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Kristine Bowman

Professor of Law and Education Policy, Michigan State University. Bowman is a national expert on K-12 education law. She has been writing about, studying, and representing clients involved in these issues for nearly twenty years. She is a prolific scholar and currently is writing about free speech on campus and editing the Oxford Handbook of US K-12 Education Law.

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Can schools require COVID-19 vaccines for students now that Pfizer’s shot is authorized for kids 12 and up?

May 11, 2021 9:00 am

Can schools require COVID-19 vaccines for students now that Pfizer’s shot is authorized for kids 12 and up?

No state yet requires students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, but how states manage other vaccines and exemptions can help us think about how a COVID-19 vaccine requirement might work, says guest columnist Kristine Bowman.