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UVa sticks with plans for in-person classes
UVa sticks with plans for in-person classes
The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress 13 hrs ago
The University of Virginia is sticking with plans to begin in-person classes on Sept. 8, the school announced in a message Friday afternoon. The decision comes after the university earlier this month delayed the start of in-person classes by two weeks amid a late summer surge in COVID-19 cases.
Pressure mounted during the two-week delay for the university to abandon the plan, as COVID-19 cases rose at colleges opening up around the state. The school’s Board of Visitors met in executive session Thursday to discuss a variety of coronavirus-related topics, including the health and safety of faculty, staff and students, as well as legal issues and testing protocols.
Officials in the release said part of the rationale to forge ahead was related to students living off-Grounds. Officials hope that by holding classes in-person, the school can better monitor students who would be returning to the area anyway.
“By welcoming our students into classrooms and on Grounds – with adequate testing, rules about gatherings and mask-wearing, and enforcement – we will be in a better position to monitor what’s happening and to contain any outbreaks,” the release said. “In short, given that most of our students are going to be here, we believe it will be better for everyone, including our Charlottesville neighbors, if our students feel connected to our community rather than apart from it.”
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The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress 13 hrs ago
The University of Virginia is sticking with plans to begin in-person classes on Sept. 8, the school announced in a message Friday afternoon. The decision comes after the university earlier this month delayed the start of in-person classes by two weeks amid a late summer surge in COVID-19 cases.
Pressure mounted during the two-week delay for the university to abandon the plan, as COVID-19 cases rose at colleges opening up around the state. The school’s Board of Visitors met in executive session Thursday to discuss a variety of coronavirus-related topics, including the health and safety of faculty, staff and students, as well as legal issues and testing protocols.
Officials in the release said part of the rationale to forge ahead was related to students living off-Grounds. Officials hope that by holding classes in-person, the school can better monitor students who would be returning to the area anyway.
“By welcoming our students into classrooms and on Grounds – with adequate testing, rules about gatherings and mask-wearing, and enforcement – we will be in a better position to monitor what’s happening and to contain any outbreaks,” the release said. “In short, given that most of our students are going to be here, we believe it will be better for everyone, including our Charlottesville neighbors, if our students feel connected to our community rather than apart from it.”
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The utter hubris of some of these people is astonishing.
-Laelth
That’s not what it sounds like to me. Staying home would be “wait and see.” What’s happening now is more like “try it anyway. What could go wrong?”
-Laelth
