School can't be sued after child received COVID vax against parents' wishes, court rules --L.P. 'verbally protested,' saying, 'Dad said no,'" the ruling reads. --"We conclude that defendants are immune from suit under the Federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act)." | 29 July 2024 | The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday a family cannot sue their child's school district after the then-6-year-old was given a COVID-19 vaccine without their consent. The child, labeled L.P. in the original complaint, was vaccinated at a November 2021 clinic hosted by the Windham Southeast School District and the Vermont Department of Health. L.P. was a student at the district's Academy School at the time. L.P.'s father told a school official days prior to the clinic the child was not to be vaccinated, court documents say. The school official acknowledged the father's directive, according to Friday's ruling. Clinic workers gave L.P. one dose of the Pfizer vaccine after the child was mistakenly given a name tag reading the name of another student, according to the ruling.