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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College students getting it is not that big a deal. It just isn’t.[/quote]

+1.  Stop trying to make this into a big deal, OP.  It's not.[/quote]

oh, do college students get a version of the virus that magically cannot be
transmitted to anyone except college students?[/quote]

Yes. But also...college kids’ getting it IS a big deal. Just because their death rates are low doesn’t mean they aren’t at risk, particularly for long-term effects like cardiac damage, neurological damage, and infertility. Every day we’re learning new things about this disease. Having students live in a communal environment is just so irresponsible right now. I’m a UVA alum and inclined to defend the school, b[b]ut I am so disappointed in how they’ve handled this situation.[/quote][/b]

Disappointed at what!  UVA/Dean Groves/Ryan have done a fabulous job.  I truly think you don't know what you are talking about.  Do you read UVA Today?  Do you actually know about the hybrid model?  Do you know what they've done to help staff and professors?  WHAT EXACTLY do you think they've done wrong?  Precisely what? Look at the disasters at Notre Dame/JMU/UNC and other schools that brought kids back too early or had so many cases they had to send them all home.  GMU has also done a great job.  [/quote]

Well, I work at a university and have been privy to the decision-making process that resulted in going remote this fall. And I’ve watched the UVA communications (official and unofficial) very closely. Bringing thousands of students back to a communal living environment is irresponsible while there’s still community spread of the disease. Period. Even Hopkins, which had an incredibly sophisticated testing plan and is advised by the best public health school in the world, decided to go remote. All of the schools that are bringing their full student bodies back are endangering students, faculty, staff, and members of the surrounding community.

To be clear, since I assume from your frantic tone that you’re the parent of a current UVA student, I don’t blame parents for sending their kids back. I blame the school for creating the situation where you were forced to make that choice.[/quote]

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