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WALTON, Ky.
A Kentucky judge ruled against a student who had filed a lawsuit after being prevented from playing basketball because he had not been vaccinated against chicken pox.
In the lawsuit against the Northern Kentucky Health Department, Jerome Kunkel, 18, said the vaccine was against his religious beliefs.
WXIX-TV in Cincinnati announced Tuesday that Judge James R. Schrand of Boone District had rejected Kunkel's request to resume school operations.
A statement from the health department said it was to protect the entire community, especially the most vulnerable.
Kunkel's attorney claimed that he had been discriminated against because of his religious beliefs. Attorney Chris Wiest said Tuesday that Kunkel was disappointed with the decision and that he would reconsider his options.
The ban was caused by the outbreak of 32 cases of chickenpox at Notre Dame du Sacré-Coeur and at the Assumption Academy. Kunkel left school on March 15th.
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