-changes-not-vaccine-advisory-panel/
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Children's Health Defense Issues Commentary: Ohio Schools Can Send Unvaccinated Kids Home for 25 Days -- Even If They're Not Sick
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender and host of the Defender In-Depth on CHD.TV.:
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Ohio Schools Can Send Unvaccinated Kids Home for 25 Days -- Even If They're Not Sick
Under a public health order signed in February by Ohio Department of Public Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, schools can force unvaccinated kids to stay home whenever a school ... Show Full Article FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender and host of the Defender In-Depth on CHD.TV.: * * * Ohio Schools Can Send Unvaccinated Kids Home for 25 Days -- Even If They're Not Sick Under a public health order signed in February by Ohio Department of Public Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, schools can force unvaccinated kids to stay home whenever a schoolconfirms a case of measles or rubella. The policy also applies whenever a mumps or chickenpox outbreak occurs -- and it extends to sports and extracurricular activities, not just classroom attendance.
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Ohio's new policy forcing healthy, unvaccinated children out of school for 21 to 25 days after a confirmed case of measles or rubella is drawing fire from parents, lawyers and scientists.
Critics say the policy isn't needed to protect public health, it could harm children and it may be illegal.
The policy, part of a public health order signed in February by Ohio Department of Public Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, is enforceable even if the unvaccinated student shows no signs of illness or infection.
The policy also applies whenever a mumps or chickenpox outbreak occurs -- and it extends to sports and extracurricular activities, not just classroom attendance.
The 21-to-25-day quarantine resets every time a new case or outbreak is reported at the student's school.
Jeffrey Tucker, president and founder of the Brownstone Institute, called the policy "cruel and discriminatory" and a violation of the rights of children and their parents or guardians.
"If the policy is to protect the unvaccinated children, the parents should be the ones to decide," Tucker said.
Karl Jablonowski, Ph.D., senior research scientist for Children's Health Defense (CHD), said the "contrast between medical freedom and medical tyranny is blatant" in the policy, which he said "discriminates against people based on medical choice ... with zero evidence that they pose a risk."
Policy could lead to 'serious risk of vaccine injury'
Ohio's school vaccine mandates require students to receive routine childhood vaccinations for 10 diseases: diphtheria, hepatitis B, measles, meningococcal, mumps, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, rubella, tetanus and varicella (chickenpox).
Earlier this month, Ohio school districts sent letters to parents warning that children who haven't received two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine will be "excluded from school" for 21 days whenever the school confirms a measles case.
According to the policy, any vaccine doses children received five or more days before the minimum interval or age are "invalid" -- so those students are classified as unvaccinated and required to be re-vaccinated.
That could put those children "at serious risk of vaccine injury," according to Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom, which called for the "immediate repeal" of the policy.
In a letter to leaders and members of the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives, the group said Ohio's policy amounts to a "coercion tactic to bully parents into submitting to vaccination against their conscience out of desperation."
Most families will be unable to find solutions to keep their unvaccinated children at home for several weeks or months, the letter noted.
Leslie Manookian, president of the Health Freedom Defense Fund, agreed that the policy appears deliberately designed to "coerce busy parents into vaccinating their children so they won't be excluded from attending school and any school-related activities."
However, Manookian questioned whether the policy will change the minds of parents who have chosen not to vaccinate their kids.
"This policy misses a larger point, which is that many parents would prefer to take the risk of their child contracting measles than to subject their child to the potential risk of the measles vaccines," she said.
Policy violates state law, attorney says
Legal experts also questioned Ohio's policy. Attorney Greg Glaser, whose practice focuses on constitutional law and the rights of the unvaccinated, called the policy a "clear abuse of administrative power" and an "unjust exclusion of healthy children from their classrooms."
Glaser said Ohio law recognizes the right of parents and caregivers to exempt their children from vaccine requirements for reasons of conscience, including religious belief.
The same law also explicitly states that schoolchildren can be excluded from school only during a declared "chicken pox epidemic."
"The state legislature never granted the Department of Health the authority to arbitrarily expand this statute to mandate weeks-long quarantines for healthy children based on isolated reports of measles, mumps or rubella," Glaser said.
Glaser said parents are "not powerless" against exclusion policies like Ohio's -- they can pressure their local school boards and state elected officials to repeal or change the rules.
"Families facing these illegal quarantines have grounds for civil litigation," he said. "No unelected health official has the authority to rewrite state law and turn schools into instruments of medical tyranny."
Is Ohio's policy scientifically sound?
Experts also questioned the science behind Ohio's new school vaccination policy. Jablonowski noted that Merck, the manufacturer of the MMR vaccine, has acknowledged that people who receive the MMR vaccine can still acquire and transmit the targeted diseases.
Jablonowski said:
"They are all live vaccines. Every vaccination is a case of the disease, typically asymptomatic cases.
