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JFC. This is Miami of Ohio?

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly, I just don't think large universities/colleges can open safely. SLACs, however, have a chance. My DD is at one that has been open for nearly three weeks with very few cases. She said one of the biggest deternents is kids who have had it sharing their experiences in class. Much stronger message coming from her peers. She's terrified of getting it and adhering to all rules.

DS is at a state school with about 5,500 students. They are in week 4 with 4 cases since August 1 (staff and students).

Must not be testing or the state is covering it up.

PP here. They are testing. The university is conducting randomized testing. I highly doubt they are covering things up. The school is located in a small PA town of about 5,000 that has no “strip” where bars are located or people congregate and party. The area has low Covid numbers. Not everyone throws caution into the wind and some schools have been able to build a mindset of being in this together and cooperating for the common good. Not all college kids are irresponsible.

I think my kid goes to the same school. What letter does it start with?

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly, I just don't think large universities/colleges can open safely. SLACs, however, have a chance. My DD is at one that has been open for nearly three weeks with very few cases. She said one of the biggest deternents is kids who have had it sharing their experiences in class. Much stronger message coming from her peers. She's terrified of getting it and adhering to all rules.

DS is at a state school with about 5,500 students. They are in week 4 with 4 cases since August 1 (staff and students).

Must not be testing or the state is covering it up.

PP here. They are testing. The university is conducting randomized testing. I highly doubt they are covering things up. The school is located in a small PA town of about 5,000 that has no “strip” where bars are located or people congregate and party. The area has low Covid numbers. Not everyone throws caution into the wind and some schools have been able to build a mindset of being in this together and cooperating for the common good. Not all college kids are irresponsible.

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Anonymous wrote:The college students are spreading it because they are partying. They may not end up in the hospital but other people in the community will. That is why the numbers of deaths in this country due to Covid keep going up.

Death rates are falling nimrod.

DP. Death isn't the only outcome. People including young adults are developing organ damage, "brain fog," recurring fevers, migraines, and more--that so far are going on for many weeks or even months. Students who get sick, and the people to whom they give the virus, don't have to die to have serious ongoing health problems from this virus. But you think it's either die or recover, right? So let those parties rip....

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly, I just don't think large universities/colleges can open safely. SLACs, however, have a chance. My DD is at one that has been open for nearly three weeks with very few cases. She said one of the biggest deternents is kids who have had it sharing their experiences in class. Much stronger message coming from her peers. She's terrified of getting it and adhering to all rules.

DS is at a state school with about 5,500 students. They are in week 4 with 4 cases since August 1 (staff and students).

Must not be testing or the state is covering it up.

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly, I just don't think large universities/colleges can open safely. SLACs, however, have a chance. My DD is at one that has been open for nearly three weeks with very few cases. She said one of the biggest deternents is kids who have had it sharing their experiences in class. Much stronger message coming from her peers. She's terrified of getting it and adhering to all rules.

DS is at a state school with about 5,500 students. They are in week 4 with 4 cases since August 1 (staff and students).

Must not be testing or the state is covering it up.

Why? my kid is at a school with 4K kids in a low Covid area. They required a negative test before arrival. They had two positives at arrival and none since. Almost everyone lives on campus.

Agreed. My kids school is smaller, but they have only had 3 cases.

They have strict rules, rural location and no off campus housing.

+ 1 to all the post above (except the one claiming these specific schools "must not be testing" etc. Good grief.)

I've posted on this thread way earlier, but my DC also is at a smaller LAC (2,500) and their positive rate after almost four weeks is extremely low. Tested before coming onto campus and DC had a test the minute we drove onto campus, followed by two more in the first two weeks. Had yet another last week. Starting this month they'll move to testing all students every two weeks. It helps a LOT that--as you PPs above note too -- everyone lives ON campus. They are not allowed to leave campus at all this semester and there are no visitors allowed on campus. I am prepared if things blow up and cases increase, for sure. But it seems that smaller colleges with self-contained campuses that lack a "party off campus" situation are going to fare better for longer than larger schools.

My kid’s lac: kids sneak off for shopping trips, sneak in their hs friends, etc

Then plan for your kid to be back home soon. It's disheartening that students at that LAC are behaving so immaturely. The whole student body will pay the price.

And if your kid knows these things are going on, your kid should be reporting it, if he or she wants the college as a whole to succeed. Those who turn a blind eye are silently condoning the behavior.