Anonymous wrote:My kids is asking me to decide. SUCH a hard decision.

Surely home is safer, and I fear what he will bring home.

But of course, school has advantages.

Then there is this:

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/07/penn-state-student-21-dies-from-coronavirus-complications-university-says.html

Anonymous wrote:The big rub is what happens in off-campus housing. The universities will NOT be testing or have any liability for the kids who are off campus.

From my experience in DC, we are seeing GW and Georgetown students who are not allowed back on campus desperately trying to rent whole houses so they can do “virtual learning” while shacked up with their friends. We are seeing big upfront offers from their wealthy parents (ie, 12 months of rent paid upfront). But these houses will become COVID hot spots, as kids use the houses to party with their friends. It puts a huge amount of liability on the landlord. Schools like GW & Georgetown can wash their hands of the problem and say “We told them to stay home.”

The off-campus housing scene is going to be the driver of the problems. Kids living on-campus will go off-campus to hang out with other classmen, bringing the virus back to campus.

I predict most school will be 100% online by October 10.

Anonymous wrote:My kids is asking me to decide. SUCH a hard decision.

Surely home is safer, and I fear what he will bring home.

But of course, school has advantages.

Then there is this:

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/07/penn-state-student-21-dies-from-coronavirus-complications-university-says.html

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Anonymous wrote:Kenyon has gone all online. Interestingly Miami of Ohio is full on going for it...welcoming everyone back and just asking people to wear masks

Keyons website, updated yesterday, says 1/2 on campus in fall, half in spring.

Oberlin release the most thorough plan humanly possible today. Trimesters, with sophomores and juniors doing fall or spring, plus summer. All singles. No sports. No parties (hosts will be asked to leave the College) A small number of remote classes, the rest hybrid or 100% in person. My kid is trying to absorb it in small doses. If they can’t make it work, it isn’t for lack of having planned everything. But they got tests and a lab under contract early.

https://www.oberlin.edu/obiesafe/housing

I am going to love to see my kid follow the disinfecting guidelines for the sink before and after each use

Then, there this “if you are hosting an i time to partner in your room, please follow all consent guidelines for COVID 19 amd follow self-isolation guidelines”. That’s a lot of trouble— even if you get sex out of it.

It sounds thorough, and possible. But honestly, not that fun. My kid says— maybe, but it’s more Fun than never leaving home.

New poster. Been following Oberlin as it's around the size of DC's LAC. Amazing Oberliin was able to create all single rooms -- how? DC's LAC did its best to increase numbers of singles but still has doubles. DC got a double because by the time DC's number in the housing draw lottery came up, all the singles were snapped up.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't say that the schools are backtracking - just updating their plans based on changing conditions. It's a shame the south can't get their act together and ruined it for the rest of us.

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like Southern California is leading the retreat. Wonder how many more will give up, especially now that ICE has backed down on their threat.

Anonymous wrote:Aooarently "phased reopening" is code word for "We are going to be online this fall but our governor is Republican".

Anonymous wrote:It seems like 98% of UMDs classes are already online.

I don't think they will actually shut down the dorms at this point.