Connecticut state Rep. Liz Linehan (D) said Wednesday that an online post threatened her children for her support of mandatory vaccinations for school children.

“Threatening our children will get you nothing, except a visit from the @CTCapitolPolice. I take this seriously, and so do they,” Linehan, who opposes religious exemptions for vaccinations, said in response to a since-deleted tweet. “This will not be tolerated and I will be filing a report tomorrow.” The user in question also appears to have deleted their Twitter account.

Threatening our children will get you nothing, except a visit from the @CTCapitolPolice. I take this seriously, and so do they. This will not be tolerated and I will be filing a report tomorrow. https://t.co/Fq8NnpFafH — Liz Linehan (@LizLinehanforCT) May 1, 2019

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The Connecticut Legislature’s Education Committee recently advanced a bill that would alert school nurses that they would not be fired or disciplined for refusing to approve religious exemptions in the Nutmeg State, which has confirmed three cases of measles so far in 2019, according to The Associated Press.

Religious exemptions for vaccinations have been the subject of increasing controversy in recent weeks, with presidential candidate and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Hillicon Valley: FBI, DHS warn that foreign hackers will likely spread disinformation around election results | Social media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day | Trump to meet with Republican state officials on tech liability shield MORE (D) coming under fire after telling BuzzFeed News that he supported certain religious exemptions to mandatory vaccinations. Buttigieg’s campaign said Thursday he believes only medical exemptions should be allowed.