So when his mom, Elisheva, who has full custody, gave him the freedom to choose whether or not to get the jab, Shuli opted for the shot before school started.

“My school is really cool about it,” Shuli said.

Despite the family fallout, Shuli said getting vaccinated was the right choice.

“The big issue now is that divorced couples are having this issue post-divorce,” said Carly Krasner Leizerson, a matrimonial and family lawyer in NYC.

(Krasner Leizerson, who is not connected to this case, said that this likely wouldn’t be considered child endangerment. “The issue is a breach of the parties’ custody agreement by making a major medical decision for a child without joint agreement of the parties,” she said.).

“It was a model co-parenting joint divorced family,” said Krasner Leizerson

While NYC public schools don’t mandate the shot for its some 1 million students, and about 65 percent of city residents are fully vaccinated, private school vax rules can make or break a child’s school experience. 

“There are serious social implications for the child — she’s the only girl in her grade who’s not vaccinated,” said Krasner Leizerson of her client’s child, adding that the kid’s private school bans unvaccinated students from participating in sports teams, clubs and overnight field trips

“You’re made a pariah,” said the lawyer, noting that the child wants the shot

Amanda Uhry, founder of Manhattan Private School Advisors, underscores that being the odd one out when it comes to vaccination is social sabotage