This might sound a little dumb but what rights specifically should I mention and insist on? I'm planning on just saying "religious and health related complications" and hope that's enough. My biggest concern is that they may pull off a "you violated student code of conduct by not adhering to the dean's mandate" type of attack which I don't know what to do about.
I don't have any official records of asthma but I had to wear a mask during a professor meeting once last year and had to run out of the room to breathe and then told the professor I can't continue the meeting due to suffocation and anxiety. Not sure how valid that will be in the moment if they get confrontational.
There has to be something I could do or say to not wear a mask because I really cannot comply. The last time I had to wear a mask was for a professor meeting where I had to run out of the room to breathe and then told the professor I have to cancel due to anxiety and suffocation. That was the only time in these past two years I wore a mask and if I wear one now, I don't think I can come up with an exemption since I complied now. The problem is that I don't have any official stuff to back me up and it won't work if I say no at first and then pussy out later.
I'm thinking I might combine this https://childrenshealthdefense.org/wp-content/uploads/notice-for-employers-universities-and-other-institutions-mandating-covid-19-masks8.31.21.pdf
with a religious exemption claim and see how it goes. Hopefully it works. Thank you so much for the info. Will update later.