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Zucht V. Massachusetts Court Case

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Much like the Jacobson v. Massachusetts court case, the Zucht v. King (1922) case plays a large role in the constitutionality of compulsory vaccinations. However, unlike Jacobson v. Massachusetts, Zucht v. King has nothing to do with the child’s reaction to vaccinations. In this case, public officials excluded Rosalyn Zucht from public schools after she failed to have the certificate of required vaccinations (Goodwin, Chemerinsky 2016). Her parents repeatedly refused to vaccinate her, therefore, she was seen as a hazard to other children at school. Since schools have such a high concentration of children all crammed into a small area and forced to interact with each other, this is an ideal place to facilitate a huge outbreak if even a single

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