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Trump Signs Order to Withhold Federal Funds From Schools With COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

The executive order directs federal agencies to devise compliance plans, though few schools currently enforce such mandates.

President Donald Trump points to a reporter and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 23: <> on July 23, 2022 in London, England. Protesters marched for what they believe to be victims of the COVID-19 vaccine and against perceived government overreach with the use of legislation like the Schools Bill to further restrict freedoms. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring federal funding for educational institutions requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for students to attend in-person classes.
  • The order tasks Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Department of Education with developing guidelines to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools and colleges.
  • Currently, no public K-12 schools and only a small number of private colleges in the U.S. enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates, limiting the immediate impact of the order.
  • The move fulfills a key campaign promise by Trump to prevent schools from imposing COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates, citing parental rights and individual choice.
  • Critics have noted that the executive order is largely symbolic, as many states have already banned vaccine mandates, and most federal education funding is determined by Congress.