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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. “The proposed changes include incorporating UTK’s principles of civility and community, streamlining the academic misconduct process and addressing ...

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 th...

UT Board chooses not to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for students The Board said COVID-19 shots are not required as part of student immunizations, but the UT System strongly recommended getting them. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 4:07 PM EDT April 20, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee will not require students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after the UT Board of Trustees met Tuesday to approve new immunization and conduct rules. The new rules will not require students to get COVID-19 or flu vaccines, but still require shots for MMR, chicken pox, ...

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 ...

Prime minister Allen Chastanet has once again rebuffed calls for the rebuke of UWP Castries east candidate senator Fortuna Belrose, in the wake of a row surrounding her statements on the electorate in that constituency. On Friday, the government leader took another member of the media to task for questioning the remarks, while drawing reference to the late sir John Compton’s track record as an MP. Critics and opponents have accused the government senator of sowing the seeds of cynicism and political discrimination. However, Chastanet is un-wavering in his support of the culture minister.