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The UT Board of Trustees held a special virtual meeting on April 20 in which they reviewed and approved revised additions to the Student Code of Conduct for the UT Knoxville campus and the student immunization rules which will apply to all UT campuses. Ryan Stinnett, the general council of the Board of Trustees, explained the proposed changes to the code of conduct, which are intended to better address hate speech and actions on campus. âThe proposed changes include incorporating UTKâs principles of civility and community, streamlining the academic misconduct process and addressing the educational and developmental process for students,â Stinnett said. ....
WBBJ TV April 21, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The University of Tennessee system will not require its students to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The university’s board approved a rule Tuesday that does not include COVID-19 and flu shots among the student inoculations required at the university’s campuses across the state. The decision is a reversal after the board voted last summer for an emergency rule to require the flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. On Tuesday, board Chairman John Compton encouraged people in the University of Tennessee system to get vaccinated but said that these are personal choices. For other inoculations that are required, some exemptions include online-only studies, religious objections and medical reasons. ....
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U of Tennessee system won t require student COVID-19 shots April 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The University of Tennessee system will not require its students to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The board approved the rule Tuesday that doesn t include COVID-19 and flu shots among the student inoculations required at its campuses statewide. “These are personal choices that people will be making, and I would just strongly encourage everyone who is a stakeholder in the University of Tennessee system to consider being vaccinated,” board Chairman John Compton said during the meeting conducted virtually. The decision is a reversal after the board approved an emergency rule last summer requiring vaccinations against the flu and COVID-19, when shots became available. University General Counsel Ryan Stinnett said the board approved a permanent rule in November requiring COVID-19 and flu shots, on the condition that President Randy ....