Trump threatened federal funding for schools with COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Date: 2025-02-15
Entry type: executive-order
Current status: Issuance documented; this entry does not assert present enforceability.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Keeping Education Accessible and Ending Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schoolsdocumented action or event
Donald J. Trumppresident responsible for the cited action

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
On 2025-02-15, Donald Trump directed agencies to identify and end federal funding for elementary and secondary schools that require COVID-19 vaccination for in-person attendance.
- The White House: Keeping Education Accessible and Ending Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates in SchoolsOperative text of the cited action