Michael Froble

Michael Froble is a Raleigh County Circuit Judge in West Virginia who recently made headlines for ruling that parents can opt out of school vaccine mandates based on their religious beliefs. His decision issued a permanent injunction allowing children from families with religious objections to attend school and participate in extracurricular activities, challenging the state's previous policy that limited exemptions to medical reasons only. Froble's ruling was based on the interpretation of the Equal Protection for Religion Act, asserting that the state's prohibition on religious exemptions violated this law. His ruling has become a significant point of contention amid ongoing debates about vaccine mandates and religious freedoms in education.