Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on July 15, 2025 Credit: Photo via AGJamesUthmeier/XAttorney General James Uthmeier is putting the Roman Catholic Church on notice – if they take taxpayer funded vouchers for their schools, they should accept vaccine exemptions for students, too. “I therefore urge Catholic schools to comply with Florida law and grant religious exemptions to school vaccine policies. Many Catholic schools in Florida accept students who pay tuition with help from the state’s private school vouchers. “Be assured, Florida’s Catholic schools are operating in accord with the law and Church teaching,” wrote Michele Taylor, a spokesperson for the conference. DeSantis has pushed to repeal all vaccine mandates and expand the state’s vaccine exemption requirements.