"The package insert for Merck's MMRV states, 'transmission of varicella vaccine virus ... resulting in varicella infection including disseminated disease may occur between vaccine recipients ... and contacts susceptible to varicella including healthy as well as high-risk individuals.'"
According to a systematic review published last month in the peer-reviewed Expert Review of Vaccines, people who were vaccinated against measles can still contract and transmit the virus to others, and in some instances initiate substantial chains of transmission, which can "contribute to outbreaks."
In 2011, a fully vaccinated person in New York also infected others. In measles outbreaks in Italy between 2017 and 2021, many vaccinated people became infected. The same was true for a 2025 outbreak in Colorado.
"Even if every single child in a school, community or state were vaccinated, that would not stop cases of measles, because the measles vaccine suffers from both primary and secondary vaccine failure," Manookian said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that the primary failure rate of the MMR vaccine is as high as 7%.
A 2007 CDC study concluded that the immunity provided by the MMR vaccine wanes over time. The study found that 35% of vaccinated 7-year-olds, 60% of vaccinated 15-year-olds and approximately 66% of vaccinated adults can carry measles and infect others even if they don't have symptoms.
Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom addressed the MMR vaccine's waning protection in its letter, stating that it's "absurd to discriminate against healthy unvaccinated children when more than 60% of the teachers are able to carry and spread measles to students."
In an analysis posted on Substack last week, epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher identified at least three U.S. deaths likely linked to the MMR vaccine this year -- compared to no U.S. deaths definitively linked to measles cases.
Excluding kids from school may increase risk of self-harm
According to CHD Advocacy Director Michael Kane, evidence shows that excluding children from school can lead to their being "branded and scarred as being different and being removed."
School districts and state health boards haven't conducted studies on the potential harms of their exclusion policies. However, statistics suggest such policies may be connected to an increased rate of youth suicides in the U.S. in recent years.
Data from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families show a sharp increase in youth suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Nevada, the Clark County School District, which includes Las Vegas and is the fifth largest district in the U.S., reopened schools to in-person learning in January 2021, after 18 students had committed suicide since the beginning of the pandemic. That was double the number recorded in the district for all of 2019.
According to the New York State Office of Mental Health, suicide is the second-leading cause of death for youth in New York and throughout the U.S.
By contrast, official statistics from Sweden, which didn't impose lockdowns or school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, show that suicides among young people decreased in 2020 and subsequent years.
In an interview with The Defender last year, Karl Kanthak, who has researched school vaccine exemption regulations and provided written and oral briefings on vaccine exclusion risks to boards of health and education, called school exclusion policies reckless.
Kanthak said there are parallels between students being barred from school attendance because of their vaccination status and students barred from school for disciplinary reasons.
"If anything, it is worse as the student did not break any rules to warrant the action ... It is now recognized that some youth will respond to a disciplinary suspension or expulsion with a self-harm attempt," Kanthak said.
He noted that when barring an unvaccinated child from school, administrators likely don't know anything about the student's mental status.
Related articles in The Defender
* Vaccinated People Can and Do Spread Measles, Peer-Reviewed Analysis Finds (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/vaccinated-people-can-and-do-spread-measles-peer-reviewed-analysis-finds/)
* CDC Official: MMR Vaccine Doesn't Guarantee Protection Against Measles (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-mmr-vaccine-does-not-guarantee-protection-against-measles/)
* Measles Cases Surged 20% Globally But Deaths Declined by 8% -- Are More Vaccines the Answer? (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/global-measles-cases-deaths-decline-cdc-who-report/)
* 2 'Measles-Associated' Deaths in Pennsylvania Spark Media Blitz -- But Officials Won't Release Details (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pennsylvania-two-measles-associated-deaths-media-blitz-officials-decline-share-details/)
* Latest Measles Outbreaks a Result of Failed Vaccines -- Not Failure to Vaccinate (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/latest-measles-outbreaks-result-failed-vaccines-not-failure-to-vaccinate/)
* Barring Teens With Medical Exemptions From Classroom Increases Suicide Risk (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/barring-teens-medical-exemptions-vaccines-classroom-increases-suicide-risk/)
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Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D., based in Athens, Greece, is a senior reporter for The Defender and host of "The Defender In-Depth" on CHD.TV.
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Original text here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/ohio-schools-unvaccinated-kids-home-25-days-even-not-sick/
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Ohio Schools Can Send Unvaccinated Kids Home for 25 Days -- Even If They're Not Sick
Under a public health order signed in February by Ohio Department of Public Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, schools can force unvaccinated kids to stay home whenever a school ... Show Full Article FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender and host of the Defender In-Depth on CHD.TV.: * * * Ohio Schools Can Send Unvaccinated Kids Home for 25 Days -- Even If They're Not Sick Under a public health order signed in February by Ohio Department of Public Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, schools can force unvaccinated kids to stay home whenever a schoolconfirms a case of measles or rubella. The policy also applies whenever a mumps or chickenpox outbreak occurs -- and it extends to sports and extracurricular activities, not just classroom attendance.
