You mentioned vaccines being mandatory. As a parent, can they opt out of all vaccines?
Depends on the state. Some states are making them mandatory and not even allowing religious exemptions. Of course this leaves those enforcing these laws open to criminal and civil actions since the forcing of any medical procedure without a court order for each case is illegal. And any threats made, such as to withhold your child from school, to induce you to have them vaccinated constitutes felony coercion. But parents have to be ready to stand up and fight for their rights and not allow the authorities to intimidate them. The vaccine laws are in direct contradiction to other laws on the books. If they can enforce the vaccine laws then parents can enforce the laws the vaccine laws contradict.
Here is an old post with links to state exemptions though: