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Students at Private Universities

Unfortunately, there are few legal protections available to
students at private universities who have religious objections
to a vaccine mandates. Title VII, which does require religious
accommodations, protects employees of private universities,
not students. Titles IV, VI, and IX, which do apply to most
private universities, do not contain a provision prohibiting
discrimination on the basis of religion. Still, some states may
have laws that prohibit private schools from discriminating
against religious students. [42] And, whether or not required
by law, many private schools will have processes for handling
requests for religious or medical exemptions that mirror public
schools. You should also check your school’s written policies
on religious diversity or religious discrimination.
Case Precedent:

42. See also Colombo, Ronald J., When Exemptions Discriminate:
Unlawfully Narrow Religious Exemptions to Vaccination Mandates
by Private Colleges and Universities (July 26, 2021). Hofstra Univ.
Legal Studies Research Paper Forthcoming, available at https://ssrn.
com/abstract=3893802 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3893802.

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