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TOP LINE
The University of South Carolina and the State of North Carolina are the last in a series of colleges to change course a week or more this semester, as schools across the country struggle to contain coronavirus outbreaks.
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KEY FACTS
USC President Bob Caslen asked his team to develop shutdown options on Thursday after the school reported 191 new cases of coronavirus in a single day.
This doubled the total number of infections (380) that the university accumulated during the first week of classes.
“We cannot sustain [191] new cases a day, ”Caslen said in a city hall, saying that many of the positive cases were linked to USC fraternity and fraternity houses, five of which are now in quarantine, according to the school’s student newspaper.
The bleak warning from the USC came a day after North Carolina State University closed its dormitories and changed all undergraduate classes online after a series of 21 groups since classes began on August 10.
“It has become unsustainable to provide housing on campus and meet this health and safety limit,” Chancellor Randy Woodson said at a news conference on Wednesday.
Key Background
The outbreak of growing infections has become common in recent weeks, when college students returned to campus. Almost 22.5% of universities are offering classes in full or in part for the fall semester. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Notre Dame suspended face-to-face classes at the beginning of the semester, although Notre Dame said it would reconsider face-to-face learning after two weeks off. Several other colleges that previously planned on-site teaching, such as the University of North Carolina Charlotte and Columbia University, reversed the course at the last minute.
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228. The number of students suspended from Ohio State University for violating Covid-19 guidelines. Many schools associate outbreaks in Covid-19 with students who do not comply with social distancing measures, instituting strict policies that punish offenders with suspension or expulsion. However, university students across the country have complained that their institutions are not doing enough to protect them during the pandemic.
Crucial Quote
“As college students return to campus, schools must be prepared for all possibilities,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday, announcing a new policy for New York that colleges are going through 100 cases or an outbreak equal to 5% of the population must switch to remote learning for a period of two weeks while the situation is assessed.
Further Reading
“Cuomo Says Colleges Must Temporarily Move To Remote Learning If Covid-19 Cases Spike” (Forbes)
Outbreaks affect fraternities, fraternities and dormitories as a curriculum for university parties (Forbes)
“Students across the country complain that their colleges are not safe in the midst of the pandemic” (Forbes)
“Ohio State University Suspends 228 Students For Violating Covid-19 Guidelines” (Forbes)
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