Why don't students respect the stay home message?

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Simple really. Universities are not open for the vast majority unless veterinary etc.....yet many are turning up already...

Falmouth 200 students back despite University not open....

Why don't they follow guidelines...

Aibu they can do what they like
Yanbu they should follow the guidelines and stay at home

Two things strike me of those that went home for Christmas, firstly that rent still has to be paid, and secondly it's not just university students of younger people who are not following rules. Deaths from Covid 19 are largely among older people, so a feeling of why follow them when it won't kill me, and if Dominic Cummings can be excused, why can''t I.

Anybody bored of the endless attacks on young people yet, whilst they're simultaneously expected to pay for this government's and older generation's shit?

Absolutely! Such a poorly treated generation and they've done nothing to deserve it. Young people are typically lovely, idealistic, kind people; typically the world hasn't made them bitter yet. No respect, no empathy, no chance of owning their own home or of retirement, no choice. Honestly do people think so little of their own children at that age or is it just everybody else's?

Why don't the over 20s stay at home?
Why don't the over 30s?
The over 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s etc?

Why do they keep going out too and interacting with people, going into people's homes, having bigger weddings than they should be, not social distancing in shops, not washing their hands correctly or at all etc?

If you're going to start blaming students, take a look at your own category of people first. This time last year, they had to be taught how to wash their hands. They still don't do it correctly judging by the rise in cases. They also get told to social distance, stay at home, don't go to other peoples homes, no parties etc. And yet they are still doing it. So they can't even follow simple instructions.

One of those categories is yours op. Why is your lot so stupid?

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Anybody bored of the endless attacks on young people yet, whilst they're simultaneously expected to pay for this government's and older generation's shit?

That's the case for every generation.

I started work in 1972, and we were still paying off the war debt until 2006.

My DD's stuff was at university, she pays rent at university (private house) her dads house has no broadband ... she's no more or less safe at university that his home. She's registered to vote at university so that's her address

Btw 2/3 of ours went back but they both were in private houses not halls

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I totally agree that they should be refunded accommodation costs if they don't come to university accommodation

But they're not. Which is likely why they're going back. Damned if I'd pay £2k for a room and not live in it. Go rant at the government and the universities and leave the poor students alone.

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2/3 of students or more are not in university owned accommodation. My DD in halls is private and they have said she can return no refund - she hasn't as of yet only the two in private let's have

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My son is in halls at Falmouth, he hasn't gone back and is staying with his dad for now.

He followed the guidelines, and most did actually. Most are great and follow the guidelines jystbsome cannot be bothered like someone pointed out up thread some on their 30's, 40's etc etc follow guidelines and others don't. I hope yourvson gets a refund for any accommodation costs. I am wrong to be upset with all the students since most students followed the guidelines and stayed away and so far haven't returned after Christmas. Only some didn't and so no point being upset with all if them at all. I was being unreasonable Thanks for replies

Maybe they are sick of being with their parents and want to be back with their friends, they will still be "staying in" and working from home but with their fellow students, in houses they've paid rent on. Private rentals won't be giving refunds.

My DS is due back in a few weeks (start has been delayed) but he's got no choice as he needs to be in labs for his final masters project. He has to get a covid test three days before he arrives and will be tested again when he gets there.

This is entirely of the government and universities making. They lied to students at the start of the academic year so that it appeared that most courses would have an in person as well as online element.

Students paid for their accommodation and cannot get a refund.

They were then blamed for going to that accommodation and causing coronavirus figures to rise and now appear to be being blamed again for going back to their primary residence.

Both my nieces are back at uni (different ones) because that is what they were advised to do by their university. One is in her 3rd year physiotherapy degree and has a lot of practical time in hospital close to university. The other, on vet degree and has got outdoor practicals with farm animals.

Anybody bored of the endless attacks on young people yet, whilst they're simultaneously expected to pay for this government's and older generation's shit?

Yes.

Open ports and all the elders on FB pushing Covid-hoax theories are more of a worry, I should think.

well they live there, and they're paying rent, and the want or need to attend lessons.

And there is a coronavirus topic for all these rants - I wish you'd all just stay there.

research a few weeks ago showed that students are actually better at following the guidelines than the average Joe public. But yes heaven forbid they come back to their homes

Both my DC came home last March and stayed home until September, we were paying 6k per house per year. So basically wasted 1k per month for 6 months.
This lockdown one DC is going back, he is living on campus this year and needs to use the library.

You can't be bothered to follow guidelines to post coronavirus threads on the coronavirus board @Propsneeded So not sure you're in a position to be critiquing anyone else's behaviour

Yes, they have gone home, they live there! My DD came to us on the last day of the 'window' when she was supposed to and was back home on 28th December, before anyone told her she ought to have stayed with us. She got covid within a month of starting uni and did all her isolating up there by herself as was expected of her. She"s made a life for herself (somehow!) In another location since September and I am certainly not going to tell her she now can't go home. Fortunately, we didn't have to because she was already back when announcements were made. She won't be visiting again until she's allowed to. These students have done an amazing job under ridiculous circumstances.

Some of them are probably nursing students or other medical students due out on placement (currently counted as key workers).

There are some courses that require you to be near campus, even during this.

Stop being so judgey, they’ll have their reasons. It’s shit being a student just now.

Why don't the elderly respect the message?
Why don't families respect the message?
You can say it for groups, can't you?

Grow up. Students pay for accommodation so, funnily enough, it is their "home". A lot of subjects also really require you to be on campus to use facilities. When I was at university, I studied an arts subject and had minimal contact hours. I could have studied from home for 90% of the time, but I still needed to call into the library for books and printing. For subjects, such as sciences, they need to be on campus a lot more than I would have needed to be.

Get off your moral high horse. I guarantee you've broken rules over the last year, so don't come on here all holier than thou. You look like an idiot.

Some of them have jobs as well as studies

Because the government don't respect them, the students.

Respect has to be EARNED. The government fucking LIED to them. And Scummings wasn't sacked. I am sure the government are still lying about many things right now.

Students, along with many people their age, have had their lives DECIMATED, and they're going to be paying for Saint Boris's shitshow for fucking DECADES. And yet, they're expected to "respect the dictatorship".

Well said Wanderings

Mine have gone back to access reliable internet. We live semi rural and out broadband width will not support multiple live streams of seminars/lectures etc. They both have time limited online exams also.
Fed up of poor bloody students being made out to be feckless and irresponsible. Many of them are just trying to make sure they can access the substandard online degree they’re wracking up thousands in debt for.