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Ohio's new policy forcing healthy, unvaccinated children out of school for 21 to 25 days after a confirmed case of measles or rubella is drawing fire from parents, lawyers and scientists.
Critics say the policy isn't needed to protect public health, it could harm children and it may be illegal.
The policy, part of a public health order signed in February by Ohio Department of Public Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, is enforceable even if the unvaccinated student shows no signs of illness or infection.
The policy also applies whenever a mumps or chickenpox outbreak occurs -- and it extends to sports and extracurricular activities, not just classroom attendance.
The 21-to-25-day quarantine resets every time a new case or outbreak is reported at the student's school.
Jeffrey Tucker, president and founder of the Brownstone Institute, called the policy "cruel and discriminatory" and a violation of the rights of children and their parents or guardians.
"If the policy is to protect the unvaccinated children, the parents should be the ones to decide," Tucker said.
Karl Jablonowski, Ph.D., senior research scientist for Children's Health Defense (CHD), said the "contrast between medical freedom and medical tyranny is blatant" in the policy, which he said "discriminates against people based on medical choice ... with zero evidence that they pose a risk."
Policy could lead to 'serious risk of vaccine injury'
Ohio's school vaccine mandates require students to receive routine childhood vaccinations for 10 diseases: diphtheria, hepatitis B, measles, meningococcal, mumps, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, rubella, tetanus and varicella (chickenpox).
Earlier this month, Ohio school districts sent letters to parents warning that children who haven't received two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine will be "excluded from school" for 21 days whenever the school confirms a measles case.
According to the policy, any vaccine doses children received five or more days before the minimum interval or age are "invalid" -- so those students are classified as unvaccinated and required to be re-vaccinated.
That could put those children "at serious risk of vaccine injury," according to Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom, which called for the "immediate repeal" of the policy.
In a letter to leaders and members of the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives, the group said Ohio's policy amounts to a "coercion tactic to bully parents into submitting to vaccination against their conscience out of desperation."
Most families will be unable to find solutions to keep their unvaccinated children at home for several weeks or months, the letter noted.
Leslie Manookian, president of the Health Freedom Defense Fund, agreed that the policy appears deliberately designed to "coerce busy parents into vaccinating their children so they won't be excluded from attending school and any school-related activities."
However, Manookian questioned whether the policy will change the minds of parents who have chosen not to vaccinate their kids.
"This policy misses a larger point, which is that many parents would prefer to take the risk of their child contracting measles than to subject their child to the potential risk of the measles vaccines," she said.
Policy violates state law, attorney says
Legal experts also questioned Ohio's policy. Attorney Greg Glaser, whose practice focuses on constitutional law and the rights of the unvaccinated, called the policy a "clear abuse of administrative power" and an "unjust exclusion of healthy children from their classrooms."
Glaser said Ohio law recognizes the right of parents and caregivers to exempt their children from vaccine requirements for reasons of conscience, including religious belief.
The same law also explicitly states that schoolchildren can be excluded from school only during a declared "chicken pox epidemic."
"The state legislature never granted the Department of Health the authority to arbitrarily expand this statute to mandate weeks-long quarantines for healthy children based on isolated reports of measles, mumps or rubella," Glaser said.
Glaser said parents are "not powerless" against exclusion policies like Ohio's -- they can pressure their local school boards and state elected officials to repeal or change the rules.
"Families facing these illegal quarantines have grounds for civil litigation," he said. "No unelected health official has the authority to rewrite state law and turn schools into instruments of medical tyranny."
Is Ohio's policy scientifically sound?
Experts also questioned the science behind Ohio's new school vaccination policy. Jablonowski noted that Merck, the manufacturer of the MMR vaccine, has acknowledged that people who receive the MMR vaccine can still acquire and transmit the targeted diseases.
Jablonowski said:
"They are all live vaccines. Every vaccination is a case of the disease, typically asymptomatic cases.
"The package insert for Merck's MMRV states, 'transmission of varicella vaccine virus ... resulting in varicella infection including disseminated disease may occur between vaccine recipients ... and contacts susceptible to varicella including healthy as well as high-risk individuals.'"
According to a systematic review published last month in the peer-reviewed Expert Review of Vaccines, people who were vaccinated against measles can still contract and transmit the virus to others, and in some instances initiate substantial chains of transmission, which can "contribute to outbreaks."
In 2011, a fully vaccinated person in New York also infected others. In measles outbreaks in Italy between 2017 and 2021, many vaccinated people became infected. The same was true for a 2025 outbreak in Colorado.
"Even if every single child in a school, community or state were vaccinated, that would not stop cases of measles, because the measles vaccine suffers from both primary and secondary vaccine failure," Manookian said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that the primary failure rate of the MMR vaccine is as high as 7%.
A 2007 CDC study concluded that the immunity provided by the MMR vaccine wanes over time. The study found that 35% of vaccinated 7-year-olds, 60% of vaccinated 15-year-olds and approximately 66% of vaccinated adults can carry measles and infect others even if they don't have symptoms.
Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom addressed the MMR vaccine's waning protection in its letter, stating that it's "absurd to discriminate against healthy unvaccinated children when more than 60% of the teachers are able to carry and spread measles to students."
In an analysis posted on Substack last week, epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher identified at least three U.S. deaths likely linked to the MMR vaccine this year -- compared to no U.S. deaths definitively linked to measles cases.
Excluding kids from school may increase risk of self-harm
According to CHD Advocacy Director Michael Kane, evidence shows that excluding children from school can lead to their being "branded and scarred as being different and being removed."
School districts and state health boards haven't conducted studies on the potential harms of their exclusion policies. However, statistics suggest such policies may be connected to an increased rate of youth suicides in the U.S. in recent years.
Data from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families show a sharp increase in youth suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Nevada, the Clark County School District, which includes Las Vegas and is the fifth largest district in the U.S., reopened schools to in-person learning in January 2021, after 18 students had committed suicide since the beginning of the pandemic. That was double the number recorded in the district for all of 2019.
According to the New York State Office of Mental Health, suicide is the second-leading cause of death for youth in New York and throughout the U.S.
By contrast, official statistics from Sweden, which didn't impose lockdowns or school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, show that suicides among young people decreased in 2020 and subsequent years.
In an interview with The Defender last year, Karl Kanthak, who has researched school vaccine exemption regulations and provided written and oral briefings on vaccine exclusion risks to boards of health and education, called school exclusion policies reckless.
Kanthak said there are parallels between students being barred from school attendance because of their vaccination status and students barred from school for disciplinary reasons.
"If anything, it is worse as the student did not break any rules to warrant the action ... It is now recognized that some youth will respond to a disciplinary suspension or expulsion with a self-harm attempt," Kanthak said.
He noted that when barring an unvaccinated child from school, administrators likely don't know anything about the student's mental status.
Related articles in The Defender
* Vaccinated People Can and Do Spread Measles, Peer-Reviewed Analysis Finds (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/vaccinated-people-can-and-do-spread-measles-peer-reviewed-analysis-finds/)
* CDC Official: MMR Vaccine Doesn't Guarantee Protection Against Measles (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-mmr-vaccine-does-not-guarantee-protection-against-measles/)
* Measles Cases Surged 20% Globally But Deaths Declined by 8% -- Are More Vaccines the Answer? (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/global-measles-cases-deaths-decline-cdc-who-report/)
* 2 'Measles-Associated' Deaths in Pennsylvania Spark Media Blitz -- But Officials Won't Release Details (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pennsylvania-two-measles-associated-deaths-media-blitz-officials-decline-share-details/)
* Latest Measles Outbreaks a Result of Failed Vaccines -- Not Failure to Vaccinate (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/latest-measles-outbreaks-result-failed-vaccines-not-failure-to-vaccinate/)
* Barring Teens With Medical Exemptions From Classroom Increases Suicide Risk (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/barring-teens-medical-exemptions-vaccines-classroom-increases-suicide-risk/)
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Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D., based in Athens, Greece, is a senior reporter for The Defender and host of "The Defender In-Depth" on CHD.TV.
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Original text here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/ohio-schools-unvaccinated-kids-home-25-days-even-not-sick/
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Center for a Humane Economy: Former NFL Player LeShon Johnson Imprisoned for Dogfighting
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026:
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Former NFL Player LeShon Johnson Imprisoned for Dogfighting
Group applauds federal prosecution of Johnson but says the prison term should have been doubled as a repeat offender tied to record seizure of 190 dogs
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Tulsa, Okla. -- Animal Wellness Action today applauded the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI for prosecuting former NFL player and repeat animal-fighting offender LeShon Eugene Johnson, but said he should have received a longer prison term for a repeat offender running ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * Former NFL Player LeShon Johnson Imprisoned for Dogfighting Group applauds federal prosecution of Johnson but says the prison term should have been doubled as a repeat offender tied to record seizure of 190 dogs - Tulsa, Okla. -- Animal Wellness Action today applauded the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI for prosecuting former NFL player and repeat animal-fighting offender LeShon Eugene Johnson, but said he should have received a longer prison term for a repeat offender runninga major national dogfighting syndicate. Johnson was sentenced to five years in prison after a jury convicted him on six felony counts related to a large-scale dogfighting and trafficking operation in Oklahoma.
Federal authorities seized 190 pit bull-type dogs from Johnson -- the largest number ever seized from a single individual in a federal dogfighting case.
"Dogfighting is an extreme example of a violent crime, and only the threat of long-term incarceration and asset losses will deter people from engaging in this kind of savagery," said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy. "Oklahoma is a hotbed of illegal animal fighting activity, and there must be more cases brought against dogfighters and cockfighters."
