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| Queen's University professor Melody Torcolacci is under fire for using anti-vaccination information in a health course. (/KDSHF.CA) |
by Ethan Lou, Staff Reporter, thestar.com,
9 February 2015
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A Queen’s University professor under fire for using anti-vaccination material in a health course will no longer be teaching that course.
A Queen’s University professor under fire for using anti-vaccination material in a health course will no longer be teaching that course, the university said.
A spokeswoman told the Star Monday evening that Melody Torcolacci has requested and has been granted leave from teaching Physical Determinants of Health (HLTH 102) for the remainder of the term.
“Discussions around her other classes are ongoing,” the spokeswoman said in a statement.
Torcolacci, an adjunct professor in the university’s school of kinesiology and health, did not respond to requests for comment.
A Queen’s University professor under fire for using anti-vaccination material in a health course will no longer be teaching that course, the university said.
A spokeswoman told the Star Monday evening that Melody Torcolacci has requested and has been granted leave from teaching Physical Determinants of Health (HLTH 102) for the remainder of the term.
“Discussions around her other classes are ongoing,” the spokeswoman said in a statement.
Torcolacci, an adjunct professor in the university’s school of kinesiology and health, did not respond to requests for comment.