Gettysburg College has ordered all of its students to remain at their residences and moved all classes online in measures that began Tuesday.
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Gettysburg College has ordered all of its students to remain at their residences and moved all classes online in measures that began Tuesday.
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(Gettysburg)—After implementing a campus-wide quarantine earlier in the week, Gettysburg College has decided to at least move a portion of the campus to remote learning for the remainder of the semester. College President Robert Iuliano notified students with a letter via email Friday.
Iuliano wrote members of the first-year class and a cohort of other students will be able to continue to remain in residence on campus, but other students will return home and learn remotely for the remainder of the fall semester. Sixty-four confirmed cases in a little more than a week was a primary factor behind the decision.
Gettysburg officials say over the coming days, the number of students in residence on campus will be reduced to approximately 900. Each student will be assigned to their own residence, and regular testing for students who remain in residence is being planned.
The de-densification will occur over the holiday weekend, beginning today and continuing through Labor Day. Students shifting to remote learning will depart campus on an assigned day based on their state of residence.
Since approximately 1,300 students are moving out of residence, the College has instituted a one-week pause of classes. They will extend the fall semester by one week, with final exams being moved to December 7-13. Classes resume on Monday, September 14.
The College has set up a phone bank to answer questions at 717-337-8800. The line will be staffed this weekend from 9 until 3 both Saturday and Sunday.
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