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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids college requires temp check every morning and filling out a symptom checking app.  No social distance app, but kids who violate social distance are counseled and it happens a gain are sent home. Party hosts are expelled. Party attendees are suspended and sent home.  It is spelled out in bold letters that if you can’t live with the conditions on residential life,  you should choose remote learning, or take a leave of absence or gap year— which are being granted this year.

They mean business, and I’m glad. With singles for all students, a trimester system so 2/3 of kids are on campus at a time (sophomore and juniors get stuck with a May to August semester), regular testing, grab and go and outside dining, masks unless you a eating, showering or along in your room, tents going up for outside lectures this fall, my kid stands a chance at a residential year.  With most classes in person.

I went through the restrictions with my kid before he signed the agreement.  He knows the rules and is choosing to attend.  We gave him the option of remote learning or gap year.  I’m thankful that the college has put some much time and thought and money into trying to make residential work.  But, it only works if all the members of the community mask up and follows rules.  It take one large party to bring the whole plan down.

OP— if your kid doesn’t agree with the rules, no one is making him attend. Without a strict code of conduct that all kids must follow, no college is going to make it a month.

This is Oberlin BTW.  Th don’t taking infringing on kids freedom lightly. [/quote]

If you asked me beforehand what colleges don't take kids'freedoms seriously (particularly freedom of speech and thought) before the COVID thing, Oberlin would be at the top of my list.  This only confirms it.[/quote]

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