IHL Prohibits Mississippi Colleges, Universities From Mandating COVID Vaccines
The state board that oversees higher education in Mississippi voted today to prohibit all public colleges and universities from requiring COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment or enrollment. The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees made the decision following weeks of confusion over a previous vote in August.
“The individual universities have been prohibited by the Board from implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a condition of employment or enrollment except for clinical settings,” IHL Communications Director Caron Blanton told the Mississippi Free Press today.
The IHL had considered mandating COVID-19 vaccines during an Aug. 27, 2021, meeting, but voted against doing so. At no point during the August special meeting, though, did any board member mention banning individual universities from imposing their own mandates.
“I’d like to make a motion, and I’d leave it to the staff to provide the exact language and I assume there’ll be a press release of some kind to follow, but I’d like for us to point out our support for the vaccine and that it is by far our best form of protection for our schools,” IHL Trustee Chip Morgan said during the Aug. 27 meeting. “… I think we ought to say at this time it’s our view that that would not, we would not impose any requirement on the universities to mandate vaccination.”
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