Anonymous wrote:That surprises me since JB locked everything down.

Anonymous wrote:We got very late notice on Tuesday that our daughter's school (in NYC) was giving us until 5pm Wednesday to come up and pick up her stuff. Otherwise, it would be "stored", but possibly not in the dorm - i.e. they would pack it up and move it to a central location. We decided to make a run up and get it while we still could. We were concerned that if things continue to deteriorate, she would not be able to get her things until late summer/early fall. I will say the school is small and the notification only went out on Facebook, so we saw very few other families moving out. We were definitely able to maintain social distancing. I'm glad we went - today they were forced to shut down all the halls even to those students with special needs (i.e. international) who could not return home.

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Anonymous wrote:
To those of you who went back to get belongings:

We now are facing this too. Waiting to hear what the college (in NY state) wants us to do and when to get things.

Did your kids' colleges at least try to stagger pickups, or assign dates to different dorms or different groups (freshmen, seniors etc.) so that the dorms were NOT busy with kids and parents all trying to move things at the same time?

Our college has been very adamant about total distancing for anyone still on campus (a handful of international students and students with nowhere else to go) and I am praying we don't turn up to get DC's things only to find the dorm swarming with people doing the same all at once. It would totally defeat the idea of distancing and put a lot of people at more risk -- NY is one of the top three states with CV cases. We cannot afford for my DH to get sick at this time but he must come with us as we cannot make the trip without him along to take turns driving.

Please share your experiences -- did your kid's college try to reduce contact among people coming to pick up things??

My kid's school is well organized around move out (which was only recently announced). THey told families to sign up for appointments (four hour windows). Only 50 kids will be allowed on campus at once (that is across all dorms, so not 50 in one dorm). You are not allowed to let other kids in the dorm during your window. Why don't you call your kid's school and suggest a similar system? They are scrambling I am sure and might welcome a suggestion (which may or may not be feasible for them).

My son's college gave them a 10-day window to move out in the hopes that there wouldn't be crowds, and some moved out before the school decided to go on-line for the rest of the semester. We're planning to just go and do it tomorrow.

It's pretty clear that they would not allow some random student to pack up and go through the checkout procedure in my son's place. There is some paperwork involved.

Anonymous wrote:
To those of you who went back to get belongings:

We now are facing this too. Waiting to hear what the college (in NY state) wants us to do and when to get things.

Did your kids' colleges at least try to stagger pickups, or assign dates to different dorms or different groups (freshmen, seniors etc.) so that the dorms were NOT busy with kids and parents all trying to move things at the same time?

Our college has been very adamant about total distancing for anyone still on campus (a handful of international students and students with nowhere else to go) and I am praying we don't turn up to get DC's things only to find the dorm swarming with people doing the same all at once. It would totally defeat the idea of distancing and put a lot of people at more risk -- NY is one of the top three states with CV cases. We cannot afford for my DH to get sick at this time but he must come with us as we cannot make the trip without him along to take turns driving.

Please share your experiences -- did your kid's college try to reduce contact among people coming to pick up things??

Anonymous wrote:
To those of you who went back to get belongings:

We now are facing this too. Waiting to hear what the college (in NY state) wants us to do and when to get things.

Did your kids' colleges at least try to stagger pickups, or assign dates to different dorms or different groups (freshmen, seniors etc.) so that the dorms were NOT busy with kids and parents all trying to move things at the same time?

Our college has been very adamant about total distancing for anyone still on campus (a handful of international students and students with nowhere else to go) and I am praying we don't turn up to get DC's things only to find the dorm swarming with people doing the same all at once. It would totally defeat the idea of distancing and put a lot of people at more risk -- NY is one of the top three states with CV cases. We cannot afford for my DH to get sick at this time but he must come with us as we cannot make the trip without him along to take turns driving.

Please share your experiences -- did your kid's college try to reduce contact among people coming to pick up things??

Anonymous wrote:My son's college gave them a 10-day window to move out in the hopes that there wouldn't be crowds, and some moved out before the school decided to go on-line for the rest of the semester. We're planning to just go and do it tomorrow.

It's pretty clear that they would not allow some random student to pack up and go through the checkout procedure in my son's place. There is some paperwork involved.