Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 17 rejected an advocacy group's emergency application to allow a religious parent to opt her child out of California's mandatory vaccination policy for schoolchildren.

The court's decision in We The Patriots USA v. Ventura Unified School District took the form of an unsigned order.

No justices dissented. The court did not explain its ruling.

The applicant, We The Patriots, is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Caldwell, Idaho.

California's position is that its vaccination mandate keeps children healthy and prevents the spread of dangerous illnesses.