Johnson operated Mal Kant Kennels in Broken Arrow and Haskell, according to federal prosecutors. Evidence presented at trial showed that he selectively bred and trafficked dogs from fighting bloodlines, including dogs described in the dogfighting world as "champions" and "grand champions," and sold breeding rights and offspring to other dogfighters.
Johnson was no newcomer to animal fighting. He previously pleaded guilty to Oklahoma state animal-fighting charges stemming from an earlier operation known as Krazyside Kennels and received a five-year deferred sentence.
"Dogfighting is a calculated enterprise in which animals are bred, conditioned, and placed in a pit to maul each other for gambling and entertainment, a heinous crime of cruelty," said Kevin Chambers, Oklahoma state director for Animal Wellness Action. "We commend federal prosecutors for dismantling this operation and putting Johnson in prison."
"Johnson's prior conviction for dogfighting obviously did not deter him," Pacelle said. "This time federal authorities stepped in, built a major case, and put him behind bars. We applaud them for doing it, but for a repeat offender associated with 190 fighting dogs, a stronger sentence should have been imposed."
Animal Wellness Action noted that animal-fighting enterprises extend far beyond what happens inside a fighting pit. They can include breeding networks, trafficking of animals, gambling, training operations, specialized fighting equipment, and transportation networks that sustain an underground industry.
Animal Wellness Action is advocating continued aggressive enforcement and passage of federal legislation to dismantle animal fighting networks permanently. The federal Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Animal Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, H.R. 3946 and S. 1454, would strengthen penalties for animal fighting, enhance federal enforcement tools, and target the organized criminal enterprises behind these operations.
The bill is supported by both the National Sheriffs' Association and the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association along with more than 500 other law enforcement agencies and more than 1,150 endorsing agencies and organizations. 175 U.S. senators and U.S. representatives have endorsed the FIGHT Act, but none of them are from Oklahoma.
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Center for a Humane Economy is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) whose mission is to help animals by helping forge a more humane economic order. The first organization of its kind in the animal protection movement, the Center encourages businesses to honor their social responsibilities in a culture where consumers, investors, and other key stakeholders abhor cruelty and the degradation of the environment and embrace innovation as a means of eliminating both. The Center believes helping animals helps us all. Twitter: @TheHumaneCenter
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Animal Wellness Action is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(4) whose mission is to help animals by promoting laws and regulations at federal, state and local levels that forbid cruelty to all animals. The group also works to enforce existing anti-cruelty and wildlife protection laws. Animal Wellness Action believes helping animals helps us all. Twitter: @AWAction_News
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Original text here: https://centerforahumaneeconomy.org/former-nfl-player-leshon-johnson-imprisoned-for-dogfighting/
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Former NFL Player LeShon Johnson Imprisoned for Dogfighting
Group applauds federal prosecution of Johnson but says the prison term should have been doubled as a repeat offender tied to record seizure of 190 dogs
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Tulsa, Okla. -- Animal Wellness Action today applauded the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI for prosecuting former NFL player and repeat animal-fighting offender LeShon Eugene Johnson, but said he should have received a longer prison term for a repeat offender running ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * Former NFL Player LeShon Johnson Imprisoned for Dogfighting Group applauds federal prosecution of Johnson but says the prison term should have been doubled as a repeat offender tied to record seizure of 190 dogs - Tulsa, Okla. -- Animal Wellness Action today applauded the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI for prosecuting former NFL player and repeat animal-fighting offender LeShon Eugene Johnson, but said he should have received a longer prison term for a repeat offender runninga major national dogfighting syndicate. Johnson was sentenced to five years in prison after a jury convicted him on six felony counts related to a large-scale dogfighting and trafficking operation in Oklahoma.
Federal authorities seized 190 pit bull-type dogs from Johnson -- the largest number ever seized from a single individual in a federal dogfighting case.
"Dogfighting is an extreme example of a violent crime, and only the threat of long-term incarceration and asset losses will deter people from engaging in this kind of savagery," said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy. "Oklahoma is a hotbed of illegal animal fighting activity, and there must be more cases brought against dogfighters and cockfighters."
Johnson operated Mal Kant Kennels in Broken Arrow and Haskell, according to federal prosecutors. Evidence presented at trial showed that he selectively bred and trafficked dogs from fighting bloodlines, including dogs described in the dogfighting world as "champions" and "grand champions," and sold breeding rights and offspring to other dogfighters.
Johnson was no newcomer to animal fighting. He previously pleaded guilty to Oklahoma state animal-fighting charges stemming from an earlier operation known as Krazyside Kennels and received a five-year deferred sentence.
"Dogfighting is a calculated enterprise in which animals are bred, conditioned, and placed in a pit to maul each other for gambling and entertainment, a heinous crime of cruelty," said Kevin Chambers, Oklahoma state director for Animal Wellness Action. "We commend federal prosecutors for dismantling this operation and putting Johnson in prison."
"Johnson's prior conviction for dogfighting obviously did not deter him," Pacelle said. "This time federal authorities stepped in, built a major case, and put him behind bars. We applaud them for doing it, but for a repeat offender associated with 190 fighting dogs, a stronger sentence should have been imposed."
