University of Michigan winter semester plans: No-tolerance COVID rules, more remote classes
Undergrad students who don’t need to live on campus should stay home, officials say
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COVID-19 safety rules and even more remote learning.
U of M officials said safety remains a top priority, as well as allowing students to advance their academic goals and participate in activities beyond academics. Mental health and well-being are also top concerns.
Remote learning
For the winter semester, the current remote learning approach will continue, with more courses offered remotely, when possible, the university announced. Other formats will be maintained for classes that can’t be done remotely.
We ve had plenty of time during that time frame, why weren t we in conversation with them at that time to say, hey we ve got to make sure these buses are ready to go? said board member Kendall Briscoe.
Bus drivers have been out of work since the original shutdowns in March, though they received their pay through the end of last school year. They have not been paid since then.Â
Skokie-based Alltown, which has 600 buses across the state, did not respond to a request for comment.
School districts are generally required to provide transportation for students who live a mile and a half or further from school.Â
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OKLAHOMA CITY -
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and state health leaders held a press conference Tuesday to announce changes to in-school quarantine guidelines.
In an effort to keep teachers in students in schools, Stitt and the state department of health said schools following proper COVID-19 safety protocols will be able to skip the mandatory two-week quarantine period for possible virus exposures.
“We need to put our students first, and we need to get them back in class,” said Gov. Stitt. “Refusing to offer in-person school is jeopardizing our kids education; it’s jeopardizing teachers careers; and it’s jeopardizing the future of the State of Oklahoma. Today, we’re announcing a new policy that will help us keep schools open safely. It will also help encourage and reward mask wearing in schools across the state. Moving forward, schools that enforce the use of masks will not have to quarantine students that were potentially exposed to COVID-19 unless t
University creates an innovative plan to bring students back to campus
By: Amanda Brandeis
and last updated 2021-01-13 15:41:57-05
SAN DIEGO, Calif. â As students around the country learn behind a screen, one university hopes to model the way in bringing students back to campus safely.
Faculty and staff at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have worked for months to design their evidence-based Return to Learn program.
âWe could not quite afford to just shut everything down and say weâll come back in a year to figure out how good things are, said Pradeep Khosla, chancellor of UC San Diego.
Vending Machines Distribute COVID-19 Tests to Returning UC San Diego Students Nearly a dozen vending machines distributing free, self-administered COVID-19 test kits have been placed across campus as part of the university s Return to Learn program
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Updated on January 6, 2021 at 3:58 pm
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As some students return to the UC San Diego campus for in-person learning, the university is providing even more ways for them to complete their required weekly COVID-19 testing.
Nearly a dozen vending machines distributing free, self-administered COVID-19 test kits have been placed across campus near restaurants, gyms and resident halls in order for students and employees attending classes or living on-campus to complete their required weekly COVID-19 testing.