More than 240 University of Virginia Students have been disenrolled because they didn't get COVID-19

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The University of Virginia has disenrolled 242 students for the upcoming semester because they are not vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Charlottesville CBS affiliate WCAV.

These students amount to roughly 1% of the school's student body, she noted. The institution has previously warned students they may risk disenrollment if they fail to get vaccinated or submit a request for exemption.

Only 49 of the 242 disenrolled students had actually registered for on-campus classes this fall.

In April of this year, the state's Attorney General officially decided Virginia colleges and universities "may condition in-person attendance on receipt of an approved COVID-19 vaccine" during the pandemic, according to a statement from the Attorney General's office.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-240-university-virginia-students-183115342.html

[Sneederbunk]

1. Obviously too dumb to be in college anyway.

[Bleacher Creature]

2. UVA is incredibly hard to get into.

Imagine throwing that away because you fell for a conspiracy theory??

[Yonnie3]

3. Actually those are students that didn't provide documentation of vaccination.

Not necessarily "non-vaccinated."

Hyperbole isn't limited to to major outlets, eh WCAV

[PortTack]

4. we Need to see this happen nation wide. Every school, grocery, theater..every where

[TexasTowelie]

5. I just checked on the COVID policies at my alma mater.

They are still allowing unvaccinated students on campus; however, they will not be allowed to move into residence halls. Southwestern requires all first-year and sophomore students to live on campus unless they live within commuting distance of the university so this may provide a means to disenroll students.

Unvaccinated students are required to self-quarantine for 14 days if they get COIVD while vaccinated students are required to isolate for 10 days. There are no provisions for remote learning, although I expect that some of the professors will probably bend to allow the students to take tests. However, the timelines at the end of the semester are extremely tight. There may not be enough time to take an "Incomplete" grade and have it replaced a few weeks later with a letter grade. Therefore, every student is wagering that they won't throw $20K away by getting COVID near finals.

All students, faculty, and staff are required to wear masks indoors. All indoor social functions are limited to 100 people.