Animal Wellness Action noted that animal-fighting enterprises extend far beyond what happens inside a fighting pit. They can include breeding networks, trafficking of animals, gambling, training operations, specialized fighting equipment, and transportation networks that sustain an underground industry.
Animal Wellness Action is advocating continued aggressive enforcement and passage of federal legislation to dismantle animal fighting networks permanently. The federal Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Animal Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, H.R. 3946 and S. 1454, would strengthen penalties for animal fighting, enhance federal enforcement tools, and target the organized criminal enterprises behind these operations.
The bill is supported by both the National Sheriffs' Association and the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association along with more than 500 other law enforcement agencies and more than 1,150 endorsing agencies and organizations. 175 U.S. senators and U.S. representatives have endorsed the FIGHT Act, but none of them are from Oklahoma.
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Center for a Humane Economy is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) whose mission is to help animals by helping forge a more humane economic order. The first organization of its kind in the animal protection movement, the Center encourages businesses to honor their social responsibilities in a culture where consumers, investors, and other key stakeholders abhor cruelty and the degradation of the environment and embrace innovation as a means of eliminating both. The Center believes helping animals helps us all. Twitter: @TheHumaneCenter
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Animal Wellness Action is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(4) whose mission is to help animals by promoting laws and regulations at federal, state and local levels that forbid cruelty to all animals. The group also works to enforce existing anti-cruelty and wildlife protection laws. Animal Wellness Action believes helping animals helps us all. Twitter: @AWAction_News
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Original text here: https://centerforahumaneeconomy.org/former-nfl-player-leshon-johnson-imprisoned-for-dogfighting/
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ACLS Presents Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following news release:
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ACLS Presents Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good
A live Zoom event, Thursday, October 1, 2026
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The American Council of Learned Societies presents "Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good," a virtual discussion panel, on Thursday, October 1, 2026, 2-3 PM ET.
As social media continues to play a critical role in how many people receive news and information--in some cases being their primary source--it has become ... Show Full Article NEW YORK, Sept. 12 -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following news release: * * * ACLS Presents Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good A live Zoom event, Thursday, October 1, 2026 - The American Council of Learned Societies presents "Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good," a virtual discussion panel, on Thursday, October 1, 2026, 2-3 PM ET. As social media continues to play a critical role in how many people receive news and information--in some cases being their primary source--it has becomeincreasingly important for scholars to have a significant voice on popular platforms.
Rigorous training in research and analysis gives today's PhDs in humanistic fields an advantage in the ongoing battle for revealing truth and fact in a crowded multimedia landscape.
Join us as we hear from three popular scholarly influencers on why and how they've built their social media followings and how they hope to change how people access knowledge beyond the academy.
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Join the Conversation
Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 2-3 PM ET | Live on Zoom
Register Now (https://us9.list-manage.com/survey?u=308a35b2c3e34e9b41bea422d&id=5b610cd04e&attribution=false)
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Meet Our Panel
Dr. Xavier Buck is a public historian, nonprofit executive, and the founding director of the Black Panther Party Museum in Oakland, California. As Executive Director of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, he leads one of the nation's foremost efforts to preserve, interpret, and expand the legacy of the Black Panther Party. His portfolio includes museum development, national exhibitions, curriculum design, public programming, technology-driven archives, and large-scale anniversary initiatives. In 2021, Dr. Buck was named an ACLS Leading Edge Fellow and appointed to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund for the project "Center for Social Justice at Thurgood Marshall College Fund." A graduate of St. John's University and the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Buck bridges scholarly rigor with cultural strategy. He is also the creator of @historyin3, a fast-growing digital platform with hundreds of thousands of followers, where he distills Black history, politics, and global liberation movements into sharp, three-minute narratives that reach millions each month. Across museums, media, and grassroots campaigns, Dr. Buck's work centers authentic storytelling, community empowerment, and historical clarity. Whether curating exhibitions, producing national tours, advising cultural institutions, or crafting viral educational content, he is committed to ensuring that Black history is preserved, accessible, and understood as a blueprint for building a more just future.
Heather Colley published her debut novel The Gilded Butterfly Effect (Three Rooms Press) in October 2025. It was described by Forbes as a "sharply written trip into dark academia." Heather is a PhD student in English Literature at Oxford University. She holds a master's degree in literature from St. Andrews University and a bachelor's degree in the same subject from the University of Michigan--Ann Arbor. She creates literary content for an audience of over 150,000 across Instagram and TikTok (@heathercolleyauthor) and Substack, where her newsletter is a Bestseller (@demystifyingliterature).
Dr. Dan McClellan is a public scholar of the Bible and religion. He received his PhD in theology and religion from the University of Exeter, where he wrote his dissertation on the conceptualization of deity and divine images in the Hebrew Bible through the methodological lenses of cognitive linguistics and the cognitive science of religion. He goes by @maklelan on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, where he works to increase public access to scholarship about the Bible and religion and combat the spread of misinformation about the same. In addition to his open-access monograph, YHWH's Divine Images: A Cognitive Approach, Dan is the author of the New York Times bestselling trade book, The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About the Bible's Most Controversial Issues (Macmillan Publishers).
