Bottman v. Springfield Public Schools

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON PETER BOTTMAN, an individual, Plaintiff, Civ. No. 6:22-cv-01900-MC v. OPINION AND ORDER SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a public school district, and DOES 1 THROUGH 50, Inclusive, Defendant. MCSHANE, Judge: In response to Oregon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued in October of 2021, Defendant Springfield Public Schools (“District”) required all teachers to be vaccinated unless they qualified for an exemption. Plaintiff Peter Bottman requested a religious and a medical exemption. He was granted the medical exemption and was placed on…