Dear students,
As we announced in June, NBSS has developed a Vaccine Policy that applies to all students, faculty, and staff, which is in place as we prepare to begin a new academic year in September. We as a School feel confident that adding vaccination to our community’s response will be a meaningful, effective way to maintain our continued health and safety.
To remind you, our Vaccine Policy is as follows:
- By August 30, 2021, NBSS will require vaccination against COVID-19 for all faculty, staff, and full-time students.
- To assist any student who has a qualifying medical condition that contraindicates vaccination, or who objects to being vaccinated on the basis of sincerely held religious beliefs and practices, the School will engage in an interactive process to determine if a reasonable accommodation can be provided. Additional safety protocols may be required or recommended as appropriate for accommodation.
- Please contact me, Bryan McGrath, Director of Student Life & Career Services at bmcgrath@nbss.edu by Sunday, August 15 if you would like to discuss an exemption. As it takes time to develop individual accommodation plans, we may not be able to consider accommodations for those who request one after that date.
- Students should return a copy of their vaccination card (with birth-date redacted) by filling out this certification form by Sunday, August 15.
- The vaccine requirement may also apply to other regular visitors to the building. We are reviewing our full visitor policies for the coming year, and will communicate when those are finalized.
- To view a full copy of the Vaccination Policy, please contact me.
As we’ve mentioned, we’ll relay our updated safety protocols for the Fall shortly, and you can expect to see a series of emails in the coming weeks as we roll those out. As always, we continue to follow guidance from the CDC and state and local health departments, even as the covid landscape is changing, and we always have our eye foremost on the health and safety of our School community.
If you have questions as you review this information, have trouble using the certification form, or have difficulty scheduling vaccine appointments by August 15, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. For full information, please view our current safety protocols in the Reopening Plan and on our website at nbss.edu/covid19.
