JMU Sending Students Home

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:*scratches JMU off the list for where to apply this year*

Exactly. I hope all parents of high school students are paying attention to this, and all other schools.

Um, let us know what schools *aren’t* doing this?

This list of schools that ARE is much shorter.

Off the top of my head I can think of UNC and JMU...who else has started the semester and is now sending students home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I gotta say, I think the school is overreacting...they should just keep kids standing tight in the dorms, nobody on campus go off..nobody off campus go on...Have class online for two weeks, contain the outbreaks, buckle down and try again. Priority is protecting the vulnerable...nationwide, college kids have not been hospitalized from covid. A reset can work...I guess Admin was just to rattled to try it. And why has JMU no testing, while other VA publics do?

Most students at JMU don't even live in dorms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:*scratches JMU off the list for where to apply this year*

Exactly. I hope all parents of high school students are paying attention to this, and all other schools.

Um, let us know what schools *aren’t* doing this?

This list of schools that ARE is much shorter.

Off the top of my head I can think of UNC and JMU...who else has started the semester and is now sending students home?

ECU, Bloomsburg (State uni in PA)

[Anonymous]

NC State.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So when did students actually arrive on campus? I would be pissed if I were a parent and had to pick up my DC.

Last week.

To be clear, they are sending on campus kids home. But rec centers and dining halls will remain open for off campus kids. How does this make any sense at all??????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:*scratches JMU off the list for where to apply this year*

People apply to JMU? I always thought it was just where you ended up at the last minute. Enroll and pay sort of thing.

You are a real, first-class dick face, you know that?

And before you say anything, my kid isn't even in HS yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And this is why you are not an administrator. If a kid is sent home, they will infect their family, some of whom are in a high risk groups.

Well....as a parent of two college freshman, if either one of my kids tested positive for COVID and had symptoms, yes....I would bring them home 100% to be treated by their own pediatrician who knows their family history. I would not rely on college health system or have them quarantine at school.

Back in the day I had a bicycle accident while away at college....broke my leg....my mom drove down the next day..picked me up and took me home to see my orthopedic doctor...I stayed home for a few weeks....when up to it I went back to school. That's how it should be.

Your mom is a pussy. Back in the day, I wouldn't even tell my parents about such trivialities.

That doesn't reflect on you in the way you think it does, sweetie.

[Anonymous]

Temple going all on-line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gotta say, I think the school is overreacting...they should just keep kids standing tight in the dorms, nobody on campus go off..nobody off campus go on...Have class online for two weeks, contain the outbreaks, buckle down and try again. Priority is protecting the vulnerable...nationwide, college kids have not been hospitalized from covid. A reset can work...I guess Admin was just to rattled to try it. And why has JMU no testing, while other VA publics do?

Most students at JMU don't even live in dorms.

Notre Dame made it work...half the enrollment, but they did go down to just a few cases this week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Temple going all on-line.

but they are keeping kids on campus, which is laughable. I seriously doubt anyone is getting sick in a distanced classroom while wearing a mask and not interacting with anyone. If they are still partying, hanging out in the dorms, and eating in the dining halls, cases will continue to rise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gotta say, I think the school is overreacting...they should just keep kids standing tight in the dorms, nobody on campus go off..nobody off campus go on...Have class online for two weeks, contain the outbreaks, buckle down and try again. Priority is protecting the vulnerable...nationwide, college kids have not been hospitalized from covid. A reset can work...I guess Admin was just to rattled to try it. And why has JMU no testing, while other VA publics do?

Most students at JMU don't even live in dorms.

Notre Dame made it work...half the enrollment, but they did go down to just a few cases this week.

Notre Dame requires most of it's students to live on campus (if I remember correctly, it's everyone except seniors?) That is absolutely nothing like JMU, where it's mostly just freshmen in dorms. That means Notre Dame has a lot more control and ability to enforce the "kids" to "stand tight in the dorms."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gotta say, I think the school is overreacting...they should just keep kids standing tight in the dorms, nobody on campus go off..nobody off campus go on...Have class online for two weeks, contain the outbreaks, buckle down and try again. Priority is protecting the vulnerable...nationwide, college kids have not been hospitalized from covid. A reset can work...I guess Admin was just to rattled to try it. And why has JMU no testing, while other VA publics do?

