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 The unvaccinated continue to be discriminated against and there are policies in place that  to me clearly violate my rights as a citizen of the United States of America 

EX: I attempted to upskill my WFR and get my wilderness EMT.  

My community college refused to allow me to register for the class/program due to vaccination status. I can register for other classes, but not that one. 

While I understand that the industry standard is that you must be vaccinated to work on an ambulance, as a wildrrness emt I do not intend to be employed as conventional paramedic 

Still, i was willing to dedicate my time and money to obtain knowledge and skills  in order to  better serve my community and team.  

 It is one thing for a business to decide not to employ me, it is anothering thing entirely for a community educational institution funded by my tax dollars to deny me an education. 

The admissions lady insisted on finding out it it was ‘off the table’ for me to get vaccinated (who does she report to?) 

Under no circumstances should i have to discuss my medical history/conditions with a minimum wage admin at the community college. 

As a matter of principle and given the level of trust and respect required in wilderness rescue missions I am unwilling to participate in my volunteer rescue team  until the policy that requires an experimental vaccine in order to advance knowledge and skills is dropped. ⛑️💩