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There also isn’t a national certification for stretch therapists, as there is for physical therapists and chiropractors, though most stretch therapists are certified in-house by their respective employers.

Fehlbaum, who leads the petition committee’s outreach and organizing arm, declined to share exactly how many signatures they’ve collected since certification because the organizers don’t want the numbers to encourage their opposition to push harder.

"Failure to respond to this notice within the time allotted will result in the withdrawal of your school's certification," she wrote.

Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security revoked Harvard's certification to enroll international students.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X that the administration has revoked Harvard's "Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification as a result of their failure to adhere to the law."