SACRAMENTO, Kalifornia (PNN) - October 19, 2021 - Thousands of Kalifornia parents, students and teachers on Monday participated in a statewide walkout to protest fascist Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all students in both public and private schools.

Earlier this month, Newsom announced the vaccine mandate for schoolchildren in grades 7 through 12 once the vaccines have received full approval by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), making Kalifornia the first state to seek to implement such unlawful requirements.

So far, the FDA has only granted emergency authorization for anyone aged 12 to 15. Newsom’s latest vaccine requirement is expected to take effect in January 2022 or the start of the 2022 school year.

Crowds of Kalifornians opposed to the measures swarmed the steps of the Kalifornia Capitol, carrying signs that read, “My body, my choice,” and, “My children won’t be a science experiment to make you feel safe.”

Many parents statewide pulled their children from school to participate in the rallies, in hopes their absences from class would send a message to state officials.

One Sacramento mother, Kendall Ramer, 32, said that she pulled her two children out of elementary school to attend a rally, adding that she and her husband plan to shift to home schooling once Newsom’s unconstitutional vaccine mandate comes into effect.

“Everybody should be able to make their own choice for what’s good for them,” she said.

Los Angeles Unified School District employee Hovik Saponghian said that schoolchildren shouldn’t be forced to “take something without all the data.”

“I’m here protesting the mandate because we don’t believe that we should take it religiously, ethically or morally,” said Saponghian.

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) parent Rima Mkhitran said that she was participating in the rally because “we want our children and our teachers to have a choice. As a parent, I think I have the right with other parents to stand up for our children,” she said.

“I don’t want to get the vaccine for my child because (he is) too young. There are no studies showing the long-term effects. We should wait for a couple of years,” added LAUSD parent Nara Vardaresyan.

Hundreds of parents and students also gathered at a recent Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) board meeting to voice their opposition to the unlawful COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

“This is way too new to be injecting 100% of our (children), and we need to have a choice,” said Kristen Mortensen of Placentia.

“I’m here to stand up for my children’s rights and all (children) in our district in our county. They do not deserve to be injected with something that has no long-term studies yet,” added Rick, a father of two students within the district.

Newsom’s outlaw plan to unlawfully mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren has received mixed feedback, with West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announcing on October 3 that there’s “no chance” he would do the same.

“From the standpoint of mandates, I don’t believe in imposing upon our freedoms, over and over and over; and I’ve said that over, I don’t know how many times I gotta say it,” said Justice. “But from the standpoint of our children, I’m going to still encourage in every way, because I truly believe that the more people that we get vaccinated, the less people will die. But at the same time, we still (have) to stand up for who we are.”