Keeping Education Accessible and Ending COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schools

This executive order, issued by the President in February 2025, prohibits schools and universities from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition for in-person attendance. It states that using federal funds to support educational institutions with such mandates contradicts administration policy. The order directs the Secretary of Education to issue guidelines about legal obligations related to parental rights and religious freedom, and to develop a plan within 90 days to end "coercive" vaccine mandates, including identifying non-compliant institutions and processes for withholding federal funds.