I have a family member who is attending uni as a first year in a low case area. They have been told that for the first seven days, they are not allowed to interact with their new housemates. There will be a kitchen rota, etc... Meanwhile, second and third year students living on private property can do what they want, and I doubt will be socially distancing at all.
I feel extremely sorry for first year students who are going to be a) experiencing home sickness already but b) not even allowed to mix with their new housemates for the first week. I know it’s only a week, but to an 18 year old who has moved away from family for the first week this week sounds absolutely miserable.
Is this common amongst universities? Have other universities made these policies?
Obviously thousands of students moving around is a concern and has to be managed, but as far as I know second and third year students are free to just move and obviously you can’t police students in private properties as that’s not the universities concern.
Was just wondering if there’s any guidance anywhere for students or whether it’s just being left? I know many students have already moved back, so it’s a bit late anyway!
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Uni students and seven day isolation
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Roosin33 · 06/09/2020 12:43
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