Ruling delayed on religious law and vaccines

A Raleigh County judge is now delaying a ruling on a case deciding whether or not the state’s religious freedom law includes exemptions to school vaccine laws.A ruling was expected Thursday, but now the case is scheduled for review near Thanksgiving. Judge Michael Froble has already ruled from the bench that he’ll expand the case that’s seen him granting temporary injunction religious vaccine exemptions to a few children in Raleigh County to encompass a class action, but he hasn’t defined exactly who makes up the class. Nearly 600 students have requested religious exemptions. The issue is now moving through several other county courts is expected to reach the Supreme Court next year.