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[quote=Anonymous]I hope you all realize that fall is going to be a total sh*show. Look at what is happening among young people right now. I know professors teaching online summer courses at multiple universities in very different parts of the country. They are getting emails from students who are sick/hospitalized or testing positive after a known exposure. And they aren't even on campus yet. Lots of students attend and/or work at bars/restaurants. What is going to happen when an outbreak pops up, and all of the people known to be in contact (including those who attended class with the person -- and the professor!) have to self-quarantine until they get test results back (which may very well be a false negative if they are asymptomatic or presymptomatic), and then quarantine longer if they test positive? This is going to happen over and over and over. Most college students may not get that sick, but all of the waiting for test results and quarantining is going to be so incredibly disruptive.

Colleges are terrified that students will defer or go elsewhere, so they are telling you what you want to hear. Some of the schools with really comprehensive plans might be ok. Most do not have such plans, and they will not be able to manage the large number of cases, testing and contract tracing that will be needed to get a handle on things. They are engaging in magical thinking, which is what has gotten us into this mess in the first place. 
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