SANTA MONICA, Calif.—A Santa Monica College freshman is suing the Santa Monica Community College District, alleging the school’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for in-person learning violates his religious freedom and his right to privacy. Carter Sparks’ Santa Monica Superior Court lawsuit, filed on Jan. 11, seeks court orders declaring that the mandate is unconstitutional and that it exceeds the powers of the district. Sparks also seeks injunctive relief preventing the mandate from being enforced as well as compensatory damages. Time is of the essence in the suit because Sparks has already lost a semester of education, his court papers state. The suit also names as a defendant Susan Fila, Santa Monica College’s health services officer, who Sparks believes was among those who denied his request for a religious exemption. “Without this court’s intervention, Mr. Sparks will continue to be treated as a second-class citizen and denied access to an in-person college …