Most students at JMU don't even live in dorms.

Notre Dame made it work...half the enrollment, but they did go down to just a few cases this week.

Notre Dame requires most of it's students to live on campus (if I remember correctly, it's everyone except seniors?) That is absolutely nothing like JMU, where it's mostly just freshmen in dorms. That means Notre Dame has a lot more control and ability to enforce the "kids" to "stand tight in the dorms."

Somewhat true...the amount of students not living in dorms was substantially increased this year, but the cases were mostly off-campus. I think the reason JMU is derailing is because they did not plan ahead with isolation/quarantine protocol and testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gotta say, I think the school is overreacting...they should just keep kids standing tight in the dorms, nobody on campus go off..nobody off campus go on...Have class online for two weeks, contain the outbreaks, buckle down and try again. Priority is protecting the vulnerable...nationwide, college kids have not been hospitalized from covid. A reset can work...I guess Admin was just to rattled to try it. And why has JMU no testing, while other VA publics do?

Most students at JMU don't even live in dorms.

Notre Dame made it work...half the enrollment, but they did go down to just a few cases this week.

Notre Dame requires most of it's students to live on campus (if I remember correctly, it's everyone except seniors?) That is absolutely nothing like JMU, where it's mostly just freshmen in dorms. That means Notre Dame has a lot more control and ability to enforce the "kids" to "stand tight in the dorms."

Not to mention Notre Dame has a ton of resources whereas JMU is a regional public school. Totally different places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gotta say, I think the school is overreacting...they should just keep kids standing tight in the dorms, nobody on campus go off..nobody off campus go on...Have class online for two weeks, contain the outbreaks, buckle down and try again. Priority is protecting the vulnerable...nationwide, college kids have not been hospitalized from covid. A reset can work...I guess Admin was just to rattled to try it. And why has JMU no testing, while other VA publics do?

Most students at JMU don't even live in dorms.

Notre Dame made it work...half the enrollment, but they did go down to just a few cases this week.

Notre Dame requires most of it's students to live on campus (if I remember correctly, it's everyone except seniors?) That is absolutely nothing like JMU, where it's mostly just freshmen in dorms. That means Notre Dame has a lot more control and ability to enforce the "kids" to "stand tight in the dorms."

Somewhat true...the amount of students not living in dorms was substantially increased this year, but the cases were mostly off-campus. I think the reason JMU is derailing is because they did not plan ahead with isolation/quarantine protocol and testing.

Notre Dame went to full remote and still has had about 100 cases this past week (not counting the 2 most recent days lacking reporting) which is much lower than where they were heading, but I'm not sure they have "made it work" yet. W&M has 0 cases (close in size to ND) tho not all students on campus yet. GMU has 7000 students on campus and has 3 cases. So clearly some schools are keeping it under control so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gotta say, I think the school is overreacting...they should just keep kids standing tight in the dorms, nobody on campus go off..nobody off campus go on...Have class online for two weeks, contain the outbreaks, buckle down and try again. Priority is protecting the vulnerable...nationwide, college kids have not been hospitalized from covid. A reset can work...I guess Admin was just to rattled to try it. And why has JMU no testing, while other VA publics do?

Most students at JMU don't even live in dorms.

Notre Dame made it work...half the enrollment, but they did go down to just a few cases this week.

Notre Dame requires most of it's students to live on campus (if I remember correctly, it's everyone except seniors?) That is absolutely nothing like JMU, where it's mostly just freshmen in dorms. That means Notre Dame has a lot more control and ability to enforce the "kids" to "stand tight in the dorms."

Somewhat true...the amount of students not living in dorms was substantially increased this year, but the cases were mostly off-campus. I think the reason JMU is derailing is because they did not plan ahead with isolation/quarantine protocol and testing.

Notre Dame went to full remote and still has had about 100 cases this past week (not counting the 2 most recent days lacking reporting) which is much lower than where they were heading, but I'm not sure they have "made it work" yet. W&M has 0 cases (close in size to ND) tho not all students on campus yet. GMU has 7000 students on campus and has 3 cases. So clearly some schools are keeping it under control so far.

WM has over 8000 students and has done 7000 tests. Maybe they’ll be fine. But for the moment they are still processing entrance testing. It’s not like they’ve had weeks of ongoing asymptomatic surveillance testing.