Professor David Haskell of Wilfrid Laurier University has written to his university president, Deborah McLatchy, in opposition to the university’s decision to deregister non-vaccinated students from its programs.
The letter begins as follows:
Dear President McLatchy, VP Academic Vannelli, and VP Equity Walker,
This morning via an email from Dr. Vannelli, our university community was notified that starting today “there will be a portion of students officially deregistered from their in-person winter courses for not uploading proof of vaccination or having a valid exemption.”
We were told by Dr. Vannelli that banning these students from campus and derailing their degrees was justified because “the mandate was developed in consultation with health professionals and aligns with our priority of keeping students, staff, and faculty as safe as possible throughout the pandemic.”
This justification is flawed and, in its omission of pertinent facts, misleading. On behalf of the hundreds of students being harmed—emotionally, financially, and educationally—I am asking that you please reverse your decision.
The reasons to reverse course—even in this last hour—are backed by strong moral and empirical arguments. For the sake of our students—all of our students—please be open-mined.
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The letter also links to several research studies regarding the efficacy of the COVID-19 vacines and the link to elevated rates of dangerous heart inflammation events and COVID-19 vaccination.
Read the full letter at the link HERE.
