John Raby.

The West Virginia Supreme Court has paused a ruling that allowed parents to use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children. The Supreme Court acted six days after Raleigh County Circuit Judge Michael Froble issued an injunction in a lawsuit filed in June. Froble had said children of families who objected to the state’s compulsory vaccination law on religious grounds would be allowed to attend school. After Tuesday’s ruling, the state Board of Education said it was reinstating the school vaccine requirement that it had paused last week.

A West Virginia judge has ruled that parents can use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children. Raleigh County Circuit Judge Michael Froble issued a permanent injunction Wednesday in a lawsuit filed in June. Froble said children of families who object to the state’s compulsory vaccination law on religious grounds will be allowed to attend school. After Wednesday’s ruling, the state Board of Education said it’s suspending the school vaccine requirement pending an appeal before the state Supreme Court. Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey called the ruling “a win for every family forced from school over their faith.”