Nunan’s announcement came after Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., an Afghanistan veteran who serves as chairman of the House Subcommittee on Military Personnel, fired off a letter to school leadership last Tuesday to demand an end to the mandate, which he argued violated school officials’ oath to defend the U.S. Constitution, according to the Post.
“As of today, the USMMA’s website says that ‘neither medical nor religious exemption requests will be accepted or processed for vaccination requirements,'” Banks said in the letter.