{"id":335905,"date":"2021-09-07T15:37:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T12:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rutgers-bars-unvaccinated-student-from-attending-virtual-classes\/"},"modified":"2021-09-07T15:37:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T12:37:09","slug":"rutgers-bars-unvaccinated-student-from-attending-virtual-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rutgers-bars-unvaccinated-student-from-attending-virtual-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rutgers bars unvaccinated student from attending virtual classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Rutgers bars unvaccinated student from attending virtual classes<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A New Jersey student has said he is barred from taking classes at Rutgers University because he has not been vaccinated \u2014 even though he is only studying virtually from home.<\/p>\n<p>Logan Hollar, 22,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/coronavirus\/2021\/09\/rutgers-student-says-hes-being-stopped-from-taking-virtual-classes-because-hes-not-vaccinated.html\"> told NJ.com <\/a>that he largely ignored the school\u2019s COVID mandate \u201cbecause all my classes were remote\u201d from his Sandyston home, some 70 miles from Rutgers\u2019 campus in New Brunswick.<\/p>\n<p>But he was locked out of his Rutgers email and related accounts when he went to pay his tuition at the end of last month \u2014 and was told that he needed to be vaccinated even though he has no plans to attend in person.<\/p>\n<p>Hollar has now been forced to miss classes that started Sept. 1 \u2014 and has been warned it could be weeks before a decision is reached on his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication for an exemption to the vaccine mandate, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll probably have to transfer to a different university,\u201d Hollar told NJ.com, saying he knows of at least one other student in the same position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI find it concerning for the vaccine to be pushed by the university rather than my doctor,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/rutgers-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Rutgers University\" class=\"wp-image-19368432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/rutgers-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/rutgers-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/rutgers-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rutgers University announced its vaccine mandate for students in March of 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alamy Stock Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf someone wants to be vaccinated, that\u2019s fine with me, but I don\u2019t think they should be pushed,\u201d he insisted, saying that he doesn\u2019t find COVID to be scary\u201d because he is healthy and \u201cnot in an at-risk age group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care if I have access to campus. I don\u2019t need to be there. They could ban me. I just want to be left alone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hollar\u2019s step-father, Keith Williams \u2014 who has been vaccinated \u2014 told the outlet he is \u201cdumbfounded\u201d at Rutgers\u2019 stance.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI believe in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, I believe in vaccines, but I am highly confident that COVID-19 and variants do not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> through computer monitors by taking online classes,\u201d Williams told NJ.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe chose to remove himself from an on-campus experience so he would not need to be vaccinated,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow to be removed and shut down from his Rutgers email and online classes during the start of his senior year seems a bit crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rutgers\u2019 spokeswoman Dory Devlin insisted that the university has \u201cprovided comprehensive information and direction to students to meet vaccine requirements through several communications channels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She noted that Rutgers\u2019 policy differentiates between a \u201cfully online degree-granting program\u201d and \u201cclasses that are fully remote\u201d but part of a course where other students are on campus, as in Hollar\u2019s case.<\/p>\n<p>Devlin told the site that staff \u201ccontinue to work\u201d helping students apply for waiver requests for medical or religious reasons \u2014 while conceding they \u201cshould expect a two-to four-week turnaround, during which time they will not have access to university systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce it is processed and verified, students are allowed access to university systems,\u201d she said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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