NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Many US colleges were scrambling on Tuesday (July 7) to modify plans for the fall semester in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic a day after the Trump administration issued an order that could force tens of thousands of foreign students to leave the country if their schools hold all classes online.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Many US colleges were scrambling on Tuesday to modify plans for the fall semester in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic a day after the Trump administration issued an order that could force tens of thousands of foreign students to leave the country if their schools hold all classes online.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said institutions moving entirely to online learning must submit plans to the agency by July 15. Schools that will use only in-person learning, shortened or delayed classes, or a blend of in-person and online learning must submit plans by Aug 1. "I think it's ridiculous, I think it's an easy way out," Mr Trump said."I think they ought to be ashamed of themselves."
Dr Cantor tried to assure foreign students the university's model for the fall would be a hybrid of online and in-person classes. Most students attending schools with that type of blended curriculum, as well as those with full-time in-person instruction, would be exempt from the new rules if their plans are approved by ICE.
Mr Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security told CNN on Tuesday that the new rules would"encourage schools to reopen". Business and conservative groups have urged reopening schools safely as important to getting parents back to work and reviving the US economy.
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