A federal judge has ruled that Indiana University can require students and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when they return to campus this fall.
Judge Damon R. Leichty of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana said he weighed individual freedom against public health concerns in coming to his decision,Eight students had sued the university and sought a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of the vaccine requirement. The students’ lawyer, James Bopp Jr., told the“What we have here is the government forcing you to do something that you strenuously object to, and have your body invaded in the process,” Bopp said.
The school announced in May that all students, faculty, and staff needed to be fully vaccinated by Aug. 15 to return for the fall semester.said students who don’t obtain vaccine exemptions could see their class registrations canceled, lose access to campus email systems, and not be allowed to participate in on-campus activities. Faculty and staff could lose their jobs, the release said, adding that working remotely and not meeting the vaccine requirement “is not an option.
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