That’s an interesting question. Not our HS though. I don’t know any more details at the moment but will keep an ear out for info. My S20 and S21 are giving me daily updates. They’re troopers but I feel bad for them and all kids they’re age.
Depends on the HVAC system. If it’s a forced air system that the school can upgrade for better filtration and more fresh air, than yes they can get more people in a classroom. A classroom with radiant heat (no fan) would need all the social distancing the school can institute.
Is he there now? If it were me, I would stay in Michigan and finish. Cross the bridge regarding coming home when he gets there. It will be what it will be.
I’m afraid the bridge will be washed out then.
An interesting and thorough update from Sewanee that may offer insight into some of the other rural LACs plans:
I will wear a mask unless I am “alone, asleep, or eating”??? No thanks.
Whoa! Do they know what college students do in their off hours?
Wake Forest announces 2020 plans. Some details:
- The key to our model for course design is that most courses will be created to be suitable for online delivery. This foundation will allow for flexibility in how professors use class time, adapt to changes in conditions as the semester unfolds and adopt effective modalities for the students in their classes. We expect that at least half of undergraduate courses will feature a face-to-face component, many using the blended approach — meaning that some of the class time will take advantage of opportunities that virtual classes offer while retaining face-to-face time, where possible.
- The conditions that enable us to conduct on-campus education could worsen between now and the beginning of the fall semester. Should that occur, we have prepared a plan to enable us to revert to remote instruction without major academic disruptions and with the commitment to excellence in our offerings. This flexibility is built into the course design and our housing configurations. While it is far from what we hope will happen, we will be prepared for that circumstance should it arise.
- We have created plans to contain outbreaks; these involve setting aside 200 rooms with dedicated bathrooms for quarantine and isolation purposes. One specific hotel property near campus has been secured to meet that requirement. We do not foresee the use of hotels as normal residence halls at this time. These measures, along with enhanced cleaning and personal hygiene, are expected to reduce the likelihood of transmission and increase the capability for handling outbreaks by having students in spaces that can be isolated.
- Scale and capacity for essential public health practices — including screening, infection testing and protecting through isolation and quarantine capabilities — are the key success factors to withstanding unexpected outbreaks with minimal disruption. Wake Forest is implementing a robust "screen, test and protect" program based on recommendations for best practices from infectious disease experts, public health officials and guidelines from the American College Health Association (ACHA) COVID-19 Task Force. This multistep process is instrumental in minimizing infections.
- This fall, our community will be asked to enter into a collective commitment to follow a set of guidelines that respects the health of all. Students are designing a compact, which will include an agreement to self-monitor symptoms, wear cloth face coverings, adhere to social distancing and gathering guidelines, and comply with testing and contact tracing, as needed. Additional information will be forthcoming as the semester nears.
There is much more here: https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/384/2020/06/OUR-WAY-FORWARD-Web-Version-June-30.pdf
Having read your posts in this thread and the June thread, I would say bring him home now. More comfort for you now without having to worry about uncertainty going forward with him in Michigan. How does he feel about it? You said he wants to stay but how would he react if you told him you think he should come home now? What do potential friend pods look like at home?
Sounds to me like Bowdoin read its market correctly. The only thing worse than 1800 students on campus during a pandemic would be 1800 thoroughly unhappy students constantly second-guessing the rules, the activities, the accomodations. It’s not worth the headache to move heaven and earth for three months of R&B income.
Ok, I understand possibly filtering air and fresh air being a good thing. What I don’t understand is if everyone is wearing a mask then aren’t the major particles being caught with the mask thus not letting them get to others a few feet away? Also the masks others are wearing are also slowing the virus particles down. At this point I just don’t see much difference in say being 3 or 6 feet apart. Without masks I could see that, with masks not so much difference.
I understand it’s up to school districts but I’m not sure what CDC rules are driving this.
My work has implemented a policy based off CDC guidance that allows workers to go without masks unless they have to work closer than 6’, unable to social distance. I am just trying to wrap my head around why schools are saying they are going to require both masks and social distancing. I guess I need to more research.
I love Vice-Chancellor Brigety. He was the Dean of the Elliott school at GW and I have personally met him. Sewanee got a great person.
RPI cancelled fall sports.
@MarylandJOE wrote:
I don’t think the CDC guidelines are meant to be parsed like a legal document. When there “aren’t a lot of tools in the kit” - you use them all.
Stay. I know this is not the popular choice. My daughter just graduated and stayed but had her core group of like 6 kids with her. So if his friends are going let him stay
My son can graduate in the fall or spring depending on how bad he wants his 2 minors. He is going and getting off campus housing. No matter what happens, he’s staying. He just gets his work done better when away from us. We do have the luxury to visit him whenever we want to. The 4.5 hour drive goes quickly…
Or is that my speeding… Lol.
I assume especially at a small lac he would want to be with his peer group.
Does his school have coop type housing? Usually their more leinet on start/end dates.
This is just speculation (and there is no way I’m reading 469 pages of comments to make sure I got all the details straight) : they probably require both masks and social distancing because they know they won’t really have 100% of either.
Kids will not be able to properly distance 100% of the time. There are chokepoints all over a school that will prevent this, and in addition, the droplets containing the virus can remain suspended in the air for a bit after even if the kid who emitted them is not physically present any more. Also, kids won’t be wearing their masks properly 100% of the time. Even the adults in my area haven’t all figured out how to wear masks. My kids are not nearly as interested in proper mask wear as I am. Surely no kid is, some are likely hostile to it.
We know that partial social distancing by itself won’t work. Partial compliance with mask wearing won’t work. But if you require both, if you have pretty good social distancing and pretty good mask wearing, it might still be workable.
Cardinal Fang (sorry missed the quote function)
I would let him decide. Though if he stayed I might ask him to quarantine in other accommodations for a couple of weeks when he gets back to the Bay area.
Well guess I was wrong. Michigan increased tuition 1.9% plus a $50.00/semester Covaid fee…
Duke just released the latest update to their fall plans:
Highlights:
Classes will take place in one of four formats: Face to face in newly configured classrooms and other spaces on campus; online (live with a regular meeting time); hybrid (face to face with significant online components) and online asynchronous, in which lectures are recorded for viewing at any time but discussion and lab work takes place online.
First year students will be assigned to both East and West Campuses in dedicated first-year spaces, while returning students in Duke housing will be assigned to West Campus, 300 Swift Avenue, and to designated spaces in nearby hotels and apartment buildings.
Upon arrival to Durham, all undergraduate students who are in residence on the Duke campus or in Durham will be tested for COVID-19 before they are permitted to begin classes or move into residence halls. Students who test positive will be placed in quarantine on campus, and contract tracing will be used to identify other potential positive cases.
All members of the Duke community who come to campus will be required to complete daily symptom monitoring, wear face coverings in classroom and public settings and practice physical distancing.
All students living in on-campus or off-campus housing are expected to stay in the Durham area throughout the semester.
Student-athletes will begin a phased to return to campus on July 12 and must follow additional health and hygiene protocols that have been developed by Duke and national medical experts.
https://today.duke.edu/2020/06/president-price-provides-update-fall-semester
****note: athletes will be arriving on campus starting July 12th. Looks like they are going to give it their best shot this fall, no holds barred. Might work, might not…we will see…
Here is what Sarah Lawrence just announced: https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/fall-2020/
A lot of online programming, and unless you are a freshman, you probably will not be living on campus.