There’s no uniform set of guidelines — health and safety measures vary by school and state — and experts say even screening every student who arrives on campus will not prevent rampant spread of the coronavirus.
Arriving on campus kick-starts a year of firsts for college freshmen, and Abbey Shea was excited about all of them. Her first introduction to new roommates who may become lifelong friends, first semester away from home, first foray into independence.
Though Nova, a private university, has yet to publish a comprehensive outline for the fall semester, the Florida State University System’s reopening plans, approved last week by its Board of Governors, might give Shea a glimpse of what to expect. A popular student bar near the University of Central Florida in Orlando became an example of that eagerness to resume social activity – and the health risks of doing so. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation announced last week that it had suspended the bar’s license after 13 employees and at least 28 customers tested positive for the coronavirus. By Friday, the state announced that bars would no longer be permitted to serve alcohol for on-site consumption.
“We try to help students understand that this is a shared responsibility,” Mull said. “We have to protect one another.” Another disappointment followed when her summer internship was canceled. And as her school considers reopening, she fears commuters such as herself – who head home to at-risk relatives after class or, conversely, could carry the virus from their communities to the campus – have been overlooked while colleges craft their reopening plans.
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