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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]fingers crossed the UVa students will act more responsibly than the Radford and JMU kids did.  This will be an interesting test of the character of the students admitted to these schools.  I suspect UVa will do better, like the W&M kids.[/quote]

Let's hope, but this may become more of a case of how long the inevitable can be postponed.  [/quote]

This is exactly it.  Once all those kids are on campus, they will have the same result. [b]Too funny that the PP actually thinks the “character” of the students will somehow be different. [/b] [/quote]

I stand by that comment. We shall see.[/quote]

I don't believe the character of the students is significantly different between UVA and JMU. I believe JMU seems to have made some surprising errors in terms of planning. To not require a negative test from students before they arrive is ludicrous. It also seems (based on the images from that class with the kids sitting on the floor) that JMU also did a poor job of planning the classes. You can't just pull out the desks. You have to reduce the number of people enrolled in that class.

As for "once those kids are on campus, they will have the same result"... that doesn't seem to be the case. Almost all of the outbreaks at colleges have been tied to off campus gatherings. If they don't require a negative test of those students, and they aren't serious about enforcement, THAT will be the issue. Not the kids on campus. UVA has required testing, and they do seem to be serious about enforcement, even off campus.

Again, I'm not trying to bash JMU. I was impressed by the school when we did campus visit and folks who are alum seem to love it, so it's really unfortunate that they seem to be an outlier compared to some of the other VA state schools. 
We take DS to Charlottesville tomorrow. I hope all goes well for him and everyone in the community.[/quote]

I just find it astounding that you aren’t aware kids at UVA are indeed partying off campus, and have been for weeks.  A friend of mine took her daughter to see UVA last week and she put pictures on FB of UVA students partying at restaurants and bars.  You are sadly mistaken if you think UVA kids are somehow taking this more seriously than students at other colleges.   :roll: 
-DP[/quote]

How weird is it that people feel the need to post photos on social media of students partying.  Your friend needs to get a life!  
I was at a large Northern VA Brewery last night, large outdoor spaces, and there were hundreds of adults there “partying”.  Should I have snapped some photos and shared them on my social media to shame these people?[/quote]

Most colleges are requiring students, who are legal adults, to sign social contracts agreeing to gathering limits, masks, and distancing rules upon return to campus. Ignoring the rules they agreed to compromises the education of tens of thousands of students.

The adults at a brewery have signed no such agreement and are only responsible to their local government. [/quote]

Every brewery posts signs that masks are required and no one will be served without a mask.  Everyone on line to buy a beer at this brewerywore a mask.  Almost everyone at their tables, chairs, standing the field, watching the musicians, and play ax-throwing were maskless, whether they were drinking & eating or not.   My original point was, should photos of these patrons be posted across social media, shaming them as the photos on the PP's friends FB page of the college students?  Doesn't this compromise the well-being of potentially tens of thousands of people as well?
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