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Meet Our Moderator
Dr. Keyanah Nurse is a Senior Program Officer for Intentional Design for an Equitable Academy (IDEA) Programs at ACLS, where she leads both the Digital Justice Grants Program and the Intention Foundry. Before joining the ACLS staff in September 2021, she served as an ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. There, she contributed to a variety of doctoral career diversity initiatives, as well as received training in digital humanities for her research on the history of the global Black press. As a historian of the African Diaspora with a specialization in modern Latin America, her research interests include liberalism, state formation, race, gender and sexuality, and black intellectual traditions. She received her PhD in History from NYU in May 2020 and her BA in Hispanic Studies from Columbia University in 2014.
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Original text here: https://www.acls.org/news/acls-presents-hashtag-humanities-scholars-social-media-and-knowledge-for-the-public-good/
[Category: Sociological]
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ACLS Presents Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good
A live Zoom event, Thursday, October 1, 2026
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The American Council of Learned Societies presents "Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good," a virtual discussion panel, on Thursday, October 1, 2026, 2-3 PM ET.
As social media continues to play a critical role in how many people receive news and information--in some cases being their primary source--it has become ... Show Full Article NEW YORK, Sept. 12 -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following news release: * * * ACLS Presents Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good A live Zoom event, Thursday, October 1, 2026 - The American Council of Learned Societies presents "Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good," a virtual discussion panel, on Thursday, October 1, 2026, 2-3 PM ET. As social media continues to play a critical role in how many people receive news and information--in some cases being their primary source--it has becomeincreasingly important for scholars to have a significant voice on popular platforms.
Rigorous training in research and analysis gives today's PhDs in humanistic fields an advantage in the ongoing battle for revealing truth and fact in a crowded multimedia landscape.
Join us as we hear from three popular scholarly influencers on why and how they've built their social media followings and how they hope to change how people access knowledge beyond the academy.
* * *
Join the Conversation
Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 2-3 PM ET | Live on Zoom
Register Now (https://us9.list-manage.com/survey?u=308a35b2c3e34e9b41bea422d&id=5b610cd04e&attribution=false)
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Meet Our Panel
Dr. Xavier Buck is a public historian, nonprofit executive, and the founding director of the Black Panther Party Museum in Oakland, California. As Executive Director of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, he leads one of the nation's foremost efforts to preserve, interpret, and expand the legacy of the Black Panther Party. His portfolio includes museum development, national exhibitions, curriculum design, public programming, technology-driven archives, and large-scale anniversary initiatives. In 2021, Dr. Buck was named an ACLS Leading Edge Fellow and appointed to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund for the project "Center for Social Justice at Thurgood Marshall College Fund." A graduate of St. John's University and the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Buck bridges scholarly rigor with cultural strategy. He is also the creator of @historyin3, a fast-growing digital platform with hundreds of thousands of followers, where he distills Black history, politics, and global liberation movements into sharp, three-minute narratives that reach millions each month. Across museums, media, and grassroots campaigns, Dr. Buck's work centers authentic storytelling, community empowerment, and historical clarity. Whether curating exhibitions, producing national tours, advising cultural institutions, or crafting viral educational content, he is committed to ensuring that Black history is preserved, accessible, and understood as a blueprint for building a more just future.
Heather Colley published her debut novel The Gilded Butterfly Effect (Three Rooms Press) in October 2025. It was described by Forbes as a "sharply written trip into dark academia." Heather is a PhD student in English Literature at Oxford University. She holds a master's degree in literature from St. Andrews University and a bachelor's degree in the same subject from the University of Michigan--Ann Arbor. She creates literary content for an audience of over 150,000 across Instagram and TikTok (@heathercolleyauthor) and Substack, where her newsletter is a Bestseller (@demystifyingliterature).
Dr. Dan McClellan is a public scholar of the Bible and religion. He received his PhD in theology and religion from the University of Exeter, where he wrote his dissertation on the conceptualization of deity and divine images in the Hebrew Bible through the methodological lenses of cognitive linguistics and the cognitive science of religion. He goes by @maklelan on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, where he works to increase public access to scholarship about the Bible and religion and combat the spread of misinformation about the same. In addition to his open-access monograph, YHWH's Divine Images: A Cognitive Approach, Dan is the author of the New York Times bestselling trade book, The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About the Bible's Most Controversial Issues (Macmillan Publishers).
