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> If he were teaching chemistry and the girl refused to wear gloves, he could have thrown her out. You are required to wear gloves in a chemistry class for you

> If he were teaching chemistry and the girl refused to wear gloves, he could have thrown her out. You are required to wear gloves in a chemistry class for your own protection, and such a requirement isn't contrary to school policy. > As it was, what she was doing was personally putting him in danger. No, he was putting himself in danger by choosing to be in an environment where he was exposed to lots of other people, knowing full well that he is at the highest risk of severe illness or death from COVID because he's elderly and has comorbidities. > Of course he has every right to demand whatever he wants in his classroom. Really? So he could ask students to segregate themselves into seating areas by, say, race or religion? Vaccination status?

atkailash 5y ago
Your mental gymnastics should be studied. It would be ok to require gloves for her own protection, which is outside and in addition to school policy, but it’s not ok to require a mask which protects everyone and is also outside of and in addition to school policy? That’s your argument?
- LurkingPenguin 5y ago
  https://coronavirus.uga.edu/faq/should-i-wear-a-face-mask/ https://coronavirus.uga.edu/faq/should-i-wear-a-face-mask/ > The University System of Georgia encourages everyone—whether vaccinated or not—to wear a face covering while inside campus facilities. *However, face coverings and social distancing are not required.* The school's policy explicitly states that masks (and social distancing) are not required. The professor wanted to supersede the policy, which he had no authority to do. Under the policy, students have the right not to wear masks or social distance. On the other hand, the University of Georgia's policies explicitly require the use of gloves (and specific types of gloves) when handling dangerous chemicals, so this is not at all comparable. The like situation would be a professor demanding that his students not wear gloves in contravention of the policy. https://research.uga.edu/docs/units/safety/manuals/Chemical-Laboratory-Safety-Manual.pdf https://research.uga.edu/docs/units/safety/manuals/Chemical-...

atkailash 5y ago

Your mental gymnastics should be studied. It would be ok to require gloves for her own protection, which is outside and in addition to school policy, but it’s not ok to require a mask which protects everyone and is also outside of and in addition to school policy? That’s your argument?

LurkingPenguin 5y ago
https://coronavirus.uga.edu/faq/should-i-wear-a-face-mask/ https://coronavirus.uga.edu/faq/should-i-wear-a-face-mask/ > The University System of Georgia encourages everyone—whether vaccinated or not—to wear a face covering while inside campus facilities. *However, face coverings and social distancing are not required.* The school's policy explicitly states that masks (and social distancing) are not required. The professor wanted to supersede the policy, which he had no authority to do. Under the policy, students have the right not to wear masks or social distance. On the other hand, the University of Georgia's policies explicitly require the use of gloves (and specific types of gloves) when handling dangerous chemicals, so this is not at all comparable. The like situation would be a professor demanding that his students not wear gloves in contravention of the policy. https://research.uga.edu/docs/units/safety/manuals/Chemical-Laboratory-Safety-Manual.pdf https://research.uga.edu/docs/units/safety/manuals/Chemical-...