Virginia Attorney General Miyares Argues Virginia’s Public Universities and Colleges Can’t Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for their Students (VIDEO)
Newly elected Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares issued his legal opinion on Friday at the request of Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, stating that the state’s public colleges and universities can’t mandate COVID-19 vaccines for their students.
According to AG Miyares, Virginia’s state colleges and universities don’t have the authority to require students to get vaccinated when enrolling or attending in-person classes.
“For the reasons stated herein, I conclude that, absent specific authority conferred by the General Assembly, public institutions of higher education in Virginia may not require vaccination against COVID- 19 as a general condition of students’ enrollment or in-person attendance,” AG Miyares wrote.
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Miyares argues that colleges and universities don’t have the authority to require student vaccinations because state lawmakers have not passed legislation specifically mandating them.