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Meet Our Moderator
Dr. Keyanah Nurse is a Senior Program Officer for Intentional Design for an Equitable Academy (IDEA) Programs at ACLS, where she leads both the Digital Justice Grants Program and the Intention Foundry. Before joining the ACLS staff in September 2021, she served as an ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. There, she contributed to a variety of doctoral career diversity initiatives, as well as received training in digital humanities for her research on the history of the global Black press. As a historian of the African Diaspora with a specialization in modern Latin America, her research interests include liberalism, state formation, race, gender and sexuality, and black intellectual traditions. She received her PhD in History from NYU in May 2020 and her BA in Hispanic Studies from Columbia University in 2014.
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Original text here: https://www.acls.org/news/acls-presents-hashtag-humanities-scholars-social-media-and-knowledge-for-the-public-good/
[Category: Sociological]
4Life Research: National Day of Service and Remembrance
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- 4Life Research issued the following news release:
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National Day of Service and Remembrance
Salt Lake City, Utah (September 11, 2026) Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Although the tragedy occurred on US soil, and most victims were citizens of the United States, hundreds of foreign nationals from more than sixty countries also lost their lives.
The FBI 9/11 Investigation states: "They were the most lethal terrorist attacks in history, taking the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans and international citizens and ultimately leading ... Show Full Article SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- 4Life Research issued the following news release: * * * National Day of Service and Remembrance Salt Lake City, Utah (September 11, 2026) Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Although the tragedy occurred on US soil, and most victims were citizens of the United States, hundreds of foreign nationals from more than sixty countries also lost their lives. The FBI 9/11 Investigation states: "They were the most lethal terrorist attacks in history, taking the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans and international citizens and ultimately leadingto far-reaching changes in anti-terror approaches and operations in the U.S. and around the globe."
The day is being remembered in the USA and around the world with memorial services, tributes, and public service. Yesterday, 4Life employees participated in a Foundation 4Life partnership with Granite Education Foundation to help build 20,000 weekend food kits for students in need of nutrition.
Vice President of Sales & Training in the USA, Canada & Caribbean Chase Holm: "Service ranks among 4Life's primary pillars. On behalf of everyone on 4Life's US field team, I extend our gratitude to Foundation 4Life for the opportunity to help others as we remember the tragedy of 9/11."
The National Day of Service and Remembrance activity took place on Thursday, September 10 at Granite Education Foundation Donation & Distribution Center in Murray, Utah. Tens of thousands of food kits will serve hungry school kids in Utah's largest school district--a district that serves eighty schools.
Jenna Lisonbee, Director of Foundation 4Life: "We are here to remember, to serve, and together to make a difference in the lives of children who desperately need our help. We do so in honor of the victims and family members of 9/11."
Since 2006, Foundation 4Life has been committed to breaking the cycle of poverty for children around the world.
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4Life, The Immune System Company(R), and the first to bring transfer factor research to market, has offices in dozens of countries to serve the company's worldwide customers.
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Original text here: https://www.4life.com/corp/news/details/national-day-of-service-and-remembrance/5415
[Category: Health Care]
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National Day of Service and Remembrance
Salt Lake City, Utah (September 11, 2026) Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Although the tragedy occurred on US soil, and most victims were citizens of the United States, hundreds of foreign nationals from more than sixty countries also lost their lives.
The FBI 9/11 Investigation states: "They were the most lethal terrorist attacks in history, taking the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans and international citizens and ultimately leading ... Show Full Article SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- 4Life Research issued the following news release: * * * National Day of Service and Remembrance Salt Lake City, Utah (September 11, 2026) Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Although the tragedy occurred on US soil, and most victims were citizens of the United States, hundreds of foreign nationals from more than sixty countries also lost their lives. The FBI 9/11 Investigation states: "They were the most lethal terrorist attacks in history, taking the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans and international citizens and ultimately leadingto far-reaching changes in anti-terror approaches and operations in the U.S. and around the globe."
The day is being remembered in the USA and around the world with memorial services, tributes, and public service. Yesterday, 4Life employees participated in a Foundation 4Life partnership with Granite Education Foundation to help build 20,000 weekend food kits for students in need of nutrition.
Vice President of Sales & Training in the USA, Canada & Caribbean Chase Holm: "Service ranks among 4Life's primary pillars. On behalf of everyone on 4Life's US field team, I extend our gratitude to Foundation 4Life for the opportunity to help others as we remember the tragedy of 9/11."
The National Day of Service and Remembrance activity took place on Thursday, September 10 at Granite Education Foundation Donation & Distribution Center in Murray, Utah. Tens of thousands of food kits will serve hungry school kids in Utah's largest school district--a district that serves eighty schools.
Jenna Lisonbee, Director of Foundation 4Life: "We are here to remember, to serve, and together to make a difference in the lives of children who desperately need our help. We do so in honor of the victims and family members of 9/11."
Since 2006, Foundation 4Life has been committed to breaking the cycle of poverty for children around the world.
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4Life, The Immune System Company(R), and the first to bring transfer factor research to market, has offices in dozens of countries to serve the company's worldwide customers.
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Original text here: https://www.4life.com/corp/news/details/national-day-of-service-and-remembrance/5415
[Category: Health Care]