As universities plan for students' return amid coronavirus, some schools worry about risky 'culture.'
Dr. Mark Schlissel, president of the University of Michigan, discussed the safety measures being implemented to keep students safe.Heather Adams, a rising junior at American University, recently came to terms with a new reality: she won’t be heading back to campus in Washington, D.C. this fall. Though her school announced precautions to help keep students safe from the novel coronavirus, Adams said she wasn't convinced.
The questions of whether, and how, to return to college campuses are ones with which millions of American families are grappling with, as schools from coast to coast cautiously unveil a patchwork of policies for allowing students back and permitting virtual learning. It's also a question that's come under sharp criticism as officials say young people are increasingly testing positive for the coronavirus and becoming a worrying vector for COVID-19.
“As we move forward, the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff, as well as our larger DC community, are our top priority. COVID-19 will still be with us in the fall as we resume in-person activity,” Burwell said in the email. “Our plan works to create the safest possible environment on our campus with the most up-to-date information currently available. Unfortunately, there is no scenario that can guarantee zero infections in our community.
Tune into ABC at 1 p.m. ET and ABC News Live at 4 p.m. ET every weekday for special coverage of the novelMandatory quarantines, 'virtual block parties' among precautions Erika Beck, the president of California State University Channel Islands, said the school will be bringing students back, but only 5% of classes will be in-person. Dorms will be at 25% capacity so that students have their own rooms and bathrooms.
“I would say to any university president to look at these numbers,” Heinz told ABC News. “You're bringing thousands of people back to the area who are potentially bringing the virus from other places. And we’ve been seeing younger people not wear masks and gather in large numbers so I just don’t know how universities will control the virus from spreading and from outbreaks occurring.”
“They are out and about and eventually are interacting with people who may be more vulnerable," he said.On a conference call with state governors Monday, Vice President Mike Pence warned that young people across the country arefor coronavirus, especially in states like Florida and Texas, which have seen major increases in coronavirus cases since reopening.
Fitts said Tulane has taken aggressive measures to ensure the safety of their students when they return to campus in the fall -- including mandating masks, building temporary classrooms and cafeterias to ensure extra space, and developing a testing program that would see students and faculty tested on campus periodically.
The University of Oklahoma has been working with its marketing team to launch a broad campus public relations campaign to that end, Bratzler said.
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