Yeah, just gonna drop this here.
https://fox40.com/news/coronavirus/study-finds-covid-19-can-damage-lungs-without-showing-symptoms/
Middlebury has not officially announced yet. I’m a parent of an incoming freshman and news will be released on Monday, June 22. I believe some proposals for next year leaked but these may not be accurate or complete. I expect they may have students back, like their NESCAC peers that are opening up.
I’m concerned about the rules that Vermont may have in place, as they have been very conservative. A 14 day quarantine sounds horrendous.
@calijenn There’s something like nine weeks before most NESCACs would go back to school even if they move their start dates to late Aug. I hope the quarantine rule will be gone in Vermont by then. Maine had one as well but it was lifted a couple of weeks ago. I bet schools won’t quarantine the kids unless the state demands it. I would think that would be a really hard thing to pull off and they wouldn’t do it unless they had to. It doesn’t seem to be a common requirement so far with other colleges.
@“Cardinal Fang” @homerdog
My son said his friend told him 1 week in room would be required upon arrival. I am liking the idea of my kid renting an off-campus house with his friends more and more…
Tighter rules now may mean fewer problems down the road. You don’t want Vermont or Maine to experience in the fall what Florida or Texas is experiencing right now.
But are you worried that he might get sick if he does that? (not being snarky, just asking)
I’ve been trying to unsuccessfully make the point that quarantining the kids at the beginning might help the school get off to a decent start but it won’t make a difference just a few weeks later. If they test the kids upon arrival and have rapid testing then why the quarantine? You could say, well, that first test won’t catch those that haven’t become positive yet but will be positive by the end of the week. Ok. But then what about a week after quarantine? Aren’t they back where they started with the students out in the world for seven days and possibly getting infected? Where does it end? How will schools decide how often to test?
If the state’s rules have a quarantine then the students may have no choice. Otherwise, like I already said, I don’t see how it helps the school past the first two weeks. If someone can explain how it would make a bigger and longer lasting impact, that would be helpful. If one college in the state has to quarantine, then all in the state have to quarantine. That would be something!
I know CNN just loves alarmist headlines, but my corner of Texas (a large suburb of Houston, county population 600k) seems to be just fine. Today’s numbers show 34 deaths since the pandemic began, and 17 remain hospitalized. County is considering making masks mandatory indoors, which I hope occurs. But truly no need to panic about anything. Public k12 expected to reopen on schedule.
Michigan’s AD is debating this also. They are not sure how many people, if any, they will be able to get into the stadium.
Wow. The UCLA football players clearly do not think their coaches have their best interests at heart.
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There ya go, @roycroftmom. It seems impossible for 80 or football players to be together for that long AND be living on a college campus and not get that virus sometime between now and the bowl games. I suspect the coaches have figured that out, and the more who test positive early and get it over with, the less juggling of virus positive players each week. The coaches are the ones who need to be super cautious, and I am sure they are.
I’m not sure what exactly the point you’re making. What’s the point of testing if the infected and potentially infected aren’t quarantined?
My S20 and his roommate both elected to not seek tOSU football tickets. Felt it would be more fun watching the games on campus with their friends. These two boys discuss tOSU football recruits ALL year. Big deal for them to prefer to not see the game live.
Agreed, @cypresspat. And the players’ willingness to get exposure over with probably depends in part on the team’s reputation and their own chances of making it into the NFL. With tens of millions of dollars at stake, both personally and for the team.
@1NJParent
I am asking honestly. If they quarantine the kids are they truly starting with a fresh slate of a student body with no virus upon their release? And then the plan would be closed campus and masks and social distancing to keep the bubble as sealed as possible ( well except for those pesky faculty who come to teach them and the staff who clean up after them and cook their food!)
Would that perfect scenario result in no virus? If so, then quarantine away! If not, I don’t see the point.
Intentional, as in encouraging players to cough on each other? Or intentional, as in remaining silent when players are walking around in the locker room without masks? I’ll have to ask my 6’ 4” 260 pound nephew, who is a former D1 (SEC) football player how carefully the coaches looked out for his physical well-being during his four years of getting his body pretty much destroyed. I think I know the answer, but I’ll ask anyway.
@homerdog Transmissions between faculty/staff and students are much less likely than transmissions among students. Whoever tested positive or had close contact with someone who tested positive need to be separated from others, whether they’re students, staff or faculty. I don’t see any other way to control the spread of the virus on campus.
Since my kid will be heading to Houston for school in early August I’m glad to hear this! I hope they DO make masks mandatory!
Hold on…I need to stop clutching my pearls before I respond…
Ya think the players might be right??? ? I’m going with a ‘yes’ on this one.