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Daniel Levin

Associate attorney at Frazer & Feldman, LLP in Westbury, NY, specializing in school and special education law; Nassau Lawyer podcast guest.

Oct 9, 2026

5:15
Dan, tell us about what happened in the federal court case that I have started calling Miller
5:20
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5:21
So after the 2019 repeal of the religious exemption by the state legislature, during the 21-22 school year, there was a group of Amish parents whose children were not vaccinated who had attended school in violation of state law.
5:37
And as a result, the New York State Department of Health fined two schools a combined total of $118,000.
5:45
Now under New York State Department of Health, the can find school districts And so that here amounted to the $118,000 in fines.
5:59
And as a result, then the school excluded the children who were unvaccinated from attending school because of their lack of vaccination.
6:08
And then that prompted the group of Amish parents to challenge the statute in federal court in the Miller one decision, which first was dismissed.

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25:05
Broadly speaking, what should a district's process for this contain?

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