Despite a continued rise in new COVID-19 cases in the province, Thompson Rivers University has no plans to reverse course in returning to in-class sessions for the 2021-2022 school year.
The university will have a return to regular in-person classes last seen in the fall 2019 semester, with vaccinations mandated for those who live in residence, customers of the on-campus pub and attendees for sports events, in accordance with public health guidelines.
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The locations where vaccines will be required are not considered essential services, which is why Vancouver-based defense lawyer, Kyla Lee, said the vaccine cards do not infringe on charter rights. However, restricting access to education could infringe on those rights.
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