PA colleges?
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Anonymous
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So the governor (who is corona virus positive himself) just tightened up restrictions again, including limiting indoor gatherings to 10 people.
Does this mean that colleges would not be allowed to hold in person classes? I can't find specific details on this in coverage of the governor's announcement. https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/12/10/Gov-Wolf-orders-three-week-shutdown-COVID-19-geisinger-health-system-jaewon-ryu/stories/202012100157 |
Anonymous
| These measures are good through January 4. I’m not aware of any PA colleges and that were holding, or planning to hold, in-person classes between now and Jan 4 as it was. However, I think it would be reasonable to expect some additional communication from your specific institution in short order. |
Anonymous
The fact that the governor, who's been Karening for months and who requires anyone who gets near him to wear four masks and present a negative test, still got it shows how effective these restrictions are. Virus gonna virus. |
Anonymous
| In many states, colleges and universities are under separate COVID guidance. I'm not sure about PA, though. |
Anonymous
| I know of several PA schools not returning to campus until the very end of January. |
Anonymous
| my kids school is supposed to go back January 16th or something like that. I don't see it happening. Why would a school take on the responsibility of taking them back to have them sit in their dorms? The revenue from dorms and meals isn't that great |
Anonymous
he has not been able to telework and must constantly meet with state officials and journalists indoors, so he is high risk. You should appreciate his dedication, not doubt science based upon a sample of one. |
Anonymous
Dedication my foot. PA's death rate is worse than FL's (as of today, 962 vs. 912 per million), and while FL's case numbers have stabilized and even begun to decline, PA's keep getting worse. And that's with Floridians being able to do whatever the F they want, and not have their businesses forcibly closed and their kids sent home to (not) learn online. |
Anonymous
| I live in PA. I don’t think he’s addressed the college issue yet as a lot of schools are still on break. Even if schools say they are going remote, it won’t stop students with off campus apartments from coming to whatever town/city the school is in. My dc goes to college in OH where the governor said in November he could see requiring colleges to start remotely if conditions are the same in January (he meant no campus building open). As of now, my dc’s school plans on opening mid-January and having remote classes for 2 weeks. When finding asked the president about the governor’s statements, the president responded that the school will be remote for 2 weeks at the beginning so it’s fine. It isn’t he meant and it was a clear misrepresentation. But administrators don’t want parents and students to think there is any possibility that the colleges won’t open. |
Anonymous
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I have kids in school in PA (lower school) and they’re in person so it doesn’t seem to affect schools.
And for PP, I’m not sure if PA’s death rate is higher than Florida’s or not, but as James Carville once said, in PA, you’ve Philadelphia on one side, Pittsburg on the other, and Alabama in between. So I don’t doubt the middle of the state is going maskless and generally not caring about catching or spreading the virus. |
Anonymous
PA is higher than Florida. I know central PA well enough. And you and James Carville are a@@holes. As is the governor. |
Anonymous
| Sorry you’re such a conservative cracker. Your kids will remember you with shame. |
Anonymous
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It usually doesn’t apply to schools or colleges.
My son goes to Lehigh and they bumped the start of the spring semester to Feb 1 when they made the decision to cancel spring break. So far, they are still offering quite a few classes on campus. |
Anonymous
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Most of the covid cases in PA are in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas. Not "Alabama" Pennsylvania. Most of the deaths are also in those two regions. The spread, as with anywhere in the US, seems to be primarily through young people and asymptomatic young people. Both cities have high concentrations of young people. So your young urban progressive dweller likely has a greater role in the spread of covid than rural or small town residents. Trying to shift the blame on "red" counties is pretty ignorant and short sighted.
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Anonymous
FL's weather as it cools down makes outdoor gathering easier and the spread of the virus harder. Look at the patterns of spikes with data. If you compare it to temperate similars, Fl still is doing very poorly. |