(RedState) When California Gov. Gavin Newsom, freshly empowered after beating a recall effort, announced a vaccine mandate for all students in public and private schools many of the state’s parents, who were already deeply dissatisfied by his reaction to the pandemic and his endless kowtowing to teachers’ unions, decided they’d had more than enough and were going to make their voices heard. And this time, parents who haven’t been very politically active are joining in.

These parents figured the best way to make a statement to Newsom and the teacher’s unions is to show them just how many students – and dollars – they’ll lose if this vaccine mandate sticks. A number of “student strike” days were quickly planned, starting with one on “Census Day” by a parent, Conal O’Herlihy, who’s a Hollywood producer (so you know he is risking a lot by being so vocal about his opposition to vaccine mandates).