Tales from America’s COVID college campuses - “The whole thing is a bait and switch."
These stories are appalling.
America’s college students are returning to campus for the Fall semester, and many are finding themselves in an environment that no longer resembles an academic institution, but something closer to a correctional facility for young adults. It’s not just a handful of schools that are pursuing extreme restrictions and punitive measures in the name of “stopping the spread” of the coronavirus, but something that has become a nationwide norm. College campuses have transformed into some of the most restrictive environments in America.
After hearing about these conditions, I sent out a post on social media asking for testimonials from students, parents, and educators. The responses below are some of the many replies I received discussing what students are experiencing in colleges and universities that have allowed for students to return to campus.
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Overheard during a dean's meeting (from a department director that did not want to come back to work):
"Who do I call if I am driving around town and see a group of young men with their shirts off in the yard playing beer pong? This needs to be reported! IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH!!!"
I think the universities are not so worried about their students getting the virus as they are their staff and faculty. They are concerned about possible litigation if a worker gets ill / hospitalized / dies. It's all about how they look to the outside and legal CYA.
Also, one of the professors requested permission to suspend / expel any student in her class who had a mask with a design that was "unacceptable" to her. It went all the way to the legal team who came back and said that masks were covered under freedom of expression, just as tee shirts and (red) baseball caps were.
